读完"ALONDONFOG"这个故事,大家都会想起伦敦的别称——雾都。“雾都”,听起来既神秘又浪漫。然而1952年12月5日-9日发生在伦敦的烟雾事件却造成多达12000人丧生。这其实是一次严重的大气污染事件,政府迫于形势不得不对被害情况组织调查,但并没有查清原因,以致以后又继续发生了1956、1962年的烟雾事件。当然,也正是这些事件推动了英国环境保护立法的进程[
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AGirlJustLikeMother
Nomatterwhichgirlshebroughthome,theyoungmanfounddisapprovalfromhismother.Afriendgavehimadvice.
"Findagirljustlikeyourmother──then,she'ssuretolikeher."
Sotheyoungmansearchedandsearched,andfinallyfoundthegirl.Hetoldhisfriendlyadviser:"Justlikeyousaid,Ifoundagirlwholooked,talked,dressed,andevencookedlikemother,Andjustasyousaid,motherlikedher".
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Artist:J-Five
LyricstoFindAWay:
Youknowwhen
IwasalittlekidAll
Ieverwantedto
It'smakesomethingbiggerouttamylife
AndIbeenforgottenliketherest
Socheckit!
There'salightattheendofthetunnel
Humblebeginningsinafighttothefinish
Hangin'onwithagrimace
GiveththelookofGod
Whentoldfaithisfraud
Causeyougaveitallyouhad
Sowhywon'ttheyapplaud?
Wronga...[
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ALondonFog
ItwasaveryfoggydayinLondon.Thefogwassothickthatitwasimpossibletoseemorethanafootorso.Buses,carsandtaxiswerenotabletorunandwerestandingbythesideoftheroad.Peopleweretryingtofindtheirwayaboutonfootbutwerelosingtheirwayinthefog.Mr.SmithhadaveryimportantmeetingattheHouseofCommonsandhadtogettherebutnoonecouldtakehim.Hetriedtowalktherebutfoundhewasquitelost.Suddenlyhebumpedintoastranger.Th...[
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李华今天在紧张地准备历史课的考试。她在和Michael的谈话中会学到两个常用语:beatsme和tobeinabind.
M:Hey,LiHua.Whatareyoudoing?
L:我在准备历史课的考试。Michael,你知道美国总统罗斯福和斯大林第一次见面是在什么时候?
M:Beatsme.Idon'tknowmuchaboutthatperiodofhistory.
L:哎哟,你不知道我也不会打你呀,你为什么要说:Beatsme?Beat不就是打人的意思吗?
M:No,Idon'tmeanyouwouldbeatme.Thee[
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锦上添花Icingonthecake
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制作西式糕点最后一道工序,就是在糕点上洒上或涂上一层白色的冰淇淋,叫做icingonthecake,在俚语当中icingonthecake意思是使一件原本已经很好的事物变得更加的美好,也就是锦上添花。Whenonegreatthinghappens,thenanothergreatthinghappensontopofit,thesecondthingistheicingonthecake.
此外,Icingonthecake也常在NBA比赛上用到,比如在比...[
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Who'swho(l40III)
Ithasneverbeenexplainedwhyuniversitystudentsseemtoenjoypracticaljokesmorethanelse.Studentsspecializeinaparticulartypeofpracticaljoke:thehoax.Invitingthefirebrigadetoputoutanonexistentfireisacrudeformofdeceptionwhichnoself-respectingstudentwouldeverindulgein.Studentsoftencreateamusingsituationswhicharefunnytoeveryoneexceptthevictims.
Whenastudentrecentlysawtwoworkmenus...[
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Nothingtoworryabout(L39,III)
TheroughroadacrosstheplainsoonbecamesobadthatwetriedtogetBrucetodrivebacktothevillagewehadcomefrom.Eventhoughtheroadwaslitteredwithbouldersandpittedwithholes,Brucewasnotintheleastperturbed.Glancingathismap,heinformedusthatthenextvillagewasameretwentymilesaway.ItwasnotthatBrucealwaysunderestimateddifficulties.Hesimplyhadnosenseofdangeratall.Nomatterwhatthecondi...[
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Lovin'You-MinnieRiperton
专辑:《PerfectAngel》
Lovin'youiseasycauseyou'rebeautiful
Makin'lovewithyouisalliwannado
Lovin'youismorethanjustadreamcometrue
Andeverythingthatidoisoutoflovin'you
Lalalalalalala...dododododo
Nooneelsecanmakemefeel
Thecolorsthatyoubring
Staywithmewhilewegrowold
Andwewillliveeachdayinspringtime
Causelovin'youhasmademylifesob...[
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Title:Blessed
Musicbyeltonjohn
Lyricsbybernietaupin
Availableonthealbummadeinengland
Heyyou,youreachildinmyhead
Youhaventwalkedyet
Yourfirstwordshaveyettobesaid
ButIswearyoullbeblessed
Iknowyourestilljustadream
Youreyesmightbegreen
OrthebluestthatIveeverseen
Anywayyoullbeblessed
Andyou,youllbeblessed
Youllhavethebest
Ipromiseyouthat
...[
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