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The following day, Grandfather drove the family station wagon up a long, winding gravel driveway. Ahead, the Aldens could see a very large brick house with white shutters. A maid met them at the door. She led them to a comfortable living room with a
This was where the Nautilus had been sent accidentally--or perhaps deliberately--by its captain. 就在这里,鹦鹉螺号船只无意或有意地被他的船长引了进来。 It was sweeping around in a spiral whose radius kept growing smaller an
After likewise closing the opening in the skiff, the Canadian began to unscrew the nuts still bolting us to the underwater boat. 同时也把小艇的入口关上,加拿大人还把潜艇上固定着小艇的螺丝拧出来。 Suddenly a noise from
今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是:come down on like a ton of bricks。Ton,是一吨两吨的吨; brick,是砖头的意思。A ton of bricks一吨重的砖头砸下来,想想都让人不寒而栗。Come down on like a ton of bricks,
WITHIN a few minutes the news had spread, and a dozen skiff-loads of men were on their way to McDougal's cave, and the ferry-boat, well filled with passengers, soon followed. Tom Sawyer was in the ski
Part Nine The old man watched for him to come again but neither shark showed. Then he saw one on the surface swimming in circles. He did not see the fin of the other. I could not expect to kill them, he thought. I could have in my time. But I have hu
It was on the third turn that he saw the fish first. He saw him first as a dark shadow that took so long sto pass under the boat that he could not believe its length. No, he said. He cant be that big. But he was that big and at the end of this circle
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By Doug Levine Washington 28 October 2006 Saxophonist Michael Lington became a fan of American jazz while growing up in his native Denmark. It was a passion so strong that he eventually settled down in the U.S. and launched a recording career. In a
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- American Andy Roddick eased into third round of the ATP Washington Classic tennis tournament on Tuesday. Roddick, a three-time Washington champion, defeated Slovenian Grega Zemlja 6-4, 6-4 in just 84 minutes. I accompli
This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I am Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Air pollution is bad for our health, but scientists say we don't know much about the long-term effects. So researchers in Canada and the Netherlands dec
Host: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week We visit an aircraft carrier that served during World War Two Answer a question from Brazil about the cartoon character Felix the Cat And listen
I'll let you assess the degree of anger consuming our impatient Ned Land. He hurled at the hapless animal the most potent swearwords in the English language. 人们可以想象到,这个时候,性急的尼德兰被激怒到了什么程度。他对这
Sometimes theres a topic that doesnt quite defy explanation but certainly gives one pause in the undertaking. Lucky usthats where we find ourselves today. Why gerunds take a possessive before them. Oy. What's a Gerund? Lets start with what a gerund i
But couldn't we at least get the lay of the land? Ned went on. Here's an island. 难道我们不可以探一探这地方的情形吗?尼德兰又说,这是一个岛, On this island there are trees. 在这岛上有树。 Under those trees land a
The next day, January 5, after its deck paneling was opened, the skiff was wrenched from its socket and launched to sea from the top of the platform. 第二天,1月5日,小艇解开,从它的窝中出来,由平台上放人海中。 Two men we
Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the pleasure trip getting under way. 尼摩船长领我到中央楼梯,梯上通至平台。尼德兰和康塞尔早在那里
What! You have a skiff? I replied in some astonishment. 什么!您还有一只小艇吗?我有些惊异地说。 Surely. An excellent longboat, light and unsinkable, which is used for excursions and fishing trips. 当然喽。一只很好的小艇,
The way you stumble in the kitchen Looking for that first cup of joe How you put on your mascara Starin' in the mirror on your tippy-toes And if you wonder why I love you baby I can boil it down to just one thing Chorus Yeah everything Every little t