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The United States has welcomed an announcement by North Korea that it will halt its uranium enrichment programme and suspend nuclear andlong-rangemissile tests. Washington described the measures as a positive first step towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. Steve Kingstone reports.
his">This announcement follows talks between American and North Korean officials in Beijing. In a written statement, Victoria Nuland of the US State Department said the North Koreans had agreed to suspend uranium enrichment at the Yongbyon nuclear plant and to allow UN inspectors to return to the site. In return, the US is offering 240,000 tonnes of food aid. It's come two months after the death of North Korea'slong-standingleader Kim Jong-il. The question now is whether his">his son and successor Kim Jong-un will engage in broader talks aboutdisarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament.
The South African youth leader Julius Malema has been expelled from the governing African National Congress. Mr Malema says he's beenpersecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecuted">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecutedfor advocating that the party should adopt a policy to nationalise mines and replace his">his former ally President Jacob Zuma as ANC leader. Milton Nkosi reports from South Africa.
In a statement, the chairman of the party'sdisciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinarycommittee, Derek Hanekom, said the 30-year-old youth league leader violated the ANC's constitution. The controversial youth leader was sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence in November last year, but heappealed againstthe sentence. The ANC's appeals committee led by veteran leader and businessman Cyril Ramaphosalooked intohisplea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">pleaand still found him guilty on the charges of sowing divisions within the party and for bringing the ANC into disrepute.
Syrian government forces are reported to have tried to advance into the district of Baba Amr in Homs as theyunleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleashtheir heaviest bombardment so far on the area. Government officials said they would clear out opposition fighters in a matter of hours. Jim Muir reports from neighbouring Lebanon.
Explosions echoed around all parts of Homs as the attack on Baba Amr quarter got underway. Sources on both sides said government troops tried to advance into the embattled quarter on several fronts after weeks of heavy bombardment. Regime officials in Damascus told reporters that clearing out the rebels would only take a few hours and that it had already become amopping-upoperation. But activist postings on the Internet said the Free Syrian Army fighters had repelled repeated attacks by army forces and inflicted heavy losses.
A date has been announced for a presidential election in Egypt a year after Hosni Mubarak was ousted by street protests. The election will be held on 23 and 24 May. The military council that's been governing Egypt since the fall of President Mubarak has comeunder increasing pressureto honour its promise tohand overpower to civilian authorities.
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Non-governmental organisations operating in Zimbabwe say they will defy a government ban to work in the country. Last weekend at his 88th birthday celebrations, President Robert Mugabe attacked the mainly foreign NGOs for being partisan and ordered them to leave. The NGOs say thatintimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidationis now happening on a national scale and is being carried out by supporters loyal to the president.
The iPhone and iPod manufacturer Apple is nowreckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckoned">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckonedto be worth $500bn. Its market capitalisation broke through the $0.5tn mark on the New York Stock Exchange early on Wednesday. Mark Gregory reports.
The latest climb in Apple's stock market value came amid reports that it will unveil a next generation of iPad tablet computers next week.
Apple was already the world's biggest company measured by the value of its shares, worth about $90bn more than its nearest rival, the oil giant Exxon. And now following another surge in the share price, Apple has become only the sixth American corporation ever to have a market capitalisation of above $500bn.
Reports from the Seychelles say the government believes the operation to rescue a stricken cruise liner has been affected because the fishing boat towing it to land refused help from tugboats. The Seychelles' home affairs minister said the financial objectives of the French fishing boat may have been put ahead of the interests of the passengers and crew of the Costa Allegra. A spokesman for the liner said it didn't use the tugs because the fishing vessel guaranteed the smoothest voyage.
The British-born singer andsongwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriterDavy Jones of the 60s pop group, The Monkees, has died. He was an actor and singer on stage and television in Britain before gaining wider recognition as a pop performer. Among The Monkees' hits were Daydream Believer and Last Train to Clarksville. Davy Jones reportedly died of a heart attack in Florida.
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The United States has welcomed an announcement by North Korea that it will halt its uranium enrichment programme and suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests. Washington described the measures as a positive first step towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. Steve Kingstone reports.
朝鲜宣布停止核浓缩项目、核及远程导弹试验,美国对此表示欢迎,称这些措施是朝着朝鲜半岛完全无核化的第一步,有积极意义。Steve Kingstone报道。
his">This announcement follows talks between American and North Korean officials in Beijing. In a written statement, Victoria Nuland of the US State Department said the North Koreans had agreed to suspend uranium enrichment at the Yongbyon nuclear plant and to allow UN inspectors to return to the site. In return, the US is offering 240,000 tonnes of food aid. It's come two months after the death of North Korea's long-standing leader Kim Jong-il. The question now is whether his">his son and successor Kim Jong-un will engage in broader talks about disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament.
