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Someone once told me that French fries are not French. There must be some connection between fries and France, otherwise they wouldnt be called French Fries. Wherever they are from, I love them. I guess theyre the most popular food in the world. Ever

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What a mess! There are dirty dishes in the sink and spaghetti sauce all over the counters. If you're going to cook, then you should clean up afterwards. Why is the floor sticky, too? I'm going to need dishwashing soap and a mop. What room is a big me

成人高等教育英语教材第一册16

UNIT 16 Giving Shopping Advice Integrated Skills Development Dialogues A. Could You Give Me Some Advice? Mr. Liu is a travel guide at a travel agency. Now he is giving shopping advice to Bill, one of

Grenade midfielder Mollo joins Nancy on loan

PARIS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Spain-based midfielder Yohan Mollo joined French top league club AS Nancy Lorraine on loan from Grenade, the club said on Monday. Mollo, 22, will play with AS Nancy Lorraine for six month with possibility to be recruited by

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Optimism Counters Pessimism on European M

Pessimism over bank failures and optimism over the inauguration of Barack Obama are resulting in mixed trading around the globe. While financial stocks in Asia took a dive Tuesday, shares in Europe were mostly steady as the inauguration of Barack Ob

VOA标准英语2009年-S. Korea Counters North's Nuclear Test by

South Korea is upgrading its participation in a U.S., led international campaign to disrupt the traffic of weapons of mass destruction, a step it long avoided to prevent angering Pyongyang. The move comes after a nuclear test by the North, and sever

VOA常速英语2007年-Clinton Counters Attacks by Democratic Presiden

By Jim Malone Washington 16 November 2007 The leading Democratic presidential contender, Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, is getting more aggressive in countering attacks from her rivals for the party nomination. VOA National correspondent Jim Ma

美国习惯用语: Lesson 186 - BEAN COUNTERS / SPILL THE BEANS

我们给大家介绍过两个由bean这个字组成的习惯用语，它们是：Full of beans and not worth a hill of beans. Full of beans是指一个人精力充沛，not worth a hill of beans是一钱

Under-suspicion children's charity counters allegations with audit

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- A children's charity suspected of money laundering announced on Friday that it had provided a bank statement of its cash flow in 2011 to a third-party auditing agency, in the hope of clearing itself of public suspicion. T

Fiorentina get first win at Genoa in 30 years

Fiorentina get first win at Genoa in 30 years ROME, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Fiorentina chalked up their first win in thirty years at Genoa with a 1-0 win on Thursday. Manuel Pasqual scored the only goal to award the visitors their first away win this seas

AC Milan drew 0-0 with Fiorentina

ROME, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan could not capitalise on their domination as they were held to a 0-0 draw by hosts Fiorentina on Saturday. Milan, coming off five consecutive Serie A victories, had the stronger start and penalty appeals on seven min

French 2010 jobless rate stable at 9.9%

PARIS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- French jobless rate（失业率） will stay stable at 9.9 percent for 2010, the highest level in a decade（十年）, according to a report published Wednesday by the national statistics bureau Insee. In the short-term an

S&P Downgrades French Credit Rating

Standard Poor's Friday downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries caught up in the eurozone crisis. This includes France, which has Europe's second-largest economy. SP's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. F

Sharapova Wins French Open

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova won her first French Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sara Errani of Italy on the red clay at Roland Garros in Paris Saturday. Sharapova is now the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam tou

French Presidential Campaign Enters Final Phase

French voters will cast their ballots on Sunday (4/22/12) in the first round of a presidential election that should ultimately see France's first Socialist leader in nearly two decades. The campaign enters it's final phase as Conservative President N

French Foreign Minister Meets Burmese Opposition Figure

France's top diplomatic envoy met with Burma's leading opposition figure Sunday, as he became the latest Western official to visit the Asian nation following a series of fast-paced reforms. The trip comes shortly after the United States restored full

U.S. welcomes French military action in Mali

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States welcomed the French military action in Mali and was providing support to the French forces, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. It's absolutely critical to stop the offensive

French soldier killed in northern Mali: Hollande

PARIS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A French soldier has been killed while fighting Islamist rebels in northern Mali, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday. A legionnaire from the 22nd parachute regiment has died in a clash with Islamists in nort

听歌学英语:DIDO蒂朵——Life For Rent漂泊的心

DIDO蒂朵Life For Rent漂泊的心 Artist : Dido song : Life for Rent I haven't ever really found a place that I call home I never stick around quite long enough to make it I apologize that once again I'm not in love But it's not as if I mind that y

VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Counters Criticism over World War I

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 17 September 2009 As the world marks the 70th anniversary this month of the start of World War II, there is a debate underway in Russia over the role the Soviet Union played in the events leading up to the outbreak of the war