今天我们要学的词组是against the grain。 Grain是谷子,不过在这里,grain指的木材的纹理。木工都知道,刨木头一定要顺着木材的纹理;You cannot polish wood against the grain. 作为习惯用语,against the

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Orlando International Airport to Scan Faces of US Citizens Floridas busiest airport will be the first in the country to require a face scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights. Officials there say all passengers, includi

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: In the coming weeks, the classic children's TV show Sesame Street will introduce a new Muppet character on the air for the first time in a decade. Her name is Julia, and she has autism. NPR's David Folkenflik paid a visit to the s

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Our war against terror is only beginning. January 29th, 2002Just months after the September 11th attacks, President George W. Bush warns terrorists still threaten the United States. Bush also singles out 3 nations during his first State of the Union

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May 31st, 1889The Johnstown flood swept people on the ground; the Johnstown flood washed away the townIn one of America's worst natural disasters, water sweeps through Johnstown, Pennsylvania after a dam breaks. The flood kills more than 22 hundred p

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Our war against terror is only beginning. January 29th, 2002Just months after the September 11th attacks, President George W. Bush warns terrorists still threaten the United States. Bush also singles out three nations during his first State of the Un

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