words and their stories voa

... Words and Their Stories: Numbers Part Two Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Last week, I told about the number one. ... and approval for a job well done. Some of my friends were confused and did not understand their schoolwork. They were at sixes and sevens. In fact, they did not care if they finished high school. ... writing and arithmetic. These three words do not all start with the letter “R.” But they have the sound of “R.” My teachers used to give three cheers when I did well in math. They gave praise and...

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... attacks: – Passwords must have at least eight characters – Passwords must contain a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters – Passwords should expire at least every 30 days – Passwords ... resources and can no longer function • Known as a SYN attack because it exploits the SYN/ACK “handshake” • Person hired to break into a computer and steal information • Do not randomly search ... disinformation and propaganda – Deny service to legitimate computer users – Commit unauthorized intrusions into systems and networks that result in critical infrastructure outages and corruption...

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... patients and their diagnostic values in hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. Methods: A total of 106 HBeAg-negative CHB patients with clinically and pathologically proven steatosis and 98 patients ... steatosis (83 men and 23 women, mean age: 41.08±10.23 years) and the remaining 98 patients were excluded from hepatic steatosis (79 men and 19 women, mean age 39.4±9.81 years). Their diagnoses ... activity), and G3 (severe activity). All the sections were blindly and independently assessed by 3 pathologists and the results were processed by the Kappa concordance test. The inter- and intra-observer...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:48

... behind the ear, and she shakes her head, rocks the cradle, and murmurs her song. The green patch and the shadows from the trousers and the baby- clothes move up and down, nod to her, and soon take ... wallets on their backs are trudging along and shadows flit backwards and forwards; on both sides she can see forests through the cold harsh mist. All at once the people with their wallets and their ... hay is dear, and folks are paltry nowadays and always contriving to go by tram. And yet, thank God, I have nothing to complain of. I have plenty to eat and good clothes to wear, and . . . we...

Ngày tải lên: 06/11/2012, 14:13

... young, and strong, and ready to give his life for his country. Now he was forgetful, weak, and unwilling to give away the little time he knew was left to him. AFTERLIFE AND OTHER STORIES ... private schools and done well. He had excelled at swimming through the guidance and management provided by his father. The boy had talent, and his father had developed it and made it fl ourish. ... content for a few days, and the boy was glad he could make this happen. Father and son formed a unique pair. Their emotions were inexorably intertwined. Like Siamese twins, their feelings fl owed...

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... words stick in one’s throat → put in a good word (for someone ) → put words into someone’s mouth → take the words (right) out of one’s mouth → true to one’s word → twist someone’s words ... com- pletely true. → spin a yarn yawn [ "jOn ] 1. iv. to stretch one’s mouth open and breathe in and out slowly and deeply, especially when one is tired or bored. 2. iv. [for something like a ... order; a com- mand. (No plural. Treated as sin- gular.) 2. n. news; information. (No plural. Treated as singular.) wordy [ "w#d i ] adj. having too many words; using more words than necessary...

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... brave and happy and wise prince. When half of the people in his land were dead, he chose a thousand healthy and happy friends and took them away from the city. He took them over the hills and ... became whiter Their heads began to go round and round and round They thought stranger and more dream-like thoughts than ever before And some of them saw a tall masked man walking slowly and silently ... walls, and as I did so I read a small book. I found this book on the bed next to me. It described all the pictures in the room, one by one, and their stories. I looked and read for a long time, and...

Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2013, 17:11

... way into everyday use in the English language, and the more important it is to learn these words and their meanings. Many of the foreign words and phrases in this chapter have been adopted into ... zeitgeist of the fifties. TIPS AND STRATEGIES Foreign words and phrases that have been adopted into the English lan- guage are likely to appear on standardized tests and occur regularly in news- paper ... answered 1–3 questions correctly, it’s time to expand the number of foreign words and phrases in your vocabulary. Study the lesson that fol- lows carefully, and do the practice quiz on a separate sheet...

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