Special Report of the World Cup

1 England and Sweden are through to the final 16 of the World Cup. But it was disappointment for Argentina as they followed in the footsteps of defending champions, France, and crashed out of the tour

King Arthur

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Guy Fawkes Day. Beginners. November 5th is an important day in England. It is called Guy Fawkes Day. We have fireworks and big bonfires every year to celebrate parliament in our country. Guy Fawkes was a criminal. He tried to blow up the government a

Take Away English-World Cup Fears 世界杯的忧虑

The World Cup is the greatest prize in football English hopes for World Cup success have suffered a serious setback with the news that striker Wayne Rooney has broken a bone in his foot. 20-year-old Rooney collapsed in agony after a harmless-looking

VOA常速英语2007年-US Wraps Up Davis Cup Win Over Russia

By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 03 December 2007 The United States has completed its quest for a 32nd Davis Cup Tennis title with a 4-1 victory over Russia in Portland, Oregon. As VOA's Steve Schy reports, after clinching the title 3-0 on Saturday, al

英语歌曲:Cup Of Coffee

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My cup of tea

My cup of tea refers to the sort of thing that pleases or appeals to me. The metaphor is nearly always used negatively. The expression came into use between the First and Second World Wars. In the Victorian age the consumption of tea by all classes h

Czech Republic beat Malta 3-1 in 2014 World Cup qualifier

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英语博客(A cup of English):091 Scotland

Beginners. Scotland forms part of the United Kingdom. It is the northern most country of the group, and takes up about a third of the overall territory. Its southern border is with England. On the east side, it borders with the North Sea, on the nort

When A Cuppa Will Do You Good

There are points when the only thing you can do despite desperately wanting to be productive is to step back for a few minutes. And while conventional productivity wisdom seems to dictate that you should use those few minutes to get a small task done

Williams survives Brazil Tennis Cup scare

FLORIANOPOLIS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Former World No. 1 Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA Brazil Tennis Cup on Wednesday with a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 victory over Spain's Garbine Muguruza. The 96th-ranked Muguruza survived thr

The King of the Frogs

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The Man Born to be King

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Venezuela, Brazil tie in American Cup

BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The national soccer teams of Brazil and Venezuela on Sunday tied in a match of the Group B at the American Cup being held in Argentina. Brazil had more goal opportunities during the match played at Ciudad de La Plata

Brazil ready for US Davis Cup challenge

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Davis Cup captain Joao Zwetsch has welcomed the challenge of facing a United States team buoyed by the inclusion of world No. 13 John Isner. Isner had been doubtful for next month's World Group first-round

Bolivia presents soccer team for America's Cup

LA PAZ, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The coach of Boliva's national soccer team Gustavo Quinteros on Thursday presented the players selected for the team for the upcoming America's Cup. The final selection does not include forward Luis Mandes of The Strongest

英语歌曲:1998年法国世界杯主题曲 The Cup of Life

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音乐咖啡厅:Ricky Martin - The cup of life

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Tennis Kremlin Cup to kick off in Moscow

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