音标:[ˈækrəˌbæts] ;
n. 杂技演员( acrobat的复数形式 ); 立场观点善变的人, 主张、政见等变化无常的人
n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Circus By Marilyn Rice Christiano Broadcast: Sunday, November 21, 2004 Now the VOA Special English Program -- Words and Their Stories. Circus is a word with a long interestin

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1 Indonesia says it suspects two fugitives linked to Al-Qaida masterminded suicide bombings that killed at least 26 people in crowded restaurants in Bali tourist areas. 2 Hundreds of US troops comb th

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1. A call from President Barack Obama to the House to quickly approve a taxpack without changes already endorsed by the Senate. Some Democrats are denouncing the deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all taxpayers. 2. In Florida, school officials say t

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我刚刚把最近一次家庭聚会的照片洗出来。我们往年的家庭聚会都是在我姑妈家,今年决定换换花样,全家去了游乐园。要形容那天的感受,用下面这个习惯用语再合适不过了。Have a field day

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1. unconcern /ˌʌnkənˈsə:n/ -- lack of concern, anxiety or interest; indifference The audience is breathless with anxiety during the daring tightrope act, though the acrobats themselves performed with seeming unconcern for their own safety. 在大胆

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: We're going to talk now to the king of sting. I borrowed that sobriquet from the back cover of Justin Schmidt's new book. The book is called The Sting Of The Wild. Schmidt is an entomologist, a student of bugs, especially Hyme

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[00:00.00]Now,as you can see, [00:02.46]we have a McDonald's on the corner! [00:05.31]When she was young, [00:06.60]there was no Internet [00:08.57]Now we have computers at my school [00:11.17]and there is this Internet cafe [00:13.78]right across th

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Many Americans think a circus must have elephants, lions, dancing bears and acrobats. But circuses are changing. In May, after traveling the country for almost 150 years, the large Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus will close. But different

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Thrill-seeking stunt pilots spend years learning to perform maneuvers that birds and bees know how to do from birth. Now a new study in the journal Scien

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AS IT IS 2015-12-02 Ethiopia Circus Helps Youths to Juggle Life 埃塞俄比亚马戏团帮助年轻人兼顾生活 Circus groups from seven African countries showcased their skills over the weekend at the first African Circus Arts Festival in Ethiop

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The script of this programme 本节目台词 Learning English presenter Yang Li in Covent Garden Lily: Hello and welcome to Covent Garden. I am Lily. Howard: 还有我,昊宇,今天的城市掠影节目,邀请大家同我们一起逛逛考文特花园,Covent Garden. Lily: Althoug

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Hi, I'm Paddy Kim. We are heading now to North Africa, a land of vast deserts, ancient cities and bustling(喧闹的) markets. Here, the cultures of Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean all come together. This is the place where you can

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世博会英语口语情景对话(3):介绍朋友、聊天派对邀请及礼仪询问 A、迈克先生,我想请你认识一下我们的经理傅先生。 Mr. Mike, I'd like you to meet our manager, Mr. Foo. B、你好,傅先生。 How do you do?

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Vienna at that time was a marvelous place for young musicians to go to. It has always been a city of pleasure or frivolity right back to the middle ages. The city was the most crowded city in Europe at the time. It had a population of probably around

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1.Police in a Chicago suburb are not stopping their search for the suspect who killed 5 women in a store yesterday. They say the gunman killed the women in a botched robbery. Officers are trying to determine if surveillance tapes from nearby stores

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托福阅读中的细节题是出镜率相当高的题型之一,此外,在非托福的各种考试中,学生也常常会遇到这类题,所以掌握细节题的题型分类和解题技巧对于应对考试和考学来说都是非常重要能力

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Residents of Jerusalem swarmed into the city's Old Train Station compound on the first day of this year's 'Ice City' Festival to embrace the long-awaited ice world. Three 12-year-old girls Einav, Yael and Maayan enjoy themselves on an ice slide featu

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Once again, Christchurch is hosting the Buskers Festival. This time it is the 19th year. Buskers are street performers. Listen to January 24th 2011 to hear about last years events. This year it will be different but the same, said organizers. The ven

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Going to Acrobatic Performance 看杂技表演 Key Sentences(重点句子) 761. It's very difficult to see Chinese acrobatics at home. 在国内很难看到中国杂技。 762. Oh!They're breathtaking. 呵,空中飞人真是惊心动魂。 76

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British Radio Communication
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