[地名] [新西兰] 巴尔克卢萨

Let us enjoy reading this one of Birbal Stories of Birbal Returns Home. Birbal was in Persia at the invitation of the king of that country. Parties were given in his honor and rich presents were heaped on him. On the eve of his departure for home, a

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The Emperor Akbar was traveling to a distant place along with some of his courtiers. It was a hot day and the emperor was tiring of the journey. Cant anybody shorten this road for me? he asked, querulously. I can, said Birbal. The other courtiers loo

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One day the Emperor Akbar startled his courtiers with a strange question. If somebody pulled my whiskers what sort of punishment should be given to him? he asked. He should be flogged! said one courtier. He should be hanged! said another. He should b

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Birbal arrived late for a function and the emperor was displeased. My child was crying and I had to placate him, explained the courtier. Does it take so long to calm down a child? asked the emperor. It appears you know nothing about child rearing. No

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A farmer and his neighbor once went to Emperor Akbar's court with a complaint. Your Majesty, I bought a well from him, said the farmer pointing to his neighbor, and now he wants me to pay for the water. That's right, your Majesty, said the neighbor.

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One day Akbar and Birbal were riding through the countryside and they happened to pass by a cabbage patch. Cabbages are such delightful vegetables! said Akbar. I just love cabbage. The cabbage is king of vegetables! said Birbal. A few weeks later the

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One fine morning, a minister from Emperor Akbar's court had gathered in the assembly hall. He informed the Emperor that all his valuables had been stolen by a thief the previous night. Akbar was shocked to hear this because the place where that minis

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One day Akbar asked his courtiers if they could tell him the difference between truth and falsehood in three words or less. The courtiers looked at one another in bewilderment. What about you, Birbal? asked the emperor. I'm surprised that you too are

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Colorful fish at Danger Reef And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we explore the clear blue waters around the islands of the Bahamas to learn about the exciting sport of scuba d

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a harvest festival. The holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. This Thursday, millions of Americans will join family and friends to give t

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Monday, October 18, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Graphic Image Ken

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VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about female scientists around the world and some of the problems they face. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Women have been making scientific di

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 01 November 2006 Former South African president, P.W. Botha, has died at his home in Wilderness on the country's southern coast. He was 90. VOA's Delia Robertson has this profile on the man who introduced some reforms

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Middle class red shirt supporters Uraiwan Suwannasang, left, and Teerapan Suwannasang, in front of photos of their children at home in Ban Pheu, 17 May 2010 Many of the so-called Red-Shirt protesters who have spent more than two months demonstrating

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A: What can I do for you today? B: Doctor, I have the worst toothache! A: How long have you had this pain? B: For about a week or so, but its gotten really bad in the last couple of days. A: Did you do anything that might have aggravated your tooth?

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A: So what brings you to my office today? B: My tooth is killing me! A: How long has your tooth been bothering you? B: It just started hurting me last night. A: Have you injured your tooth in any way? B: I think one of my fillings might be coming loo

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A: How have you been doing? B: I cant sleep or eat. I have a really bad pain in my tooth! A: How long have you had this toothache? B: It bothers me off and on, but its gotten much worse these past few weeks. A: Is there anything that youve done to yo

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Iraq's political leaders struck a hopeful tone as they marked five years since the killing of prominent Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and dozens of others in a car bombing in the holy city of Najaf in 2003. VOA's Suzanne Presto re

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What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they know it? Such q

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学英语单词
accidental cause
adiaphanous
alnus crispas
amphibious support vehicle
anterior pectoral nerve (or anterior thoracic nerve)
astrologe
Atrypacea
blackcurrants
bodhanowiczite (bohdanowiczite)
bottle up something
Brocide
busy body
Chiktong-ri
chlorinated polyvinylidene
cladobotryum samala
coapt
combination function
crank axis
cross chrominance
cucumerinum
daily flow capacity
darkfield
debita fundi
depolarization coefficient
dessication
die grinder
dioicous
draw-out track
dressing hammer
driving transaction matrix
edrington
eightfoldness
electromagnetic pulse
endetted
finish with sb
fire-control grid
gelobel
genus Adansonia
ghost shrimps
glomerulomegaly
halleflintgneiss
health giving
highest-interest
horror-flick
human needs
huws
immediate use
isomallotasine
kazooing
lacrosse
lderes
lucicutia oblonga
main boundary fault
meline
mining width
mock trial
modulated sound source
more haste, less speed
Mossgiel
Nethertown
nettle agent
nuclear radiation decomposition
out-of-commision
pass-out steam turbine
point-likest
primary-surplus
pull up weeds
pull-aside
radiatums
randalli
reservoir cupola
resinous electricity
rete acromiale
rotating anode X-ray tube
rough bearing
satellite communication test
scan document
sedge bog
sizing agent
skein(spireme)
smon
sore-shins
spondylitis deformans
static firing
steal off
Streptocaulon griffithii
sulphite liquor
synchronous communication interface
take a close look
terrestrial navigation aid
to OD
to our great joy
transverse thickness taper
triquetrum
unfired bricy
vaccinia virus
verbum sat sapienti
water water type
wheel screw
william cowpers
xerostoma
Zefkrome