Magicicada septendecim
【昆虫】 十七年蝉(= seventeen-year locust)

[00:03.45]The Power of Imagination [00:05.07]Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something [00:10.56]that is not perceived through the senses. [00:12.77]It is the ability of the mind to built mental scenes, [00:16.50]objects or event

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Matthew 2 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi [1] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east [2] and have come to worship

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'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it in the smallest pieces of money - pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the men at the market who sold vegetables an

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Long long ago there ruled a king by name Nazar. He ruled the kingdom in peace and prosperity. He also led a peaceful life. But he had a problem. Prince Hussein, his son was not willing to marry. Many maidens and princesses tried to marry the prince w

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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it in the smallest pieces of money - pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the men at the market who sold vegetables and meat. Negotiating until one's face

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember. Hop on -- this week our subject is motorcycles in America. (SOUND) VOICE ONE: Bikers ride under a Main Street sign welcoming them to last

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 14 January 2008 At least eight soldiers are dead after what authorities in Thailand say was an attack by Islamic militants in the country's south. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok. Thai army officials say the soldiers w

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By Lisa Bryant San Sebastian, Spain 20 April 2006 After nearly 40 years of separatist violence, Spain's ETA terrorist group has announced a permanent ceasefire. The separatist organization has killed

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AmericansHoldSomberObservancesofSeptember11Attacks A decade after Islamic terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and turned them into weapons to claim nearly 3,000 lives, people in the United States on Sunday somberly marked the September 11 anniv

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Homework Virgin and Jetstar start to fly thousands of stranded passengers out of Bali after the safety threat from the volcanic ash cloud eased. Both airlines are putting on extra services and would use large aircrafts to help clear the back XXX. I c

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We are pleased to share a traditional holiday story with you, 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. Karen Leggett adapted this story for VOA Learning English. Your storyteller was Shep O'Neal. The producer was Lawan Davis. One dollar and eighty-seven c

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The Siren Song of the Spotted Katydid A lonely male cicada scrambles through the top of a tree in eastern Australia. He chirps and then pauseslistening. Hes hunting for a mate. He chirps again and he hears itthe tell-tale click of a receptive female.

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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimon

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2007 The United Nations has criticized Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has rejected the report, saying the fence is vital

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音乐咖啡厅:Christian Ingebrigtsen - Where Could The Magic Have Gone 相关介绍:初次看到这个名字,你也许会有些陌生,可如果说到他单飞前的组合A1,相信很多人都会知道他了.之前在组合里时,他并不

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In Spain different set of gift-giving traditions exists. The holiday season extends to Jan. 6, known as Three Kings Day or the Epiphany.1 It is not until Three Kings Day that Spanish children receive their gifts. On the eve of the Epiphany, children

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By Jennifer Glasse London 05 October 2009 A new high court has begun proceedings in Britain, replacing the appeals court in the House of Lords. Its title, The Supreme Court, has led some British lawyers to be concerned that it might eventually take

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Courtney Schutt. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. V

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Methuselah Insect 昆虫的寿命相对于地球上的其他生物而言,算比较短的,不过有一种昆虫的寿命相当长,那就是一种能17年的蝉。蝉寿命虽长,却要在土里面沉睡17年,当它睡醒之后,从土里钻出

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寒蝉和灵龟 The Winter Cicada and the Wonder Tortoise 世人都说彭祖活了八百岁,是人间最长寿的了。 People say that once there was a man named PengZu, who at 800 years old had lived the longest life ever. 但有一种小虫叫做朝

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abdulhakim
acidic group
Acremoniella
admov.
all-china
altitude calibration
amplifier transients
Artmann-Gersh method
aseismic structure
asperatus
assurest
autel
aviation map
axial symmetric molecule
barra boy
Barron R.
belly pipe
bluewurst(sausage)
camera tube output
cathode ray treatment
caulking mallet
cellulitis of vulva
chodak
chromatospheres
coming through with
compressor muscle of naris
conjectural
copper-surfaced
crossopterygious
desertlime
double-weight
downscaler
elephant-like
end pole
extrinsic detector
flow check
force of impression
genital fossa
geologist
geometric similarity
Gyeongsangbuk-do
halcyonian
hand-pushed indicator idagram
hexosephosphoricesters
international cloud year
Kawe, Pulau
kayako
kgal
Kuusajoki
latching button
lateral pattern
leak-detector
leipoas
longitudinal method
Low, Juliette
Lunain
magnetic detecting device
magnetohydrodynamic stability
mideplan
Mlicrococcus tetragenus mobilis ventriculi
multi-game
Mykames
nixey
olfactory cilia
onychomys torridus
outweighted
owner-tenant
pale glory of northern sky
physical addressing
postnasal mirror
propleura
provided against
pseudocercospora eupatorii-formosani
Pydirone
quippery
recivilization
regression rater
required reserve
shift in temperature
sledgehammer
sodium hydrobromite
spatch
spenglers
squamosal suture
stabs-in-the-back
storage control
submerged structure
Sunflower County
Tandamne
theretra nessus
third-level structure
three-ray interference
throttles back
Ticehurst
tiness
torchsong
tow-away zone
vedutes
veloce
very soluble
Volgogradskaya Oblast'
zero station