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A cat is said to have nine lives because it is more tenacious of life than many animals. People always think that due to the speed, cleverness and flexibility of cats, they can stay alive in most difficult situations when other animals would have be

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VOA标准英语2010年-Britain Prepares for Visit by Pope Ben

Pope Benedict XVI will arrive Thursday in Britain for a four-day visit. It is only the second papal visit to the country since the Reformation and the first official state visit. Claz Gomez taps away eagerly at the keyboard of her computer. She is hu

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The first solar panels have been installed on top of the Papal Audience Hall at Vatican City. Each heavy panel holds photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity. With this plant, if its working in about two weeks, we avoid 200 tons of

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经典背诵 Recitation TopDaniel: Adam showed me around his school. His school is divided into two parts: the junior high school and the senior high school. The white building is their library. And it holds more than 1,000,000 books. And they also h

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Listen Read Learn Daniel: Mom, the road is so strange! It is different from the common roads. Mom: Oh, it was done for the blinds. They can feel and find their way to any place they want. Daniel: Is that really so? Oh, great. It's unnecessary for the

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As for the girllet her wait, and watch, and wonder. From now until he arrived in Darwin he would be watched by the excellent Father John, who had his orders, then after that every letter he sent from Darwin would be opened, and he would not be allowe

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By George Dwyer Washington 09 April 2008 Next week (15-20 April 2008), Pope Benedict XVI makes his first official visit to the United States. He is scheduled to meet with President Bush at the White House, deliver an address at the United Nations, an

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A couple of weeks ago, there was a particularly tragic event in the waters outside of Sicily where ten people died. They were caught in a fisherman's nets and the fisherman cut the nets and let them go, ten people died. Pope Francis says that particu

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Todd: So, Matt, we're talking about adjectives this week and, or qualities about people, so let's talk about what makes people good at what they do. First of all, what do you think makes a good student? We're both teachers so in your mind what's a go

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2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Hopes Turkey Visit Will Lead to Useful Dia

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 December 2006 Pope Benedict XVI gestures from his study window overlooking St. Peter's Square, 3 Dec 2006 Pope Benedict expressed hope Sunday that his trip to Turkey would lead to useful dialogue with Muslims. But on a

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