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Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It is the name of a celebration that takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period of Lent. Mardi Gras is the final day of a three-day period, which starts on the Sun

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By Greg Flakus Washington, DC 28 February 2006 watch Carnival Cleanup report Carnival Cleanup The Carnival season has drawn thousands of people to the streets of New Orleans over the past week. The ce

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2006年VOA标准英语-Mardi Gras Season Starts With Parades in N

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 19 February 2006 A float in New Orleans' Mardi Gras parade The first major parades of the Mardi Gras season rolled through the streets of New Orleans Saturday. The celebrati

每日一词【190】gap：缝隙，差距

今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

学个词Learn a Word 第190期 gap

今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

Kenya's Mutai, Kabuu stake claim to lucrative Ras half marathon

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2007年VOA标准英语-New Orleans Mardi Gras Wraps Up on High Note

By Greg Flakus Houston 21 February 2007 The annual carnival celebration known as Mardi Gras came to an end in New Orleans Tuesday with parades and parties. Crowds were much larger than last year and local officials say this has helped the city's eff

Mardi Gras（四旬斋前的狂欢节）

-Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday celebrated in many of the southern states of the USA. The most famous celebration takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. The people there enjoy this celebration by going to parades where they catch beads, doubloon

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In his report, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at least 10 million rural residents will be lifted out of poverty this year. And the country will lift 70 million people out of poverty by 2020, according to the draft outline of Chinas 13th Five-Year Pl

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Bridge the Cultural Gap

Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

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贫富差距 wealth gap

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India Struggles to Bridge Economic Gap

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