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每天都是新起点
12-07-23 We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite--- I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it. We can take the mysterious,...
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Spilling Salt
12-06-14 We do not know when man first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used in many different ways throughout history. Historical evidence shows, for example, that people who lived over 3,000 years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years a...
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《国王的演讲》六
12-05-17 精彩对白 Bertie: You've redecorated, Logue. Lionel: I made it cozy . Some fresh air. Bertie's wife: There you are, darling. Bertie: I am thistle sifter, I have a sieve of sifted thistles and a sieve on unsifted thistles..I am thistle sifter, I have...
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stand the test of history 经受住历史考验
12-02-23 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised the investigation into the fatal train crash will offer a result that could stand the test of history. 国务院总理温家宝承诺，对此次动车追尾重大事故的调查结果将经受住历史考验。 文中的stand the test of history就是指...
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美国加州公立学校将开设同性恋课程
11-07-17 美国加州州长布朗14日签署一项历史性议案，议案要求公立学校学生学习同性恋历史以及对社会的贡献，使得加州成为美国第一个要求公立学校在社会学课程中加入同性恋内容的地方。这项议案经布朗签署后成为法律，将在2013年开始执行。 California became the first state to...
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Napoleon Was Ill
11-01-12 Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that he would go to see...
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The Great Wall
10-10-19 Brief Introduction One of the most magnificent ancient military defense works in the world. The construction of the segments（片段） which later made up the Great Wall began during the Spring and Autumn Period and lasted into the Warring States Peri...
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Napoleon was ill 拿破仑病了
10-09-14 Napoleon was ill Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that h...
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宗教思想是旧石器艺术起源的基础
10-03-28 This statement isn't new, but for years anthropologists（人类学家） , archaeologists（考古学家） and historians of art understood these artistic manifestations（证明，显示） as purely aesthetic（美学的） and decorative（装饰性的） motives. Eduardo P...
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奥巴马演讲 "On Behalf of My Mother"
10-03-28 THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Fired up! Ready to go! Fired up! Ready to go! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mr. President, I think we got a happy room here. (Laughter.) It seems ridiculous to say thank you all for being her...
