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EU not at risk after Brexit, says Juncker 歐委會主席容克說英脫歐後歐盟未存亡可危
Human ancestor mystery solved 新研究可能破解人類祖先之謎
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The president of the European Commission says the EU is in crisis but not at risk as a result of Brexit. In his first ‘state of the union’ address since Britain voted to leave the EU, Jean-Claude Juncker warns there are too many areas where cooperation between nations is lacking.
歐盟委員會主席說，歐盟因英國脫歐公投結果而面臨危機，但並未因此變得存亡可危。讓·克洛德·容克在英國投票決定退出歐盟後首次發表“盟情咨文”演說時提醒歐盟各成員國註意歐盟內存在太多國傢間合作匱乏的領域。
Scientists think they may have cracked how Lucy, our human ancestor who lived more than 3 million years ago, actually died. Lucy was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. New research shows she may well have fallen out of a tree.
科學傢們認為，他們可能已破解瞭生活在三百多萬年前的人類祖先“露西”的真正死因。“露西”於1974年在埃塞俄比亞被人發現。新研究表明她完全有可能是從樹上摔落而致死的。
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1. Professor Banks gave a moving speech at his retirement party. He began his __________ by apologising for having been so demanding.
2. I love Sherlock Holmes. He uses his brilliant intellect to __________ the mystery of who killed the victims.
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1. Professor Banks gave a moving speech at his retirement party. He began his address by apologising for having been so demanding.
2. I love Sherlock Holmes. He uses his brilliant intellect to crack the mystery of who killed the victims.
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