Unit 9 Time and Dates You too. Telling the time. Is it 3 oclock. Its about 3 oclock. Its 8:00AM Its 3:15. Its a quarter past three. Its half past three. Its a quarter to four. Its exactly 20 minutes and thirty seconds past three oclock.. My watch ke

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A new study predicts that South Korean women will be the first group in the world to have an average lifespan of more than 90 years. Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization studied the lifespans of people in 35 indust

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President Obama is calling all American troops home from Iraq before year's end, closing a long and deeply divisive chapter in US history. After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over. Washington and Baghdad have been unable to reach a

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51. 习惯成自然。Habit is second nature. 52. 欲速则不达(忙中有错)。Haste makes waste. 53. 满招损,谦受益。Haughtiness invites disaster, humility receives benefit. 54. 时来运转百事顺。He dances well to whom f

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A: My watch always gains ten minutes a day. B: That's funny. My watch always loses ten minutes a day. A: No kidding. B: I am serious. Every morning I set my watch by the radio, but it still loses ten minutes. A: You know what you can do? B: Throw it

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I'm so sorry.I didn't realize... 我很抱歉,我不知道 No worries. This is just a little de-stressing. It helps with Hannah's jet lag. 别担心,这只是小小的放松,这能帮助汉娜调整时差。 Jet lag? But California's only two hou

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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考研阅读中的句型,从宏观的角度分为以下三类:短而难的句子、虚假的长难句、真正的长难句。本篇文章,爱语吧考研英语教研室老师为大家详解短而难的句子供大家复习参考。 首先,我们

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I'm an English teacher in Japan and when I first came here I didn't really have very much money so I found things quite expensive and I went out looking for cheap bargains. I came across a shop and it called the 100 Yen shop. It's absolutely fantasti

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Todd: Now, I thought we would talk a little bit about your country. First of all, about shopping, what is shopping like in Sri Lanka? Mini: The basic difference of shopping in Sri Lanka is that you can bargain, like most of the places you can bargain

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今天我们要学的词是short-term。 Short-term, 短期的。 Short-term loans, 短期贷款。联合国粮农组织最近在罗马开会。 The summit tried to solve the short-term emergency of the increased hunger caused by soaring prices, 这次

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Steve Holcomb almost lost his chance at Olympic success to congenital eye disease, but thanks to revolutionary operation he will compete in Vancouver. David Byrd | Washington 06 January 2010 Photo: Amanda Bird Steve Holcomb, bottom center, with bobsl

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1.市况上扬: The market advances/gains/rises. 2.市况下挫: The market declines/falls/loses. 3.市况活跃: The market booms. The market is excited. The market becomes active. The ma

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President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to advance his plan to increase U.S. exports, after a week of upbeat news about the nations economy. The president spoke Friday, at the end of a three-day fundraising trip to the Western United States. Pr

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By Laura Adams. This episode is about the advantages and disadvantages of investing in mutual funds. Taxes on Top of Losses As we all know, many people have lost investment money due to the stock market volatility in recent weeks. Its been a tough ti

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不知不觉2018年即将过去,回首一年一定有所收获也有一些遗憾,今天Jenny和Adam就要聊聊一年的经历和感受。 收获 首先来说一说相关的表达,英语中有很多可以表示收获的词语: Reward:回报,报

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NEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed against major currencies this week as concerns about the European debt crisis again weighed on the euro and upbeat U.S. job data helped restore investors' confidence in the U.S. economy. The dolla

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President Barack Obama says improving math and science education are key to the United States competing for new jobs and industries(工业,产业). Mr. Obama recorded his weekly address during a visit to Intel Corporation in the western United St

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CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange slipped for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, as the dollar's rally muted demand for precious metals as an alternative investment. The most a

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NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as investors(投资者) pulled back after Monday's big gains. The Dow Jones industrial average added 20.43 points, or 0.18 percent, to 11,691.18. The Standard Poor's 500 index dipped(

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