When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, 当我年轻的时候, 有一本叫做整个地球的目录振聋发聩的杂志, which was one of the bibles of my generation. 它是我们那一代人的圣经之一

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In Beijing, American Michael Phelps has won his third swimming event in as many days, to tie the record for most career Olympic gold medals. Phelps now has nine in his impressive collection. The U.S. swimmer is nearly certain to surpass that total. 美

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Oliver Cromwell 奥利弗?克伦威尔 Born in Huntingdon in 1599 to a relatively poor squirearchal family, Cromwell found religious zeal as a Puritan while studying at Cambridge. His faith influenced his appearance: he was conservative in his clothi

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Colin Powell 科林?鲍威尔 Colin Powell has a hard time letting go of work, even when hes forced to play and sing. 鲍威尔平日一向是个工作狂,即便是放松一下 的时候,比如唱歌,也是出于工作的需要。 Since taking

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Alexander Ⅲ of Macedon 亚历山大大帝 One day King Philip ( King of Macedon ) bought a fine horse called Bucephalus. He was a noble animal, and the king paid a very high price for him. But he was wild and savage, and no man could mount him, or

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Vladimir Putin 弗拉基米尔普京 He is fearless, altruistic, steel-willed, hospitable,unbelievably hardy, unpretentious and warm-and he has lost none of these qualities since becoming Russia's president. 热情、无畏、无私、好客、谦逊、

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Napoleon Bonaparte 拿破仑波拿马 About a hundred years ago there lived a great general whose name was Napoleon Bonaparte. He was the leader of the French army; and France was at war with nearly all the countries around. He wanted very much to ta

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Caesar Augustus 凯撒奥古斯都 Many consider Augustus to be Rome's greatest emperor; his policies certainly extended the Empire's life span and initiated the celebrated Pax Romana or Pax Augusta. He was intelligent,decisive,and a shrewd politic

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Julius Caesar 尤里乌斯.凯撒 Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Caesar. He was the greatest of all the Romans. Why was he so great? 大约两千年前,罗马有一个名叫尤利乌斯凯撒的人。他

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Henry VIII 亨利八世 When the eighteen-year-old Henry VIII became King of England, he was extremely popular, for he had all the qualities that his people admired. 当十八岁的亨利八世成为英格兰国王的时候,他非常受欢迎,因为

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Franklin Roosevelt 富兰克林罗斯福 Franklin Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders of twentieth century America and perhaps in the whole span of American history. He significantly changed the role of the federal government in the Ameri

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Martin Luther King 马丁路德金 Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was the minister of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, as was his father before him M.L, as he was called, lived with his parents, his sister

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