The next morning Benny climbed up to the roof of the houseboat. He called down to Jessie, Look here and see if I have the new name right. Oh, this is my day! Jessie said, as she read The Jessie Alden. I like having a houseboat named for me. Henry ask

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 12 Houseboat Mystery

The sun was barely over the rooftops when the Aldens set out for Hartford. Mrs. McGregor sent them off with a goody bag filled with on-the-road snacks. Two and a half hours later, Grandfather pulled their car into the entrance to the Century Hotel. T

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The reporter stood off in the corner of the playroom and looked a little restless. I guess we have our story, Nan. Ill run a little piece about your great-uncle and about House and Hands fixing up the Bugaboo House. Please dont call it that, Nan prot

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If youve ever gotten sucked into a bidding war on eBay, you know the feeling. With one minute left in the auction, the bidding is fast and furious as eve

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(九)月

A classic LBD - little black dress An anonymous telephone bidder has paid 467,200 (or about 7,008,000 Yuan) for the black dress made for Audrey Hepburn for her role in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. The dress was sold at a London auction and the p

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今天我们要学的词是auction。 Auction, 是拍卖的意思。美国的拍卖网站eBay 上无奇不有。就在前几天,Two sisters launched an auction to sell a piece of cereal that resembles the outline of Illinois, 两姐妹在eBay上拍卖

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