就在此前,美国和朝鲜官方在北京进行了会谈。美国国务院发言人维多利亚·纽兰称,朝鲜答应停止宁边核工厂的铀浓缩项目,允许联合国检查员返回此地。作为交换条件,美国将向朝鲜提供24吨的粮食援助。朝鲜长期执政的领导人金正日去世已有两月,问题在于,作为他继承人的儿子金正恩是否会扩大裁军会谈。
The South African youth leader Julius Malema has been expelled from the governing African National Congress. Mr Malema says he's been persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecuted">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecuted for advocating that the party should adopt a policy to nationalise mines and replace his">his former ally President Jacob Zuma as ANC leader. Milton Nkosi reports from South Africa.
南非青年领导人朱利叶斯·马勒马已被逐出执政的非洲国会大会(ANC),马勒马称自己之所以被迫害,是因为他要求该党采取政策将煤矿国有化,并取代前盟友兼总统雅各布·祖玛担任ANC领导人。Milton Nkosi在南非报道。
In a statement, the chairman of the party's disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary committee, Derek Hanekom, said the 30-year-old youth league leader violated the ANC's constitution. The controversial youth leader was sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence in November last year, but he appealed against the sentence. The ANC's appeals committee led by veteran leader and businessman Cyril Ramaphosa looked into his plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea and still found him guilty on the charges of sowing divisions within the party and for bringing the ANC into disrepute.
该党纪律委员会主席Derek Hanekom在声明中说,这位30岁的青年联盟领导人违反了ANC的章程。去年11月,这位争议颇多的青年领导人被判5年缓刑,但他上诉反对判决。由资深领导人兼商人Cyril Ramaphosa领导人的ANC上诉委员会调查了他的申诉,不过仍认定他在党内散播分裂,有损ANC的名声。
Syrian government forces are reported to have tried to advance into the district of Baba Amr in Homs as they unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash their heaviest bombardment so far on the area. Government officials said they would clear out opposition fighters in a matter of hours. Jim Muir reports from neighbouring Lebanon.
据悉,叙利亚政府军使用最大获利轰击,试图挺进胡姆斯的巴巴阿姆鲁地区。政府官员称将在数小时内清理完反对分子。Jim Muir在邻国黎巴嫩报道。
Explosions echoed around all parts of Homs as the attack on Baba Amr quarter got underway. Sources on both sides said government troops tried to advance into the embattled quarter on several fronts after weeks of heavy bombardment. Regime officials in Damascus told reporters that clearing out the rebels would only take a few hours and that it had already become a mopping-up operation. But activist postings on the Internet said the Free Syrian Army fighters had repelled repeated attacks by army forces and inflicted heavy losses.
政府军袭击巴巴阿姆鲁,整个胡姆斯爆炸声此起彼伏。交战双方都称政府军试图在数小时内挺进围困区,这里已被猛烈轰击数周了。大马士革当局的官员告诉记者,只需几个小时就能清理完叛军,这可算是个扫尾工作了。但活动分子在网上发帖,称“自由叙利亚军”多次击退政府军的进攻,使政府军蒙受很大损失。
A date has been announced for a presidential election in Egypt a year after Hosni Mubarak was ousted by street protests. The election will be held on 23 and 24 May. The military council that's been governing Egypt since the fall of President Mubarak has come under increasing pressure to honour its promise to hand over power to civilian authorities.
正值穆巴拉克被街头抗议者驱逐一年后,埃及宣布总统大选的日期,即五月23-24日。自穆巴拉克总统倒台以来,一直是军事委员会执政,该委员会曾承诺将权力转交给民选当局,而如今要兑现承诺的时候到了,委员会面临的压力越来越大。
Non-governmental organisations operating in Zimbabwe say they will defy a government ban to work in the country. Last weekend at his 88th birthday celebrations, President Robert Mugabe attacked the mainly foreign NGOs for being partisan and ordered them to leave. The NGOs say that intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation is now happening on a national scale and is being carried out by supporters loyal to the president.
津巴布韦的非政府组织称将违抗政府禁止他们在该国工作的禁令。上周,总统穆加贝在自己88岁生日庆典上,抨击成员多是外国人的非政府组织有所偏袒,并命令他们离开。该组织称整个津巴布韦都在都他们发出恐吓,这些恐吓都是总统的效忠者发出的。
The iPhone and iPod manufacturer Apple is now reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckoned">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckoned to be worth $500bn. Its market capitalisation broke through the $0.5tn mark on the New York Stock Exchange early on Wednesday. Mark Gregory reports.
iPhone和iPod的制造商苹果公司被估算价值5000亿美元。周三早晨,苹果市值在纽约证券交易所突破5000亿美元大关。Mark Gregory报道。
The latest climb in Apple's stock market value came amid reports that it will unveil a next generation of iPad tablet computers next week.
