Topics: American Presidents: Thomas Jefferson; celebrity roasts; to splash versus to spray versus to sprinkle; hearing; to be of Words: swivel chair mansion colonist delegate alien sedition elective epitaph celebrity roast sense of humor insult comic

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Unit 22 The Voices of Time Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways. Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Manage

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By Lindsay Wise Cairo, Egypt 27 June 2006 The editor of one of Egypt's most popular independent newspapers was sentenced to one year in prison for insulting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Human rights activists and journalists consider the court'

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US Apologizes Over EU Ukraine Insult美国为自己在乌克兰问题上的侮辱性言论向欧盟道歉 LONDON A senior U.S. State Department official, Victoria Nuland, has apologized to the European Union after using an expletive while discussing

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A: What do you think of this one? B: Eh, so so. A: And this one? Too flashy? B: Nah, not too flashy. A: Uhg! And this sweater from my aunt? Isnt it hideous? B: I guess. A: Are you even listening? Im trying to have a conversation with you. B: And Im t

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Lourdes: Do you see those teenagers over there? Theyre making trouble again. Nick: Those kids are just messing around . When they get bored, theyll pipe down and go home. Lourdes: Theyre really getting on my nerves , playing loud music and making all

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: After Donald Trump's election, we spoke with a woman near Wilkes-Barre, Pa. And like many of her neighbors, Jamie Ruppert voted Democratic in the past, but this time she picked Trump. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) JAMIE RUPPERT

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