Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun and a soft breeze promised good weather ahead. The ship's anchor was raised. And the San Dominick -- old but still seaworthy - moved slowly out of the harbor of Valpara

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(745) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

We present the second of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the cap

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(271) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

We present the last of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers a

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(654) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

We present the last of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers a

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十)月

We present the second of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seventeen ninety-nine. They killed most of the Spanish sailors. Only the cap

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Call Me Melville, Based on New Word Use A study in the New Journal of Physics finds that writers leave a regular, distinct pattern of how frequently they use new words. Cynthia Graber reports Thieves may leave fingerprints at the scene of a crime. Bu

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学