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散文：A precious - moulde

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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三字经英文版

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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双语有声阅读：A precious - moulde

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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