Lesson64TheChannelTunnel
In1858,aFrenchengineer,AimeThomedeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-one-miletunnelacrosstheEnglishChannel.HesaidthatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreoftheChannel.Thisplatformwouldserveasaportandarailwaystation.Thetunnelwouldbewell-ventilatediftallchimneyswerebuiltabovesealevel.In1860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,WilliamLow.Hesuggestedthata...[
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Lesson63Shewasnotamused
JeofferyHamptonhasalargecircleoffriendsandheisverypopularatparties.Everybodyadmireshimforhisfinesenseofhumour--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny.Recently,oneofJeoffery'sclosestfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechataweddingreception.ThisisthesortofthingthatJeofferyloves.HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.Hehadincludedalargenumberoffun...[
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Lesson62Afterthefire
Firemenhadbeenfightingtheforestfirefornearlythreeweeksbeforetheycouldgetitundercontrol.Ashorttimebefore,greattreeshadcoveredthecountrysideformilesaround.Now,smokestillroseupfromthewarmgroundoverthedesolatehills.Winterwascomingonandthehillsthreatenedthesurroundingvillageswithdestruction,forheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoilbutwouldcauseseriousfloodsaswell.Whenthefirehadat...[
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Lesson61Dangerousdescent
Infuture,astronautswillberequiredtodescendfromthespaceshipwhileitisstillinspaceandtoreturntoit.Theabilitytodothiswillbenecessaryinfutureflightstodistantplanets.Scientistsarenowtryingtodiscoverifthisispossible.ThespaceshipAstrowhichlefttheearthshorttimeagowillbetravelling300milesintospace.Atacertainpoint,theAstrowillstopforashorttimeandanastranautwillattempttoleavethest...[
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Lesson60Thefuture
Atavillagefair,Idecidedtovisitafortune-tellercalledMadamBellinsky.Iwentintohertentandshetoldmetositdown.AfterIhadgivenhersomemoney,shelookedintoacrystalballandsaid:'Arelationofyoursiscomingtoseeyou.Shewillbearrivingthiseveningandintendstostayforafewdays.Themomentyouleavethistent,youwillgetabigsurprise.Awomanyouknowwellwillrushtowardsyou.Shewillspeaktoyouandthenshewilllead...[
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Lesson59Inorout?
Ourdog,Rex,usedtositoutsideourfrontgateanddark.Everytimehewantedtocomeintothegardenhewouldbarkuntilsomeoneopenedthegate.Astheneighbourscomplainedofthenoise,myhusbandspentweekstraininghimtopresshispawonthelatchtolethimselfin.Rexsoonbecameanexpertatopeningthegate.However,whenIwasgoingoutshoppinglastweek,Inoticedhiminthegardennearthegate.Thistimehewasbarkingsothatsomeonewouldleth...[
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Lesson58Ablessingindisguise?
ThetinyvillageofFrinleyissaidtopossessa'cursedtree'.Becausethetreewasmentionedinanewspaper,thenumberofvisitorstoFrinleyhasnowincreased.Thetreewasplantednearachurchfiftyyearsago,butitisonlyinrecentyearsthatithasgainedanevilreputation.Itissaidthatifanyonetouchesthetree,hewillhavebadluck;ifhepicksaleaf,hewilldie.Manyvillagersbelievethatthetreehasalreadyclaimed...[
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對不起啊,自己先坦白一下(免得被你們揪出來沒麵子):woman裏麵的梅花a又都沒整對!
Lesson57CanIhelpyou,madam?
Awomaninjeansstoodatthewindowofanexpensiveshop.Thoughshehesitatedforamoment,shefinallywentinandaskedtoseeadressthatwasinthewindow.Theassistantwhoservedherdidnotlikethewayshewasdressed.Glancingatherscornfully,hetoldherthatthedresswassold.Thewomanwalkedoutoftheshopangrilyanddecidedtopu...[
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JOHNMCCAIN:
Inacontestaslonganddifficultasthiscampaignhasbeen,hissuccessalonecommandsmyrespectforhisabilityandperseverance.ButthathemanagedtodosobyinspiringthehopesofsomanymillionsofAmericanswhohadoncewronglybelievedthattheyhadlittleatstakeorlittleinfluenceintheelectionofanAmericanpresidentissomethingIdeeplyadmireandcommendhimforachieving.
Thisisanhistoricelection,andIrecognizethespec...[
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AlGore'sconcessionspeech
LastUpdated:Dec.13,2000
TextofAlGore'sconcessionspeechWednesdaynight:Goodevening.Justmomentsago,IspokewithGeorgeW.Bushandcongratulatedhimonbecomingthe43rdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andIpromisedhimthatIwouldn'tcallhimbackthistime.Iofferedtomeetwithhimassoonaspossiblesothatwecanstarttohealthedivisionsofthecampaignandthecontestthroughwhichwejustpassed.Almostacent...[
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