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As we mentioned a while back in BEP 101 (Click this link to listen to the podcast), a strong introduction is important to give your audience a reason for listening. Similarly, a strong conclusion is very important to leaving your audience with a grea

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The colours were so strange that words can hardly tell what a troubling emotion they gave. 这幅画的着色非常怪异，叫人感到心神不宁，其感觉是很难确切说清的。 They were sombre blues, opaque like a delicately carved bowl i

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How he wasted and wasted away in those few long-lingering days, till there seemed but little left of him but his frame and tattooing. 在这么缠绵拖延的几天里，竟把他消光耗尽得不成样子，只剩下个刺花的躯壳了。 But as

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The fumes of burning sulphur will bleach straw, silk, and other things, and make them white and clean. These fumes are also useful for killing the germs which cause fevers and other diseases. 燃烧的硫磺冒出的烟，可以漂白稻草、丝绸和

英语美文--Slience 沉默

Indeed, for a living being there is no such thing as true silence, for silence itself is a revelation of the mind and the heart, an echo of the soul of a different form. Some people use silence as a disguise of the emptiness of the head. Some use it

Silence沉默

Indeed, for a living being there is no such thing as true silence, for silence itself is a revelation of the mind and the heart, an echo of the soul of a different form. Some people use silence as a disguise of the emptiness of the head. Some use it

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The Night Before Christmas Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were n

Offering Substitute　提供代用品

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Cumberbitches, rejoice!Die-hard fans of Benedict Cumberbatch can now have a cheeky nibble of the actor's face after he was immortalised in chocolate. 缺粉们，欢腾吧!演员本尼迪克特康伯巴奇被塑成巧克力了，死忠粉们而今可以

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13. I'm pressed for time and I am afraid I need someone to help us. 我时间紧迫，恐怕需要有人帮忙完成。 还能这样说： I am in a hurry and need someone to give me a hand. I an jammed for time and want someone to aid me. 应用解析

经济学人:城市规划 铁路大设想

Urban planning 城市规划 Rail ambition 铁路大设想 Cities used to think modern art could save them. Now it's railway stations 城市的救命稻草由过去的现代艺术转为地铁车站 IN JANUARY commuters voted Birmingham New Street one

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In the background lurks climate change, fears of which have grown with the heat and drought battering Europe's wheat crop this summer. 在此背景下还潜伏着气候变化、以及今年夏天欧洲小麦作物遭遇高温干旱打击的恐惧。

英语美文：Silence 不一样的沉默

这篇散文讲了各种各样的沉默，有因腹中空空引起的沉默，有因冷漠绝望引起的沉默，有阅历丰富但深思不语的沉默 沉默表现形式不同，内涵更是不尽相同。文章对沉默的分析很有启发意义。

Silence　沉默 （双语 有声）

Indeed, for a living being there is no such thing as true silence, for silence itself is a revelation of the mind and the heart, an echo of the soul of a different form. Some people use silence as a disguise of the emptiness of the head. Some use it

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If your teenage son or daughter is blighted by acne, they can take heart. 如果你那处在青春期的儿子女儿正饱受粉刺痤疮的摧残，那么是时候振作起来了。 For while they may feel greasy and unattractive at the moment, by m

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For blacks, the year's calendar should show naught but three hundred and sixty-five Fourth of Julys and New Year's Days. 因为对黑人说来，在他们的日历上，一年三百六十五日，天天都是七月四日和新年。 Nor smile so, whi

双语有声阅读：沉默

沉默本身也是一种思想和心境的流露，是灵魂的另一种形式的回声。 Indeed, for a living being there is no such thing as true silence, for silence itself is a revelation of the mind and the heart, an echo of the soul of a diffe