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Maurice Ravel was born in 1875 in a little village in southern France near the Spanish border. His father was Swiss and his mother was Basque. Ravel's devotion to his mother bordered on the 1)obsessiv
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1. depose /dɪˈpəʊz/ -- (literally, put down) put out of office; dethrone Did the king abdicate or was he deposed? 那个国王是自己放弃了王位还是被废的? 2. impose /imˈpəuz/ -- put on as a burden, duty, tax, etc.; inflict Cleanin
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OMG! Congratulations to both of you!! How did he pop the question??OMG! 祝贺你们俩啊!!他怎么求的婚啊??
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How wondrous familiar is a fool! muttered Ahab; then aloud, 这傻瓜可多亲热呀!亚哈喃喃道;然后高声叫道, Thou art a full ship and homeward bound, thou sayest; well, then, call me an empty ship, and outward-bound. 你说,你们是