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The heat beat at the air with great red wings, driving the Dothraki back, driving off even Mormont, but Dany stood her ground. 烈焰高升，挥动着巨大而火红的翅膀，逼得多斯拉克人节节退后，连莫尔蒙也走避开来，只有丹

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A: I had a problem last night in the parking lot and would like to speak to the manager. B: This is the manager speaking. How can I help you? A: I got out of my car in the parking area, and the area was not lit very well. B: How long have you noticed

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 25 July 2007 Soaring temperatures and forest fires have forced thousands of holiday-goers in southern Italy to evacuate hotels, campsites and other tourist sites. From Rome, Sabina Castelfranco reports there have been at l

2007年VOA标准英语-Saharan Experts Fear Spread of Niger's Tuareg R

By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 August 2007 Recent rebel violence from a nomadic tribe in northern Niger may escalate into civil war according to analysts, who are concerned the revolt may affect neighboring countries in the West African Saharan region. Phuo

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 December 2006 The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert Gates by a 92-2 vote to be the next secretary of defense, with opposition Democrats expressing hope he will steer a new course in the war in Iraq. When he takes the o

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These are difficult inconsistencies. 这些都是难以解释的矛盾地方。 As Richard Fortey observes: Somehow it does not seem satisfying just to call them 'lucky ones' and leave it at that. 正如理查德福泰所说：仅仅把它们称做幸运

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String theory has further spawned something called M theory, which incorporates surfaces known as membranesor simply branes to the hipper souls of the world of physics. I'm afraid this is the stop on the knowledge highway where most of us must get of

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A character so exalted, so strenuous, so various, so authoritative, 一种如此高不可攀，如此令人茫然无措，如此易变，如此彰显权威的性格， astonished a corrupt age, and the treasury trembled at the name of Pitt, through a

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