Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

The Life I Desired

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语言小点心:Fire Away

1. What does fire away mean?: a) you can ask me anything you want b) it's safe to fire the gun c) I think I can smell something burning 2. Which other expression has the same meaning as fire away? 3. Is fire away a friendly or unfriendly thing to sa

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金属:Sirenia - My minds eye

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Fireworks! Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Im Rich Kleinfeldt. Today we tell about the word fireworks. The expression fireworks gets its meaning from the fireworks that people shoot into the sky when they are celebratin

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The building was full of smoke. The fire fighting trucks came to fight against the fire. The firemen open the doors of residence with axes. The fireman fighting against fire while helping the injures to the ambulance.

VOA标准英语2013--Fighting Fire with Fire

Fighting Fire with Fire In African savannahs, or grasslands, wildfires can either be destructive or beneficial. It all depends on when those fires occur. Scientists at the World Agroforestry Center have developed a system to determine the best time t

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A: Hello! How do I get online with my laptop? B: Just plug the Ethernet cable into your computer, and you'll be online in a heartbeat. A: Well, I see the cable. But my computer runs on wireless only. B: No problem. I'll tell you about our alternative

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It's A Huge Loss': Friend Mourns Anthony Bourdain

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This morning we report on the death of a man who bounded across television screens filled with life. Anthony Bourdain has died. He took his own life, we're told, while in France recording an episode of his CNN program Parts Unkno

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Hiring Taxies 租赁出租车

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Fireworks sales down in Beijing during holiday

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sales of fireworks and the number of people injured due to fireworks setting off in Beijing have dropped significantly during this year's Spring Festival holiday, which began on Feb. 10. A total of 313,000 cartons of fire

Politicians provoke poet's ire

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Richard Firestone

BBC Learning English People and places Richard Firestone Dima:Hello, I'm Dima, and today our guest is Richard Firestone, an American scientist in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who has recently been involved in a fascinating research into an

摇滚:Lake Of Fire

英文歌词： where do bad folks go when they die? They don't go to heaven where the angels fly They go down to the lake of fire and fry Won't see them again till the fourth of July I knew a lady who came from Duluth She got bit by a dog with a rabid t

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Dan: Hello and welcome to this weeks 6 Minute English. Im Dan Walker Smithand today Kate and I are talking about retirement（退休 ）. Kate: Hello Dan. Yes, well retirement is the time of your life when you stopworking completely. And here in the

Directors Guild of America unveils nominees

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Directors Guild of America (DG) on Tuesday handed out nominations to elite directors including Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee who are viewed as front- running contenders for best helmer of 2012. Ben Affleck earned a

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Moderator : Ladies and Gentlemen: The President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. President Reagan : Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. And , Reverend Clergy all, Senator Hawkins, distin