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Asking, What happened? when learning of someones death. I've learned when you get that call when somebody's dead you just say Sorry!Don't ask What happened? 当听到某人去世的消息问怎么回事？当接到这种电话时，我学会了说节哀

The Great Wall 万里长城 - 4

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The Great Wall 万里长城 - 3

Throughout their long history, the Chinese have been farmers. If you are committed to your land, you stay put and accumulate possessions--land, livestock and homes that you fill with furniture and goo

The Great Wall 万里长城 - 1

It's a thousand times longer than any monument ever built. Started before the Birth of Christ, it was still being built when Columbus sailed to America and millions died in its making. What unspeakabl

The Great Wall 万里长城 - 5

In the heart of a harsh winter, Meng Jiangnu(孟姜女) decided to visit her husband who had been sent to work on the construction of the wall. Bringing warm clothes for her beloved husband, she went

The Great Wall 万里长城 - 6

It is a staggering 2,700 miles longer than the first Great Wall of the Emperor Qin. There is no wood, water or stone in the desert. But the Han managed to build a wall that has resisted 2,000 years of

The Great Wall 万里长城 - 7

And many never returned home, ending up in graveyards like this one. Large tombs for generals, small ones for the soldiers, and all of them died defending the Great Wall. But the soldiers' misery did

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The Great Wall 万里长城 - 13

The tombs all followed the same basic design, a temple in front and a walled enclosure with the underground tomb behind. Because Wanli(万历) ruled for so long, he constructed a huge tomb. And in 195

The Great Wall 万里长城 - 11

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VOA标准英语2012--Higher Fatality Rate for Younger Women Having Heart Attacks Without Chest

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