I Don`t Play to the Grandstand By Bobby Doerr It seems to me that what any man's beliefs are depends upon how he spends his life. I've spent a good part of mine as a professional baseball player and the game that I play for a living is naturally a ve

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 英语励志美文精华

Major discoveries don't happen very often. Furthermore, these discoveries rarely cause scientists to re-examine something they once thought was true. This month, National Geographic Channel explores a mystery that will do just that. China's Mystery M

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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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I have a very superstitious friend called Mack. He thinks that if he breaks a mirror, he will have seven years' bad luck. As a result, Mack doesn't have any mirrors in his house. But not all superstit

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the thirteenth floor There were two very stupid robbers. They were robbing an office building. They heard police sirens and got nervous. The first one said, Let's jump down to the street. The second one said,But we're on the thirteenth floor! The fir

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A total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth align in such a way that our view of the Sun is totally obscured by the Moon. This week's total eclipse could be seen in eastern India before slowly moving across Burma, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ch

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英语学习笔记: restorative [r?'st??r?t?v] adj.恢复健康和体力的 alternate ['??lt?rn?t] adj. 间隔的 balding ['b??ld??] adj. 变秃的 psychiatrist [sa?'ka??tr?st] n. 精神病学家 generic [d??'ner?k] adj. 一般的;普通的; su

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Task3: Career Transitions Script There was a king in Africa who has a close friend that he grew up with. The friend has a habit of looking at every situation in his life and saying, This is good! One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The

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Task 2: Superstitions or real bad lucks? Script Joan: Pass me that mirror, would you? Ill see if my makeup is OK. Dick: OOOPS!! Sorry I dropped itbut is it you or me that gets the seven years of bad luck? Joan: You, I hope, but probable neither of us

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IV. Speaking Out MODEL 1 This is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts. Chris: Sue, do you know why people say, knock on wood when they want to avoid bad luck? Susan: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it has a lot to do with ancient Ce

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[00:00.00]Do Lucky NumbersReally Bring Good Luc [00:04.31]Some peple say that some numbers will bring them good luck [00:08.62]take 8 for exampl [00:11.34]The Chinese pronunciation of the number8has almost the same sound as that of the chinese charac

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Part 1 Feng Shui Expert 风水大师 Dialogue Script1 对话原文1 Tim: Some guy on the street was telling me about my personality based on my facial features. Jenny: That's interesting. Well, I can tell you how long you'll live based on your hands. Tim: I

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Name: Linghui KONG 姓名:孔令辉 Gender: Male 性别:男 Height: 1.75 m 身高:175厘米 Weight: 66 kg 体重:66公斤 Olympic Event: Table Tennis 运动项目:乒乓球 Place of Birth: H

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Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore words and expressions in American English. Today, we take another trip to the exciting world of live theater. For many performers -- dancers, singers and actors

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Todd: OK, Chris, Friday the 13th is coming up. So, first of all, are you superstitious? Chris: Yes. When I play sports I'm superstitious. I have a lucky shirt and stuff like that. Todd: Oh, really? Chris: Yeah. Todd: So what's your lucky shirt? Chris

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In honor of its 50th anniversary, Motown Records, the label that produced some of the greatest soul music of all time, has released an album of fan favorites. Below are the Top 10 fan-voted hits from Motown 50 Fanthology. Doug Levine | Washington 16

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AS IT IS 2016-02-01 Thai Officials Worry About Child Doll Superstition Its the biggest craze in Thailand. Life-size dolls believed to possess the spirits of child angels have become popular in recent months. The dolls, known in Thai as luk thep, are

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Friday-the Thirteenth has long been considered extremely unlucky because it has some bad associations which came from mythology,tale of the Bible,and the customs and habits. According to the Bible,the Lord God created the first man,Adam.Then he took

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Asia is Plunged into Darkness: 亚洲陷入黑暗 Across Asia many people have just witnessed the natural wonder that is a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth align in such a way that our view of the Sun is

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