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The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon. The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone. In the middle of a cyclo

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Old Yeller was a great smeller. Dogs in general have superior smelling abilities. They detect dead bodies, illegal drugs and explosiveseven cancer. But dogs don't just have great olfactory gear. Another reason they're amazing chemical detectors? [sni

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Laundry detergents and air fresheners have long promised to keep your house and clothes smelling sunshine fresh and rain shower clean. But what they haven't said is

英文幽默故事：The Greedy Dog

Once there lived a dog. He was very greedy. There were many times that he had to pay for his greed. Each time the dog promised himself, I have learnt my lesson. Now I will never be greedy again. But he soon forgot his promises and was as greedy as ev

SSS 2009-04-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Male chimpanzees often compete aggressively for mates. Now researchers have observed a friendlier behavior that males use to woo potential partners: they exchange meat

SSS 2011-04-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? When your stomach's empty, it pumps out the hormone ghrelin, to whet your appetite and get your juices flowing. But ghrelin doesn't just make you crave a bite.

SSS 2011-01-06

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. We produce tears in response to insults to the eyesthe sting of onion fumes, a tiny insect that flew into your cornea. But we also produce emotional tear

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1. Chief political strategist and right-hand man Karl Rove will be leaving his post at the White House by the end of the month. Rove has been at the president's side for more than 14 years, starting with Bush's run for Governor of Texas. Rove says he

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我们的鼻子或者嘴巴在某些情况下会发出一种声响。有几个动词是用来表示口鼻这些发出某种声响的动作的。今天要讲的三个习惯用语都分别从这样一个动词发展而来。 1. cough up 勉强说出；被

英语歌曲:I can--Nas

超节奏英文歌曲：I can--nas i know i can (i know i can) be what i wanna be (be what i wanna be) if i work hard at it (if i work hard it) i'll be where i wanna be (i'll be where i wanna be) be, b-boys and girls, listen up you can be anything in

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Different combinations of sniffing in and out can be used to control a wheelchair. Reasearchers in Israel have developed an electronic controller that allows severely disabled people to control their wheelchairs or computers with a simple sniff of th

生活大爆炸第二季第十三集_2

[ scene: sitting on the sofa, Sheldon is reading his questionnaire ] -Sheldon: Your questionnaire, very disappointing. questionnaire: 问卷 disappointing: 失望的 你的调查问卷十分让人失望呀 -Leonard: I answered every question, Sheldon

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世界上有很多美妙的声音，但也有很多令人不堪忍受的声音，比如吃饭吧唧嘴、指尖在黑板上划过的声音、叉子划盘子的声音等等。近日一项调查列出了50个最令人抓狂的声音，一起来看看。

Corinthians' Paulinho could sign for Manchester City

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Bizarre is just the right word to describe the 8 methods to lose weight you are about to find out. Follow them and you will see fat melt in no time. 下面你将看到八种减肥方法，对这些减肥之道只能用奇葩来形容。加以运用，你

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Officials have not blamed any group for the bombing at the Erawan shrine on Monday night, which the government called a bid to destroy the economy. No one has claimed responsibility. Thailand's Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that h

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KFC's signature fried chicken has kept millions of diners clucking for more for over 80 years. But would you want to smell like you've been cooking with the Colonel all day? 在过去的80年中，数以百万计的食客吃着肯德基的招牌炸鸡。

【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语676期

【原文】 (Hey Hey Hey Hey!) Either you find my niece, or I will call the cops with their drug-sniffing dogs. 【翻译】 （嘿！）要么你们帮我找到我的侄女，要么我会叫警察来，当然还有缉毒犬。