1.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 2.杀手锏 sudden thrust of the mace--one's trump or master card 3.塞翁失马,焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 4.沙漠化 desertification 5.三八线 38th Parallel 6.三步

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 December 2007 After seven years, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are talking once again. That development came at the end of 2007, a year of turmoil and transition which saw the Palestinian territories split, politicall

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 21 December 2007 Rebels and government troops in Ivory Coast are set to begin the long-awaited disarmament process on Saturday, a critical first step before forming a new national army is the divided country. Ivory Coast Presid

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 March 2008 Many Arabs say recent violence in Gaza and Israel is placing the Middle East peace process in jeopardy again. VOA Middle East Correspondent Challiss McDonough reports from Cairo the process is under review ah

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我们前三次讲了几个由骰子和筹码等赌博用具发展而来的习惯用语。今天我们接着谈同纸牌游戏相关的两个习惯用语。这两个习惯用语中都有一个词:card。相信很多听众朋友对card这个词都不陌

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The New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (Usar) team which went to Japan, returned home today. They said there was nothing more they could do in Japan. There is no hope of finding any survivors now because of the extreme cold. This is different from t

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