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There are six characteristics of speech, all of which are vital to speak effectively. In this section we'll look at each of them separately. These speech characteristics are basically important to you

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BY STEPHEN R .COVEEY The first habit is 1)proactivity. Be proactive. The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means more than merely

Google Maps Tool Lets Users Share Their Location with Friends

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If you can write or speak even just a little English, you have surely used prepositions -- words like to, in, on, at and by. A preposition is a word or group of words that shows direction, location or time. Today on Ask a Teacher, we have a question

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发布信息 distribute the information = get the word out A: I plan to send a bulk email to all the users on our company's server. B: That's a time?saving way to get the word out,but I don't think it will be that effective. Most of us just delete th

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今天我们要学的词是pinpoint. Pinpoint动词，意思是精准定位。The U.S. Supreme Court imposed limits on the ability of police to obtain cellphone data pinpointing the past location of criminal suspects. 美国联邦最高法院对警察获

Report: Google Still Tracks You Even with Location History Off

Many Android and iPhone owners use Google services on their mobile devices. Some of these services use GPS technology to collect information about the places people go. One of the most widely used location services is Google Maps. When someone uses G

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今天我们要学的词是double standard。Double standard, 双重标准。美国国会众议院议长佩洛西指责共和党人在医疗保健改革的辩论中使用双重标准, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of having a double

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GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

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A: Hello, how are you doing today? B: Im great. A: What can I do for you today? B: I wanted to ask about the apartment for rent. A: Ask away. B: I was wondering if the apartment is located in a nice area. A: As a matter of fact, the apartment is in a

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A: How are you? B: Good, thank you. A: What can I help you with? B: Can I ask you a few questions about the apartment? A: Ask whatever youd like. B: I want to know if the location of the apartment is nice. A: I honestly believe that you will love the

地道英语对话：Asking about the Apartment Location(3)

A: How is everything with you today? B: Im fine. Thank you for asking. A: Can I help you with something? B: I actually have a few questions about the apartment. A: What questions do you have? B: Is this apartment in a nice location? A: It is in a gre

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A: Hello, how are you doing today? B: I'm great. A: What can I do for you today? B: I wanted to ask about the apartment for rent. A: Ask away. B: I was wondering if the apartment is located in a nice area. A: As a matter of fact, the apartment is in

学个词Learn a Word 第988期 Inmate

今天我们要学的词是inmate。 Inmate, 指那些被强行关押的人。 Nearly 600 inmates escaped from a Vietnamese drug rehab center, 越南一家戒毒所里的将近六百个瘾君子逃跑了。 统计数字显示， 29 percent of Virgini

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今天我们要学的词是double check。 Double check, 是复核的意思。The teacher told her students to double check their answers before handing in the exam, 老师告诉学生们，交卷之前应该反复检查自己的答案。They double

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今天我们要学的词儿是routine。 Routine是常规的意思。Routine checkup是定期体检。Routine conference是例行会议。我们应该把锻炼变成日常生活的一部分，可以说 We should make exercise a part of our daily rout

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今天我们要学的词是double-edged sword。 Double-edged sword, 双刃剑，指一件事情有利有弊。 The holiday break is a double-edged sword for the football team, because the championship game is on Jan. 2nd, 年底的假期对球队来说

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今天我们要学的词是, retain。 Retain, 是保持、保留的意思。在本届女足世界杯上，德国击败巴西，蝉联冠军， Germany retained the Women's World Cup title. 与此同时，美国帆船队在西班牙连续第三次赢得