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Clerk: Can I help you, Ma'am? Shirley: I need a phone card for this new cell phone. Clerk: Cool phone. What kind of phone card do you want? Shirley: It's for my daughter who is still a senior high school student. Clerk: Then the M-Zone will be suitab

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You will receive two weeks paid vacation a year. 你每年有两周的带薪假期。 You will receive two weeks paid vacation a year. 你每年有两周的带薪假期。 Thats really nice. 这太好了。 This is staff manual. 这是员工手册。

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These days, it's not uncommon to find that some children are taking certain type of paid work in many countries. While some people, Idontknowlly astonished by this fact, firmly consider it as absolutely unreasonable, I finally fail to check out anyth

Daily English-2015年06月11日

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. 变老是注定的，而成长却是可以选择的。(Chili Davis) 图片1

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get paid 得到支付，拿到薪水 We're not leaving until we get paid! 如果我们拿不到钱，就绝对不会离开！ We work. We get paid. You don't owe me anything. 我们工作就有薪水，你没有欠我什么。 Some guys get paid a gr