Taxi Drivers Are People, Too By John Hughes I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity and forthrightness. But it doesnt make any difference what they call it; its stil

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新英语口语900句 Identifying people by occupation 辨别身份 61. Who are you? 你是谁? 62. I am a pupil. 我是一个小学生。 63. Who is that over there? 那边的那个人是谁? 64. He is a student. 他是个学生。 65. Is that b

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ENGLISH MARATHON Host: Jeffery 叶茼荞 heads up I want to give you all a heads up that some big shots from New York will be here next Monday to see how we're doing. So let's make sure our desks are clean and that we show them what we're doing - we

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Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. The United States is a big country with many, many roads. Many, if not most, of Americans depend on motor vehicles to get from place to place. It goes without saying that, when talking or writin

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I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity and forthrightness. But it doesn't make any difference what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good citizen. This is

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Starting in 2006, BMW China has run its Destination X-Tour for five consecutive years. The tour is a long distance driving combining challenging experience with charity work. The selection of this year's X Tour members stated last weekend. In contras

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦

Wang is a taxi driver in his fifties. He's been driving cabs in Beijing for a long time. He says he made a loss in the first two months of this year, and estimates he'll see another loss in March. Last year, since the popularity of the app, it has be

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Parliament voted today to increase the driving age from 15 to 16 from August 1st. The vote was unanimous which means all MPs voted for it. The new law also makes it illegal for drivers under 20 to have any alcohol in their blood. Also, anyone who has

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A total of 40 people have been convicted in a bribery scheme which involved people having to pay some 600 yuan each to pass their drivers exam. The courts have heard the would-be drivers would pay the money to their driving instructors. The instructo

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听歌学英语:Jambalaya Jambalaya----by Carpenters Goodbye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh He gotta go -- pole the pirogue down the bayou His Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Thibadaux, Fountaineaux

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Currently, learners are required to take courses at driving schools before sitting theory and practical tests. They have to pay for the courses up front, and the schedule for lessons and exams is decided by the schools, most of which are located in r

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今天我们要学的词是traffic。 Traffic 是交通、路况的意思。在美国,开车上班最让人头痛的就是 traffic. 专门报告路况的记者是 traffic reporter, 上班时段的路况是 rush-hour traffic,正好赶上塞车是

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Two elderly women were out driving in a large car, - both could barely see overthe dashboard (仪表盘). As they were cruising along they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat

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我们许多英语学习者的语言能力存在着一个十分严重的不足,那就是不知道如何用英语表达我们生活中的事情。在用英语向外国人介绍我们身边事的时候,往往陷入词汇贫乏的困境之中。 导致

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Beijing, which registered 4.7 million motor vehicles by the end of 2010, has a need for about 3,000 designated drivers a day, according to the estimates of business insiders。截止2010年底,北京已注册机动车数量为470万辆。据业

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In the event of an accident, taxi drivers face possible bankruptcy since many are not protected by commercial insurance, and would be required to pay not only compensation to the accident victim, but also a penalty from the traffic administration. [P

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BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- After a year of bitter rivalry, a merger between two Chinese major taxi hailing apps on Valentine's Day was the day's biggest surprise. Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, both start ups, announced that they would put their diff

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Two of today's digital giants provide a useful guide to Uber's position and plans. 当下,两大科技巨头可以在市场定位和发展计划方面为优步提供借鉴之处。 Its executives never have Amazon far from their minds as they plot

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最近上课老是迟到,究其原因无外乎做事情没有提前准备好。闹钟再怎么催,硬是要晚十五分钟才能去完成约定好的任务。 懒散惯了,对闹钟clock这个单词竟然有了很深的认识:对它的态度决

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