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It was a hot Summer day. She was in her room. The fan was on, but it blew hot air. She did not want to be home. It was too hot. She thought of what to do. Her cell phone vibrated. She picked it up. She received a text message. It was from her friend.

儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Purple Pool CHAPTER 8 Who Did It?

The Aldens dropped Bobby off at his room. He couldnt wait to tell his parents all about his trip to the Empire State Building and the adventure in the elevator, too. After waving good-bye to his new friend, Benny turned to his brother and sisters. So

Immigrant Workers Expand US Labor Pool

By Leah Krakinowski Recent surveys show many Americans want the nation's doors closed to immigrants. At the same time, President George W. Bush recently proposed an overhaul of the nation's immigratio

儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Purple Pool CHAPTER 3 The Purple Pool

The Aldens ate in a fancy restaurant that had long white tablecloths, candlesticks on every table, and music playing softly. Afterwards they went to the line of horse-drawn carriages for a ride. The children were surprised to see that, like the horse

儿童英语读物 The Old Motel Mystery CHAPTER 2 The Empty Swimming Pool

Kay parked the van before her charming white house with a picket fence around it. The car had barely stopped when the children scrambled out. All at once they noticed a tall, black-haired man with a mustache. With his hands on his hips and his booted

儿童英语小故事 95. Hot Day, Cool Pool

She puts on her swimsuit. She walks to the swimming pool. It is a hot day. The sky is blue. There are a few white clouds in the sky. She gets to the pool. She looks at the water. It is blue. It is cool. She jumps into the water. It feels so good.

超级简单英语阅读:Swimming Pool

Sharon jumped into the water at the swimming pool. She held her nose. She went under the water. Then she came back up. She swam to the ladder in the pool. She climbed out of the pool. She stood at the edge of the pool. She held her nose. She jumped i

60秒科学:Survey:17 Percent Have Piddled Pool

Friends who had a swimming pool also had a little sign posted that said, We dont swim in your toilet. Please dont pee in our pool. Despite such widespread admonitions, four fifths of those questioned believe that their fellow swimmers are guilty of

Breast Cancer Study Could Change How Early Growths Are Treat

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Have you ever felt lumps under the skin on the sides of your neck when you were sick? Those might be lymph nodes. They can get swollen and painful but their job is to fight infection. Lymph nodes are par

旅馆英语对话-Swimming Pool(3)

A: Do you have a swimming pool in this hotel? B: We don't have a pool, sir, but we do have swim stations in the gym. A: I never heard of a swim station. Is that like a train or bus station? B: It's just a deep bathtub with a current of water that you

旅馆英语对话-Swimming Pool(1)

A: Is there a swimming pool in this hotel? B: We don't have a full-sized swimming pool, but we do have individual swim stations. A: What exactly does that mean? B: Basically, a swim station is like a treadmill, except instead of running, you swim. A:

旅馆英语对话-Swimming Pool(4)

A: I think I've looked everywhere, but I haven't seen a swimming pool here. B: This hotel has no full-size pool, but we do have swim stations in our gym. A: Swim stations? Whoever heard of such a thing? B: You swim in a swim station just like you run

旅馆英语对话-Swimming Pool(5)

A: I've been looking for a swimming pool, but I haven't found one yet. B: We have no pool, sir, but we do have swim stations in our gym. A: Swim stations? Could you be a little more explicit? B: You know how you run on a treadmill but don't go anywhe

美国国家公共电台 NPR She Survived Breast Cancer, But Says A Treatment Side Effect 'Almost Killed' Her

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, now more on a disease that maybe you've never heard of. It's called lymphedema. It can occur whenever lymph nodes are removed to stop the spread of cancer, and it's most common among breast cancer patients. NPR's Patti

TED演讲:树木之间如何交流(8)

You see, like all networks, mycorrhizal networks have nodes and links. 你们看，就像所有的网络一样，真菌的网络中也有节点和链接。 We made this map by examining the short sequences of DNA of every tree and every fungal indivi

美国习惯用语:429 dirty pool...

上次我们学了由dirt这个词发展而来的习惯用语. Dirt加上后缀y就构成形容词dirty。今天我们要讲的习惯用语都带有dirty这个词。大家一定知道dirty解释为肮脏的， 但是在习惯用语里意思转化了,

The Pool of Tears

The Pool of Tears Alice grew bigger. How quickly I'm growing! she said. And then, Oh! she cried, as her head hit the ceiling. I must go into that garden, she thought. This hall is too small for me now.She took the little golden key and went quickly t

【英音模仿秀】气候问题仍严峻 全球城市齐努力

模仿文本： The problems of climate change remain of course, but with Kyoto, Copenhagen and the other international conferences failing to cement worldwide accords, the focus has rather switched elsewhere, and some of it to world's cities. They a

U.S. beats Russia in Rugby World Cup pool match

WELLINGTON, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United States beat Russia 13-6 in the Rugby World Cup pool match in New Zealand North Island city of New Plymouth Thursday night. It was the American's third win in 19 World Cup games, with the previous two coming

听播客学英语 233 你忘了我的茶

Last week, the police in Denia in eastern Spain made a gruesome discovery. They found a decomposing body in a rubbish tip underneath a motorway bridge. The body was that of Colin Nodes, who was British, and a criminal with a long and colourful histor