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黄忠请战
11-07-06 This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Huang Zhong, a veteran in the army of Shu, was one of its top five generals. Zhang He under Cao Cao had suffered one defeat after another. Cao Hong gave him a 5,000-strong army to attack Jiameng Pass. When Liu Be...
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Three Old Ladies
11-03-01 Three older ladies were discussing the travails（艰苦劳动，分娩的痛苦） of getting older. One said, Sometimes I catch myself with a jar of mayonnaise（蛋黄酱） in my hand in front of the refrigerator and can't remember whether I need to put it away,...
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翻译辨误4
11-02-17 As luck would have it he was caught by the teacher again. 正译：不幸的是，他又被老师逮个正着。 误译：正如幸运所有的那样，他又一次被老师逮个正着。 解析：正如幸运所有的那样是照字面死译，意思不清楚。As luck would have it是一个常见的短语，这里的luck（原...
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卖炭翁
10-05-07 卖炭翁 卖炭翁，伐薪烧炭南山中，满面尘灰烟火色，两鬓苍苍十指黑。卖炭得钱何所营？身上衣裳口中食。可怜身上衣正单，心忧炭贱愿天寒。夜来城外一尺雪，晓驾炭车辗冰辙。牛困人饥日已高，市南门外泥中歇。翩翩两骑来是谁？黄衣使者白衫儿。手把文书口称敕，回车叱牛牵...
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英国人认为老年时期从58岁开始
10-03-19 According to a study, the average Briton believes that youth ends at 35 and old age begins at 58. In between - all 23 years - is your middle age. 一项研究表明，英国人普遍认为青年时期在35岁结束，老年时期从58岁开始。而这之间的23年则是人的中年时期。 Ac...
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Jackson 'didn't want to grow old' 杰克逊“不想变老”
09-09-27 A new book based on taped interviews with Michael Jackson reveals the star thought he looked like a lizard and didn't want to grow old. 一本取材于对Michael Jackson的采访录像的书显示，Jackson认为自己看起来像蜥蜴并且不想变老。 Jackson's comments were...
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World's oldest dog dies in NY at 21 — or 147 世界最长寿狗去
09-09-12 This picture provided by owners Karl and Denise Shaughnessy shows their wire-haired dachshund Chanel in Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. on Long Island. Chanel, who was recognized as the world's oldest dog, died on Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. A wire-haired d...
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Video gamers 'older than thought' 游戏爱好者“年龄超出预想”
09-08-18 The average age of an adult video game player is 35 - higher than previously thought, a US study suggests. 一项美国调查显示，成年游戏爱好者的平均年龄是35，比预想的要高。 Gamers may be getting older, but they are not getting slimmer A team from Cente...
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World's oldest dog turns 26 世界最长寿狗喜庆26岁生日
09-08-16 Max, who is greying, has a veterinary birth certificate to prove his age and is awaiting official confirmation from Guinness World Records. Max, the world's oldest dog, has celebrated his 26th birthday. In dog years the terrier-cross is 182, the equ...
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People 'get happier as they age' 年龄越大，越容易快乐
09-08-10 Most people get happier as they grow older, studies on people aged up to their mid-90s suggest. 基于45岁左右的人的调查显示，大多数人随着年龄的增长会变得更快乐。 Older people appear better able to control their emotions Despite worries about ill heal...
