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For those of us lucky enough to always have enough food and water, it may be hard to imagine living through a drought. A drought occurs when for a variety of reasons, usually includinga lack of rainfall and warm temperatures. Soil moisture severely d

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Ha-ha, Benny read the two words on the paper on the table in front of him. The words were written in red crayon and they took up most of the page. What does that mean? Thats what wed all like to know, Andy said, his hands wrapped around a steaming mu

儿童英语读物 The Box That Watch Found Chapter 5 The Search Is On!

Let me get this straight, Grandfather said after Henry explained what they wanted. You want me to give you a ride to the new mall, but youre not sure youre actually going to the mall? Violet giggled. Thats right. Were looking for more geocaches, said

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On Friday morning, Grandfather drove the children to the nature center so they could go to the Greenfield Geocachers club meeting. When Grandfather dropped them off, they saw a crowd of people milling around the patio and picnic area in front of the

儿童英语读物 The Box That Watch Found Chapter 3 Treasure Found and Lost

All you have to do is enter a zip code and the website will show you all the caches that are nearby, Violet told Grandfather and their housekeeper, Mrs. MacGregor, that evening. The children had spent some time exploring ***. They had tried to tell G

儿童英语读物 The Box That Watch Found Chapter 10 The Truth Comes Out

The Greenfield Geocachers Club met again that Friday. Once again, the nature center was closed and the club members were gathered out front when the Aldens arrived. The Robertsons were back from visiting Andys grandmother, but the Aldens didnt have a

儿童英语读物 The Box That Watch Found Chapter 9 Benny’s Theory

The Aldens followed the bike path through North Ridge Park on their way home from Cals house. The trees sheltered them from the wind, so it was easier pedaling here. The bike path became a narrow dirt trail through the thickest part of the woods and

儿童英语读物 The Box That Watch Found Chapter 2 It’s Called Geocaching!

Its just a box full of plastic bags, Violet said when Henry opened the metal box. No money? Benny asked. He stood on his tiptoes so he could see inside the box. No money, Henry said. But it looks like there are things inside the bags. What kind of th

儿童英语读物 The Box That Watch Found Chapter 1 The Strange Box

Whoa! Slow down, Watch! six-year-old Benny Alden cried as he held tight to his dogs leash. I cant run that fast! Bennys eight-year-old sister, Violet, laughed. I dont think Watch can slow down, Benny. Hes too excited! Thats because he knows were goin

儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Purple Pool CHAPTER 3 The Purple Pool

The Aldens ate in a fancy restaurant that had long white tablecloths, candlesticks on every table, and music playing softly. Afterwards they went to the line of horse-drawn carriages for a ride. The children were surprised to see that, like the horse

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2006年VOA标准英语-South African Police Find Arms Cache at Home of

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 26 June 2006 South African police say they have uncovered a weapons cache and a large quantity of money at the Johannesburg house where four police officers and eight suspects were killed in a bloody confrontation on

每日一词【198】buffer：缓冲

今天我们要学的词儿是buffer。 Buffer是缓冲的意思。Buffer state意思是缓冲国，buffer zone则指缓冲地带。以色列军方为了防止巴勒斯坦激进分子的火箭袭击，打算在加沙地带的边儿上建立一个缓冲

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia to Withdraw Troops From Buffer Zone in G

Russia has agreed to withdraw its troops from controversial buffer zones it had set up around Georgia's breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports the announcement by the Russian president was

The Pool of Tears

The Pool of Tears Alice grew bigger. How quickly I'm growing! she said. And then, Oh! she cried, as her head hit the ceiling. I must go into that garden, she thought. This hall is too small for me now.She took the little golden key and went quickly t

VOA标准英语2008年-UNHCR Gains Access to Buffer Zone in Georgia

The U.N. refugee agency says it finally has succeeded in entering the so-called buffer zone north of the town of Gori in Georgia. Lisa Schlein reports from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva the zone is controlled by Russian military forces and has been o

学个词Learn a Word 第198期 buffer

今天我们要学的词儿是buffer。 Buffer是缓冲的意思。Buffer state意思是缓冲国，buffer zone则指缓冲地带。以色列军方为了防止巴勒斯坦激进分子的火箭袭击，打算在加沙地带的边儿上建立一个缓冲

VOA慢速英语--'Love of Life,' by Jack London, Part One

The two men moved painfully down the bank and fell among the rocks that were scattered everywhere. They were tired and weak. Their faces showed the patient appearance that results from difficulty long endured. They were heavily burdened with blanket

美语听力 English Cafe 165

Topics: U.S. Mint; how auctions work; cache versus cash; listen to versus listen for Words: mint coins circulation worn out to melt down to deface pennies auction high-end antique bid cash cache cachet to listen to to listen for

英语听力文摘 English Digest 319、储存食物的动物

Food Caching 食物储存 Humans may be one of the smartest animals on the planet, but when it comes to remembering where things are, Clarks nutcrackers have us beat. A relative of jays and crows, nutcrackers hide pine seeds in the ground each autumn