beacon, ['bi:kən] n 灯塔(位于海岸,用以导航);烽火(警告敌人的接近) 【例】Fires beaconed the darkness 火光驱散了黑暗。 【记】bea=bead珠子,夜明珠,con=can能。夜明珠能在晚上导航。 烽火

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A bar owner locked up his place at 2 a. m. and went home to sleep. He had been in bed only a few minutes when the phone rang.

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A bar owner locked up his place at 2 a. m. and went home to sleep. He had been in bed only a few minutes when the phone rang. What time do you open up in the morning ? he heard an obviously inebriated man inquire. The owner was so furious, he slammed

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