n. 杰出人物, 名人(luminary的复数形式)
pl. of Luminary

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame warns of reprisals if France goes ahead with its indictment of his chief of protocol for alleged involvement in the assassination of former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994. Mr. Kagame, who is attending a

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)

1. luminary /ˈlu:məˌneri:/ -- one who is a source of light or inspiration to others; famous person A number of luminaries, including a Nobel Prize winner and two leading authors, will be present. 很多名人,包括一位诺贝尔奖得主及两位

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A precious - mouldering pleasure - 'tis - To meet an Antique Book - In just the Dress his Century wore - A privilege - I think - His venerable Hand to take - And warming in our own - A passage back - or two - to make - To Times when he - was young -

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The Tay Bridge DisasterBeautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay! Alas! I am very sorry to say That ninety lives have been taken away On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. 'Twas about seven o'clock at night

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Grammar girl here. For this show, Twilight from the Twilight and Thebes Show called in with a question about homophones: Now, here's Twilight: I'm confused with the word through, [as in] I looked through this pile of papers. It can't be threw because

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Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is Nothing Ages Writing Faster Than Slang. Guest writer Sal Glynn writes Slang is made of informal words and phrases that originate in speech, and often includes substitutions for formal words, like ride or wheels for

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A popular Chinese mobile game, King of Glory, has come under fire for allegedly promoting an inaccurate representation of ancient Chinese history. 近日,中国畅玩手游《王者荣耀》被指没有准确表述中国历史,从而受到了指责

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Joins 'Goat Rodeo' Most classical music lovers know cellist Yo-Yo Ma as one of the worlds greatest classical virtuosos. But what happens when this unique mega-star teams up with luminaries from bluegrass and other genres in a rural s

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人之初 性本善 性相近 习相远Men at their birth, are naturally good. 人生之初,禀性(本来)(都)是善良的,解释: 英语译成汉语时,主语Men 与 at their birth 合起来一起译,起状语的作用;而 natur

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In an event at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle marked International Women's Day. The president and first lady were joined by Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, as they note

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The world's first self-destructing novel is being offered by James Patterson. 世界上第一部自毁小说问世,作者是美国作家詹姆斯帕特森(James Patterson)。 For ?200,000 one fan will get 24 hours to read his latest book before

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The pace of change across Africa may be about to accelerate, driven by advances in technology that are just breaking onto the scene. The World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa provides a peek at the coming transformation. Africa's big guns att

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NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Prior to Saturday, there was very little to write or say about Kenya's Philemon Rono, the Kaptagat ( Rift Valley) based distance runner. However, the beauty of Kenyan athletics is stories of rags to riches replicate each

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LOS ANGELES, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of fans swarmed Hollywood on Tuesday as legendary guitarist Slash received a star on the Walk of Fame, which seemed fitting for the rock music icon who first started playing only 100 yards away. I'm such a pa

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Business: Elizabeth Holmes Holmes is where the heart is 商业:伊丽莎白霍姆斯,心之所安霍姆斯 Theranos's boss says her mission extends beyond making a fortune. Theranos的老板坦言自己的使命超越了财富。 TECH entrepreneu

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The relationship between inflation and unemployment was first studied by Irving Fisher in 1926. 1926年,通胀与失业之间的关系在欧文费雪(Irving Fisher)那里得到了第一次研究。 But the Phillips curve, as it came to be known, ow

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A precious - mouldering pleasure - 'tis - To meet an Antique Book - In just the Dress his Century wore - A privilege - I think - His venerable Hand to take - And warming in our own - A passage back - or two - to make - To Times when he - was young -

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Georgia O'Keeffe was one of America's greatest artists. She was born in 1887 in the state of Wisconsin, one of seven children. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1905-06 and then moved to New York, where her career took off.She moved to N

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Britain 英国 The Brexit Process: Lords-a-leaping 脱欧进程:贵族式跳跃 The Article 50 bill will pass, but the real debate about Brexit is yet to begin. 《里斯本条约》第五十条会被通过,但关于脱欧的真正谈判才正要开

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THE young must shout if they want to be heard. In a stone hangar in the old port of Jaffa, 30 entrepreneurs have five minutes each to present their start-up companies to a panel of digital luminaries and an audience that includes potential investors.

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