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(2010-09-10 01:28:36)

XboxLiveGamerSuspendedForLivingInFortGay

Whenbanned26-year-oldXboxLivegamercalledXboxsupporttoexplainthathistownofFortGay,WestVirginia,wasarealplaceandnotahomosexualreference,hewasthreatenedwithaccountcancellation.
Anunemployedfactoryworkerwhoenjoysfirst-personshooters,JoshMoorefoundhimselftemporarilysuspendedfromXboxLi...[阅读全文]

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南韩69岁的Cha Sa-soon大妈考了960次，终于拿到驾照

(2010-09-05 23:10:56)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/7983082/Grandmother-passes-driving-test-at-960th-attempt.html
Grandmotherpassesdrivingtestat960thattempt
ASouthKoreangrandmotherhasbecomeanationalcelebritybypassingherdrivingtestatthe960thattempt.
ChaSa-soontakingherwrittentestforthe960thtimeandfinallypassingPhoto:motortrivia.com
ChaSa-soon,69,whosesurnamecoincidentallymea...[阅读全文]

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没人性的，居然教狗抽烟，一天一包

(2010-09-05 22:53:57)

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Man_taught_dog_to_smoke
MantaughtdogtosmokeAChinesemanhasbeencriticisedfortraininghispetpuppytosmokecigarettes.ZengZiguang,23,achef,ofWuchang,HubeiProvince,hasbeenteachingBlackietosmokesincebuyinghimsixmonthsago.Henowclaimsthedogisaddictedtotobaccoandgetsthroughapacketofcigarettesaday."Hehatedthesmellofsmoketobeginwith.ButItrainedhimtogetusedtoitbyblowi...[阅读全文]

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初生女婴实际是男婴

(2010-09-05 22:51:50)

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Mum_shocked_to_find_baby_girl_is_a_boy?sid=a8721d9a74f5
MumshockedtofindbabygirlisaboyACountyDurhamcouplehavespokenoftheirshockafterbeingtoldthattheirbabygirlisactuallyababyboy.Fiveweeksaftergivingbirthtoagirl,mumClaireRobsonwasastonishedwhendoctorstoldher'she'wasa'he'afterall.MsRobson,21,andpartner,AndrewO'Shaughnessy,27,fromBrandon,nearDurham,werethri...[阅读全文]

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比尔盖茨在哈佛的演讲（文本＋视频）

(2010-08-21 21:32:41)

RemarksofBillGatesHarvardCommencement
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PresidentBok,formerPresidentRudenstine,incomingPresidentFaust,membersof
theHarvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers,membersofthefaculty,parents,
andespecially,thegraduates:
I’vebeenwaitingmorethan30yearstosaythis:
“Dad,IalwaystoldyouI’dcomebackandgetmydegree.”
IwanttothankHarvardforthistimelyho...[阅读全文]

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《绝望主妇》各集结束语精选中英对照zt

(2010-06-01 23:16:12)

一条巷子，五户人家，外加八婆和售屋熟女，构成全美收视冠军《绝望主妇》。这部热播剧从主人公玛丽·爱丽丝·扬的视角，审视了住在富有的中产阶级的聚居区的家庭主妇鲜为人知的生活。而剧中台词更是耐人寻味。下面就来看看各集精彩的结束语吧。Everyoneunderstandsthenatureofwar,wealsounderstandthatvictorydependsonthecardsthatwehavebeendealt.Somewhenfacedwithabloodybattlesimplygivein,butforsomesurre[阅读全文]

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结婚20载劳燕分飞6个星期后复婚

(2010-01-03 16:36:06)

Acouplewhodivorcedafter20yearstogetherwereremarriedsixweekslater. JanandLeeJonesdivorcedbutwereremarriedsixweekslater Photo:EASTNEWS AftertheirdivorcewasfinalisedinNovember,JanandLeeJonesfromSouthend-on-Sea,Essex,decidedtheycouldnotlivewithouteachotherandgotremarriedonChristmasEve.Theyhadtheir10childrenattheceremony.
MrsJones,44,said:"Weseparatedbecauseoftheusualthings...[阅读全文]

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美国休士敦一男傧相婚宴上拔枪抢劫

(2010-01-03 16:14:57)

Police:Bestmanpullsgun,robsDJatweddingreception byJEFFMCSHAN/KHOU.com PostedonDecember23,2009at6:19AM ****** ...[阅读全文]

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Difficult languages Tongue twisters----zt

(2010-01-03 15:39:39)

Insearchoftheworld’shardestlanguage
ACERTAINgenreofbooksaboutEnglishextolsthelanguage’ssupposeddifficultyandidiosyncrasy.“CrazyEnglish”,byanAmericanfolk-linguist,RichardLederer,asks“howisitthatyournosecanrunandyourfeetcansmell?”.BillBryson’s“MotherTongue:EnglishandHowItGotThatWay”saysthat“Englishisfullofboobytrapsfortheunwaryforeigner…ImaginebeingaforeignerandhavingtolearnthatinEngl...[阅读全文]

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《地道英语》及《对地道英语的纠正》zt

(2009-12-28 17:26:08)

亲历美式幽默：出国留学必备的地道英语
发帖者：谷青(时间：2009-12-2514:57:50)
这一集的内容收录的都是在美国一些比较幽默的说法，也许在日常生活中不是那么常见，但如果在适当的时机使用，必可收画龙点睛之效。
1.Isshebig-boned?
她是不是很魁梧啊？
Big-bone看字面解释就知道是指骨架很粗大。这对美女(美国的女人)来说是见怪不怪的。在电影SomethingaboutMary中就[阅读全文]

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