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Belief in Cause and Effect

Benjamin Frankin wondered about(at) lightning. He combined his curiosity with imagination and carried out his well-known experiment to show that lightning and an electric spark are the same thing. Cur

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This mass shooting in California happened 11 days after the one at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. And in the time between those two incidents, there were several other mass shootings that barely made headlines. As heartbreaking a

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The Effect of Advertisement 广告的效果 Some businessmen were talking about advertising on TV excitedly. As none of them had ever done it before, every one had his point of view. At this moment, Mr. Grey came by. He was a car dealer and he had on

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今天我们要学的词是fatigue。 Fatigue, 是疲惫的意思。 The soldiers suffered from physical and mental fatigue after the battle, 战役结束后，士兵们身心交瘁。在道路安全方面， Driver fatigue is a deadly problem, 驾驶疲

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今天我们要学的词是fatigue。 Fatigue, 是疲惫的意思。 The soldiers suffered from physical and mental fatigue after the battle, 战役结束后，士兵们身心交瘁。在道路安全方面， Driver fatigue is a deadly problem, 驾驶疲

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Easter Bunny hops atop box office derby

LOS ANGELES, April 3 (Xinhua) -- A Universal and Illumination follow-up to Despicable Me made its debut in North American box office this Friday ahead of the rest of the field, while two other new releases finished in the second and third spots respe

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As the development of the society, people want to conquer the environment, they use the high technology to change the environment, when people are satisfied with what they did to the nature, the nature is starting to teach human being a lesson. In th

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Affect and effect are different in meaning, though frequently confused. Affect is chiefly used as a verb and its main meaning is to influence or make a difference to, as in the following example sentences: Affect一般用作动词，其含义为：影响

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今天我们要学的词是side effect。 Side effect, 副作用。一项最近民调显示，Most Americans want health reform but fear its potential side effects, 大多数美国人都希望看到医疗改革，但是又担心改革可能带来的副

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As the development of the society, people want to conquer the environment, they use the high technology to change the environment, when people are satisfied with what they did to the nature, the nature is starting to teach human being a lesson. In th

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Pope leaves Vatican, resignation takes effect

VATICAN CITY, Feb.28 (Xinhua) -- The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came into effect at 8 pm local time (1900 GMT) on Thursday, who had left the Vatican by helicopter for the papal vacation retreat in south Rome earlier in the afternoon. The pope h

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