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In 1968, American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed outside his motel room. Four days later, a congressman proposed a federal holiday honoring King. It was to be a holiday celebrating peace. Who could object to such a
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American people's observance of MLK Day From Memphis, where Dr. Martin Luther King died, to Saint Louis in the Midwest today, to Los Angeles, Americans honor the civil rights leader, who changed the world by his bravery, his leadership and his visio
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April Fools Day is on the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: This is the day upon which
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April Fools Day While popular in the U.S.,the April Fool' s Day tradition is even more prevalent1) in European countries,such as France and Great Britain.Althought he roots of the traditional trickings are unclear,the French and the British both have
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By Mike Cooper Atlanta 16 January 2006 The U.S. holiday marking the birthday of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior was observed across the country Monday. In Atlanta, Reverend King's
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By Alex Villarreal Washington 22 January 2008 On Monday, Americans celebrated the life of one of the nation's most influential civil rights activists, Martin Luther King, Junior. King fought for change in the 1950s and 60s - a time when much of the A
VOA标准英语2008年（一月）
National Day of Service Honors Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. Stephanie Garlick is fighting hunger. She's volunteering at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, doing what she can to help the less fortunate. There is so much depression
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It was December, 1955, and Martin Luther King, Jr. had just received his doctorate degree in theology（神学）. He had moved to Montgomery（ 蒙哥马利）, Alabama to preach at a Baptist church. He saw there, as in many other southern states, t
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U.S. President Barack Obama led Americans on Monday in honoring the legacy of the slain civil rights leader, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. For the president, the King Day holiday has a special meaning. Mr. Obama has often talked about America's jo
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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be shut off at the Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are also expected to go dark. So is the
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Jack opened his eyes. He was wearing his ownclothes and his sneakers. The cloth sack had turnedback into his backpack. Welcome home, Master Librarians, said Morgan. She stood in the tree house, smiling at them. Hi! said Annie. We brought you the anci
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
What's going on? said Jack. I don't know, said Annie. But we'd better followit.She hurried after the ball of silk thread. Jack put the bamboo book into his sack and took offafter her. They followed the trail of thread down the row,where it turned dow
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
Jack and Annie stood frozen. The silent soldiers did, too. Finally, Annie spoke. They're fake, she said. Fake? whispered Jack. They're not real, she said. They look real, said Jack. Annie walked straight toward the front row ofsoldiers. Jack held his
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
The Dragon King watched the bonfire as it blazedup toward the sky. Around the fire the air was thickand wavy. Bamboo books were stacked beside thefire, waiting to be burned. Hurry! said the scholar. They jumped down from the cart and joined thecrowd
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
It's a book from our country, said Jack. Yourbooks are made of bamboo, but ours are made ofpaper. Actually, your country invented paper. Butlater, in the future.The man looked confused. Never mind, said Annie. It's for reading. It's forlearning about
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
The oxcart bumped across the wooden bridge thatcrossed over a moat. Then it passed guards standingby giant wooden gates. Are the gates ever closed? Jack asked. Oh, yes, every day at sunset, said the scholar. When the gong sounds, the gates close. The
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
Prologue One summer day in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, amysterious tree house appeared in the woods. Eightyear-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie,climbed into the tree house. They found that it was filled with books. Jack and Annie soon disc
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
Jack and Annie kept walking across the pasturetoward the road. Annie stopped when they neared thefarmhouse. We have to find the silk weaver and give her themessage, she said. Let's do that on our way back, said Jack. I'mworried about finding the Impe
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
Jack and Annie ran around the farmhouse. At theback was an oxcart filled with bags of grain. Therewas no one in sight. The shouting behind them got louder. Jack and Annie looked at each other, then divedinto the back of the wooden cart. They buriedth
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
Oh, wow, Annie said. These clothes feel so soft. And look, I have a pocket for my secret library card.Jack opened his eyes. Their clothes had magicallychanged. They no longer wore jeans, T-shirts, and sneakers. Instead, they had on baggy pants, loose
汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》