Title:RhythmoftheRain
Artist:TheCascades
Listentotherhythmofthefallingrain,
TellingmejustwhatafoolI'vebeen.
Iwishthatitwouldgoandletmecryinvain,
Andletmebealoneagain.
TheonlygirlIcareabouthasgoneaway.
Lookingforabrandnewstart!
Butlittledoessheknowthatwhensheleftthatday.
Alongwithhershetookmyheart.
Rain,pleasetellmenow.Doesthatseemfairforher
Tostealm...[
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Michael和李华正坐在教室里聊天,等着上课。今天李华会学到两个常用语:outofit和gungho。
L:嘿,Michael,你今天看起来好象不太舒服...你是不是病了?
M:I'mO.K.Ijusthaveasmallcold.Itooksomestrongcoldmedicine,soIamalittleoutofittoday.
L:噢,你有点感冒,但是吃了几颗比较厉害的药。你说你outofit?你是说你药没啦?
M:No,Isaid"Iamoutofit""Outofit"mean'sthatIamhalf-awake,notal...[
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ThreeDaystoSee
BYHelenKeller/海伦.凯勒
Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours,butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited.
Suc...[
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Title:WhatIfShe'sAnAngel
Artist:TommyShaneSteiner
There'samanstandin'onthecorner
Withasignsayin'WillWorkForFood
Youknowtheman
Youseehimeverymornin'
Theoneyounevergiveyourmoneyto
Youcansittherewithyourwindowrolledup
Wonderin'whenthelightsgoin'toturngreen
Neverknowin'whatacouplemorebucks
Inhispocketmightmean
Whatifhe'sanangelsentherefromHeaven
And...[
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Doityourself
Sogreatisourpassionfordoingthingsforourselves,thatwearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecializedlabour.Noonecanpleadignoranceofasubjectanylonger,fortherearecountlessdo-it-yourselfpublications.Armedwiththerighttoolsandmaterials,newlywedsgailyembarkonthetaskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.Men,particularly,spendhoursoftheirleisuretimeinstallingtheirownfireplaces,layingouttheirown...[
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Title:SeasonsintheSun
Artist:Westlife
Goodbyetoyoumytrustedfriend
We'veknowneachothersincewewerenineorten
Togetherwe'veclimbedhillsandtrees
LearnedofloveandABC's
Skinnedourheartsandskinnedourknees
Goodbyemyfriendit'shardtodie
Whenallthebirdsaresinginginthesky
Nowthatspringisintheair
Prettygirlsareeverywhere
ThinkofmeandI'llbethere
Wehadjoy,wehad...[
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Underthegun就是一个人为了在限定的时间内完成一项任务,或者是解决一个问题而受到很大的压力,几乎就好像有人拿着枪逼着他把事情干完一样。我们来举几个例子吧。
例句-1:I'dplannedtogotothebeachthisweekendbutIhadtocancelmyreservation.Thebosshasmeundertheguntofinishthecompany'sannualprogramreportbynextMonday.
这个人说:“我原来计划好这个周末要去海边玩的,但是我不得不把我预定好的旅馆等[
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Title:lovestory
Artist:TaylorSwift
wewerebothyoungwhenifirstsawyou
iclosemyeyesandtheflashbackstarts
i'mstandingthereonabalconyinsummerair
seethelights,seetheparty,theballgowns
seeyoumakeyourwaythroughthecrowd
andsayhello,littledidiknow
thatyouwereromeo,youwerethrowingpebbles
andmydaddysaidstayawayfromjuliet
andiwascryingonthestaircase,beggingyoupleased...[
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Thepowerofthepress
Indemocraticcountriesanyeffortstorestrictthefreedomofthepressarerightlycondemned.However,thisfreedomcaneasilybeabused.Storiesaboutpeopleoftenattractfarmorepublicattentionthanpoliticalevents.Thoughwemayenjoyreadingaboutthelivesofothers,itisextremelydoubtfulwhetherwewouldequallyenjoyreadingaboutourselves.Actingonthecontentionthatfactsaresacred,reporterscancauseuntoldsuffe...[
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MillionsofMuslimpilgrimsbegantheannualhajjinIslam'sholycityofMecca,SaudiArabia,Saturday.Saudiauthoritiesarekeepingawatchfuleyetopreventtragedieslikestampedesortentfiresfrommarringtheevent.
AseaofwhitecloakedpilgrimscrowdintotheProphet'smosqueinMeccafortheopeningprayerofthefive-dayannualhajjpilgrimage.
OfficialsinSaudiArabiasay2.5millionMuslimpilgrimsareattendingthisyear'shajj.Saudigov...[
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