The Secret Life of Roots Plant roots are important to life on earth. Roots take in water and nutrients that the plant needs to live and grow. They also help secure plants in dirt to prevent erosion - the breakdown of soil by natural forces. Roots are

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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than 1)circumstances warranted. When Dr. Gibbs was

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Facing criticism from all sides, President Donald Trump says he misspoke during his visit to Helsinki, Finland. Trump says he accepts the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The presid

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ROBERT GARCIA, HOST: What's up, everybody? Peace. Just a heads up, there may be some strong language in this episode. Ooo (ph). ADRIAN BARTOS, HOST: Some bad words. BLACK THOUGHT: Hey, what's up? This is Black Thought from the legendary Roots crew. A

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今天我们要学的词是 poke fun at。To poke fun at 意思是拿某人某事开玩笑,调侃。比如:Stop poking fun at me! 别拿我开玩笑。Prince William poked fun at his younger brother Prince Harry during a recent visit to Cambridge

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我们今天要学的习惯用语都有buy这个词。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: Buy a pig in a poke。Poke在这儿解释口袋。Buy a pig in a poke是个很古老的习惯用语,至少有五百年的历史了。它来自一个滑头的

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