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A: Whoa, I never saw a meter like this before; how do you use it? B: It's simple, once you do it a few times. Do you know how the old one worked? A: I never used a parking meter before. B: So we start out by deciding whether you will use cash or a cr

大学生活英语-Using a Parking Meter(1)

A: Excuse me, could you help me figure out how to use this new parking meter? B: Sure, it was confusing for me also. Have you ever used a regular meter? A: Yes, I understood the old one. B: Well, on this one you can use coins or a debit or credit car

英语口语1+1:Birds of a feather flock together

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A shepherd lost the whole of his flock because of a dreadful illness．A wolf，hearing of it，came to console him．My shepherd，said he，is it true that thou hast met with so severe a misfortune，and art deprived of thy whole flock？So amiable，

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【大学生活】使用停车计时器-Using a Parking Meter

A: Excuse me, could you help me figure out how to use this new parking meter? B: Sure, it was confusing for me also. Have you ever used a regular meter? A: Yes, I understood the old one. B: Well, on this one you can use coins or a debit or credit car