Grace: excuse me, could you tell me which line Im supposed to stand in to buy bubble wrap and to post a package? Alexander: you can buy the bubble wrap here, but youll have to stand in line over here to post your paskage. G: thats a really long line.

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A: This city is much larger than the one I live in, and I wonder if there is anything special that I need to keep in mind. B: Crime can happen anywhere, but it is a little worse here because of the poverty. A: Should I be vigilant about anything in p

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Is Ladies' Night legal? My readers never cease to amaze me. Michael writes in to say, I dont understand why bars and clubs get away with Ladies' Night where females receive discounted admission and drinks based on their

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Sharon was five years old. Her best friend was Pam. They played games together. They played all kinds of games. They had fun together. But one day Pam pushed Sharon. Why did you push me? Sharon asked. Because, Pam said. Sharon told Pam not to push he

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One day at school Harry pushed Scott. Scott pushed Harry back. Harry punched Scott in the face. Scott went home with a bruise on his face. He had a red bruise on his face. His mom said, Who did this to you? Who hit you? His dad asked, Did you hit him

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The three bears left their cave. They lived in a beautiful cave. The cave was big. The cave was warm in winter. The cave was cool in summer. It was a quiet cave. It was a dark cave. They loved their cave. Today was Sunday. They liked to pick berries

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Technology Report - Bigger Ships, So a Bigger Panama Canal This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Panama Canal opened almost one hundred years ago. More than one million ships have passed through the waterway since nineteen fourteen.

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Thousands Flee Latest Congo Fighting Much attention is again focused on the eastern DRC due to fighting between government forces and M23 rebels. However, the U.N. refugee agency says the situation in North Kivu Province has been growing steadily wor

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Zimbabwean Songwriter Fights HIV Getting to Zero was composed by an 18-year-old Zimbabwean, Theophylus Phoelyn, 18, and will be used by Zimbabwe as a theme song for this year's World AIDS Day. Most young musicians in Zimbabwe sing about love, sex and

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A: What's wrong, officer? B: You do realize that you ran a red light, don't you? A: I did? B: You didn't see the red light? A: I'm sorry for running it, but I really didn't know. B: Didn't you learn that red means stop? A: I know that. B: Then tell m

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Martin: Hey Tom, where've you been lately? Tom: Oh, I've been doing loads of job interviews. You know I'm graduating soon. I've just got to work out what to do next. I'm torn between a big company and a small company. Martin: Really? Personally I wou

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Todd: OK. Hello! Kevin: Hi! How you doing? Todd: I'm doing pretty good. Kevin: Good. Todd: What's your name? Kevin: My name is Kevin. Todd: Kevin. And where are you from? Kevin: I'm from Phoenix, Arizona. Todd: OK. Nice. Kevin: In the United States.

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Todd: Clare, what are your plans for tonight? Clare: Well, tonight, first of all I'm going to head back home and take a nap because I've got a big night ahead of me. So, I'm going to be going out quite late, about 11:00 so I'll need my energy, but un

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A quarter of a million wildebeest will die in their yearly odyssey. In the sun burnt Serengeti, hunger keeps the wildebeests thundering northward, following the rain. A collective intelligence keeps the herd on track, neighbor leading neighbor, along

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For the delicate monarch, it may as well be a trip to the moon. And yet somehow they do it, their tiny bodies attuned to a seasonal sundial and resonating to the invisible signature of the earth's core--its magnetic field. Around the planet, animals,

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Ravenous triggerfish seize the luckless, an unceremonious end to an epic quest. For the surviving males, the odyssey has just begun. The females will arrive within days, urged on by celestial forces demanding they reach the males and the sea in time.

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On Christmas Island, a different kind of home-coming preparation has begun. The males, though exhausted by their long pilgrimage, are readying snug burrows before the demanding females arrive in search of nursery-ready homes. Having dipped in the oce

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Oscar examined the pasta box. On the front, in large letters, was Barilla PenneItalys #1 Brand of Pasta. On the side, in small print at the very bottom, was Product of U.S.A. Oscar shook his head; they tricked me again, he thought. He added two cups

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Craig David 现为白金销量歌手的Craig David出生于英国南安普敦,童年时已发挥出其音乐才华。十五岁时,年纪轻轻的Craig David受到母亲的鼓励下,参加了作曲比赛。他只用了两天时间来完成的参赛歌曲I'm Ready,更令他在比赛中脱颖而出。胜出比赛除了令他的作品被流行乐

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