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The back road was exactly as Mr. Van Buren had described itquiet and beautiful. It cut through a valley surrounded by tree-covered hills. And a lazy river followed it most of the way, the sun sparkling on its rippled surface. For the first half hour

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This was no ordinary forest. What looked like trees were in fact giant fern s, horsetails and club mosses , the fossils of which have been exquisitely preserved in this Scottish park. They offer a gli

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Tensions remain high around the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa. A Canadian soldier guarding a nearby war memorial was murdered. Then gunfire erupted inside the parliament building. Police report one gunman is dead. The security at government

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1. appendix /əˈpendiks/ -- (literally, something hung on) matter added to the end of a book or document A school edition of a novel usually has an appendix containing explanatory notes. 用作教科书的小说通常有个附录，其中含有说明性

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Its almost time for dinner, Benny. We have to hurry, Jessie Alden told her six-year-old brother. They were walking home from the post office, where they had bought stamps for their grandfather, James Alden, and mailed a letter for their housekeeper,

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I shall begin at the beginning, said the D.H.C. and the more zealous students recorded his intention in their notebooks: Begin at the beginning. 我从头说一说主任说，积极的学生把他的意思记进了笔记本：从头说一说。 These

A Thanksgiving Story

A Thanksgiving Story It was the day before Thanksgiving the first one my three children and I would be spending without their father， who had left several months before． Now the two older children were very sick with the flu， and the eldest had

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I was very cautious not to lean too far over the little ocean ponds. 我非常谨慎，尽量离这些小海池远些。 The others were fearless, leaping over the rocks, perching precariously on the edges. 别的人就大胆多了，他们纵身跳过

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I was very cautious not to lean too far over the little ocean ponds. 我非常谨慎，尽量离这些小海池远些。 The others were fearless, leaping over the rocks, perching precariously on the edges. 别的人就大胆多了，他们纵身跳过

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The Golden Goose (part 2). When Samuel reached for their snack, he found a magnificent sweet cake and a large bottle of cider for them to share. My, look at this, said Samuel. I am glad I have much more than stale bread to share with you. When they f

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By Cindy Saine Washington 11 September 2007 After months of what he called testing the waters, former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson finally took the plunge into the presidential race the first week of September. Some critics say he waited too

这种专车也敢坐？ 美国浣熊骑鳄鱼过河

A man walking in a national forest in central Florida has captured a rare image of a raccoon appearing to ride on the back of an alligator. 一名男子在佛罗里达中部的国家森林里散步时，拍到了一张罕见的浣熊骑鳄鱼的照片。

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It was the day before Thanksgiving -- the first one my three children and I would be spending without their father, who had left several months before. Now the two older children were very sick with the flu, and the eldest had just been prescribed be

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Oh, no! No! No! Shouted Annie. She raced down the bank, until she reached asandy, clear spot. Here! Here! she called. The wildebeests followed her with their wild eyes. Jack watched in disbelief as the swimmers changedtheir course. Slowly, all the wi

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It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 square meters of fields to eliminate a scourge that has killed thousands