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151 a miser for a husband The husband had always been a miser calling his wife to account for even the tiniest amounts of expenditure. He would mistrust his wifes motives behind every little thing she did, which made her feel thoroughly miserable. I
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152 an ardo credit ruler Some historical figures image is almost entirely monochromatic, black and white, in other words. Russians are, Ivan de terrible is one such person. He is known for making momentous changes in the way Russia was ruled. Primar
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153 so many missed opportunities As Ali sat motionless in front of his late fathers hut, made of mud molder, a mournful look on his face. His father had passed away a week earlier, his moral remains cremated. Ali, who had walked all the way home fro
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154 an interesting career As a child in rural England, Jim Brown was very much interested in Greek mythology. Sitting up late at night, he would garble up a Maria of the ancient Greeks mythical tales. Mind you when he was not reading, Jim was usuall
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155 the other side of a bank clerks character John Brigs was known for always being nice, neat and tidy, at least to his colleagues. Little did they know about the negative side of Johns character, which manifest itself on a Friday or a Saturday nig
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LESSON 156 A DYED-IN-THE-WOOL NONCONFORMIST Alastair Greaves was a man of highly nontraditional and nonconformist views. He did not even pay nominal regard to societys norms. What was normal to others most of the time was nothing but bother to him. F
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LESSON 157 THE NUCLEAR GENE: WHAT NOW? The Oak Ridge Laboratories were at one time the nucleus of the American nuclear program. Splitting the atom at that time was a novel idea: all you had to do was to get a mass of uranium nuclei together, and you
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LESSON 158 SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE Ive never had any objection to you eating apples in bed, said Beyyl, but nowadays I do find your incessant chomping somewhat obscene and obtrusive. Actually, its obstacle to our continued blissful marital relationshi
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LESSON 159 GETTING AWAY FROM OCTOPUS FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER I never used to mind the occasional bit of octopus, as you know, we had those wonderful dinners at Anemos in Charlotte Street in London, you remember? But here in Greece, they seem
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LESSON 160 OPPOSTITION BETWEEN BROTHERS Young Jimmy Henderson was always a bit of an optimist. No task was too onerous for him, and even the onset of some serious illness or other and he suffered from many during his childhoodcould ever get him down.
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LESSON 161 AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK ON LIFE As a child, Tom was very much oriented towards botanical studies. Anything organic, and particularly plant life, was of enormous interest to him, from the smallest to the largest organisms. When he was not fro
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LESSON 162 OUTDATED ODEAS? Martin Constantine, the outgoing head of the Hampstead College of Design, left his job because he had outgrow his position. He took over the prestigious post of director of the British Museum. Peter Handerson, who took over
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An Outspoken Crusader for Consumer Rights Peter Owens was an outspoken opponent of anything that smacked of Big Business.It's outrageous! The bigger those appartment store chains get, the more overbearing their attitudes become and the more they are
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164. Overwrought and overtired过度紧张和过度劳累 overflow-packed They like to overload us with work, those guys. I am beginning to feel like a pack animal, Bob Crowther exclaimed during the lunch break. Whats more, the food they serve us is
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Escape Routes While the Warsaw Pact was at full strength, life in Eastern Europe was less than palatable for much of the population. At that time,Western planes would often drop pamphlets describing a life of luxury on the other side.It was easy for
