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英语博客：Tyler Farrar from Wenatchee.

For those of you who are following the Tour de France, you will recognize the name Tyler Farrar. He is from the town where I live, Wenatchee. The fact that he is not only in the Tour, but also doing well, has really created a buzz of excitement here.

英语博客： The First Transpacific Flight.

Clyde Edward Pangborn, a stunt pilot, and flight instructor during the First World War, arrived in Wenatchee on October 5th, 1931, after 41 hours and 15 minutes of flighing. He and his partner, Hugh Herndon Jr., had just made a historic flight from S

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Modest and shy as a nun is she, 雌鸟羞涩得像位修女， One weak chirp is her only note; 偶尔低声地唧喳两声， Braggart and prince of braggarts is he, 夫君却是自吹自擂的王子， Pouring boasts from his little throat: 颇为自

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Merrily swinging on brier and weed, 在荆棘野草上，欢快地荡着秋千， Near to the nest of his little dame, 身边，娇小雌鸟的窝， Over the mountain side or mead, 飞过山脊或草地， Robert of Lincoln is telling his name: 罗伯

英语博客：Bras on the bridge.

The photo on today's blog is one of the most unusual I have taken since I started A Cup Of English. Bras on a bridge.....um.....it makes you think. It's symbolic, of course. There are so many of them, each being unique. They represent the women who h

英语博客：Local rivals.

图片1 We spent a noisy night on Saturday at the local arena. We had tickets to go and see a basketball match between the two big local rivals, Wenatchee and Eastmont. We were lucky enough to have box seats, so we were up high with a good view. We t

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英语博客：Oh my gosh, the crazy pruning.

Just opposite where we live is a cherry orchard. It must be about four or five acres. In the late winter or early spring, the trees get pruned. Excess branches are cut off in order to make the trees more productive. That system works, and is understo

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英语博客：Wenatchee professional football.

Something very exciting has happened in Wenatchee. A professional american football team has been developed which is called The Wenatchee Venom. The team has a mixture of men from all over the country, and has just had its first game. I was lucky eno

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