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Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum knew how to catch people's eye and make money. His unique museums and traveling shows made him famous. Also, he came up with the three-ring circus, which made circuses more exciting and impressive than ever before. Barnum
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Homemade Thanksgiving decorations are easy and fun to make. All you need is some colored paper, crayons, and your imagination. You should keep a few things in mind when you select materials for your decorations. Since Thanksgiving is an autumn holida
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Dialogue A (Michael is talking to the school principal, Miss Dakar.) Michael: Thanks for letting me do this, Miss Dakar. Miss Dakar: No problem, Michael. It's very nice of you to volunteer to teach our kids. Michael: I've been traveling around India
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I still clearly remember what happened during my first speech contest. I was very nervous about talking in front of a large crowd. When it was my turn, I tried to stay calm and walked onto the stage with a big smile. Somehow, I tripped and fell. At t
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Benjamin Gates and his group of history-loving troublemakers enjoy a good mystery. Audiences were first introduced to Gates, who is played by Nicolas Cage, in the hit action movie National Treasure. Now, its sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets
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Paul wakes up and finds that he is already late for class. He overslept because he had hung out with some friends until very late last night. Paul quickly has some breakfast and gets dressed. One of his reports is due before noon, so he has to rush t
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Many people believe the full moon affects how we feel and act. They say people do crazy things, get into more accidents, and even can't sleep. These ideas come from folklore and are found in many cultures. More crimes, deaths, and births are also sup
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One of the most famous bike makers in the world is Taiwan's own Giant. When Giant started in 1972 in Taichung, it only produced bikes for bigger companies like Schwinn. In 1986, Giant decided to compete in the high-end bikes business because the mark
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It was Valentine's Day, and Jenny and her boyfriend were hanging out in the night market. Every year they did the same thing. Even so, Jenny really enjoyed being together with her boyfriend. At first, it seemed like just an ordinary date. Jenny and h
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Legend has it that Taipei City began with just one immigrant nearly 200 years ago. On a dry lakebed, this man cleared some trees and bushes and built a farm. Soon, Taipei was rapidly growing in every direction. In 1949, two million people moved to Ta
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In 1948, the Drexel Institute of Technology in America got a call from a local storeowner asking for help. He wanted the school to invent a machine that would help keep track of inventory as well as speed up the checkout process. Drexel asked two of
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Everyday Things 原来如此！ London had a big problem during the hot and humid summer of 1858. The River Thames had become seriously polluted because of the recent invention of flush toilets. These were much better than the traditional holes in th
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The New Kid on the Block 菜鸟新同事 Dialogue A Alice and Jerry are talking in the office. Jerry： Hey, Alice. Who's that? Alice： Oh, that's Gordon. He's the new kid on the block. He was hired last week. Jerry： Wow, he's so young! He probabl
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The Tube－By You, for You, and Starring You 专属您的影音分享网站 by Julia Koprak As the Internet continues to grow, more and more people are turning away from newspapers and TV. Instead, they rely on the Internet as their main source of in
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The Fast and Furious of Formula One Racing 一级方程式赛车 by Jerri Graham In a blaze of color and noise, millions of dollars' worth of cars speed around the course. Fans leap to their feet and cheer as the world-class drivers put their pedals
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Martian Sign Language 火星文手语 Just like the hip young people who use Martian (newly formed words) online, hearing-impaired kids have slang of their own. Chiu Man-ying, a teacher at the Taipei School for the Hearing Impaired, says that hearing
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Stonehenge Decoded 千古疑云巨石阵 by Matthew Brown Stonehenge has been shrouded in mystery for more than 4,500 years. Now a British archaeologist may have found out some of its secrets. 4,500 多年以来，巨石群一直笼罩着一股神秘色
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The Grossness of Halitosis 恶，有口臭！ by Suzanne Cowan and Matthew Brown Are friends standing at a distance? Maybe it's time to get rid of your bad breath. 朋友们都跟你保持距离？也许你该消除一下口臭了。 Almost everyone
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60 Tons of Paint 浪漫花都的地标艾菲尔铁塔 by Lars Berry If you'd lived in Paris between 1889 and 1930, you would have enjoyed the sight of the world's tallest building. La Tour Eiffel was named after its head contractor, Gustave Eiffel, a
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Hollywood: Home of Movie History 电影之都好莱坞 by Jerri Graham In the hills above Los Angeles, you can see an image that is familiar to millions: tall, white letters spelling HOLLYWOOD. It is a famous symbol of the world's movie capital. Howe
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