Remembering 2001: A Space Odyssey 50 Years Later It was 50 years ago that the science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey opened in theaters across the United States. The film, directed by Stanley Kubrick, was based on a book by Arthur C. Clarke. The

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今天我们要学的词是knee-jerk reaction。 Knee-jerk reaction, 膝跳反应,意思是本能的第一反应。 Investors' knee-jerk reaction to the market downturn led to a sell-off, 投资人对市场下滑作出的本能反应造成股价暴跌

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Angela Merkel was born in Hamburg in 1954. She became Germanys first female Chancellor and the first from communist East Germany in 2005. Forbes magazine listed her as the most powerful woman in the world in 2006 and 2007. Western media often dub her

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Sorghum farmers in eastern Uganda, working with scientists, have tested some lower-cost ways to improve their soil. Little rain and poor soil fertility are problems in that area, as in other parts

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今天我们要学的词是knee-jerk reaction。 Knee-jerk reaction, 膝跳反应,意思是本能的第一反应。 Investors' knee-jerk reaction to the market downturn led to a sell-off, 投资人对市场下滑作出的本能反应造成股价暴跌

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Todd: So, Shona, you are quite fit. You like to run. Do you like to do anything else? Shona: Yeah, actually. I like quite a lot of different sports. I like to play tennis. That is like something that I like to participate in with someone else, but al

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