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I was just wondering, Violet said at breakfast the next morning, do you think we should check out the House of Mirrors? That store in the mall? Henry paused as he cut his pancake with the side of his fork. Seems a bit far-fetched, dont you think? It

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She inspected the carpet for small items. She saw a paper clip and a rubber band. She picked them up. She put them into a little box on the kitchen counter. She plugged in the vacuum cleaner. She turned on the switch. The cat ran out of the room. She

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This is an image pawnshop manager Dan Reese never thought he would see, a two-year-old wearing diapers and holding an AK-47, given to him by his father and all of it caught on tape. The husband asks to see an AK-47 and as soon as the girl hands it to

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Oliver went to Target to buy a new vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaners at Target cost $60 to $500. The expensive ones were too bulky and, of course, too expensive. He bought the cheapest one in the store: a Dirt Devil Vibe. Its label claimed that it

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-29

1. The details are being finalized. But New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg says they've worked out everything . That is a new and improved financial bailout plan emerges in Washington. Congressional leaders hope to have a House vote on the measure tom

SSS 2009-05-27

This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The fridge is one of your home's biggest energy hogs. Better insulation can make refrigerators much more efficient. And a panel encasing a vacuum is one

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This could be the future of food delivery . The latest innovation, the domicopter, is taking delivery of pizza to new heights , both literally and figuratively . The unmanned helicopter is designed to get a pizza to your doorstep in minutes no stop s

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This post is a little different from my usual ones, but I thought you might enjoy these puzzles as much as I did. Before you begin you may want to go over the vocabulary in the list below. Also, please try these without writing anything down or looki

美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-23

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1. It's unclear how, but Abu Musab al-Zarqawi apparently survived for some time after bombs were dropped on his hideout. The US military says the militant leader died yesterday shortly after US forces

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-05-07

1. The White House plans to quickly nominate a new CIA director. A senior administration official says General Michael Hayden is the leading candidate. Outgoing Director Porter Goss offered little exp

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1. The man accused of kidnapping two young boys has pleaded not guilty in one of the cases. Michael Devlin went before a judge this morning in the case of Ben Ownby. Meantime, the parents of Shawn Hornbeck, the other teen he's accused of kidnapping,

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Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement's You owe me five farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin's When will you pay me? Say the bells of Old Bailey. When I grow rich, Say the bells of Shoreditch. When will that be? Say the bells of Stepney

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Diplomats from the US, Iran andfive other nations are close to ending the latest round of talks over Iransnuclear program. Theyre leaving the door open to more negotiations. Prosecutors in Germany said theco-pilot of the crashed Germanwings plane has

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第316期:命运就在我们手中

New Words： mediocreadj.普通的; 中等的; 质量中等偏下的; horizontal adj.水平的，卧式的; 地平线的; oblique adj.斜，倾斜的; clench vt.紧握，抓紧; 钉牢; take a tumble美俚恍然大悟; Our destiny is in our own hands