NPR 2012-06-27

A major boost today for the Obama administration. A federal appeals court has endorsed the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to rein in greenhouse gases. NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports the court's unanimous opinion could be seen as a victory

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A Peacock spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings. T

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英文短故事：The Peacock and The Crane

One day a peacock met a crane and said, So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colours of my feathers. Well! replied the crane, your look are brighter then mine. But whereas I can fly high up into the sky. All you can do is to

The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, Part Two

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CNN 2011-07-20

E...put this flag on the hatch and we still plan to fly it out.And we will close that hatch when guys goodbye, we are closing a chapter in the history of our nation . When this fly returns again some day by extra came upon American spacecraft . It's

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: 2018 will be the last year in the Senate for Orrin Hatch. The Utah Republican announced today that he is retiring and will not seek re-election this November. Hatch has shaped some of the most meaningful legislation of the past 40

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Whooping Crane Recovery Project

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The Wolf and the Crane

A wolf was eating his supper one day when a bone stuck in his throat．Choking and coughing，he howled about the countryside asking every animal he met to help him．There's a good reward for anyone who can save me，he spluttered．A crane heard ab

The Peacock and the Crane

A peacock，spreading its gorgeous plumage，mocked a cranethat passed by，ridiculing the ashen hue of its feathers，I am robed，like a king，in gold and purple，looking as splendid as the rainbow；while you have not a bit of colour on your win

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Sen. Orrin Hatch Shaped America's Health Care In Controversial Ways

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The arrival of the new Congress means the retirement of Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. NOEL KING, HOST: Hatch was elected 42 years ago in 1976, when Gerald Ford was president. Presidents have come and gone since then - seven president

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An Emperor Penguin managed to swim 4,000 km from Antarctica to New Zealand. A woman found the penguin on Peka Peka Beach about 40 km north of Wellington last Monday. The last time an Emperor Penguin was found in New Zealand was in 1967 on a beach in