The Writer

Nineteenth-century life had dealt the ten-year-old London 1) lad a bad hand. While his father 2) languished in debtor’s jail, painful 3) pangs of hunger 4) gnawed at his stomach. To feed himself, th

THIS IS AMERICA - Asian-American Writers

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Lu Xun is my favourite writer. He is one of the most famous writers in China. He wrote a lot of literary works. He was thin and not tall. He always wore a long old coat in that time. At first, he wanted to be a doctor and save peoples lives. So he le

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Lesson 104 - GHOST WRITER / SPOOKY

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The political thriller, The Ghost Writer, earned controversial director Roman Polanski top honors in February at the Berlin Film Festival. Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor co-star in the 'ripped-from-the-headlines' tale of high-level international in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mall Of America Searches For Writer-In-Residence

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Who says nobody dreams big anymore? MATT NEGRIN: I want to write about what it's like to never leave the Mall of America. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: That's Matt Negrin. He's a comedy writer in New York. This week, he learned that there i

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Lu Xun is my favourite writer. He is one of the most famous writers in China. He wrote a lot of literary works. He was thin and not tall. He always wore a long old coat in that time. At first, he wanted to be a doctor and save peoples lives. So he le

英文短篇故事（纽约）512 He Calls Himself a Writer

Moonbucks was crowded. He was reading a magazine at a corner table. A pretty, young woman asked, May I join you? There's nowhere else to sit. He nodded. She thanked him and sat down. She said, You must be pretty smart to be reading that magazine. He

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Google's YouTube to boost staff by 30 percent in 2011

NEW YORK, Mar 10 (Reuters) - YouTube, the popular video site owned by Google Inc, said on Thursday it is adding 200 jobs, boosting its staff by more than 30 percent in its biggest hiring year. In a blog posting, the company also said more than 35 hou

学个词Learn a Word 第1653-staff

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学个词Learn a Word 第1411期　half-staff

今天我们要学的词是half-staff。Half-staff, 意思是降半旗。 As a matter of protocol, U.N. offices around the globe lowered their flags to half-staff to mark the funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, 不久前维吉尼亚理工

学个词Learn a Word 第1743 ghost writer

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The Ombudsman, Beverley Wakeham, told a Parliamentary committee that her office has too much work and too few staff. She needs another $1m to employ extra staff and for general administration. The job of the Ombudsman office is to deal with complaint

我最喜欢的作家 My Favorite Writer

Many years ago, I saw the movie Harry Potter, I am so impressed by the magical world. The main character Harry is such a tough boy, he overcomes all the difficulties. After seeing the movie, I start to read the books, it is much excellent than the mo

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