26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

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The Art of Smart Guessing Several years ago, interviewing candidates for a job, I grew tired of asking What experience do you have? So I decided on a one-question quiz to find out how resourceful a thinker the new hire might be. Here it is: You are o

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这些年北京的变化特别大,这不,10年前曾经来过北京的泰瑞,现在故地重游,却找不到原来的烤鸭店!一起来看看吧。 Terry: Excuse me. Where is Q-Duck? I remember it was around the second intersection of this

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经典语境背诵 Foreigner:Hi, I am a foreigner. Ive always had a bad sense of direction especially when I travel in a foreign country. One time I planned to go to Liu Lichang where there are many Chinese antique stores. But I got lost and just w

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In 1987, at the age of 34, Howard Schultz organized a group of investors and purchased his former employer, Starbucks Coffee Company. The small Seattle-based coffee roaster took its name from the coffee-loving first mate in Herman Melville's novel Mo

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The day after Thanksgiving has become Americas wildest shopping day. Closed all day on Thursday, chain stores all across the nation open early on Friday. Some stores open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. Some sleepyhead stores, li

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His apartment is on the seventh floor. He can see the busy street from his bedroom window. The sidewalk is often crowded with people. The sidewalk is wide. It's about 20 feet wide. New York City has many wide sidewalks. He can see several stores. One

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Small Businesses Make Big 小型企业慢慢做大 Welcome to This is America. Im Christopher Cruise. And Im Faith Lapidus. Many small, family-owned businesses in the United States are struggling to survive. Along with the sluggish economy, they face

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USBookstoreSurvivesChangesinPublishingIndustry Books and bookstores, have been having a hard time in the United States in the last few years. Not long ago, large discount booksellers drove many small, independent book stores out of business. Now, tho

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6. Increase your income. If you are working less than 40 hours a week, consider all options available to increase your hours. 6.增加你的收入。如果你每周的工作都低于四十个小时, If you are already working 40 hours a week, consi

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A: Hello, how are you doing today? B: Im great. A: What can I do for you today? B: I wanted to ask about the apartment for rent. A: Ask away. B: I was wondering if the apartment is located in a nice area. A: As a matter of fact, the apartment is in a

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JEFFREY BROWN: Some perspective on these early reports and what it says about the economic health of the American consumer. We turn to Jerry Storch. He has his own advisory firm. He's a veteran of the retail industry, including as former chief execut

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High-end US retailers have been playing it cool, with many stores avoiding the Black friday bargain hunt altogether. There may be a few discounts but theyre small and selective. However, shoppers have still been coming through the doors. High-end US

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今天我们要学的词是back-to-school。 Back-to-school, 返回学校,其实就是指假期结束,要开学了。 Many stores have back-to-school promotions in August, 很多商店都会在八月份新学期开始前推出商品促销活动。

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. Voice 1 Mr. White is trapped inside of a store that sells fine jewels. Police surround him. Mr. Wh

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Topic 1-Employees Forced to Work on 9-9-6 Shift News of employees working the 9-9-6 shift without getting remuneration has gone viral on Chinese social media. Another internet company came up with a even worse version of this shift that takes away al

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Topic1 News Stands Torn Down in BeijingBeijing is the cultural center of China. This is something we have been told since we were kids. However, in this cultural center, some citizens may even have trouble buying newspaper. Recently, 72 newsstands in

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迷你对话: A: The country is strong only in appearance. Dont you think so? 这个国家知识外表强大,你不这么认为吗? B: Yes. In fact there are quite a large number of people who have no food to eat and no place to live in. 是的,

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Rosalba: Can you believe these prices? I know were in a recession, but the cost of everyday necessities shouldnt skyrocket overnight. William: I think it has something to do with the shortage of produce. I dont know why Im surprised that stores like

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Topic1-Brick Mortar Stores Close in 2015 A list of brick mortar (or physical) stores that closed at the end of 2015 has gone viral. The retail sector has been hit hard. Is there light at the end of the tunnel for these physical stores? Topic2-Foreign

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