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The Merchant Of Venice 001 A merchant named Antonio lived in the city of Italy. Antonio was a very rich man who owned many ships. He traded with foreign countries. Antonio was loved by everyone, becau

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David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell says Tuesday he has no reason to doubt the ability of the Saudi government to maintain stability and continue oil exports, despite the weekend terrorist a

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One day, an old beggar went to the village. He knocked at the door of a rich man to beg for food. This was a big house and at the side was built a granary with a big padlock. The owner of the house was a miser and he was known for never helping anyon

英语流行口语 99.谈论人

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第57期: abject, course, copy, fine, abide

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President Bush Holds Last Cabinet Meeting(2009-1-13)

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank an extraordinary group of American citizens who have served our country as members of my Cabinet. Everybody around this table here could have taken the easy road and stayed home and worried about their own comforts, bu

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To respect my work, my associates and myself. To be honest and fair with them as I expect them to be honest and fair with me. To be a man whose word carries weight. To be a booster, not a knocker; a pusher, not a kicker; a motor, not a clog. To base

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 27 July 2006 Nineteen Cabinet ministers in Somalia's fragile secular interim government in Baidoa resigned Thursday, possibly in an attempt to facilitate a power-sharing deal with rival Islamists. Meanwhile, the Islamists str

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U.S. President George Bush says he is leaving office with a record of accomplishment, and says he is going back to Texas with his head held high. Mr. Bush spoke during a farewell meeting with his Cabinet. President George W. Bush holds a closing mee

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Adrienne: So how do you eat the sushi? What's the best way to eat it? Hiroshi: I usually use chopsticks but some people, they definitely prefer just using hands. Adrienne: You can eat with your hands at the restaurant? Hiroshi: The restaurant if it's

新西兰英语 77 John Key’s New Cabinet

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新西兰英语 78 Shadow Cabinet

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The Miser

A miser，to make sure the safety of his property，sold all that he had and converted it into a great lump of gold，which he hid in a hole under the ground，and went continually to visit and inspect it．This roused the curiosity of one of his wor

在工作中学会成长

To respect my work, my associates and myself. To be honest and fair with them as I expect them to be honest and fair with me. To be a man whose word carries weight. To be a booster, not a knocker; a pusher, not a kicker; a motor, not a clog. To base

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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has discussed the formation of the country's abinet with Raila Odinga, the opposition leader expected to take up the post of prime minister in a coalition government, but the two have not reached agreement. Meanwhile, civ

莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第75篇

So are you to my thoughts as food to life, 如同生命需要食粮，你哺育着我的思想， Or as sweet-season'd showers are to the ground; 好比春天的酥雨为大地注满琼浆。 And for the peace of you I hold such strife As 'twixt a mi

形容人小气的话

1. He is a very stingy person. 他是个很小气的人。 2. What a miser! 真是个吝啬鬼！ 3. He's not a generous person. 他不是个慷慨的人。 4. She's such a penny pincher. 她真是个守财奴。 5. He's such a tightwad. 他真是个小

小气的各种形容法

1. He is a very stingy person. 他是个很小气的人。 2. What a miser! 真是个吝啬鬼! 3. He's not a generous person. 他不是个慷慨的人。 4. She's such a penny pincher. 她真是个守财奴。 5. He's such a tightwad. 他真是个小气

英语美文：The Beggar and the Miser

One day, an old beggar went to the village. He knocked at the door of a rich man to beg for food. 一天，一个老乞丐来到一个熟悉的村子里。他敲上了一个富人家的门，想跟他讨点儿东西吃。 This was a big house and at