American swimmer Michael Phelps is seeking to navigate uncharted territory. For his second straight Olympics, the 23-year-old Phelps is aiming to win eight gold medals to surpass the record seven that fellow-American swimmer Mark Spitz won in 1972.

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The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream, and how you handle disappointment along the way. 成功是由你欲望的力量,梦想的大小,以及你如何处理一路上的失望来衡量的。(

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Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance. 成大事者,凭毅力而非气力也。(Samuel Johnson) 图片1

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A: Hi everyone, Can everyone hear me? Can you guys at the back hear everything? A: Okay great. Well I think all of you know why we are here this afternoon. As most of you are aware 2010 marks an important moment for Alpha computers. A: We have bounce

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Atmospheric pressure can support a column of water up to 10 meters high. But plants can move water much higher; the sequoia tree can pump water to its very top more than 100 meters above the ground. Until the end of the nineteenth century, the moveme

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AS IT IS 2014-01-22 World Bank: Developed Economies Gain Strength in 2014 世界银行称2014年全球经济增长将有所改善 Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. The World Bank has released its report on the world econ

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By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 21 March 2007 watch Tuberculosis Russia report Russia is among the 22 countries in the world with the highest rate of tuberculosis. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says that after years of decline during

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俄罗斯空难争议之际埃及开放3座古墓吸引游客 Egyptians say if you want to find ancient treasures in Luxorall you have to do is start digging. 埃及人中流传着这样一种说法,如果想要在卢克索找到宝藏,你需要做

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Physical Rehab Robot Helps Heal Muscle Damage 物理康复机器人有助于治疗肌肉损伤 Physical therapists have a variety of tools to help patients with neurological or orthopedic injuries regain control of their muscles. There are balls and

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today - difficult memories from a religious reform school in Louisiana. It was called New Bethany Home for Girls. And during the 30 years that it was open, law enforcement a number of times investigated claims of child abuse at t

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Spotify, the music streaming service, is popular and also unprofitable. And now Spotify is planning a very unconventional initial public offering. Embracing its status as an industry disruptor, Spotify's breaking with convention a

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A tornado rips across the Missouri Plains. Winds over 150 miles per hour shred everything in the twister's path. When it smashes a trailer home, one man is sucked into the heart of the storm, spun and shaken horrifically. His limp body drops out of t

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For two weeks, nearly 1000 troops from India and the United States, using heavy transport aircraft and battle tanks, have been taking part in a joint exercise in Babina in Uttar Pradesh state. The 18-day exercise, code named Yudh Abhyas or preparatio

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Let's call it a day. I'm too tired to work any longer today. You need to relax. I know,but now I even don't have the strength to think about what kind of entertainment I can take. Do you need my suggestions? of course. I think maybe KTV is a good ide

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Beetle: Stronger than Hulk? 甲虫强过绿巨人? As we know from the movie, the Hulk is a guy who, when he gets angry, turns into the strongest, meanest creature on earth. The natural world features a few amazing ly strong creatures of its own. I

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Silk 蚕丝 Silk is the strongest natural fiber in the world, as far as we know. Scientists long to understand just how exactly the silkworm manages the process of silk weaving, so they can replicate the process in order to manufacture such things as

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Super Slow Weight Training 用超慢的速度举重,相对的就要花超长的训练时间。你以为这样做的训练效果会比较好吗?Alabama大学的研究者针对两组进行29分钟训练的举重者进行研究。一组举重者的举

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