O: are you ready for your first driving lesson? S: yes. Which one is the brake again? O: the pedal on your left is the brake and the one on your right is the gas. S: Im glad this car is an automatic. I don't like having to change gears. O: automatics

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Quarter in a payphone Drying laundry on the line Watching sun tea in the window Pocket watch, tellin' time Seems like only yesterday, I'd get a blank cassette Record the country countdown, 'cause I couldn't buy it yet If we drove all the way to Dalla

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beacon, ['bi:kən] n 灯塔(位于海岸,用以导航);烽火(警告敌人的接近) 【例】Fires beaconed the darkness 火光驱散了黑暗。 【记】bea=bead珠子,夜明珠,con=can能。夜明珠能在晚上导航。 烽火

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Man-made light sources can really throw animals for a loop. Moths can't tear themselves away from lightbulbs, and newly hatched sea turtles often shun moonlit ocean

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今天我们要学的词是 automatic。Automatic 自动的。semi-automatic rifle 半自动步枪。If the Congress doesn't take action soon, automatic spending cuts will take effect on March 1st. 如果国会不马上采取行动的话,政府削减

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Many high places in New Zealand have had heavy snow falls in the last few days. Roads over mountain passes in the South Island and the Desert Road in the North Island have been closed. And there has been more snow on mountains. This should make skier

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