音标:['ʃʌkər] ;
剥壳机, 剥壳器, 剥玉米穗苞叶机
n. One who shucks oysters or clams

Books and Arts; Book Review;Paul Volcker;Tall tale; 文艺;书评;保罗沃尔克;伟人传奇; Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence. By William Silber. 《沃尔克:金石为开》威廉 希尔伯著。 Alan Greenspan may be the most famous c

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1. Nerd/geek/dork/dweeb/gweeb 呆子. 这些字都代表一个人因为太专注某件事而看起来不太正常, 而并非不聪明的呆, 如书呆子, 计算机怪胎等, 这几个字可以交换使用. 其中 nerd , geek 和 dork 比其它二个来

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Books and Arts; Book Review; 文艺;书评; Paul Volcker 保罗沃尔克 Tall tale 伟人传奇 The most influential central banker of the modern era 当代最具影响力的央行行长 Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence. By William Silber. Blo

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I have time to join the IGO and be an ambassador to help new incoming international students get use to the environment here at Georgetown University and Washington, DC. Shu Tao is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Biology specializing i

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A Somali government soldier looks at car exploded by a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, 15 Feb 2010 Somali rebel group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a failed suicide bombing attempt against the defense minister for the Western-backed Mogadishu

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The retired former chief of the U.S. central bank, Paul Volcker, told a congressional committee Thursday that to avoid further financial crises there needs to be greater regulation of financial institutions. Paul Volcker testifies before Joint Econo

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I. I am not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's mate. I am only plucking pheasants 'cause the pheasant plucker's running late. I cannot bear to see a bear bear down upon a hare. When bare

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The United States pledged Wednesday to accept more refugees fleeing from wars in Syria and elsewhere, even as Europe unveiled a mandatory country-by-country quota plan to resettle 160,000 migrants. After meeting with lawmakers in Congress, U.S. Secre

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 05 May 2007 The new mayor of Somalia's troubled capital says he has implemented tough measures to help secure Mogadishu and is appealing for international help to restore badly-needed services. Mohamed Dheere spoke to VOA Corr

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今天我们要学的词是higher-ups。 Higher-ups, 高层。=He got the promotion only because he was a bootlicker to the higher-ups, 他就是因为拍马屁才得到了提升。NBC higher-ups plan to order 10 drama pilots, 美国全国广播公司的

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BIRMINGHAM, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Curtains of the All England Open were down on Sunday, with badminton powerhouse China bagging surprises and three titles. At the men's singles event, Chinese player Chen Long beat No. 1 seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia

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LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Luxembourg went to the polls on Sunday in a snap election after Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg for the past 18 years, had resigned over a spying scandal in July. In spite of the scandal, Juncker

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BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- German Olympic champion Jonas Reckermann said Thursday that he will retire from beach volleyball due to back problems. Reckermann announced his retirement on the website of the German Volleyball Federation decision is very

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麦斯米兰海克 (Maximilian Hecker) 1977年生于德国Heidenheim,从小就是披头士 (The Beatles) 的歌迷。学习录音、上过打击乐和钢琴课、在学校乐团任职的麦斯米兰原本在酒吧做驻场歌手,被发现后在德国

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BRUSSELS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Eurozone finance ministers agreed to bail out Spain by giving a first payment of 30 billion euros (37 billion U.S. dollars) to its reeling banks by the end of July, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said here early

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重点单词: Perseverance n. 坚持不懈;不屈不挠 race n.竞赛;比赛 Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. Walter Elliott, Clergyman 「坚持不是一个长跑,它是很多一个接一个的短跑。

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Bao Shuya 鲍叔牙 In Chinese culture Bao Shuya is known mainly for his loyalty to his friend, as well as his open-mindedness and tolerant and his judgement of ability; Guan Zhong's political career and the subsequent power of the state of Qi arguab

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That proposition was put to the test after Paul Volcker became Fed chairman in 1979. 这种主张在保罗沃克尔于1979年成为美联储主席后被付诸验证。 Mr Volcker was set on getting inflation down. 当时,沃克尔决心要把通胀降

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Whatever gets you off on life Whatever gets you off on life No judgement wrong or right Yeah yeah, you made a believer out of me Come on and lay your hands on me Come on and lay your hands on me Praise the Lord in all His might Oh you made a believer

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The Nordics in charge 北欧掌控 A Scandinavian wave 一次斯堪的纳维亚狂潮 How the Nordics get so many senior international positions 北欧为何拥有众多较高的国际职位 WHEN it comes to international jobs, Scandinavia does well.

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body-shop
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chemy-stirrer
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ketyls
lotless
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man facturer
many a long day
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