A．The triathlon is a demanding sport．Many say that it is a real test of an athlete's body and mind．It is difficult because it is three sports in one．It includes swimming for 2．4 miles（3．84 kilometers），bicycling for 112 miles（180 kilometers），and running for 26．2 miles（41．9 kilometers）．It takes a lot of strength and willpower to compete．Th

A linguist，an expert on languages，is always listening，never off-duty．I invited a group of friends round to my house，telling them that I was going to record their speech．I said I was interested in their regional accents（地方口音），and that it would take only a few minutes．Thus，one evening，three people came to my house and were shown into my fr

The Bell family was originally from Scotland where Alexander was born in 1847．Both his grandfather and father trained Alex in public speaking and teaching the deaf to speak．His mother was deaf so he had a deep desire to help those who couldn't hear．He studied anatomy（解剖）and physiology（生理学）which gave him a background of understanding as t

Interviewing is one of those skills that you can only get better at．You will never again feel so ill at ease as when you try it for the first time，you'll probably never feel entirely comfortable trying to get from another person answers that he or she maybe too shy to reveal．But at least half of the skill is m

迈克尔·杰克逊，被誉为流行音乐之王，是继猫王之后西方流行乐坛最具影响力的歌星。他的演唱会在世界各地引起极大轰动，其唱片总销量已经超亿，被载入“吉尼斯世界大全”。就像法国人说的那样，迈克尔·杰克逊是一个神奇的怪物，浑身上下充满了一股神秘的力量。
今天我们选出的是“Healthe world”，这是一首关于儿童、地球、爱心的优秀作品，词曲都是由迈克尔·杰克逊一手包办的。歌曲一开头，便是孩子们的嬉笑声、哭声……这也许是让我们从歌曲中体会到童真的可贵和重要性。迈克尔·杰克逊唱

A man walked into a restaurant that advertised having the longest menu in the world.The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish,no matter how unusual.
At the bottom of the menu,there was a notice that said,“If you do not see the dish you require on this menu,p

Foresters are people who work with trees and know a lot about them.Occasionally,foresters have problems,and the foresters in southern Indiana have had many problems.

It was ten o'clock in the morning.Standing outside the Bloomsburg bus station,I could see my breath.In a few minutes I was going to climb onto a bus for a five-hour ride to New York.I would sooner have eaten cat food.You only go on a long-distance bus in the United States because ei-ther you can't afford to fly or you can't afford to buy

● Chinese president hails success of anti-SARS drive
Hu Jintao,general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,hailed China's success in fighting SARS at a national working conference on the

The Cup Of Life(the 1998 World Cup theme song),and Livin' La Vida Loca made Ricky Martin a star in every corner of the world.Livin' La Vida Loca made history and became the biggest-selli

This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents.Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.
  Littleton Children's Home
  We don't want your money,but children's toys,books and clothes in good condition

Dorothea Dix left home at an early age of her own free will to live with her grandmother.
At fourteen,Dorothea was teaching school at Worcester,Massachusetts.A short time after she had begun teaching,she set up a school for young girls in her grandparents' home.Stress was placed on moral character at Dorothea's school,which she

JAMES AN COACHING COLLEGE
What is the main purpose of James AN Coaching College？
Quite simply，we are here to help students with：
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During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries the London district of Southwark was prospering（繁荣），and a very important and far-reaching development was taking place at Bankside，an area situated just beside the church now known as Southwark Cathedral．The Rose Theatre，the Swan，the Hope Playhouse and