Syria Asks for Help to Fight Islamic State An Islamic State militant announce to residents of Taqba city that Tabqa air base has fallen to Islamic State militants, in nearby Raqqa city August 24, 2014. Islamic State militants stormed the air base in

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释义: take on 担负,对抗 take on 有很多含义,最常用的就是表示担负(极度)困难事情的责任(accept a job or responsibility), 雇用(hire), 呈现某种形象。另外,也可以用作展开斗争。 例句: I'm

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核心句型: You can't buck the system. 你无法抗拒整个制度。 buck the system直译过来就是:用羊角顶撞制度,这个短语的正确意思是:反对、抗拒某种制度。因此,当美国人说You can't buck the system.时,

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3 Die in Gaza Blast Meredith Buel Jerusalem 20 Aug 2001 13:56 UTC A Palestinian man and his two children died after an 1)explosion ripped through their home in the Gaza Strip. The three died under 2)d

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CONTRA-,CONTRO-,COUNTER- against 相对,反对 字首 contra,contro,counter 源自拉丁文介系词,副词 contra,意为相对,反对.拉丁文将 contra 和 contro 视作字首,例如 contradict v.

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Apple is hoping drones can help the company compete more effectively against Google Maps, according to a new report. 一则最新报告指出,苹果公司希望无人机可以帮助其更有效地对抗谷歌地图。 The tech giant is building a t

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Mucus: Your Friend Against Bacteria 粘液助你对抗细菌 When you are sick with a cold or the flu, you may have a runny nose. Why is it called a runny nose? Because of the mucus flowing and dripping from your nose. Yucky! But, guess what? Mucus i

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AS IT IS 2016-06-17 Tech Companies, Privacy Rights Groups to Fight FBI Again 科技公司和隐私权团体将再次对抗联邦调查局 Technology companies and rights groups are preparing to fight the Federal Bureau of Investigation again over pri

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The head of Madagascar's transitional authority, Andry Rajoelina, announced on national television that elections would be held on March 20 for a new parliament which would choose the next prime minister and draft a new constitution. Scott Bobb 17 De

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David跟Sandra聊天,谈到办公室里的勾心斗角是难以避免的,所以只能想办法面对。Sandra 说, S: Maybe I need to toughen up. You know that old saying: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. D: Maybe...but have

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Max, I can't wait to go home and illegally download that documentary about performance art. 麦克斯,我等不及要回家非法下载那个行为艺术的纪录片了。 And I can't wait to go home and watch Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. 我也迫不及

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Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, has warned that a Pandora's box will be opened if Apple co-operates with the FBI. The FBI has ordered the tech giant to assist it with unlocking an iPhone used by San Be

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爱滋病不只是作为流行病四处蔓延,和其相关的不好的法律条文也到处可见,这些法律将带病者视为囚犯。在多哈举办的这场TEDx高峰会上,Shereen El-Feki 提出了强而有力的论证,指出这些将爱滋

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Gov't to curb corruption in medical procurement BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have pledged to further crack down on illegal activity regarding procurement procedures at local hospitals that are under the supervision of local governments, m

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以色列军队在加沙边界枪杀巴勒斯坦人 GAZA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in northeast Gaza near the border, medical sources and witnesses said Friday. The witnesses said that the Israeli troops statione

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ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is Douglas Silliman, a career foreign service officer who has worked on and off in Iraq since 2011, has previously served as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, and has held other posts

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欧洲领导人在乌克兰呼吁结束暴力 BRUSSELS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and also leaders from Croatia and Latvia, among others, have called on an end of violence in Ukraine on Wednesday. Ukraine's

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释义: take on 担负,对抗 take on 有很多含义,最常用的就是表示担负(极度)困难事情的责任(accept a job or responsibility), 雇用(hire), 呈现某种形象。另外,也可以用作展开斗争。 例句: I'm

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今天我们要学的词是track down。 Track down, 追捕、追寻。 The police are trying to track down the suspect, 警方试图寻找嫌疑犯。最近有一名美国俄亥俄州的农场主自杀前把自己饲养的猛兽放了出来。 Ohio

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