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CNN 2010-08-10

In the heartland of Pakistan, they fought to save their livelihood. In the village of Chachran Sharif, people depend on livestock for a living. So when rising floodwaters buried part of their village, they packed their animals on boats and headed acr

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This blonde decides one day that she is sick and tired of all the blonde jokes and how all blondes are perceived as stupid, so she decides to show her husband that blondes really are smart. While her husband is off at work, she decides that she is go

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As an entrepreneur of ten years I've learned all too well what failure feels like. The perpetual wheel of reinventing myself has been the only constant in my life. Ups and downs, highs and lows; the roller coaster of perceived failure can be exhausti

励志美文：为何失败比成功重要

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Daily English-2016年06月12日

Growing old is not upsetting; being perceived as old is. 越来越老并不可怕，可怕的是让人觉得越来越老。 图片1

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A new poll has revealed that wearing glasses ages people by at least three years. On average, glasses-wearers were put at 3.3 years older than they actually were in the survey of 4,000 people commissioned by the London Vision Clinic。 Those who wear

VOA标准英语2010年-Study Finds Popular Medications Most H

Anti-depressants are widely used to help relieve suffering. But after reviewing previous studies, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have hit on something that could change the way anti-depressants are prescribed. The researchers looke

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Every year, more than 1 million children and adolescents sustain a concussion. The symptoms may vanish in days or last for months. And right now, doctors usually cannot predict how long the recovery will take. That could be chang

以貌取人是真的：有张好脸很重要

The way you look means a lotespecially if you're in the financial industryand the more trustworthy you look to potential clients, the more you'll attract higher investments. 外貌很重要尤其是对从事金融行业的人来说，更是如此。你

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新GRE词汇整理：asperity

GRE改革之后，新GRE词汇量减少20%，但在减少的同时，新GRE对词汇的考察也加大了一定的难度。新GRE词汇是整个考试的基础部分，具有重要地位。以下是2012新GRE词汇：asperity，希望能帮助各位考