A: How may I help you? B: I need to return these books. A: What happened to this one? B: The cover came off. A: Youre going to need to pay for the damage. B: How much are you talking? A: Its going to be $5. B: Thats not bad at all. A: It really isnt.

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A new invention, called Arm Yourself, is in arcades in Japan. It is a mechanical arm-wrestling machine. In the old days, fairs and carnivals usually had a Test Your Strength contest that required a player to swing a small sledge hammer as hard as he

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The mayor was in a hurry. He was late. He drove his car faster. He didnt want to miss his plane. The traffic light was red. He went through the red traffic light. Im glad no police are around, he thought. He heard a siren. He saw a red light behind h

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by Mignon Fogarty Many parts of the world are moving from standard time to daylight-saving time (also called summer time) this week, so I thought it would be a good time to talk about the phrase daylight-saving time and time in general. The original

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Today was her lucky day. She was late for the bus. But the bus was late, too. So she didnt miss her bus. She was late for work. But her boss was late, too. So her boss didnt know that she was late. She didnt have any cash for lunch. But her friend ha

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA -September 1, 2002: Louisa May Alcott By Shelley Gollust VOICE 1: I'm Steve Ember VOICE 2: And I'm Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Every wee

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - The Search for DNA from A Creature That May Not Exist BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. Today we tell about an appeal for genetic material from

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I need some sunshine on my face To help me dry my eyes I need a blue sky over here So I can clear my mind Maybe your soft breath on my back To make me feel at ease Anything more than what I've got On this rainy day in June It's a rainy day in June T

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A: Have you ever gotten a parking ticket? B: I've gotten a few. A: How many is a few? B: I've gotten about six. A: Have you paid all your tickets off? B: Yes, I've paid all of them off. A: How much is the fine? B: It's like $130 each ticket. A: That'

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这支2001才出道的两人组合有着Red House Painters一般的凄清孤寂,如同Low一样的低调和缓慢,像Mazzy Star那样漠然但却更媚惑的唱腔。然而在对于忧伤情调的沉溺之中,你偶尔也会发现Azure Ray身体里潜伏的双面幽灵:一点点喇叭,贝司和弦乐以及英式流行曲的旋律,让吉

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War Photographers in Harm's Way War correspondents often place themselves in harm's way and, unavoidably, some die doing their jobs. Five have perished just this year in Libya, all of them photographers. Some wonder why photojournalists place their l

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Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage in US Supporters of gay marriage believe public momentum is on their side as they prepare for two legal showdowns at the Supreme Court. Weve gone from zero states to now nine states plus the District of Columbia,

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South Africans Want to Give More This Mandela Day Mandela dedicated his life to giving South Africa the biggest gift he could imagine: freedom. On his 91st birthday, this extraordinary man finally asked the world for something in return. Since that d

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A: Can you help me learn about financing options for a used car? B: I would love to help you with what I know. I am assuming that you have a down payment. A: Yes, I already borrowed some money from my parents for the down payment. B: That will work.

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A: I am buying a used car and don't know much about financing it. B: I can help you. Do you have a down payment? A: Yes, I have saved up three thousand dollars for a down payment. B: Good, because you will not be able to get a loan without putting so

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A: I have a parking ticket to pay for. B: Did you bring your ticket? A: Yes, I remembered to bring my ticket with me today. B: Did you bring your ID? A: I didn't bring my ID. B: You're going to need your ID to pay the ticket. A: What do you need my I

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Anja: So, Fred, tell me, what do you guys do on Christmas day? Like, what do you eat? When do you open the gifts? Who's coming over? Are you going to visit your family? Fred: Well, Anja, the routine in Canada for Christmas is quite simple. The kids g

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今天我们要学的词是layoff。 Layoff, 是解雇的意思。IBM recently cut 195 jobs across the U.S. in a company-wide layoff, IBM公司最近在全美各地裁员195人。最新统计数字显示,Planned U.S. layoffs fell 12 percent in Octo

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今天我们要学的词是layoff。 Layoff, 裁员。美国劳工部公布的数字显示,The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers rose last month to tie a record set in March, 美国雇主大规模裁员,上个月被裁减人数增加到跟三

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Wendi: Talk about the best wedding you've ever been to and if you can kind of think about what it was and and what the atmosphere was like when you walked in. James: OK, the actual wedding ceremony? Wendi: Yeah, sure. James: OK. Wendi: Tell me about

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