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By Aida Akl Washington, D.C. 10 May 2007 Despite signs of progress in resolving some of the Horn of Africa's festering disputes, a range of conflicts extending from Sudan to Somalia and from Eritrea to Uganda threatens to further destabilize the reg

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歌词如下： The wheels on the bus go round and round round and round, Round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round All through the town The horn on the bus goes beep,beep,beep. Beep,beep,beep. The horn on the bus goes beep,beep,beep.

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我们今天要学的习惯用语都带有这个词horn。 Horn这个词有几种不同意思。首先它可以指象公牛之类大型雄性动物头上长的角。在我们今天学的第一个习惯用语里horn就是这个意思： take the bull

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They also agreed on co-branding, though that took a lot of haggling to define. 他们也就联合品牌达成协议，虽然经历了很多次讨价还价。 I took the position that it's a Disney movie, but eventually I relented, Eisner recalled. 我最