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ACT I Hi, Mom. 嗨, 妈妈。 Hi, Robbie. 嗨,Robbie。 You're home from school early. 你今天从学校回来得很早。 Yeah, they're getting the assembly hall 是啊,他们在布置大礼堂

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Lindsay / United States speaker I definitely would rather rent my own home because right now I can't imagine myself settling down and being in a permanent place for a long time. I haven't lived in one place for more than three years in the last ten y

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It's a shocking figure. Many Americans living paycheck to paycheck depend on those so-called two-week loans to stay financially afloat. But a study released by the Center for Responsible Lending found

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A group of past students at the former Corinthian Colleges are taking legal action against the United States Department of Education. In early March, the former students made the claim that the department illegally gained information about how much m

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Habitat for Humanity builds houses for people who would not have the chance to own one any other way. Erika Santiestepan is a single mother of two young children. She helped a group of volunteers build her new home in Mishawaka, Indiana recently. I f

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To take candy from a baby A piece of cake 一般人在做任何事情的时候总是想找捷径,越容易越好,这似乎是人的本性。因此,在英语里有不少成语和俗语是形容办事

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A: I need to see if I qualify for a home loan. B: I can help you. How much money do you make per year? A: I make around one hundred thousand dollars per year. B: How long have you been on your current job? A: I have only worked at this job for 6 mont

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A: I want to go house shopping, and I want to know what I can afford to buy. B: There is a formula that can help us figure that out. What is your annual salary? A: I earn sixty-five thousand dollars per year. B: What is the length of time that you ha

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