AS IT IS 2016-02-29 Egypt Says It Sentenced Boy, 4, to Prison in Error The Egyptian military admitted last week it made a mistake when sentencing a 4-year-old boy to prison for life. A mistaken identity and confusion inside the Egyptian court system

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get the drop on,这个习惯用语约莫1850年左右出现在美国西部。当年在荒天野地里的拓荒生活粗犷艰险,许多男人的腰带上都佩戴装着手枪的枪套,枪战是家常便饭,而谁胜谁负往往取决于谁早一

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EXPLORATIONS - Computer Software Theft By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Software is easy to copy. This is why software the

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Photo: VOA photo - Pos Laput A vendor sells pirated DVDs in Vietnam Despite some gains in fighting copyright infringement in many countries, brazen piracy remains visible in Asia. In a scene found in many Asian cities, pirated movies, music and softw

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At a recent Sacramento PC User's Group meeting, a company was demonstratingits latest speech-recognition software. A representative from the company was just about ready to start the demonstration and asked everyone in the room to quiet down. Just th

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【中文解释】 errorist是指总是犯错却自认为正确的人,错误份子,瞪眼睛说瞎话。 【英文解释】 Someone who repeatedly makes mistakes. Says stuff he believes is true, but anyone with common sense can see he's wrong. A

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