Bargaining How much is the ivory box? It costs 750. Its too much, its too much. Whats your best price? Well, the best best is 700. 700. Ok, I take it. Ok. Thank you very much. Thank you. Helen: Is bargaining common practice in the UK? And what do peo

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

本讲为 2006 年下半年新的教学内容,请对照教材、练习册和语法书听录音! It takes me 5 yuan to buy this watch. The watch costs me 5 yuan. Unit 9 Text A 重点词语 classify

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今天我们要学的词组是shut down。 Shut down的意思是关闭。比如电影院起火后不得不关闭, The movie theatre had to shut down after the fire. 煤矿因为安全考虑而关闭了, The coal mine had to shut down because of s

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A: Can you tell me the price for a bus pass? B: It costs $65 to buy a monthly pass. A: Is there a cheaper bus pass? B: There are student passes. A: For how much? B: It doesn't cost anything for the pass. A: It's absolutely free? B: The monthly sticke

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A: I want to get on the bus already. B: It just isn't on time today. A: It was supposed to be here thirty minutes ago. B: I think it'll be here pretty soon. A: I need to get to work, so it better. B: I really do hate public transportation. A: I agree

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College presidents on average earn $377,261 annually, or more than twice the average pay for CEOs, who take home about $176,840 on average each year, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. 根据克利夫兰联邦储备银

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(143) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. International Student Handbook 2007 from the College Board We continue our Foreign Student Series this week with a report on the International Student Handbook. This publication can be a useful guide

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EXPLORATIONS - Cities Around the World Are 'Going Green' Here are some ways that local governments are taking steps to protect the environment. Transcript of radio broadcast: 18 March 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein w

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Compare apples to apples. Who's better? 比较治疗方案之间哪个更好, Why is that? 为什么更好? Five months ago, 五个月前, I led a workshop at the largest university hospital 我在北欧最大的医学院 in Northern Europe. 组织

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Dan Smith是一位美国的健身用品经销商,此次是Robert Liu第一回与他交手。就在短短几分钟的交谈中,Robert Liu既感到这位大汉粗犷的外表,藏有狡兔的心思――他肯定是沙场老将,自己绝不可掉以

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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The US ambassador to Turkey is calling an attack near the consulate in Istanbul an obvious act of terrorism. According to the city's governor

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JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, a look at the concerns some U.S. companies are starting to voice over the growing costs of certain prescription medicines, and what those costs might mean for the health care plans they offer their employees. Hari Sreenivas

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(47) A: Has our material been all right ? B: I'm afraid not . A: Maybe you should order a little better quality B: Yes, we might have to do that . A:我们的原材料没问题吧? B:有问题呢。

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There is a saying that You can either travel or read,but either your body or soul must be on the way. With the improvement of living standards, more and more people have time and money to travel. During traveling, one can meet various people, make ne

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语作文

Singapore tops the list as the most expensive city for the third time in a row, but in a year when costs around the world have been highly volatile. 新加坡已经连续三次被列为世界上生活成本最贵的城市,但是这一年中城市生活

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

本期内容: Burberry-bestknownforitstrenchcoatsanddistinctivecheckpattern-hasbeenrevampingitsproductlineandonlinestore,aswellascuttingcosts.Inaddition,itsaidearlierthisyearthatitwasgoingtostopdevelopingitsfragranceandbeautyproductsin-houseandfran

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1. sock away 存钱 中国人常说把钱藏在床的褥子底下,那么英文里怎么说的呢?英文里说把钱藏在袜子里。 大约八十年前,许多人不信任银行,可是又要把钱放在一个妥当的地方。不知道是谁想

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Energy in Japan 日本能源问题 Bright ideas needed 妙招告急 Japans power monopolies raise costs and stifle innovation 日本能源垄断企业拽高成本,扼杀创新 Sep 17th 2011 | TOKYO | from the print edition THE corridors were dark,

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Obamacare 奥巴马医改 Experimental medicine 实验医学 A year after the big launch, is Obamacare working? 实施一年的奥巴马医改到底奏效吗? TEXAS has a higher share of uninsured citizens than any state in America. Until recently

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Statistics New Zealand gave the Consumer Price Index figures (CPI) yesterday. Stats NZ staff visit 3,000 shops all around New Zealand to check prices. The figures for the June quarter show how much prices have changed since March. The CPI is up 1% fr

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