Guy Fawkes Night is a very British celebration. It celebrates a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament (thats where Big Ben is) in London. This was probably one of the first examples of terrorism, only it didnt work. It all happened on No

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

Mr Clean 清白先生 Ian King wants to transform the way the world's third-biggest defence company does business 伊安金想转变世界第三大军工公司的经营之道 ON JUNE 27th last year, just six weeks after Mike Turner, the chief executi

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GUY RAZ, HOST: Hey, Naomi, can you just quickly introduce yourself? NAOMI ORESKES: I am Naomi Oreskes. I'm the professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. RAZ: So it's fair to sa

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama has joined a demonstration in Tokyo, protesting a series of security bills currently being pushed through parliament by the current Japanese government. Murayama has taken time to address the crowd of

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Mobike, one of China's main bike-sharing companies, released a fleet of 750 dockless bikes in London on Tuesday, going head to head with its rival Ofo, which descended on the streets of the British capital only a week ago. London is Mobike's second U

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In what has become a too-familiar experience in Tokyo, a crowded subway train screeches to a sudden halt. From around the car, mobile phones start to ring. The sound is an emergency earthquake warning from an iPhone app that lets subscribers know whe

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