Jack was sitting on the porch reading thenewspaper. It was a warm summer day, but the porchwas shady and cool. Annie poked her head out of the screen door. Hey,Mom says she'll drive us to the lake this afternoon,she said. Jack didn't raise his eyes f

发表于:2018-12-10 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》

A cold wind rattled the windowpanes. But insidethe house, it was warm and cozy. Jack and Anniewere making Christmas cookies with their mom. Jackpressed a star-shaped cookie cutter into the dough. Hey, it's snowing outside, said Annie. Jack looked out

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Like many Christmas traditions, the origin of this delicious custom lies ages ago, in solstice ritualsconducted long before Christmas became the huge commercial holiday it is today. Winter solstice festivals have been held for eons, across the world.

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World Music Day is on June the 21st. It is actually known as the Fete de la Musique, because it began in France. In 1976, an American musician, Joel Cohen, suggested the idea of an all-night music celebration. He wanted the festival to take place on

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Easier Way to Treat Malaria | Scientists Grow Human Brain Cells in Mice By Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE I

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二十四节气 the 24 solar terms 立春 the Beginning of Spring 雨水 Rain Water 惊蛰 the Waking of Insects 春分 the Spring Equinox 清明 Pure Brightness 谷雨 Grain Rain 立夏 the Beginning of Summer 小满 Grain Full 芒种 Grain in Ear 夏

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EXPLORATIONS - Styrofoam Stonehenge: A Full-Size Copy in a Search for Long-Lost AnswersBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'

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介绍: hemisphere /?hem?sf?r/ 半球 Spring Equinox(昼夜平分点) /?ekw?nɑ?ks/春分 Summer Solstice /?sɑ?lst?s/ 夏至 Fall Equinox秋分 Winter Solstice 冬至

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Yesterday was the winter solstice, the time when the sun is furthest away from us. The sun rises around 7.30 am in Auckland and 8.20 am in Dunedin because it is further south. In Auckland the sun sets at 11 minutes past 5, and in Wellington, Christch

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立春 the Beginning of Spring (1st solar term) 雨水 Rain Water (2nd solar term) 惊蛰 the Waking of Insects (3rd solar term) 春分 the Spring Equinox (4th solar term) 清明 Pure Brightness (5th solar term) 谷雨 Grain Rain (

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立春 Spring begins. 雨水 The rains. 惊蛰 Insects awaken. 春分 Vernal Equinox 清明 Clear and bright. 谷雨 Grain rain. 立夏 Summer begins. 小满 Grain buds. 芒种 Grain in ear. 夏至 Summer solstice. 小暑 Slight heat. 大暑 Great he

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立春 the Beginning of Spring (1st solar term) 雨水 Rain Water (2nd solar term) 惊蛰 the Waking of Insects (3rd solar term) 春分 the Spring Equinox (4th solar term) 清明 Pure Brightness (5th solar term) 谷雨 Grain Rain (6th solar term) 立夏 the Beginn

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Today is the shortest day and the longest night. In the Northern Hemisphere it is the Summer Solstice, when they have the longest day and the shortest night. In New Zealand, the sun rises around 8am on the shortest day and the sun sets at about 5pm.

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world 世界 orb 星球,天体 cosmos 宇宙 cosmography 宇宙结构学 cosmogony 宇宙起源学 cosmology 宇宙论 earth 地球 sphere 天体,球面 globe 球 space 空间 sky 天 vault of heav

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【节气词汇】 Summer Solstice 夏至 Summer Solstice comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude arrive the highest in north. This day has the longest day time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the sunshine in many citie

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary summer solstice: the longest day of the year; the onset of summer align: to form a line with something else horizon: the line where the sky and the earths surface meet coin: to come up with a name astrophysicist: a person who

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Summer Solstice 夏至 Summer Solstice comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude arrive the highest in north. This day has the longest day time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the sunshine in many cities in south China ma

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夏至,古时又称夏节、夏至节。是我国最早的节日。清代之前的夏至日全国放假一天,回家与亲人团聚畅饮。如今的 夏至这天,不少地方仍旧留着一些古时传下来的习俗,今天一起来学习一下

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Today is the shortest day of the year for the Southern Hemisphere. In New Zealand, we have nearly 9 hours of daylight today to be exact, 8 hours, 56 minutes and 24 seconds at latitude 43 degrees south. Tomorrow will be 3 seconds longer. Last night wa

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