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1. Thousands of motorcyclists are converging in Washington, D.C. for the annual Memorial Day weekend Rolling Thunder Rally. Earlier Sunday, members met with President Bush at the White House and gave him his own leather vest. They also discussed con

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Out of the frying pan and into the fire 【1+1英文】 Angela:

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panacea /ˌpnə'si:ə/ A two-week vacation is wonderful for fatigue, but will not cure baldness or improve vision. It is no panacea. -- remedy for all ills; cure-all; universal remedy ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌

2006年VOA标准英语-1918 Spanish Flu Holds Clues to Future Pan

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AP 2011-07-13

1. Britain's News of the World published for the last time Sunday. News Corp head Rupert Murdoch visited as the 168-year-old paper closed up shop. The closure was announced last week as the paper was caught up in a phone hacking scandal. 2. Atlantis

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