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Until he does so, he labors under a curse. He writes not of love but of lust, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, of victories without hope and, worst of all, without pity or compassion. 如果创作者不能做到这一点，那么就永

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A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that the young man was lookin

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Hormones in the Body Up to the beginning of the twentieth century, the nervous system was thought to control all communication within the body and the resulting integration of behavior. Scientists had determined that nerves ran, essentially, on elect

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An elderly woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the the artist.... .....Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets(绿宝石手镯）, a ruby（红宝石） broach, and gold Rolex（劳力士手表）. But y

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The price of oil has dropped around 20 percent in recent weeks, but remains more than double what it was just a couple of years ago. The high price has given oil companies the incentive to revisit old fields long ago abandoned as unprofitable. As VO

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It traps dirt and other

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It traps dirt and other

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We all try to strike that balance between aging gracefully -- and not looking as though we're older than we really are. With age, your skin thins and grows less elastic. As a result, wrinkles, age spots and skin tags become more common. Generally spe

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Why are dogs'noses so wet? 狗狗的鼻子为什么总是湿的？ Humans and dogs share a special relationship, moulded over millennia of reciprocal love and companionship. 数千年来，人类和狗狗都有十分特殊的关系，相互喜爱，相

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BBC Learning English People and Places Hoglands Amber:Hello, Im Amber and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com In People and Places today, we meet Mary Moore, daughter of the renowned British artist and sculptor, Henry Moore (who died in 1986).

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What's sweat? 什么是汗水？ Your body works best when its temperature is about 37? Celsius. When your body gets hotter than that, your brain doesn't like it it wants your body to stay cool. So the part of your brain that controls temperature, ca

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It takes more than shampoo and conditioner to maintain the charm of shiny and manageable hair. See what you should eat to keep those tresses healthy, alluring and strong. 为了维持有光泽且易打理的头发，仅仅用洗发水和护发素是不

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I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay. It begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt its