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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: are employers legally required to give employees breaks? And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not

BEP 63 PP: Indirect Persuasion in a Social Context

Life is actually a constant exercise in persuasion, wouldnt you say? What I mean is we dont just need to persuade people in the meeting room; actually, we are constantly using the tools of persuasion across a wide variety of situations ranging from s

数学英语 20 What are Negative Numbers and Integers?

by Jason Marshall Lets kick things off with a bit of a strange question: If you were asked to walk up two stairs and then immediately back down three, how would you describe the total number of stairs youd climbed relative to where you began? Do any

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Monsters！ 有怪兽！ by Kevin Lustig From time to time, animals are born with mutations like extra limbs, strange deformities, or even additional heads. In ancient Rome, this frightful event was believed to be an omen that bad things were on the

英语入门对话：25 Introducing Others

Paul, this is John. John, this is Paul. 1. Have you met Paul? No, I haven't. Paul, this is John. John, this is Paul. 2. Have you two met each other? Have you two met each other? No, we haven't. Anne, this is Marie. Marie, Anne. Have you two met each

法律英语：86 Injunctions and Restraining Orders

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

法律英语：58 Parking Lot Waivers

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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Police arrested five young men for setting the Malibu Canyon fire that recently destroyed 53 homes, resulted in the temporary evacuation of 12,000 people, and burned 5,000 acres of woodland. The fire began in a small public park that prohibited alcoh

英语语法：75 People Versus Entities

Grammar Girl here. Aliza in Alaska recently asked whether she should use who or that to refer to a board of directors. Today we're going to decide whether companies are people or things; in other words, whether you use the relative pronoun who or tha

英语语法：175 Hanged Versus Hung

Grammar Girl here. I know I promised that the next episode would be about apostrophes, but Zach wrote in with a grammar emergency tied to the execution of Saddam Hussein. I'm sure we all realize there are more important aspects to this story than rep

英语语法：187 Is a Troop One Person or a Group?

Today, guest-writer Neal Whitman will help us understand why the word troops can refer to the number of individuals or groups. What Does Troops Mean? Memorial Day is next week, when we in the U.S. honor members of the military who have died in the li

英语语法：209 Zeroscape Versus Xeriscape

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the word xeriscape. This is kind of a self-indulgent podcast for me. I've been house hunting lately, and I swear if one more real estate agent tells me about a property's wonderful zeroscape, I'm going to rent for

英语语法：113 Zeroscape Versus Xeriscape

图片1 Photo courtesy of Laura Herman, Tampa, Florida Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the word xeriscape. This is kind of a self-indulgent podcast for me. I've been house hunting lately, and I swear if one more real estate agent tells me about a

英语语法：156 Affect Versus Effect

图片1 by Mignon Fogarty This is an expanded show based on the original episode covering when to use affect with an a and when to use effect with an e. This question is from Eric on the voicemail line. I have a question for you regarding the affect

英语语法：160 Assure Versus Ensure Versus Insure

Reader Christine wrote in with a request: I'd like to know the difference between the words insure and ensure, as in I-N-S-U-R-E and E-N-S-U-R-E. When writing, I often find myself backspacing so I can replace the word ensure with make certain and not

超级简单英语阅读:Add Numbers

Maria was learning to add numbers. She liked to add numbers. It was easy to add numbers. She could add one and one. She knew that one and one are two. She knew that two and two are four. She knew that three and three are six. But that was it. She did

工作英语对话:Asking for a Description of a Person(2)

A: Can you describe her for me? B: She was large, hairy, and scary! A: What are you talking about? B: When she laughed, it sent chills up my spine. Have you ever met someone like that? A: Yes, one time I met someone like that. B: She had eyes like la

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Richard Rodgers

PEOPLE IN AMERICA -August 25, 2002: Richard Rodgers By Nancy Steinbach (Image -Smithsonian Institution) VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special Engl

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The environmental group Greenpeace has claimed to have driven Japan's controversial whaling fleet out of Antarctic hunting grounds after a dramatic chase through thick fog and rough seas. Activists have promised to harass the Japanese fleet and disru