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story

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n. 故事；小说；新闻报道；来历；假话
vt. 用历史故事画装饰
vi. 说谎
n. (Story)人名；(英)斯托里

考试真题

The tests are designed to detect subtle ( ' , 细微的) changes in mental function, and involve solving puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols.

You may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger, and models collapsing from hunger-induced heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway.

We can cultivate a growth mind-set in children by telling success stories that emphasize hard work and love of learning.

How do we transmit a growth mind-set to our children? One way is by telling stories about achievements that result from hard work.

A friend told me the following story.

And she makes a little extra money by sending stories to newspapers in the States.

By writing stories for American newspapers

Anyway, there is a little more to tell, but I don't want to ruin the story for you.

Over 66% of teens like to read fiction, such as novels and stories.

of students listed reading stories about people my own age

Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%.

Mysteries and detective stories

I really like these old episodes of "The Twilight Zone" because the stories are fascinating.

She is fond of telling stories in her speech

A new sign in the window told the story.

A Moon Express representative declined to comment on the story, but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.

A well-known, but inaccurate, story about Julia Child may have contributed to this food myth.

Anna Gomez leads in an exciting production of the great Spanish love story, Carmen.

The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modem family tells the story of a century of social change.

Per-capita local government spendingIn other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages of two-parent families, and high local government spending—which may stand for good schools— are the most likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches story.

And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls and windows.

( ' , Harvard, for example, boasts a six-year graduation rate for underrepresented minority groups of 98 percent)Christian Vazquez, a first-generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story setting him far apart from students such as Nijay.

There's no question Oprah's achievements place her in the temple of American success stories.

He tells the story of a patient, a first-time mother who complained that her young son was always clinging to her, wrapping himself around her legs wherever she went.

It is flavoured with humourous stories.

I was hoping to say "journalist," but researchers are already developing software that can gather facts and write a news story.

Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea.

This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions

The American economy used to thrive on immigration but now it's a different story.

First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed.

To ensure fairness to reporters, it is important to set up a system for stories to be proposed and reviewed

J's (Biography of John Muir)-John Muir's own writings to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man who did so much to raise American's awareness of environmental issues.

Readers will feel they know John Muir after reading his story and may catch his passion for preserving the riches of our land

He liked hair-raising stories.

Publicize his colorful and unique life stories

There are two sides to every story you know.

What is the key to write a good classical detective story according to the man?

"Everybody has a scary story about someone getting scooped." says New York University astronomer David Hogg.

And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls an

Because it's such a pity if you start off on a bright tone on a story and suddenly realize you are talking about some people having been killed in a road crash.

Christian Vazquez, a first-generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story setting him far apart from students such as Nijay.

Her new book Swell inter-weaves her own story with a history of female pioneers who accomplished remarkable feats and paved the way for future generations.

In other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages of two-parent families, and high local government spending — which may stand for good schools — are the most likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rag

The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modern family tells the story of a century of social change.

The image which also contained novel descriptions of ants, fascinated a European audience that was more concerned with the exotic story unfolding before them than the gender of the person who painted it.

This is the story of the little fox that has come back, and the people who have dedicated their lives to protecting it.

This is the story of wildlife conservation in the age of mass extinction.

Today, I'd like to preface my remarks with a story from my own life which I feel highlights the common concerns that bring us here together.

A coach may read a sports story for its threat value: he may have to play that team next week.

A seminar leader shared her success story —she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised $25, 000 for homeless children.

A story showing people's generosity should be emailed to the editor at susan@sws.

After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who identified the lady as Erin Smith.

An endless number of books and movies qualify as love stories in popular culture.

An inspiring story sent to the magazine should be real and original.

And the story poses an interesting question: why do some people discover new vitality and creativity to the end of their days, while others go to seed long before?

As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story the endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort.

At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on the New York time's website.

Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level.

But what about large, heavy structures like the Tremont hotel, which was a six-story brick building?

But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react.

By tracking people's e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.

Even the youngest children in the class were attracted by the story.

For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass.

Graphs can seem frightening, but reading a graph is a lot like reading a story.

He identified with the story in the book.

He liked children's stories very much.

Hearing these stories, I'm skeptical about the place — other destinations are described as "purer" natural experiences.

How does the author sound when telling the story?

I told the story to the class.

If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to submit it to smart animals.

In any given story of corruption or disaster, a thoughtful reader may receive not only the immediate reward of indirect experience, but also the delayed reward of information and preparedness.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all came clear to me.

Influenced by her story, I created the As We Heal, the World Heals" project.

Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention.

Instead, they emphasise the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader.

It had also given me a choice, either to leave that page blank or to keep writing the story with hope.

It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love.

Join us as actress Tina Chen recounts the fascinating story of three generations of her mother's family and their contributions to the history of China.

Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about presidents, congress, memorials, and parks.

Last year her fantasy story which involved the mysterious Forbidden City received critical acclaim.

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical about Alexander Hamilton,in which the birth of America is presented as an immigrant story.

Maybe your mom would enjoy hearing the story.

News stories are roughly divided into two classes.

On the whole, Brooks' story is acceptable if uninspired.

Readers will associate themselves closely with what happens in the news stories and share similar feelings with those involved.

Serious readers will both get excited over what happens in some news stories and adapt themselves to the reality.

Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes.

Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment of a particularly interesting story.

The book told the story of his pet dog.

The city of brussels was covered in snowmen—an impressive scene that told stories on every street corner.

The happy ending of the story attracted him.

The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, thing about why you want to gossip and what effects your "juicy story" might have.

The passage starts with the story of cervantes to show that age is not a barrier to achieving one's goal.

The stories of his unconventional ideas and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so amazing to me and had such a big impact on how I saw life from then on.

The story began during my first week at college.

The story came to its turning point when Joe fell ill in 2007.

The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.

The writer's comments on the story.

Then let us know! We pay for stories, anecdotes and jokes.

There was a bit of me that didn't want to love this when everyone else on the planet did but the horror story is brilliant.

Therefore, while the division of categories holds in general, an individual's tendency may transfer any story from one kind of reading to another, or divide the experience between the two kinds of reward.

They also shared with us many traditional stories about hawaii that were hugely popular with tourists.

Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home.

We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.

When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting competition to watch, together with the story behind it.

When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it.

While chronologica tells the stories of famous people in history such as thomas edison and Alexander the great, this book also gives an account of the lives of lesser-known individuals including the explorer Mungo Park and sculptor Gutzon Borglum.

While there are amazing stories of instant transformation, for most of us the changes are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river.

There are also stories about newly adoptive – and newly single – mom Sandra Bullock, as well as the usual “Jennifer Aniston is pregnant” news.

It’s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful, provocative magazine cover story, “I love My Children, I Hate My Life,” is arousing much chatter – nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience.

This long story still unfolds.

One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, wow little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired wow the stories arrived.

Ms Brooks may or may not have had suspicions about how her journalists got their stories, but she asked no questions, gave no instructions—nor received traceable, recorded answers.

There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint.

With characteristic confidence, Dickens successfully insisted that Seymour’s pictures illustrate his own story instead.

Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the ten-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

A survey by Barna research group found the top reason given by Americans for the fake news phenomenon is “reader error”, more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting.

And history should be the story of the masses and their record of struggle.

But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar.

It's no surprise that Jennifer Senior's insightful, provocative magazine cover story, "I love My Children, I Hate My life", is arousing much chatter – nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fu

Soon after Sketches by Bozappeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the then-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

with characteristic confidence, Dickens successfully insisted that Seymour's pictures illustrate his own story instead.