A: I need help using the washer and dryer. B: Tell me what the problem is. A: I can't figure out how to turn them on. B: Do you have some quarters? A: I didn't know I needed change. B: The washer costs 50 cents and the dryer costs a dollar. A: Where

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今天我们要学的词是take its/their toll。 Take its/their toll, 是造成损失,伤害的意思。Call center jobs in India have been taking their toll on worker's health, 印度的客户服务中心的工作会对职工的健康造成伤害。

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More US Companies Warn Tariffs will Lead to Higher Prices A growing number of major American companies are warning that President Donald Trumps tariffs on U.S. imports are raising their costs and prices. Jim Hackett, head of Ford Motor Company, said

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暂无音频 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER ROUNDTABLE WITH BUSINESS LEADERS TO DISCUSS EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE COSTS Roosevelt Room 12:23 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. We just had a wonderful conversation that is a corollary to the discussion

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必背句型: A:We have a short lease on our current premises. 我们有一个短期租赁现有房屋的合同。 B:Let me have a look. 让我看看。 We have a short lease on our house. 我们有一个短期租赁房屋的合同。 We have a long

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Lessons 121-122 Listen and enjoy. If you sing before seven, you will cry before eleven. Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Cats have nine lives. Look before you leave. Listen and co

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Lesson 36 The cost of government 政府的开支 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What is the most important factor, both in government or business, for keeping running costs low? If a natio

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Section(C) Suggested Technique to a Speedy Recovery Open-heart surgery at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont (佛蒙特州) used to cost patients an average of $26,300. Today it's $3,000 less. Also saved: patients' discomfort. They used to suffer

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英国每日电讯的一篇报道说,从经济角度考虑,不使用路由器却不关闭不是一个明智的选择。 夜里应该关掉路由器 The Telegraph has a report saying that 'wireless internet router is expensive on standby but is it

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ECONOMICS REPORT - High Fuel Prices Fail to Spread Inflation, at Least Not Yet By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, September 23, 2005 I'm Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Whil

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A major reform of the American system of health care and insurance has moved farther in Congress than ever before. President Obama wants a final bill passed by the end of the year. But a difficult ro

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By Sonja Pace Berlin 28 September 2009 With Congress back in session, debate over reforming the American health care system is once again in full swing. Supporters of universal health care want the U.S. system to be more like those in Europe, with t

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Feed-in tariff program relies on funding from electricity users, not taxpayers Tom Banse | Olympia, Washington 23 March 2010 Proposed solar installation and wind turbine at Gas Works Park in Seattle. National and state governments around the world ha

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A U-N agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, says this could affect food security. The warning comes as the U-N Climate Change Confe

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In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at Egypt's nuclear program and its stance on chemical weapons. With Egypt's political future still in limbo, analysts question whether Cairo's policy of not seeking nuclear we

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Fire Dept. shoulders costs in neighborhoods lacking doctors and medical clinics Chris Simkins | Washington, DC 20 November 2009 In large cities like Washington, to ensure the fastest response to medical calls, fire departments dispatch trucks carryi

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Lesson 147 Cost 1. The meal cost us 3,000 yuan. 2. The work cost me a whole morning. 3. These cups are sold under cost. 4. The coat costs too much. 5. Dangerous driving could cost you your life. 6. It cost her ten years of hard work. 7. She built the

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: There's a lot of money to be made in affordable housing. Banks and developers are making millions of dollars by building housing for the poor under a federal incentive program. And at the same time, each year, fewer poor people a

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Mary goes to the store. The store is very big. The store sells bakery goods. Mary sees a carrot cake. She does not like carrots. She sees a banana nut muffin. It looks good. It costs two dollars. She buys it. She takes the wrapper off. She takes a bi

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China's iron ore manufacturers say they're struggling to keep their businesses afloat because of high costs and taxes while production is on the rise for the sector's global giants. Brazil's Vale SA is the world's largest iron ore producer and it say

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