A Boating Accident Liset: I should never have gotten on this boat. Were going to sink. I know it! Mark: Calm down. The water is a little rough today, but theres nothing to worry about. You have your life jacket on, right? Liset: Oh my God, water is s

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With Jessie leading the way, the children hiked along the Pineapple Bay beach. This is a good snorkeling spot, Jessie said. Pineapple Bay is peaceful, and there are no sharks! My guidebook says there are some lava formations near the shore. So what a

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A spiral of blue-gray smoke arose from the campfire near Evergreen Lodge. The hamburger and hot dog smells from Camp Seagulls first cookout began to fade. Now that the day was nearly over, the first day of camp was fading, too. Benny pulled his stick

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Sand and Stone The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he

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Pinning the ants to the hot sand surface, the spiders first cook them to death before dragging them under. In the Namib, even the toughest animals struggle with the heat. Gemsbok trek to the crests of

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Lets say that you could combine, into one super brain, 100 of the best minds in the history of mankind. Would that super-intelligent brain be able to fully appreciate all the wonders of the universe? Probably not. The universe is simply too big, too

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Why Dont Marks On The Surface Of The Moon Disappear?月球表面的记号为何不会消失? In 1969 when Neil Armstrong said Thats one small step, he made a lasting impression. On the moon, that is. Marks on the surface of the moon dont disappear th

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Instead of prizing the ideal physique, Lisa Sandin finds beauty in something less than perfect. She believes she is more than her body and more than her birth defect. I believe in mystery. I believe in family. I believe in being who I am. I believe

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Lesson 47 Television Day: The sea TV Commentary: If you looked at the Pacific from a space-capsule you might think that the world was all water. You would hardly be able to see any land at all. Water covers most of the earth's surface. The sea contai

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On a sunny summer day, Iceland's Westman Islands seem a vision of serenity. But despite the placid appearance, this is in fact one of the most volatile places on earth: volcanic activity runs rampant in Iceland; earthquakes and eruptions occur freque

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The Venetians made their living in the first place out of two commonplace things right at handfish and salt. 威尼斯人最初用身边两样很普通的东西谋生鱼和盐,从此开始发迹。 That was the start of their fortune. There was als

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The farmland of Wang Yang-tang in Hubei province lies abandoned. Over the last century, sand has devoured the rich pastures. As sand dunes edge closer to Beijing each year, Northern China's rapidly turning into desert. Shen Zhao-xiang, the director

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Toni Braxton是90年代最受欢迎的RB女歌手之一,她同时也是成功的商业歌手。她能够迎合各大阵营的口味:对RB听众来说她的声音够骚灵,在现代成人乐上够柔和;对成年人来说够老练,对年轻一代则够撩人;能够抚慰女性受伤的心灵,同时也让男人消魂。依靠着这些特质,Toni

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ARUN RATH, HOST: While attention in Washington stays fixed on the Texas border where tens of thousands of migrant children wait in limbo, thousands more children living in America who are legal citizens also face an uncertain future because their par

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The Hound snatched up a torch to light their way. Sansa followed close beside him. 猎狗抓起一只火把,权作照明,珊莎紧紧跟在他旁边。 The ground was rocky and uneven; the flickering light made it seem to shift and move beneath h

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