A True Story Repeated Word for Word as I Heard ItIt was summer time, and twilight. We were sitting on the porch of the farm-house, on the summit of the hill, and Aunt Rachel was sitting respectfully below our level, on the steps, for she was our serv

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(167) / 评论(0) 分类 马克吐温最佳短篇小说

The police chief said crime was down. Crime is down, said police chief Braddon. He talked to TV reporters. He talked to newspaper reporters. He talked to radio reporters. He was proud. Im proud, he said. Our police are doing a good job. Im proud of o

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Delbert figured the bill would be a little over $15. He had bought seven Hersheys Special Dark 5-ounce chocolate bars. They were on sale, reduced from $1.49 to $1 each. He had studied the various deals on toilet paper. You need a calculator to figure

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The checker called the bag girl over, who went back to aisle 4 to do a price check. She returned shortly; $5.32 was indeed the correct price. The checker gave Delbert 64 cents to cover the overcharge and the tax. He told her that he thought he was su

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June 20 is World Refugee Day. The United Nations General Assembly decided to create this day in 2000. It marks the 50th anniversary of the international convention relating to the status of refugees. The day is also Africa Refugee Day. A different th

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Thank you very much, Father Hesburgh , Father McBrien , all the distinguished clergy who are present, ladies and gentlemen: I am very pleased to be at Notre Dame and I feel very much at home, frankly -- not just because you have seven or eight hundr

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Some pairs of words are used interchangeably, even indiscriminately. Often the words in question sound similar, and that creates confusion. Other times they are simply misused so frequentlyowing to their similarity of meaning, despite a nuanced diffe

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Economics Report - Who Should Be the Next Chief of the IMF? This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The International Monetary Fund will need to find a new leader. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as managing director. Mr. Strauss-Kahn i

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US Unemployed Become Jobless, Homeless, Hopeful Jobless Robbyne Sudduth became a statistic - unemployed, homeless. Laid off from Xerox in 2007, she left Michigan and came to New York looking for work. I was putting out resumes and doing what people d

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A: How can I help you today? B: I am returning something that I bought yesterday. A: What would you like to return? B: I'm returning a cellphone. A: Was there somethinig wrong with it? B: It's defective. A: What isn't working on it? B: It keeps turni

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A: What can I do for you today? B: I need to buy a new refrigerator today. A: Were you looking at a particular refrigerator? B: I like that Kenmore refrigerator. A: This particular refrigerator is a very good choice. B: Tell me about it. A: Not only

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今天我们要学的词是definitive。 Definitive, 意思是明确的,决定性的。 The quarterback is expected to give the team a definitive answer this week as to whether he will return next season, 这个四分位估计这星期会就他下个

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Befour是一个来自德国的男女4人组合,成员分别是Alina, Manou, Dan 和 Angel ,走的是纯流行舞曲路线 ,组合名字的由来是源自他们所主演Super RTL channel的 befour 电视系列. 他们的第一首单曲Magic Melody发表后就打入德国,奥地利和瑞士各大排行榜前十大名. 他们的第一

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今天我们要学的词是refund。 Refund, 退款。 Ticket holders are entitled to a refund if the concert is canceled due to inclement weather, 如果演唱会因为天气原因被取消,入场券可以退钱。现在坐飞机行李要收钱,不

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Todd: So, I am here with Tarta and we are talking about the tsunami in Thailand and she helped people after the event. Can you talk about what it was like the few days after the tsunami hit? Tarta: Yes, right away from like from the tsunami hit, I we

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十一长假期间,北京连续出现雾霾天气,空气多处于严重污染状态。不少网友戏称,世界末日没来,空气末日却来了。 在雾霾天气的时候,儿童、老年人、呼吸系统和心脑血管疾病等易感人群

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饶舌:Bow Wow - I ain't playing 相关介绍 : Bow Wow,原名Shad Gregory Moss,1987年3月9日出生在Ohio州的Columbus市。人称新千禧年嘻哈王子,天生就有当歌手的禀赋,饶舌技巧了得(3岁时便能够进行说唱,

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Infrastructure to support U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan is already strained, posing challenges to the troop surge announced by President Obama David Axe | Bagram, Afghanistan 01 December 2009 Scene at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan You just don'

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The president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, criticized Argentina's plans to nationalize its largest oil company. Addressing a news conference in Washington on Thursday, Zoellick cautioned policymakers against moves based on populism and protect

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Need U Bad By Jazmine Sullivan Oh! Ay baby weh you ah deal wit? We come tru alot a tings you kno? So wahamum to you? Me make one likkle mistake you wan dun us? If I had you back in my world I would prove that I could be a better girl Oh, oh, oh If yo

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