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In the News: Thousands Join President in Mourning Russert
(2008-06-17 16:18:13)
ABCNewstodayfullarticlehere
Thousandsoffriends,colleaguesandstrangersjoinedPresidentBushandhiswife,Laura,inpayingrespectsonTuesdaytoTimRussert.
SeveralhundredpeoplewereinlinemorethananhourbeforetheearlyafternoonstartofthewakeatSt.AlbansSchool,aneliteprivateboysschoolonthegroundsofWashingtonNationalCathedralinNorthwestWashington.ManyhadnevermetthehostoftheSunday-morningtalkshow"Meetthe...[閱讀全文]
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Recite these sentences 10 times each :-)
(2008-06-17 11:17:45)
Q/A:
Howmuchwoodwouldawoodchuckchuckifawoodchuckcouldchuckwood?
Awoodchuckwouldchuckallwooditcouldifawoodchuckcouldchuckwood.
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Get familiar with those onomatopoeia words
(2008-06-17 11:07:59)
Ihavethesewordsinmybook.notnecessaryusefulbutmaybecheckedagainstsomeday...
Bangthesoundoffireworks--butonlyontheFourthofJuly
Barkthesoundvocalizedbyamedium-sizeddog
Bingthesoundoftheoventimerwhenthecookiesaredone
Boingthesoundofaroomfulofsprings
BongthesoundofchurchbellsonaSundaymorn
BoomthesoundofanimplodingTVvacuumtube
Braapthesoundoforalflatulence
Burblethesoundo...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Tiger Wins US Open Playoff, His 14th Major Title
(2008-06-16 20:08:28)
FromABCNews:TigerWinsUSOpenPlayoff,His14thMajorTitleReadfullarticle
TigerWoodscradledthesilverU.S.OpentrophyinhisrighthandandlimpedtowardtheedgeofthePacificbluffs,eachstepasmuchaburdenasthe91holesheplayedatTorreyPinesforamajorthatmighthavebeenhismostamazingyet...
AnepicU.S.OpenfinallyendedMondayafternoononthe19thholeofaplayoffwhenWoodsoutlastedagrittyRoccoMediateforavictorythatsurprisedeve...[閱讀全文]
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To戲雨飛鷹: about 陽春白雪 & 下裏巴人
(2008-06-16 09:16:07)
"陽春白雪"與"下裏巴人"都是古代楚國的歌曲名,分別指是高雅的宮廷音樂和民間的通俗音樂,一個高雅清麗,一個活潑靈動,都是表達真實感情的曲目，因而得以豐富和發揚至今。請注意“下裏巴人”中雖有一個“人”字，但並非是指人，而是指歌曲。
陽春白雪和下裏巴人isapairoftwoaspects,beingusedinmanyplacesandtranslationvariesaccordingly:
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In the News: From Mao to Yao: China\'s new cult
(2008-06-15 08:50:17)
Note-thisisaninterestingarticlefromCNNAsia,talkingaboutChina'scelebritypursuitphenomenon.Therearealotofgoodwordsinit.Recommendedtoreaditinfull.
ItwillbeTHEgameofDay1ofmen'sbasketballattheBeijingOlympics:Chinavs.theUnitedStates,the21stcentury'semergingsuperpowerchallengingthe20thcentury'stitan.
Thenew18,000-seatarenaisalreadysoldout.Manywillbewatchingforjustoneofthehoopstersexpectedoncourtt...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Tim Russert dies at 58
(2008-06-13 16:07:51)
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TimRussert,whobecameoneofAmerica'sleadingpoliticaljournalistsasthehostofNBC's"MeetthePress,"diedFriday,accordingtothenetwork.Hewas58.
ThenetworksaidhecollapsedatworkFriday.HewastakentoWashington'sSibleyMemorialHospitalwherehedied,thehospitalconfirmed.
ColleagueandformerNBCanchorTomBrokawbrokethenewsonthenetworkFridayshortlyafter3:40p.m.,sayingRusserthad...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: McCain targets message to Clinton backers
(2008-06-12 17:32:34)
FronCNNtodayReadfullarticlehere
Sen.JohnMcCainisworkinghardtowinoversupportersofSen.HillaryClintonwhomaynotbereadytobackSen.BarackObama,thepresumptiveDemocraticnominee...
ThepresumptiveGOPnomineespokeoffthecuffWednesdayinsteadofaplannedspeechonclimatechange.Thetownhall-typemeetingwasinthestyleofcampaigningwithwhichMcCainisthemostcomfortableandanattempt,hisadvisersadmit,torecoverfromlastwee...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: The NBA\'s perception problem keeps growing
(2008-06-11 10:44:15)
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It'salothardertolaughattheNBAconspiracytheoriststoday,isn'tit?...
That'swhatTimDonaghy,theroguerefereewhoisfastbecomingcommissionerDavidStern'sworstnightmare,hasbroughtaboutwithhisstunningaccusationsofbiasedofficiating,fixedplayoffgamesandotherimproprieties.Hehasputitallinplay--allthesuspicions,alltheskepticism,allthewhispersthatsomethingaboutt...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Quake lake water surges through cities
(2008-06-10 10:48:34)
FromCNNtodayclickforfullarticle
BEIJING,China(CNN)--AhugevolumeofwaterTuesdaysurgedfromalakecreatedbyChina'smassiveearthquake,safelyplungingdownstreamthroughanareawherehundredsofthousandshadbeenbracedfordisaster,officialssaid...
Upto250,000peoplehadalreadybeenevacuatedfromtheareaaheadofthedeluge,but400,000remainedinthecity,whereminorfloodinganddamagetobuildingswasreportedasthetorrentsurged...[閱讀全文]
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