Gambling -- And Losing 词汇掌故:赌博输钱 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 Many people believe that money makes the world go around. Others believe that mone

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Bangkok, Thailand, is known for having some of the best street food in the world. But officials have announced plans to ban food vendors in an effort to clean up the city. An assistant to Bangkoks governor told The Nation newspaper the move is meant

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(He didn't involve, he was a three) Luisa Kroll and Alison Fass led a team of 30 Forbes reporters who ranked the world’s wealthiest for this week’s billionaire’s issue. “A billion just isn’t

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Chapter 11 - Anatole and Dlokhov in Moscow Anatole Kuragin was staying in Moscow because his father had sent him away from Petersburg, where he had been spending twenty thousand rubles a year in cash, besides running up debts for as much more, which

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Of course you did, 'cause you're a smart guy, 你当然会,因为你是个聪明人。 which is also why you are gonna jump on the idea I have to make the whole thing work. 这也是为什么你要接受我的意见,然后把事情做好。 Okay,

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So here we find ourselves in one of the other restaurants that have been excavated in this town block. As customers would come up through this long passage way, they'd reach the end of the property, where they would find, out on the left hand side he

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今天放学后,Alice和陆明不期而遇走到了一起,看到了Dick。由于Dick家中富裕,要什么就有什么,挥金如土。像这样富贵弟子学习就更别提了。Alice评论Dick时,说了一个词,这个词是关于动物的

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模仿文本:The government is gambling that foreign retailers will shake things up where Indian companies can't or won't, raising prices for farmers, but lowering them for consumers and helping boost the wider economy. And it has plenty of support

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马尔克姆X(英语:Malcolm X,原名马尔克姆利托(Malcolm Little)[1],又名艾尔-哈吉马立克艾尔-夏巴兹(阿拉伯语:الحاجّ مالك الشباز)[2],1925年5月19日-1965年2月21日),生于美国内布拉

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Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: Good morning, Mr. Brown, Im a correspondent with the magazine Health. I heat youve overcome your gambling problem. First of all, could you describe your problems in the past? B: Yeah, I did have serious gambling problem

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VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Held Back Because I Speak Spanish Script I was raised speaking English, but I also spoke Spanish at home. When I went to school for the first time, I was enrolled in ESL classesclasses of English as a Second

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All that does is lock in the losses and prevent a chance to recover.所有这些都锁定了损失,阻止了复苏的机会。 In order to boost savings during this critical time, Mr. Medley encourages clients in this age range to set up automatic

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Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, Im Helen. Zo: 大家好,我是刘佳。欢迎收听地道英语。 Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Zo: 英语里随时都会出现新词汇还有流行的

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Vice, Investment, and the Seven Deadly Sins by Craig Duncan March 2005: its official vice pays. And its not even illegal. This month the Financial Times examined the spectacular growth of The Vice Fund, a Texas-based investment company which encourag

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影片对白 Garfield: Listen, Winnebago, if I may call you that. When history speaks of me, and she will, I want to be remembered as the ''Party Prince.'' Winston: As you wish. Marten: You chaps know me. I'm no snob. Right? But this cat is too much . P

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The White House says it doesnt want Americans to stop traveling just to be vigilant about their personal security. As NPRs Scott Horsley reports, the Obama administration is trying to tamp down fears a day after it warned US citizens in Europe of the

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1. NFL star Michael Vick has file d his plea agreement with a federal court. In it he admits to being involved in a dogfighting ring but denies gambling on individual fights. He's due to appear in court Monday and prosecutors are set to recommend he

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THIS IS AMERICA - Mob Museum Hits Vegas, but It's No Sure Bet SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. Today we take you to the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. The museum opened

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销售部的Steve, Faith和Katie围绕直觉展开了讨论。Katie说 Katie: I think perhaps everyone has different kinds of intuition. I'm a pretty bad judge of character, but I'm a wiz at picking stocks! Steve: You should go to Las Vegas! You'd ma

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Investigators in Las Vegas continue to analyze the evidence they've gathered from the homes of the man who attacked a crowded concert Sunday night. They've learned a lot about Stephen Paddock's past and preparations. But so far,

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