[00:03.53]The Victory of Jeans [00:06.35]A twenty year old immigrant, Levi Strauss, [00:10.80]came to the United States in 1850 to seek his fortune [00:14.36]in the gold fields. But strangely enough, [00:17.65]this man made his fortune on heavy canva

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Choosing the perfect present for your loved ones can be stressful especially for that special someone. What do women really think of the gifts they receive this time of the year? What is she really going to think? What's going though her head. Joini

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A Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss 送你一个吻 by Marcus Maurice Kissing is one of human beings' most frequently misunderstood acts. Particularly when people from different cultures meet, this common action can cause some major embarrassment if done _(1)_.

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Hi, I'm Carl Azuz, and welcome to CNN Student News. Ever since Pope Benedict announced his plan to resign, we've been talking about how a new Pope is chosen. Yesterday, we told you that black smoke from this chimney indicates a new Pope had not been

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In Beijing, the Imperial Ancestral Temple just outside the Forbidden City lit up with holiday decorations as people gathered together, held a countdown ceremony and said farewell to 2015. Meanwhile, Shanghai put on a dazzling performance on stage com

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说一口流利的英语,从简单的单词开始。 听听,读读,背背,今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 knit [ nit ] Mother is knitting a swea

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Part 1 History of Easter 复活节的由来 Easter is a festival of overwhelming joy. The joy that celebrates life. Or, rather, the victory of life over death. But does it have any historic background? Did life really overcome death? Most important, why J

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一辆飞行车它是未来的标志性象征。但在有了飞机和汽车工业一百年之后,仍然没人真正地解决这一问题。飞行员安娜姆拉切克迪特里希和她的团队反向思考这一问题:为什么不造一架你能驾

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1.Cyclist Lance Armstrong reportedly admitted to doping during an interview with Opera Winfrey that will airlated this week, and the sports governing bodies are asking Armstrong to now tell his story doing independent commission it has set up. 2.Mean

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This is AP news minute. 1. Americans went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to elect the country's first woman president or hand power to a realistic mogul known for proposing on orthodox cures for various problems plaguing the nation. The unexp

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The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation opened in Beijing on May 14, 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and world leaders addressed the meetings. The Belt Road Forum for International Cooperation symbol

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Fan Bingbing had no idea that her red crane gown signified something different in France when she sported the dress on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival last week. 上周,当范冰冰身着晚装出现在戛纳影节红毯上时,她并不知

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今天我们要学的词是high-five。 High-five, 举手击掌,相互致意。 The high-five was developed in the U.S. in the 1970s, 举手击掌是70年代美国开始流行的。 A high-five symbolizes joy, elation and power, 举手击掌代表高

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今天我们要学的词是glass ceiling。 Glass ceiling, 玻璃天花板,指看似无形,但实际存在的障碍。奥巴马赢得民主党总统候选人提名,使黑人总统成为可能。 For some, a black president symbolizes the smashi

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Zeng Huosheng is a retiree in his sixties from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He's been turning ordinary eggshells into pieces of art. Zeng has been working on this form of folk art for the past 6 years. With no painting background, Zeng turned to the

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A few minutes can feel like forever when you're waiting on the results of a pregnancy test. But in that brief time, you're witnessing the power of the scientific method. That one little stick lets you ask a question, perform a controlled experiment,

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文本: If you had to pick just one room which encapsulates what Buckingham Palace represents, it's this one. The Throne Room. And you're in no doubt where the seat of power lies. The two chairs on a raised dais, one for Queen Elizabeth the Second,

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购买字画 dialogue 英语情景对话 A:I'm interested in Chinese antiques. A:我对中国古董很感兴趣。 B:We have a great variety of Chinese antiques. Besides, we have landscape painting, figure painting and flower-and bird painting. B:我们

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Dragons are for China a symbol of prosperity but in the West they've had a bad press for centuries. They've been depicted as roaring, flesh-eating, fire-spitting animals so it's no surprise that they've been broadly perceived as villains. The Greek h

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美国同胞们,不要问国家能为你们做些什么、而要问你们能为国家做些什么。 全世界的公民们,不要问美国将为你们做些什么,而要问我们共同能为人类的自由做些什么。 ---约翰.肯尼迪 Fir

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