CNN 2010-06-26

Today I accepted General Stanley McChrystals resignation as commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. I did so with considerable regret, but also with certainty that it is the right thing for our mission in Afghanistan,

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Archimedes was a Greek scientist. He lives in Syracuse nearly 200 years ago. The King of the land wanted to wear a Golden Crown. He gave some gold to a goldsmith to make a suitable crown. After few days, the goldsmith brought the finished crown to th

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AS IT IS 2016-01-31 Ice Boats Race Like the Wind 像风一样的冰船比赛 Who says you have to stay inside your home when it is cold outside? Theres an unusual sport practiced in the northern United States, and the season only starts when winds st

SSS 2012-06-27

Every time you inhale, oxygen passes from your windpipe to your lungs and on into your bloodstream. But what if your windpipe was blocked? Getting the gas straight to your blood could save your life. Wait, put down that syringea large air bubble in a

CNN 2008-10-24

Hello, it is Thursday, October the 21st, thanks for logging on. From the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Naamua Delaney with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A once in a century credit tsunami, that is how former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan

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Once there lived a merchant in Arabia. He often went to the Far East countries to sell his goods. His wife knew some magic. When his husband was away and was alone at home she read the magical books. After some years she became evil with magical powe

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The cover shall be limited to sixty days upon discharge of the insured goods from the seagoing vessel at the final port of discharge． 被保险货物在卸货港卸离海轮后，保险责任以60天为限。 We generally insure W．P．A． on C．

pbs高端访谈:密歇根湖水位创历史新低

JUDY WOODRUFF:Now: why some of the Great Lakes are dropping to record low levels, and the economic bite that's accompanying this environmental change. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago has the story. ELIZABETH BRACKETT, WTTW: Leland Harbor is the he

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Kai Fung No. 2 back to Hong Kong water

HONG KONG, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong fishing vessel Kai Fung No. 2 reached Hong Kong water on Tuesday evening. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Chief Executive CY Leung and HKSAR government ar

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These amazing pigs swim every day in the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas - on their own tiny island where they live in luxury. 这群神奇的小猪每天都在巴哈马群岛清澈的海水中游泳，在小岛上享受奢侈的悠闲生活。 T

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BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhuanet) --In February this year, Chinese National Geographic magazine published a series of exquisite pictures about Shicheng City (literally, Lion City), and since then, the public's strong interest in the city has been aroused

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The trapped Chinese icebreaker Xuelong broke through the Antarctic's heavy ice floes on Tuesday and was headed for open water. The vessel, which had been conducting China's 30th Antarctic expedition before going to the aid of the stramded Russian shi

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HOUSTON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An out-of-control natural gas well ignited a fire on a rig off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, and the raging blaze has caused its production platform to collapse, authorities said on Wedne

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Why, the cart box, to be sure, replied the boy, taking the cup, half-filled with water, in one hand, and the hollow iron in the other. 当然那只铸铁工具套重。一只手拿着盛了一半水的锌制杯，另一只手拿着铸铁套的孩子回

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The number of those killed in the Italian cruise ship disaster has risen to five after search crews on Sunday discovered the bodies of two elderly men in the submerged section of the Costa Condordia. The huge vessel with more than 4,000 people on boa

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We have managed once, briefly, to send humans to that depth in a sturdy diving vessel, yet it is home to colonies of amphipods, 我们只有一次用坚固的潜水器成功地把人送到了那个深度，而且就一会儿，而那里却是端足目动