苹果股票市值达到最新成绩之时,有消息称苹果将于下周发布新一代的ipad平板电脑。
Apple was already the world's biggest company measured by the value of its shares, worth about $90bn more than its nearest rival, the oil giant Exxon. And now following another surge in the share price, Apple has become only the sixth American corporation ever to have a market capitalisation of above $500bn.
根据股价衡量,苹果已是世界最大公司,比其劲敌埃克森石油公司要高900亿美元。如今,随着股价的再一次上涨,苹果成为市值超过5000亿美元的六家美国公司之一。
Reports from the Seychelles say the government believes the operation to rescue a stricken cruise liner has been affected because the fishing boat towing it to land refused help from tugboats. The Seychelles' home affairs minister said the financial objectives of the French fishing boat may have been put ahead of the interests of the passengers and crew of the Costa Allegra. A spokesman for the liner said it didn't use the tugs because the fishing vessel guaranteed the smoothest voyage.
来自塞舌尔的报道称,援救一艘受灾游轮的行动受到了影响,原因是拖拉游轮上岸的游船拒绝使用拖船。塞舌尔内政部长称,这艘法国渔船将自己的经济目标放在阿莱格拉海岸号乘客和船员利益之前。游轮发言人称,由于渔船想确保航行顺利,就没有使用拖船。
The British-born singer and songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter Davy Jones of the 60s pop group, The Monkees, has died. He was an actor and singer on stage and television in Britain before gaining wider recognition as a pop performer. Among The Monkees' hits were Daydream Believer and Last Train to Clarksville. Davy Jones reportedly died of a heart attack in Florida.
英国出生的歌手兼作曲家、60年代流行乐“门基乐队”成员 戴维琼斯去世。在成为一名广泛认可的流行乐手之前,琼斯是一名舞台和电视演员兼歌手。“门基乐队”最受欢迎的歌曲是Daydream Believer和Last Train to Clarksville。据悉戴维琼斯因心脏病在佛罗里达去世。
第三页:词汇解析
long-range
英汉解释
adj. (飞机、火箭等)远程的;长期的;远大的
参考例句
1. Hierarchies of authority, spans of control,long-rangeplans, and budgets.
等级森严的权力机构,控制范围,长期计划,预算。
2. It follows reports that the North has moved along-rangemissile to a launch site on the west coast.
该报道正好发生在北朝鲜将其一枚长程导弹迁移至西海岸的一个发射地点之时。
3. We all know that, as along-rangeshooting-type occupations, in the usual role-playing, the "concentration" is a very key word.
我们都知道,作为一个远程的射击型职业,在通常的角色扮演中,“集中”都是一个很关键的词。
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long-standing
英汉解释
adj. 长期存在的;存在已久的
同义词
a.longstanding
参考例句
1. The company has a good commercial reputation,long-standing, quality first, fast delivery, customer first, sincere service.
公司具有良好商业信誉,长期以来坚持,品质第一、交货快捷、客户至上、诚信服务。
2. In China, suburb village is not a brief phenomenon, but a sort of community type existing in thelong-standingdevelopment of economic society.
在中国,城郊村并不是经济社会发展过程中的短暂现象,而是经济社会发展中长期存在的一种社区类型。
3. Today, thatlong-standingheritage of innovation still guides us as we create product collections that are broader and more diverse than ever before.
现在,那个长期存在的创新传统还在引导着我们。当我们做产品收集的时候,范围变得比以前更宽更多样了。
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disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament
英汉解释
n. 裁军
同义词
n.disarming
反义词
n.armament,arming,equipping
参考例句
1. The need fordisarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmamentand nonproliferation education and training has never been greater.
裁军和不扩散教育和培训的需要比任何时候更为迫切。
2. It has accused the US of violating adisarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmamentdeal. But the South Korean Foreign Ministry has expressed concerns .
朝鲜方面同时对美国违反裁军协议表示谴责。但韩国外交部对此表示出忧虑。
3. Its areas of competence would include managing the global economy,disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament, food security, the environment and migration.
