You chose wrong. People who you swear got in other lines long after you are already checked out and off to the parking lot.1 It turns out, it’s just math working against you; chances are, the other line really is faster. Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout to ge...
The Civil War was the deadliest of all American wars. No one disagrees with that. But how many died has long been a matter of debate. For more than a century, the most-accepted estimate was about 620,000 dead. A specific figure of 618,222 is often cited, with 360,222 Union deaths...
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. 欢迎来到《建国史话》-VOA慢速美国历史栏目 Last week in our series, we described how the Constitution became law once nine of America's first thirteen states ratified it. 上周,我们讲述了宪法在得到美国前13个州中的9...
2.Cite examples to illustrate the role of government intervention in America's economic development. The government has always played an active and important role in America’s economic development.In the early 1930s,thr United States suffered the worst economic depression in American history.President...
4. Latin America is known for its seafood. We use it to make a popular dish called ceviche. It’s made from raw fish, mixed with lime juice and chili pepper. It has a tangy, spicy taste, and it’s perfect for a quick and delicious snack ... or as a meal. ...
Central to the investigation is establishing the money trail. The authorities are anxious to nail the mastermind, the person who supplied the cash, who paid the hijackers through flying school. Here, they fear they will come up, eventually, against a centuries- old practice of criminals in the...
America at war: Part One How did it happen?; By bicycle to ying school, and by jet to mass murder Until now, we have seen only fragmented glimpses of the men behind the horrific attacks last week - rows in a bar, a messy room, hurried departures from suburbia. Here, for the first...
G In the 20th century, one of the states of America had a large section of farmland that had turned into desert. Since then, actions have been enforced so that such a phenomenon of desertification will not happen again.To avoid the reoccurence of desertification, people are encouraged to ...
"Peace on our continent has been shattered," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the morning after the invasion began. "We now have war in Europe on a scale and of a type we thought belonged to history." Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting to discuss Ukraine at the ...
In North America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are (61)___(不同的).In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it ...