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Are Video Games the Next Big College Sport?

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必背英文面试口语42:我们可以和你现在的雇主联系吗? May we contact your present employer?

May we contact your present employer? 我们可以和你现在的雇主联系吗？ Not at this moment because I haven't told my employer about this yet. 关于这件事，我尚未向现在的公司提及，所以请暂时先不要这么做。 Once

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Robin Basselin. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A young man runs toward a w

旅游英语对话-Losing Your Wallet and Passport(3)

A: I left my purse in the taxi! B: Can you remember what you had in your purse? A: I had my wallet and my passport in that purse. B: How much cash was in your wallet? A: Most of my money was in travelers checks with just a little amount in cash. B: D

蒋健棠英语实用句子(91):You can contact the personnel

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1. Residents in the Midwest are getting ready for another blast of winter. A storm is moving across the region. It's expected to dump at least another 6 inches on top of the snow and ice that's already on the ground. 2. Defense Secretary Robert Gate

结束面试Ways to Contact You篇

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美国国家公共电台 NPR City Planning As A Contact Sport In 'Citizen Jane: Battle For The City'

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中英双语新闻——90 Contact safety concern

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