16 Traveling Over the Holidays GLOSSARY battle the act of two or more people or groups fighting each other; one fight ina war; one of many fights * How many soldiers and how many innocent people died in the battle? holiday travel the period of time i

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ESL Podcast 236 An On-Site Estimate GLOSSARYbuilding contractor a person or company that is hired by someone else tobuild homes or offices* The Patils were very happy with their building contractor because he built theirhome faster and for less money

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初级公司英语会话Lession10:利润成本分析 Listen to the dialogue between the Company president and chairman, P: We beat our profit forecast for the quarter, so weve got to be pleased. C: I agreed, although there are some areas of concern. P: Yes, but w

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Well, it moves here, for distribution. Now distribution means selling all the toxic-contaminated junk as quickly as possible. The goal here is to keep the prices down, keep the people buying and keep the inventory moving. How do they keep the prices

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says the rising cost of health care is a struggle for people and governments around the world. The problem is greatest in countries where people must often pay directly for

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今天要讲的三个习惯用语都是以sock这个字为主的。Sock就是我们脚上穿的袜子,可是当它和其他的词组成习惯用语之后,它的意思就不同了。 今天我们就为各位介绍一下三个:sock away。首先我

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: One of the few ways indigenous people in Alaska can earn cash from traditional hunting is by turning seal pelts into clothing - hats, gloves, slippers. Alaska Public Media's Zachariah Hughes brings us this story from a smal

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托儿服务 对了,你们有没有托儿服务? A: Thank you. By the way, I wonder if you have babysitting service. 谢谢。对了,你们有没有托儿服务? B: Yes. We do have very reliable part-time babysitters. 有的,我们有一批

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不加入奥巴马医保的州内,医院将面临风险 Nearly half of all U.S. states are rejecting a key component of the new U.S. health care reform law popularly known as Obamacare. These states - almost all with strong Republican majorities -

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A:Stupid girl, making me spend so much money,now I have to get it from the ATM... 这个傻妞,让我花了这么多钱,现在我要从取款机上拿回来。 B:Hello, welcome to Universal Bank. Please insert your card into the slot. 你好,

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文本: Building works on the palace dragged on through the finalyears of George's reign. By the time he died in 1830, costs had more thanquadrupled. As soon as the King was dead, his ever-obedient architectJohn Nash was hauled before the courts to

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Task 3: Off-campus Apartments In many colleges and universities, the rapid increase in the number of resident students has made on-campus dormitories increasingly crowded. Thus even some of the least attractive off-campus apartments now seem to be in

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Task 3: Beware of bargains! Ever since ancient times, people have always loved a bargain. If they think they are getting a good deal they will grab it up, whatever it is. Some people buy clothes they will never wear, or furniture they have no need or

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Australia's top climate adviser has unveiled the likely costs of an emissions trading program. Professor Ross Garnaut has proposed cautious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recommends that Australia's total emissions should to be c

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今天我们要学的词是trim。 Trim, 动词,有削减的意思。 The local school district plans to trim $2 million from its annual budget, 当地校区计划将年度预算削减两百万美元。监狱开销给美国各州带来沉重的财政

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Travelers take a vacation from high prices by having medical procedures performed abroad at a fraction of the price Jan Sluizer | San Francisco, California 08 April 2010 John Freeman paid $18,000 for a heart procedure in Turkey that he says would hav

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Lesson 174 At Least 1. We need at least two weeks to finish the work. 2. You need at least ten thousand yuan. 3. The trip will take five days at least. 4. You might at least say sorry to him. 5. He should at least write a letter to me. 6. At least 10

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The world's factory is giving notice: it can no longer provide the planet with cheap goods. Chinese manufacturers say higher production costs, tighter credit and a strengthening yuan are squeezing margins. Some industry experts and economists predict

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The Head of the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) was fired from his job on Monday because the ACC was in debt. The costs are more than the income. Our ACC means that we cannot sue anyone who causes an accident. This is different from countries

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Topic1-Controversy over Chinese grassroot officials' early retirement To cope with increasing pressure from a graying population, the Chinese government is mulling a timetable to postpone retirement age. Here comes the controversy, some civil servant

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