Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve' In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end h

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After suffering a life-threatening illness, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter had time to reassess her priorities. She came to believe in more fully appreciating the blessings each day brings From NPR News, this is weekend edition. I am Liane

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P: Hey Yang Chen why are you playing Hail to the chief? I thought we were a sports show - are we going political? Y: Not really. You see, Patrick, the presidential election is in its final stretch - the home stretch - the final lap - just like in长跑

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 体育美语

to throw a curve to throw for a loop 美国人在打棒球时经常喜欢发曲线球,使球的方向会发生突变,这样给对方造成错觉,不能回击那个球。这和其他球类运动,

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Parliament began again yesterday after the Christmas break. Two important matters made the news today from Parliament. The first matter was to put more money into the economy and provide jobs. The government is putting $500,000 in to economy for majo

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See June 26th 2008 for background to this news. On Saturday, eight Maori iwi celebrated the Treelord settlement in Turangi near Lake Taupo. It is called Treelord because the fishing settlement with another iwi was called Sealord. The celebrations at

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