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Bonafide真正的/真實的,adlib即興撰造,quidproquo補償物/交換物...EnglishisfullofLatinwordsandphraseswhichareusedasakindofshorthand速記.ButsomelocalcouncilssaythatLatiniselitistanddiscriminatory具優越感和帶有歧視的,becausepeoplemightnotunderstandit-particularlyifEnglishisn'ttheirfirstlanguage.BournemouthcouncilinthesouthofEnglandisthelatestlocalauthority地方當局todrawupalist製定了一分清單ofn...[
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TodayIwilltellaboutexpressionsusingnumbers.Letusstartwiththenumberone.Numberscanbetricky.Ontheonehand,theyaresimplynumbers.Ontheotherhand,theyhavemeanings.Iforoneusetheseexpressionsalot.Manypeopleconsiderthemselvesnumberone,themostimportantperson.Theyarealwayslookingoutfornumberoneandtakingcareofnumberone.ItisasiftheyaretheoneandonlypersononEarth.Somepeoplehowever,arenotsoself-centered.Mybrot...[
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It’snoteveryweekthatEngland’sgreatestplaywrightWilliamShakespearehitstheheadlines,buttheBardofAvonhasbeenthesubjectoftwonewsstoriesinrecentdaysasnewinformationhascometolightaboutthewriterandhisworkingenvironment.Inthefirstdevelopment,aportraitofShakespeare,whichisbelievedtobetheonlypicturepaintedofhimduringhislifetime,wasunveiledinLondon.Theartworkhasbeendatedbackto1610,meaningitwaspainteds...[
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英語聽力：ReadingDictionariesforFun以讀字典為樂(ZT)
Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthattakesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea’sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?
MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhelikestoreadthemforfun.
Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords...[
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AnewstudysaysalmostfortypercentofChinaislosingsoilbecauseofwindandwatererosion.TheChinesegovernmentrecentlyannouncedtheresultsofathree-yearstudy.ThestudywasthelargestofitskindsinceChinabecameacommunistnationinnineteenforty-nine.ResearchersfoundthatChinahasthreeandone-halfmillionsquarekilometersoferodedland.Waterhaserodedmorethanoneandone-halfmillionsquarekilometersofthatterritory.Windhasdamagedalm...[
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Winterinmanyplacesmeansiceskating,sleddingandsnowballfights.Butunlesssomeoneisprepared,outdoorfuncanalsomeanfrostbiteandhypothermia.Todaywetalkabouthowtostaywarm,dryandsafe.Frostbiteisdamagethathappenswhenskinisexposedtoextremecoldfortoolong.Itmainlyhappensonthehands,feet,noseandears.Peoplewithminorcasesoffrostbitethataffectonlytheskinmaynotsufferanypermanentdamage.Butifdeepertissueisaffected,aper...[
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Sam,asurlysergeantfromCisco,Texas,sawasailorsitsilentlyonasmallseatreservedforyoungesters.Hestayedforseveralminutes,whiletotsswarmedaround.Samaskedthesailortoceaseanddesistbuthesneeredinhisface.Samwassoincensedthatheconsidereditsufficientincentivetosockthesailor.Thesailorstoodthereforasecond,astonished,andthenstrolledaway.Samwasperplexed,butsatisfied,andthetotsscamperedlikeantsovertothesee-sa...[
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AlazyThursdayatthezoofoundthezebrasgrazingonzinnias,posingforpictures,andteasingthezookeepers,whosenosewasbronzedbythesun.Thebiggestzebra’snamewasZachary,buthisfriendscalledhimZack.Zackwasaconfusingzebrawhosezealforreasoncausedhiscousins,whowerenaturallyunreasoning,topauseintheirconversasions.Whiletheybrowsed,hephilosophized.Astheygrazed,hepraticedzen.BecausetheywereZack’scousins,thezebrassaidno...[
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Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.Forcenturies,thebody'sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelings,forexample,aresaidtobecold-blooded.Cold-bloodedpeopleactincruelways.Theymaydobrutalthingstoothers,andnotbyaccident.Forexample,anewspapersaysthepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller....[
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Todaywetellabouttheexpression,"applepieorder."Itmeansinperfectorder,verywellorganized.Nobodyissurewhereandwhentheexpressionapplepieorderbegan.SomesaythatScottishandEnglishwritersusedtheexpressionalongtimeago.OtherssayitfirstwasusedinthenortheasternAmericanstatesknownasNewEngland.ThehousewivesofNewEnglandcuttheirapplesinevenslices.Thentheyfilledpiepanswiththeminanorganizedway,rowuponrow.Asonew...[
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