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Yahoo——As Time Runs Out, Rescuers Still Find Quake Survivors
(2008-05-16 16:20:41)
AsTimeRunsOut,RescuersStillFindQuakeSurvivors
 
ByANDREWJACOBS
Published:May17,2008

YINHUA,China—Fourdaysafterapowerfulearthquaketurnedthispicturesquemountaintownintoajumbleofbeamsandbrickandgrayrooftiles,villagersstoodonaknolltowatchrescueworkerspickthroughtheremainsofasix-storyapartmentblock.Atonepointcameahush,andthenaburstofapplause,asamanemergedfromaslitintherubble,...[阅读全文]
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Aftershock rattles China quake zone—Yahoo
(2008-05-16 16:09:10)
AftershockrattlesChinaquakezone（May16）
ByNGHANGUAN,AssociatedPressWriter
 
YINGXIU,China-Apowerfulaftershockknockedoutroadsandcommunicationsinsomeofthemostquake-ravagedpartsofcentralChinaonFriday,asemergencycrewsrescuedmorethan30peoplewhohadsurvivedupto100improbablehourstrappedintheruins.
Withtheofficialdeathtollatmorethan22,000,anairforceunitreachedYinchanggou,ascenicspotin...[阅读全文]
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（zt）5 Classics Written Under the Influence
(2008-05-16 02:19:33)

Manywritersseekextremeexperiences,includinggettingdrunk/high/ecstatic/wasted/buzzed.Andwhilewe'renotexactlyadvocatingalteredstateshere,itdidseemtotaketheedgeofftheirwriter'sblock.
So,whosaysdrugsandalcoholaren'tuseful?Foronething,they'reresponsibleforsomeoftheworld'sgreatestliterature.Hereare5classicswrittenundertheinfluence.
1.CollectedPoetry,LiPo(701-762)
OneofthebestoftheT'angdyna...[阅读全文]
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（zt）The Origin of Words You Hear A Lot in the Office
(2008-05-16 02:14:55)
Didyouknowthattheword"cubicle"usedtomeansleepingquarters(actually,itstillisforsomepeople),"suit"camfromtheuniformsofstableservants,and"team"usedtomeanbeastsofburden?Herearetheoriginofwordsyouhearalotintheoffice…andafteryoureadthis,getbacktowork!
Boss
ThiswordcamefromtheDutchwordbaas,meaning"master."Butearlyamericansdidn’tlikeusingmaster-itwastooaristocratictosurviveasageneralterm.Sotheys...[阅读全文]
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读新闻，学英文——美国一青年被指控欲支取现金3千6百亿美元
(2008-05-02 00:40:11)

Manaccusedoftryingtocashcheckfor$360,000,000,000
Wednesday,April30,2008TheDallasMorningNews
生词：
forgery⋯⋯伪造文书罪
marijuwana⋯⋯大麻
Amanhasbeenaccusedofattemptingtopassa$360billioncheck,whichheclaimswasgiventohimbyhisgirlfriend’smothertostartarecordbusiness,FortWorthpolicesaid.
CharlesRayFuller,21,ofCrowley,wasarrestedonApril22onanaccusationof...[阅读全文]
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读新闻，学英文——美国西雅图某首席执行官携牦牛上班
(2008-05-02 00:10:08)

CEOBringsYaktoOffice.Yes,Yak.
生词：
talkofoffice⋯⋯办公室议论的话题yak⋯⋯牦牛herd⋯⋯群foster⋯⋯培养bovine⋯⋯牛科动物collected⋯⋯镇定的cle...[阅读全文]
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读新闻，学英文——美国宾州一对新人新婚之夜蹲班房
(2008-04-28 22:55:46)

Somethingold,new,borrowed,blackandblue
Pa.newlywedsbrawlathotel,thenattackgoodSamaritans,policesay
注释＋生词：
Somethingold,new,borrowed,blackandblue⋯⋯美国人婚礼上，新娘子身上必须有旧的，新的，借来的，还有蓝色的或黑色的东西。据说，向老祖母借一块旧的蓝色手帕便解决了这个问题。
goodSamaritan⋯⋯...[阅读全文]
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读新闻，学英文——西班牙一窃贼在殡仪馆装死行窃被捕
(2008-04-28 14:37:06)
Burglarnabbedplayingdeadatfuneralparlor
‘Hewastryingtofakebeingdead,buthewasbreathing,’Spanishcopsays
nab⋯⋯抓,获取,抓住,逮捕funeralparlor⋯⋯殡仪馆grungy⋯⋯蹩脚的,低劣的,丑的,脏的,邋遢的eternal⋯⋯永久的,永恒的阅读全文]
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读新闻，学英文——保险8百万美元的鼻子
(2008-04-27 15:31:58)

Winetaster’snoseinsuredformillions
——StoryoflosingsenseofsmellincaraccidentinspiresLloyd’spolicy
生词：
schnoz——大鼻子sniffat——轻视、看不起、嗤之以鼻阅读全文]
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读新闻，学英文——印度，10月大的婴儿3英尺2英寸
(2008-04-24 18:42:48)

Tallestwomanwants3ftbabytooutgrowher
生词：
1stone=14pounds=6.350kg
stoop:弯腰，俯身
ordeal：痛苦的经历，严酷的考验
horde：群，移动群
jolly：愉快的
naturopathy：物理疗法（重音在ro处）
Holisticmedicine：全身治疗的药物
Likemotherlikeson.India'stallestwoman,whostands7ft2in,claimsherbabyhasgrownto3ft2ininonly10months.
SvetlanaSinghsaysshehopesherchildKaran,whoal...[阅读全文]
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