I do, of course like people to enjoy my work, no question about it. The 1)durability of the idea, the 2)relevance of its durable, it’s more important to me. But that doesn’t mean that I’m not interested in instant fame. That’s nice to have it too, but to have something that lasts, that means you’ve really got hold of the essence of things a

Cheerleaders - what do you think when you hear that term? Good-looking girls waving 1)pompons? And what about male cheerleaders? 2)Geeky guys jumping around with 3)megaphones? Well, cheerleading is not what a lot of us think it is.
They may be the hottest college 4)athletes in the country, sought after by 5)recruiters nationwide. What the

Being a super power, it’s not possession of nuclear weapons, it’s not having a large armed forces, it’s not having higher tech equipment than anyone else, if there’s one thing that defines being a superpower – it’s force 1)projection, and basically if you don’t have aircraft carriers you don’t have force projection.
These giants of t

When you think of the islands, you probably picture beaches and palm trees and green golf courses. But many American citizens and companies see 1)a different kind of green there, money. This week, the 2)IRS revealed two million Americans may be using 3)offshore credit cards to access secret hidden income. Meanwhile, more and more American busine

I’m trying to control myself
So please don’t stand in my way
I’ve waited for the longest time
This is what I wanted in my way
*Move over, move over
There’s a 1)climax coming my way
Move over, move over
There’s a climax coming in my way
I don’t like you, don’t 2)compromise
Shattered by your 3)

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As the US Secretary of State Colin Powell prepares to arrive in Israel, the country’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected pressure from Washington to end the military offensive in the West Bank. Mr. Sharon was speaking after the suicide bombing of a bus near Haifa which left at least eight Israelis dead. There’re repor

环球趣闻
A new Rand Institute study suggests obese Americans spent more for their health care than smokers do. Obesity adds almost $400 a year and smoking just 230.
兰德机构一项新的调查表明，在美国，肥胖者比吸烟者在保健方面花费更多，胖子每年几乎要花400美元而吸烟者仅花230美元。
And the government says health care spending per person will reach more than $9,000 a year

The moon shone down on the lake like a spotlight. It was a warm summer evening, and I found the night sky, with its 1)glistening stars, relaxing to watch. Five of us were sitting on the dock, wishing we could go for a swim. Paul asked Chelsea and me if we wanted to get on a big yellow tube and go across the 2)cove. It sounded like fun.

My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my 1)infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more 2)explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.
I give Pirrip as my father’s family name, on the authority of his 3)tombstone and my sister - Mrs. Joe Gargery, who married the 4)bl

Think of your mind as a 1)reservoir in which you have been storing up potential power. You will now learn to 2)release that power in precise quantities and specific directions. This is the essence of self-discipline.
Self-discipline calls for balancing your emotions with your 3)reasoning. This means you must learn to 4)consult both your fe

Interviewer: OK, I want to pursue this area for just a minute, because I’m wondering whether or not, either of you or both of you have the experience in recent days where the same people who regarded you as the absolute Sun King and Queen of the world are now looking at you at all differently, because they’ve seen the value of the shares go down

This is a communications 1)seminar. Ah, I 2)tricked you. If I would have said, “this is a communications seminar,” how many of you would have 3)showed up? Yeah that’s what I was afraid of, two. Two instead of 300 okay. The reason this is a communications seminar is because I believe that communication is the key to your life. In fact you might w

Jump the Gun (to be hasty)
Denise was planning on telling her grandparents that the doctor said she was going to have twins, but when her dad found out he jumped the gun and told them before Denise could say a word. He was so excited that he became hasty and revealed the news before Denise had a chance to tell them.

Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. Today I’m very happy to be here to share with you some of my thoughts on the topic of Globalization. And first of all, I would like to mention an event in our recent history.
Thirty years ago, American President Richard Nixon made an epoch-making visit to China, a country still isolated at that time

Making Comparisons
Female: Now we know that the English language is 1)set up for maximum 2)clarity. We also know that it’s important to make sure that all the units you’re talking about agree.
Male: When you compare two things, be the items, people, ideas or even actions, they have to be the same kinds of things: