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Simon got a monthly bill that he didnt like. His Internet service provider, Wink, automatically withdrew $15 from his checking account each month. This was called direct payment. It made things simpler for him because it meant one less check to write

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(154) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

1. visibility /ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ -- degree of clearness of the atmosphere, with reference to the distance at which objects can be clearly seen With the fog rolling in and visibility approaching zero, it was virtually impossible for planes to land. 在

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By Greg Flakus Terlingua, Texas 22 February 2006 watch Desert Dwellers report Mountains, desert near Terlingua, Texas Most human beings are social animals and yet there are people who long to get far

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By David McAlary Washington 06 December 2006 New biological evidence casts more doubt on Libyan government charges against six imprisoned Bulgarian and Palestinian medical workers accused of deliberately infecting several-hundred Libyan children wit

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 21 February 2007 watch New Discovery Center One of the newest attractions for visitors to Florida, the southernmost point in the continental United States, celebrates the undersea world in and around the famous Florida K

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By Kane Farabaugh Kangerlussuak, Greenland 24 July 2007 Greenland's glaciersshow evidence of global warming Periods of global warming and cooling have caused the terrain of Greenland to change over time -- part of the natural process of the Earth's e

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By David McAlary Washington 17 March 2006 Scientists report evidence that the universe was born in less than the blink of an eye, expanding instantly from sub-microscopic size to astronomical proporti

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The World Food Program has called on South Korea to provide $60 million in aid for North Korea. The United Nations agency says the isolated state is facing its worst food shortage in a decade. Jason Strother has more from Seoul. The South Korean Uni

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 June 2008 A group of American doctors that promotes human rights says it has examined 11 former detainees who were held by the U.S. military, and determined they were systematically tortured with the complicity of medical pe

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Acupuncture by Untrained Providers Poses Risks for Kids In the hands of trained practitioners, acupuncture is a safe medical treatment, even for children. But a new study finds when acupuncture is performed by untrained providers, it can pose a serio

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A U.S.-based human rights group has raised an uproar with a report arguing that development assistance to Ethiopia may be doing more harm than good by strengthening a repressive government. The report has sparked condemnation in some quarters, praise

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Prosperity in Turkey Creates Iftar Divide In Turkey, the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan has put the spotlight on the increasing divide between rich and poor. The country's growing affluent class, a product of a decade of unprecedented economic grow

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LONDON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes retired from his 17-year soccer career for Manchester United on Tuesday after the 36-year-old made 676 appearances for the club, who made his debut in 1994. Spain midfielder(中场队

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - November 12, 2002: Oldest Evidence of Jesus? / Mapping Genes that Cause Disease / 2002 World Health Report VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with

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By Jade Heilmann Dakar 19 December 2007 Africa is slowly bridging the gap that divides it from the digital world. Government officials and technology companies are trying to implement programs such as telemedicine and electronic education within the

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By Nazzy Belgari and Saman Arbabi Arabian Sea 18 May 2007 USS Nimitz The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz recently arrived in the Arabian Sea to support coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. As one of two U.S. carriers in the region, it is a

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 October 2006 U.N. Security Council (file photo) The United States has told its Asian allies that traces of radiation have been detected that may confirm North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test. Word of the still inconclus

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By Phillip Wellman Dakar 16 September 2007 Efforts to reunite war-divided Ivory Coast have been fraught with difficulty, but some say the Ivorian band Magic System has been able to bring people together in a way politicians have not. The band is mark

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By Greg Flakus Houston 12 March 2008 Senator Barack Obama added another victory to his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi's primary. The 33 delegates at stake will be divided with opponent Senato

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Analysts and U.S. officials say American pressure on Pakistan over counterterrorism policy has strained the relationship between that country's government and its military. As VOA Correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the two camps differ over how much

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a mite
all'ottava
alternations of generations
anisotropic plasma etching
automatic production
Bacillus pyogenes cerevisiae
balanitis plasma cellularis
Batumundam
brunelliaceae(engl.)
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carbon stick
center anchor
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family Mayacaceae
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kelter
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Kumje
letanye
lobster sauce
magnetic azimuth detector
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make eyes at sb.
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Pedicularis veronicifolia
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