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It was late 1960. Peter Benenson sat on an underground train in London. He was reading the newspaper. He read about two Portuguese students. They were living under Antonio Salazar’s dictator rule. Sal...

那是1960年末。彼得·本南森坐在伦敦的一列地铁上。他正在看报纸。他读了两个葡萄牙学生的故事。他们生活在安东尼奥·萨拉扎的独裁统治之下。萨拉扎政府判处他们入狱。他们的罪行是举杯庆祝自由。彼得·本南森读到这篇文章时非常生气！因此，他决定在葡萄...

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That was Johnny Cash singing his first major hit record, "I Walk The Line". It has sold more than two million copies since it was released in nineteen fifty-six.Music industry experts say Johnny Cash ...

那是约翰尼·卡什 （Johnny Cash） 演唱他的第一张热门唱片“I Walk The Line”。自 1956 年发行以来，它已售出超过 200 万张。音乐行业专家表示，约翰尼·卡什 （Johnny Cash） 一生录制了 1500 ...

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Siberia.$#10320#$10320#$ It has one of the most severe climates in the world.$#10320#$10320#$ This northern part of Russia makes up about fifty-six percent [56%] of the country.$#10320#$10320#$ And it...

西伯利亚.$#10320#$10320#$ 它拥有世界上最恶劣的气候之一.$#10320#$10320#$ 俄罗斯北部约占该国的百分之五十六[56%].$#10320#$10320#$ 它大部分被厚厚的永久冻土层或冻土覆盖.$#10320#...

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Zuccotti Park in New York City is where it all started.The park is close to the New York Stock Exchange and financial offices.Many of them are on Wall Street,the name often used for America's banking ...

纽约市的 Zuccotti 公园是一切开始的地方。公园靠近纽约证券交易所和金融办公室。他们中的许多人都在华尔街，华尔街经常被美国的银行业和金融业使用。一年前，活动人士呼吁 9 月 17 日在 Zuccotti Parkon 举行抗议活动。他...

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“I was going across the street. I thought I could beat the car. But I was wrong.” Ricky Barker was thirteen years old. He was riding home on his two-wheel bicycle. He saw a car coming. He believed ...

我正要走到马路对面。我以为我可以打败这辆车。但我错了。 Ricky Barker 当时 13 岁。他骑着两轮自行车回家。他看到一辆车开过来。他相信他可以在汽车之前过马路。他错了。 这辆车以每小时 80 公里的速度行驶。它打击了 ...

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Generations of schoolchildren have been taught that Christopher Columbus discovered the New World.In fact,the second Monday in October is celebrated as a national holiday,Columbus Day, to honor the Eu...

一代又一代的学童都被教导克里斯托弗·哥伦布发现了新 World.In 事实，即 10 月的第二个星期一被庆祝为国定假日，哥伦布日，以纪念这位欧洲探险家。但日历上 10 月的页面也有一个鲜为人知的纪念活动。10 月 9 日是莱夫·埃里克森日....

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It all began in November, 2005. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations met together. This group works to defeat hunger in every part of the world. At the meeting, the Permanent Re...

这一切都始于 2005 年 11 月。联合国粮食及农业组织（Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations）举行了会议。该组织致力于在世界各地战胜饥饿。在会议上，秘鲁常驻代表提...

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American astronauts in Apollo Eleven landed on the moon July twentieth, nineteen sixty-nine. A second landing was made four months later.Both flights were almost perfect.Everything worked as planned.E...

美国宇航员乘坐阿波罗十一号于 1969 年 7 月 20 日登陆月球。四个月后进行了第二次登陆。两次飞行都近乎完美。一切都按计划进行。每个人都期待第三次登月飞行，阿波罗十三号，会和前两次一样顺利。但事实并非如此。阿波罗十三号于 1970 年...