This monument to Islamic heritage is getting a new lease on life. The Bou Inania Medersa or Koranic school was once an architectural jewel of the medieval city of Fes. But centuries of neglect have taken a toll. Restorers are cleaning layers of white

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

It is early evening and soon this amphitheater will be standing room only for the evening show. Bats, hundreds of thousands of Mexican Free-tailed bats, are hungry tornado that swirls out of New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns each night in search of food.

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Baltimore's Empty Lots Bloom With Healthy Greens This one stretch of land is blooming in the midst of a post-industrial wasteland that has lost about one-third of its population since its post-World War II peak, leaving hollowed-out neighborhoods of

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The Beijing municipal government is encouraging individuals to invest in-of all things-building parking lots. It recently said it needs all parties' efforts to help provide thousands of much-needed parking spaces in the densely populated metropolis.

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今天我们要学几个在大选年的时候新闻界常会用上的习惯用语。正象我们以前曾说过的那样,很多习惯用语都借用了体育运动中的词语。 今天要学的两个习惯用语都来自棒球运动,而且带有同

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Thailand is so different from where I used to live in America. First of all, in my neighborhood there are many stray dogs, dogs with no home. During the day, they lay around and sleep and at night they fight and make a lot of noise barking and howlin

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