136 Letting off Steam

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Whats So Special About A Sharp Knife? Everyone knows that a sharp knife cuts better than a dull one, but do you know why, exactly? The purpose of the cutting edge of a knife is to concentrate the force thats being applied at the handle. When you push

King Cyrus' Cylinder

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Praying won't do it Hating won't do it Drinking won't do it Fighting won't knock you out Of my head Hiding won't hide it Smiling won't hide it Like I ain't tried it Everyone's tried it now And failed somehow So when you gonna let me When you gonna le

英文歌曲:All Time Low

All Time Low The Wanted Praying won't do it Hating won't do it Drinking won't do it Fighting won't knock you out Of my head Hiding won't hide it Smiling won't hide it Like I ain't tried it Everyone's tried it now And failed somehow So when you gonna

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英美人天天都在说的4000句 27:blow off steam

[00:01]R：I'm so glad you're going on this trip! [00:03]E：Yeah! I've been working so hard this semester. [00:07]I really need to go crazy, you know, blow off some steam. [00:09]R：Sure. Sure. [00:13]Look, I don't, I don't know if your plans are f

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摇滚:Go With The Flow石器时代的女皇

英文歌词： She said i'll throw myself away, They're just photos after all I can't make you hang around. I can't wash you off my skin. Outside the frame, is what we're leaving out You won't remember anyway I can go with the flow But don't say it does

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I cant take this anymore! Victor screamed. He closed the Word documentno, thank you, Word, he did not want to save it. Two minutes later, the document actually closed. Victor clicked on Start so he could click on Turn Off Computer. Five minutes later

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今天我们要学的词是 pick up steam. To pick up steam 意思是提升速度和实力。比如，The hurricane is picking up steam. 飓风风力正在逐渐加强。上星期五公布的数字显示，美国经济10月份增加了17万1千个就业

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There would soon be an explosion; the kettle would be burst open. It is in this way that boiler explosions are often caused. When there is too much steam in a boiler, and it cannot get out, it presses against the sides of the boiler, until at last th

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冠军单曲 围观帅哥：The Wanted - All Time Low The Wanted，英国新晋男子偶像组合为什么又是男子组合呢？还打偶像的招牌，看照片上果然是五只大帅哥，其中年龄最大的21岁，最小的17岁歌么，不错，

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英文歌曲:How Low

How Low [Hook] How low can you go? [8x] [Ludacris] Luda! She could go lower than i ever really thought she could, Face down, ass up! The top of your booty jiggling out your jeans, Baby pull your pants up, I like it when i see you do it, Better then i

英语歌曲:Low

Low [Chorus:] Shawty had them Apple Bottom Jeans [Jeans] Boots with the fur [With the fur] The whole club was lookin at her She hit the flo [She hit the flo] Next thing you know Shawty got low low low low low low low low Them baggy sweat pants And th

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Boiling Water Under Boiling Clouds You may be surprised to hear that its actually easier to boil water on stormy days than it is when the weather is clear and sunny. Can you guess why? The reason is that the boiling point of water changes slightly in

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Traffic at our twelve oclock, 10 miles, climbing. Should we expedite our descent to cross altitudes? 601. 冲突飞机在我们12点钟方位，10海里处，正在上升。我们应该加速下降以穿越高度吗？ Unable, TCAS RA. 602. 不能，