CNN 2010-02-24

I think it all depends on the student, obviously. We like Senator Buttars raising the issue of the significance of the 12th year of high school. In Utah, we're finding however that the 12th year really needs to be intensified. We need to have full fo

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a. Edingburge is the capital city of Scottland. b.The city is often regarded as the most cultured and cosmopolitan city north of London. c.The annual Edingburge international festival attracts millions of visitors from all around the world. d.The cen

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SSS 2009-01-30

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. You probably remember exactly what you were doing when you first heard the news on 9/11. Thats because the brain has ways to file information so that thi

SSS 2009-11-26

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Some of this ice age dung was found beneath the skull in the Aucilla. The dung contained plant remains that tell us what the mastodon was browsing on 13,000 years ago or morea mixture of trees and grasses. This suggests that ice age Florida was drier

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CNN 2008-06-27

Good afternoon, I am Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The Supreme Court essentially threw out a 32-year-old handgun ban in the city of Washington. In a five-four ruling, justices said th

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-03

1. The Mayor of the Albuquerque, New Mexico says a 10-hour protest turned into a mayhem as police clashed with hundreds of protestors. The demonstrators are protesting recent police shootings there. 2. Washington State authorities say they expect dri

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Despite his autocratic nature -- he never worshipped at the altar of consensus 虽然乔布斯天性独裁专制，从不寄望于共识， Jobs worked hard to foster a culture of collaboration at Apple. 但他却着力在公司内部营造出一种合

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Getting Out Of The Rain Have you ever dashed across a parking lot in a sudden rainstorm? You might think that youll stay drier by running as fast as you can-but wait-the faster you run, the more drops youll run into horizontally, soaking your front.

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schedule n.时间表, 进度表v.确定时间 解析：ahead of schedule先于预定时间 tight schedule排得紧紧的时间表 tension n.紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压力, 张力, 牵力, 电压

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TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran and Britain agreed on Sunday to enhance cooperation as their embassies reopened in each other's capital after nearly four years of closure. The embassies in Tehran and London are reopened at the level of charge de aff

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Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found. The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is out of their league. Cortisol is produced by the body under physical or psychological stress and

下雨是跑淋的雨多还是走淋的雨多?

【英文原文】 Have you ever dashed across a parking lot in a sudden rainstorm? You might think that youll stay drier by running as fast as you can.but wait!The faster you run, the more drops youll run into horizontally, soaking your front. You w

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The real reason people close their eyes when they kiss is because the brain can't deal with more than two things at once. 接吻时闭眼的真正原因是大脑无法同时处理两件以上的事。 That is the finding of academics who have explore

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Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found.The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is out of their league. 科研人员日前发现，与美女会面可能有害健康。尤其是当男性

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Here is another one of Margarets poems. It is called A Day Without You. A day without you is like a garden with no rain, having no air to breathe, no nourishment. A day without you is like having no friends, being imprisoned, and trapped inside mysel