Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun and a soft breeze promised good weather ahead. The ship's anchor was raised. And the San Dominick -- old but still seaworthy - moved slowly out of the harbor of Valpara

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(745) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

We present the second of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the cap

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We present the last of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers a

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We present the second of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the cap

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Probably! I personally can???t imagine having to sit still for long periods of time. Of course, I slack off just like anyone else every now and then. For the most part, I really make an effort to get exercise every day. In fact, I wish I could do mor

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I've always wanted to be a cyborg. 我一直想成为一个半机械人。 One of my favorite shows as a kid was The Six Million Dollar Man, 我小时候最喜欢的电视剧之一是无敌金刚,它的造价是六百万美元。 and this is a litt

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