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跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第67期

Sometimes when you take two ordinary things and put them together at just the right time, there's a chance they'll become two less ordinary things. 语音讲解： 单词发音 ordinary 英 /ˈɔːdnri/ 美 /ˈɔːrdneri/ chance 英 /tʃɑːns/ 美 /

Chinese island province pilots in low-altitude test flight

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VOA标准英语2008年-Leaders in Iraq's Anbar Province Join to Fight

By Deborah Block Abu Ghraib, Iraq 08 January 2008 In the past few months, U.S. military leaders in Iraq have been praising the work of so-called Anbar Awakening councils composed of Sunni tribal leaders in western Anbar province. The tribal sheikhs h

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By VOA News Pinar del Rio, Cuba 14 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba: part 2 This week we are bringing you a special series of reports called Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. The series is based on the reporting of a video crew that contributes mate

Poorest Chinese province to settle 100,000 in new homes

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A man was crawling across the Desert dying of thirst, when a camel raced up and stopped. An Arab jumped down, opened a suitcase and said, Would you like to buy a tie?No,said the man, 'I need water, do you have water?' 'No,' said the Arab,' but I do h

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China allocates 120 mln yuan to drought-hit SW province

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De Canio sacked by Genoa

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Shaarawy scores to give Milan much-needed win

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NE China province reports nearly 20% rise in trade with Russia

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China province mulls law on radioactive pollution control

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Two missing after floods in NW China

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英语俚语天天说 第382期:"Desert"和"Dessert"傻傻分不清楚?

【俚语】 Manger /ˈmeɪndʒɚ/ n. 牛马的槽 Manager /ˈmnədʒɚ/ n. 经理 【例句】 The horses are eating from the manger. 马儿正在槽里吃饲料。 I would like to speak to the manager. 我想找经理谈谈。 Desert /ˈdezɚt/ n. 沙