Aircraft Carriers

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今天我们要学的词是no-show。 No-show, 意思是没来。 The famous actor was a no-show at the charity event, 这个著名演员没有出席这次慈善活动。 The defendant was a no-show at the trial, 被告没有出席庭审。 The new r

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Let me confess that we two must be twain, 尽管我们的爱天衣无缝、浑然一体， Although our undivided loves are one: 我却得承认我们毕竟在肉体上分离。 So shall those blots that do with me remain 这样一来，我身上不光