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In the News: Thousands Join President in Mourning Russert
(2008-06-17 16:18:13)
ABCNewstodayfullarticlehere
Thousandsoffriends,colleaguesandstrangersjoinedPresidentBushandhiswife,Laura,inpayingrespectsonTuesdaytoTimRussert.
SeveralhundredpeoplewereinlinemorethananhourbeforetheearlyafternoonstartofthewakeatSt.AlbansSchool,aneliteprivateboysschoolonthegroundsofWashingtonNationalCathedralinNorthwestWashington.ManyhadnevermetthehostoftheSunday-morningtalkshow"Meetthe...[阅读全文]
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Recite these sentences 10 times each :-)
(2008-06-17 11:17:45)
Q/A:
Howmuchwoodwouldawoodchuckchuckifawoodchuckcouldchuckwood?
Awoodchuckwouldchuckallwooditcouldifawoodchuckcouldchuckwood.
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Get familiar with those onomatopoeia words
(2008-06-17 11:07:59)
Ihavethesewordsinmybook.notnecessaryusefulbutmaybecheckedagainstsomeday...
Bangthesoundoffireworks--butonlyontheFourthofJuly
Barkthesoundvocalizedbyamedium-sizeddog
Bingthesoundoftheoventimerwhenthecookiesaredone
Boingthesoundofaroomfulofsprings
BongthesoundofchurchbellsonaSundaymorn
BoomthesoundofanimplodingTVvacuumtube
Braapthesoundoforalflatulence
Burblethesoundo...[阅读全文]
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In the News: Tiger Wins US Open Playoff, His 14th Major Title
(2008-06-16 20:08:28)
FromABCNews:TigerWinsUSOpenPlayoff,His14thMajorTitleReadfullarticle
TigerWoodscradledthesilverU.S.OpentrophyinhisrighthandandlimpedtowardtheedgeofthePacificbluffs,eachstepasmuchaburdenasthe91holesheplayedatTorreyPinesforamajorthatmighthavebeenhismostamazingyet...
AnepicU.S.OpenfinallyendedMondayafternoononthe19thholeofaplayoffwhenWoodsoutlastedagrittyRoccoMediateforavictorythatsurprisedeve...[阅读全文]
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To戏雨飞鹰: about 阳春白雪 & 下里巴人
(2008-06-16 09:16:07)
"阳春白雪"与"下里巴人"都是古代楚国的歌曲名,分别指是高雅的宫廷音乐和民间的通俗音乐,一个高雅清丽,一个活泼灵动,都是表达真实感情的曲目，因而得以丰富和发扬至今。请注意“下里巴人”中虽有一个“人”字，但并非是指人，而是指歌曲。
阳春白雪和下里巴人isapairoftwoaspects,beingusedinmanyplacesandtranslationvariesaccordingly:
Forgeneral,youcansay"highbrow"&[阅读全文]
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In the News: From Mao to Yao: China\'s new cult
(2008-06-15 08:50:17)
Note-thisisaninterestingarticlefromCNNAsia,talkingaboutChina'scelebritypursuitphenomenon.Therearealotofgoodwordsinit.Recommendedtoreaditinfull.
ItwillbeTHEgameofDay1ofmen'sbasketballattheBeijingOlympics:Chinavs.theUnitedStates,the21stcentury'semergingsuperpowerchallengingthe20thcentury'stitan.
Thenew18,000-seatarenaisalreadysoldout.Manywillbewatchingforjustoneofthehoopstersexpectedoncourtt...[阅读全文]
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In the News: Tim Russert dies at 58
(2008-06-13 16:07:51)
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TimRussert,whobecameoneofAmerica'sleadingpoliticaljournalistsasthehostofNBC's"MeetthePress,"diedFriday,accordingtothenetwork.Hewas58.
ThenetworksaidhecollapsedatworkFriday.HewastakentoWashington'sSibleyMemorialHospitalwherehedied,thehospitalconfirmed.
ColleagueandformerNBCanchorTomBrokawbrokethenewsonthenetworkFridayshortlyafter3:40p.m.,sayingRusserthad...[阅读全文]
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In the News: McCain targets message to Clinton backers
(2008-06-12 17:32:34)
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Sen.JohnMcCainisworkinghardtowinoversupportersofSen.HillaryClintonwhomaynotbereadytobackSen.BarackObama,thepresumptiveDemocraticnominee...
ThepresumptiveGOPnomineespokeoffthecuffWednesdayinsteadofaplannedspeechonclimatechange.Thetownhall-typemeetingwasinthestyleofcampaigningwithwhichMcCainisthemostcomfortableandanattempt,hisadvisersadmit,torecoverfromlastwee...[阅读全文]
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In the News: The NBA\'s perception problem keeps growing
(2008-06-11 10:44:15)
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It'salothardertolaughattheNBAconspiracytheoriststoday,isn'tit?...
That'swhatTimDonaghy,theroguerefereewhoisfastbecomingcommissionerDavidStern'sworstnightmare,hasbroughtaboutwithhisstunningaccusationsofbiasedofficiating,fixedplayoffgamesandotherimproprieties.Hehasputitallinplay--allthesuspicions,alltheskepticism,allthewhispersthatsomethingaboutt...[阅读全文]
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In the News: Quake lake water surges through cities
(2008-06-10 10:48:34)
FromCNNtodayclickforfullarticle
BEIJING,China(CNN)--AhugevolumeofwaterTuesdaysurgedfromalakecreatedbyChina'smassiveearthquake,safelyplungingdownstreamthroughanareawherehundredsofthousandshadbeenbracedfordisaster,officialssaid...
Upto250,000peoplehadalreadybeenevacuatedfromtheareaaheadofthedeluge,but400,000remainedinthecity,whereminorfloodinganddamagetobuildingswasreportedasthetorrentsurged...[阅读全文]
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