它的能力领域将包括管理全球经济、裁军、食品安全、环境和移民。
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persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute
英汉解释
vt. 迫害;困扰;同…捣乱
同义词
v.oppress
参考例句
1. Theypersecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecutethose who do not conform to their ideas.
他们迫害那些不符合他们意见的人。
2. If theypersecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecuted me, they will alsopersecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecuteyou.
如果人们迫害了我,也要迫害你们;
3. Which of the prophets did your ancestors notpersecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute">persecute?
那一位先知,你们的祖先没有迫害过?
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disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary
英汉解释
adj. 规律的;训练的;训诫的
同义词
a.corrective,disciplinal
参考例句
1. These licenses have appealed against the decisions of the Disciplinary Committee.
有关持牌人已就纪律委员会的决定提出上诉。
2. The most important task ofdisciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinaryconstruction is to be responsible for teaching.
学科建设有很多工作要做,最重要的是直面教学。
3. Promote and enforce safety, and takedisciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinary">disciplinaryaction when breaches of safe work practices occur.
加强安全管理,当发现发生违反安全操作规程时,采取纪律惩戒。
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plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea
英汉解释
n. 恳求,请求;辩解,辩护;借口,托辞
同义词
n.supplication
参考例句
1. It was a brief and simpleplea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea.
这是一种简短而单纯的抗议。
2. It might have begun with Armenia, by considering America'splea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">pleato open its borders with it.
出于对美国要求开放与亚美尼亚边境的考虑,也许已从亚美尼亚开始了。
3. Hear, then, what the LORD says: Arise, present yourplea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">plea">pleabefore the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice!
惟愿你们倾听上主所说的话:“起来,在诸山面前进行诉讼,使诸丘陵能听见你的声音!”
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unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash
英汉解释
vt. 发动;解开…的皮带;解除…的束缚
vi. 不受约束;自由自在;放荡不羁
同义词
v.let loose,loose
参考例句
1. Once you realize this, you will stop and become a "hands-off" manager, so youunleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleashtheir creativity and energy.
一旦认识到这一点,你就会成为一个“放开手”的经理,你就能激发他们的创造力和能力。
2. Climate change, which already wreaks havoc through local droughts and heat waves, could wellunleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleashglobal-scale havoc in a few decades.
早已在各地引发旱灾、热浪等灾难的气候变迁,可能在未来数十年内,造成遍及全球的大灾难。
3. That's what economists call "human capital. " And the best way tounleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleash">unleashthat resource is, is to build healthy, educated, and democratic societies.
那就是经济学家称之为“人力资本”的东西。而释放这种资源的最佳方式是,是建立健康、文明和民主的社会。
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intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation
英汉解释
n. 恐吓,威胁
同义词
n.bullying,determent,deterrence
参考例句
1. The purpose of an AVO is to protect you from violence, harassment orintimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidationin the future.
阻止暴力令的目的在于保护你不受到暴力,骚扰或是未来的胁迫。
2. As well as spreading the Word, the proliferation of churches provides a measure of defence againstintimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation.
教会的增殖除了可以传播福音,也可以用来作为对待胁迫的一个方法。
3. We all deplore injustice, the trampling of peoples%q% rights and theintimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidation">intimidationand humiliation of human beings.
我们都会为不正义的事情,蹂躏公民权利,胁迫和羞辱人类的行为感到悲痛。
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英汉解释
vt. 测算,估计;认为;计算
vi. 估计;计算;猜想,料想
同义词
v.compute,consider,count on,guess
词汇辨析
calculate,count,compute,reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon
这些动词均含有“计算”之意。 calculate 通常指要求细致精确和复杂的计算,以解决疑难问题,多用于自然科学、生产部门或要求专门计算的场合。
count 指逐一计算而得出总数。
compute 一般指已有数据的,较简单但数字长的数学运算。
reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon 通常指较简单的数学计算,也可指心算。
参考例句
1. Did youreckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckonin the time needed for unloading the cargo?
你把卸货所需的时间计算进去了吗?
2. Wereckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckonyour pay with our adding machine.
我们用加法机计算你的工资。
3. Many peoplereckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckon">reckonhim to be a great basketball player.
许多人认为他是一位伟大的篮球运动员。
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英汉解释
n. 流行歌曲的作者;歌曲作家
同义词
n.ballad maker,songster
参考例句
1. Songwriter Irving Berlin was born in Russia in 1888.
曲作家欧文
2. When thesongwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter's first song was published, his name was spelled wrong.
当这位歌曲作者的第一首歌发表时,他的名字被拼错了。
3. Pat is not only a very accomplished guitar player, he is also asongwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriter">songwriterand singer.
他不仅是一位非常成功的吉他演奏家,他并且是歌曲作者和歌手。