A gem stone plucked from the earth, the sea, or riverbed, often travels across continents to cutting and polishing workshops; and those are increasingly found in India. Far away, the Belgian city of Antwerp is still king in diamond trading. In these

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

Jolene: Im sweating like a pig. When is this heat wave going to end? Eric: Ive no idea, but Im not moving a muscle until it does. Hand me that pitcher of iced tea, would you? Jolene: Get it yourself. Im not moving until it drops below 80 degrees. Eri

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There was something wrong with his leg. It burned. But it burned in one spot only. He didnt know what was wrong. The spot was smaller than a dime. It was on the back of his leg. He picked up a hand mirror. He used the hand mirror to look at the back

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Song:Turn To Stone Artist:Girls Aloud Don't turn away Keep me holding on Don't turn away Just don't leave me now You're moving in circles Looking for the love that I thought we made While I stand alone Say you wanna be certain Certain that this f

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The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠,旅途中二人突然吵了起来,其中一个掴

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今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准备垫脚石,敲门砖。阿尔及利亚最近举行议会选举,Alger

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