国家地理-2008-04-14 A Cat Has Nine Lives 猫有九条命

A cat is said to have nine lives because it is more tenacious of life than many animals. People always think that due to the speed, cleverness and flexibility of cats, they can stay alive in most difficult situations when other animals would have be

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Small beer Small beer是“小啤酒”的意思吗？难道啤酒还分大小？其实，在英国small beer指的是口味比较淡啤酒，但是在美语中则是“少量啤酒”的意思。比如

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Walking and Sloshing Youre at a party. Somebody hands you a glass. Hey, come on over here! Somebody else shouts. You take a step and the next thing you know you are wearing that tasty beverage. But why? When we walk, we keep our torsos straight, dont

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A: Is there anything specific that I should know about where to park my car? B: You have an assigned place in the back of the building with your apartment number on it. A: Are there any other spots available to me? B: You will see several visitor and

地道英语对话：Prohibited Parking(3)

A: Where can I park my car? B: You have one assigned place right beside your own apartment. A: Are there any other open spots available in the parking lot? B: Your guests can park in a visitor or unmarked spot if one is available. A: Is there any pla

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There's a Possibility, There's a Possibility, All that I had was all I'm gonn' get. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM... There's a Possibility, There's a Possibility, All I'm gonna get is gonna be yours then All I'm gonna get is gonna be yours then. So tell me when you

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Topics: American folklore: Bigfoot; Whos on First?, to tear apart, Cliff Notes, to fall out of love Words: UFO folklore Pacific Northwest hoax sighting creature comedy routine duo nickname play on words to tear apart (someone or something) Cliff Note

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Ghost towns of the Wild West; dime novels and pulp magazines; kidding versus joking versus teasing; television show versus television series; phrase Words: Wild West boomtown bustling ghost town to seek (ones) fortune saloon prostitution dime pulp to

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Topics: Famous Americans - Mary Tyler Moore; Famous Songs: Dem Bones; to straighten up versus to straighten out; (youre) tripping; to get/fall into the groove Words: big break to be cast sitcom eponymous newsroom opening sequence encouraging awfully

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Topics: Men and dumb blondes, the Rotary Club, grade versus score, how do I get to versus where do I find, my friend versus a friend of mine Words: headline in the presence of to fall to mimic stereotype to perpetuate service clubs humanitarian to ro

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Topics: Ask an American: Getting Old; brethren versus brothers, would versus used to, I cant wait anymore versus I cant wait any longer Words: hip fracture balance to stub to go flying to fall flat incompetent nursing home to keep (something) to (one

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Topics: Famous Songs: Ive Been Working on the Railroad; Burning Man; irony versus sarcasm versus satire; agreement versus contract; to fall for (someone) versus to fall for (something) Words: folk song to date back railroad to pass the time away whis

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Topics: American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln; to rise versus to raise versus to arise; rather than versus prefer; to tender (ones) resignation Words: humble origins log cabin itinerant teacher to fall into debt oratorical abolitionist debate to seced

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There's a possibility There's a possibility All that I had was all I'm gonna get mmmmmmmmmmmmmm All I wanted is gone with your stare All I wanted is gone with your stare So tell me when you hear my heart stop You're the only one that knows Tell me wh

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Topics: The Mormon/LDS Church; school lunches; using in or on with body parts; fall off versus fall down; a dollar down and a dollar a week Words: denomination angel revelation polygamy mob to distance (oneself) from afterlife tithe missionary to go