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Bluebeard | 蓝胡子

A wealthy but terrifying man with a blue beard marries a young woman, forbidding her from enterin...

classic-literature english-reading fairy-tale
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You Are My Dictionary | 你是我的词典

A daughter recounts her relationship with her deaf father, who, despite facing prejudice and bein...

bilingualism deaf-culture family
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The Old House | 老房子

A lonely old man living in a decaying, centuries-old house forms a silent friendship with a curio...

descriptive fiction intermediate
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The Bell | 钟声

A mysterious and beautiful bell sound draws people from a town into the forest, each seeking its ...

fiction intermediate literature
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The Mermaid of Zennor | 赞诺尔的美人鱼

In the Cornish village of Zennor, a mermaid named Morveren is enchanted by the beautiful singing ...

cornwall fishermen folklore
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The Story of a Mother | 母亲的故事

A desperate mother journeys through symbolic trials, sacrificing her tears, blood, sight, and hai...

death emotional fiction
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The Jew Among Thorns | 荆棘丛中的犹太人

A diligent servant is cheated of his wages by a miserly master. After receiving magical gifts fro...

fairy-tale fiction folklore
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The Warders and Me | 我与狱吏

Nelson Mandela reflects on the pragmatic and ideological importance of building relationships wit...

essay human-connection intermediate
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Gentleman Bandit Dies in Prison at 62 | 意大利“绅士大盗”狱中逝世,终年62岁

Italy's notorious "gentleman bandit," Horst Fantazzini, known for his courteous, nonviolent bank ...

biography crime historical
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Nancy Wake: The White Mouse | 南希·韦克:代号“白鼠”

Nancy Wake, known as the "White Mouse," evolved from a journalist witnessing Nazi brutality to a ...

biography history inspirational
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A Hard Lesson | 一次深刻的教训

The young Benjamin Franklin, a natural leader, organized his friends to steal stones intended for...

biography educational historical
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Blair Admits Never Sending Flowers to His Wife | 布莱尔承认从未给妻子送过花

British Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed in a TV interview that he has never sent flowers to hi...

celebrity human-interest intermediate
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Alfred Nobel: A Man of Contrasts | 阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔:一个充满矛盾的人

Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prizes, was a paradoxical...

biography contradiction education
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Winston Churchill: His Other Life | 温斯顿·丘吉尔:生活的另一面

This article, written by Churchill's child, reveals how the statesman discovered painting as a pr...

art biography history
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Britain's Student Prince Shuns Freshers' Revels | 威廉王子低调入学,婉拒新生狂欢

Prince William begins university at St Andrews, deliberately avoiding the raucous 'freshers' week...

biography british-news intermediate
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A Letter to Julie | 致朱莉的一封信

Brad Pitt describes his wife's severe physical and emotional decline due to stress, nearly ending...

inspirational intermediate lifestyle
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Benjamin Franklin and His Modern Impersonator | 本杰明·富兰克林与现代扮演者

This article explores the multifaceted legacy of Benjamin Franklin—inventor, statesman, and wit—a...

american-history biography educational
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Mark Twain and the Fish | 马克·吐温与鱼

Mark Twain humorously escapes trouble after boasting about out-of-season fish to a stranger who t...

american-authors anecdote humorous
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The Real Muhammad Ali | 最真实的拳王阿里

This article reveals the profound love and resilience of Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie in the ...

biography health human-interest
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When Fortune Spots You | 当幸运眷顾

The narrator recounts their journey from a childhood piano prodigy in China to a successful music...

autobiography classical-music inspirational
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