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whycan'tChinesegovenmentdosomethingtostoppeoplefromsmokingeverywhereandallthetime?!
Healthexpertspredictthatsoon,morepeoplewilldiefromcancerthanfromAIDS,tuberculosisandmalariacombined.Theyexpectthatbytwothousandten,cancerwillbecometheworld'sleadingcauseofdeath.Heartdiseaseisthecurrentleadingkiller.AWorldHealthOrganizationreportmadethepredictionsinDecember.Expe...[
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Badteethcanbepainful--andworse.Theycanevenbedeadly.Infectionsofthegumsandteethcanreleasebacteriaintothebloodsystem.Thosebacteriacanincreasethechancesofaheartattackorstrokeandworsentheeffectsofotherdiseases.Andadultsarenottheonlyonesatrisk.Forexample,intwothousandseven,doctorsintheWashingtonareasaidaboydiedwhenatoothinfectionspreadtohisbrain.Theysaiditmighthavebeenpreventedhadhereceivedthedent...[
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Todayweexplainsomeexpressionsaboutbirds.Forexample,ifsomethingisforthebirds,itisworthlessornotveryinteresting.Someonewhoeatslikeabirdeatsverylittle.Andabirds-eyeviewisagenerallookatanareafromabove.Didyouknowthatifyoutellayoungpersonaboutthebirdsandthebeesyouareexplainingaboutsexandbirth?Haveyoueverobservedthatbirdsofafeatherflocktogether?Inotherwords,peoplewhoaresimilarbecomefriendsordothingstoget...[
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ThreePassionsIHaveLivedFor
BertrandRussell
Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourse,overagreatoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.
Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy-ecstasysogreatthat...[
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Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetripeorfinished.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasol...[
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Everyweekatthistime,wetellaboutpopularAmericanwordsandexpressions.Someoftheseareveryold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.Todaywetellabouttheexpression"downtoearth."Downtoearthmeansbeingopenandhonest.Itiseasytodealwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.Apersonwhoisdowntoearthisapleasuretofind.Heorsheacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adowntoearthpersonistheoppositeofso...[
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1.http://dictionary.reference.com/
這個字典我用了8年多了。起初覺得很困難,畢竟是英語解釋,解釋裏還有生詞呢。但是堅持使用,收獲頗豐。
2.http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
這是我覺得最方便的字典。日常生活中常見小字、短語、單個詞義,要什麽有什麽。幾乎每天我的browser裏都會有個tab開著這個網站,以備查詞兒:
3.http://onlineslangdictionary.com/
俚語字典。取決於個人[
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Againstthecity'sgleamingspires,
Abovetheshipsthatplythestream,
Abridgeofhauntingbeautystands–
Fulfillmentofanartist'sdream.
Thatpoemisaboutourfirstman-madewonder--theBrooklynBridgeinNewYorkCity.ItextendsmorethanfourhundredeightymetersovertheEastRivertoconnecttheareasofBrooklynandManhattan.AfamousbridgebuilderDavidB.Steinmanwrotethepoem.ButhedidnotbuildtheBrooklynBridge.VOICET...[
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飛飄飄saidthoseareamericanbutIbelieveit'smoreofbritish.
http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=mysj&MsgID=44443
常用的俚語,不可錯過哦!
Let'sgototherestaurantandpigout.
pigout:eatalot
Myboyfriend?He'shistory.
He'shistory:He'sinthepast.
Hey,don'tblowafuse:Calmdown!
Thatisreallyacheesylookingoutfit.
Cheesy:cheap,bad
Don'tbeachicken.
Chicken:...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.(MUSIC)Anicknameisashortenedformofaperson'sname.Anicknamecanalsobeadescriptivenameforaperson,placeorthing.America'sfiftystateshavesomeofthemosthistoricallyinterestingnicknames.AlabamaisknownastheHeartofDixiebecauseitisintheverymiddleofagroupofstatesintheDeepSouth."Dixie"itselfisanicknamefortheAmericanSouth.ItstartedwhenLouisi...[
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