The ladys dog barked too much. It barked in the morning. It barked in the afternoon. It barked at night. Every time Kevin walked past the front door, the dog barked. Every time Kevin walked past the back door, the dog barked. Every time anybody walke

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What's a Participle? Before we talk about what it means to dangle a participle, we have to answer the question What is a participle? A participle is a verb that acts like an adjective. The present participle form of a verb usually ends with ing. For

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT – October 18, 2002: Solar House Competition By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Experts say in the near future, many houses in the United States wi

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SCIENCE REPORT — February 7, 2002: Fuel Cell Cars By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. The United States Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham, has announced a program to d

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影片对白 Anchorperson: The animals are said to have suffered a mild seasickness, but now are back to eating the finest calf's liver. Garfield: Oh, boy. Must be sweet. My tummy's upset. May I have some liver? Boy, I wish Jon was a queen. Maid: Housek

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 21 November 2006 watch Counterterrorism v Darfur President Bush's Special Envoy for Sudan has denied an allegation that the counterterrorism cooperation between Khartoum and Washington is impeding U.S. efforts to sto

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He had a blue car. He loved his blue car. It was dark blue. It had four doors. It was not a new car. It was an old car. But it had new tires. It had new black tires. All four tires were new. He felt safe with his new tires. They would not blow out. H

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Todd: So, Simon, you live in Japan and you were just in Germany. How is the service in restaurants different in Japan than it is in Germany? Simon: Yeah, I can talk about that. Well, I might be stereo- typing here and I'll talk about maybe Japan, Ger

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A: I think that that car drove really well and is a good deal. B: It seems to be a good choice for you. You might want to have a mechanic take a look at it just to be sure. A: My friend is a mechanic and he came and looked at it for me this morning.

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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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By Gary Thomas Washington 23 May 2007 A leading Iranian-American scholar is in prison in Tehran, charged with plotting to topple the Iranian government. Both U.S. officials and professional colleagues say Haleh Esfandiari is only a scholar and catego

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Sales of Luxury Cars 'Booming' Despite the financial uncertainty in Europe or the slowdown in China, the market for luxury cars has never been better. Last year, British automaker Rolls Royce sold more than 3,500 ultra-luxury models like a $450,000 P

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After Iowa, How Far Can the Candidates Go? There were three strong finishers in the Republican half of the Iowa presidential caucuses Tuesday night. A surprising and new top-tier emerged in Tuesday's caucuses in Iowa. There was the winner, former Mas

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Honoring US Civil War Dead As the U.S. commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, a new project is underway to honor the more than 620-thousand soldiers who died in the conflict. Its called the Living Legacy Project. Cate Magennis Wyatt sai

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Warnings of Horn Drought Came Early 非洲之角干旱早有预警 Experts say there was plenty of warning that the Horn of Africa was likely to experience severe drought. Nevertheless, millions of people are now at risk. 专家表示,此前已经做

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A: What car insurance company did you decide to go with when you bought your new car? B: State Farm seemed like the best deal for me. A: How did you make that decision? B: I compared rates and services available. A: Where can I get help in figuring o

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A: I enjoyed taking the car out for a test drive. B: Isn't that a great car? Let's work out the details of purchase. A: I will not be purchasing the car today. B: Why don't you take a second look at that car? You'll see that it is as good a deal as y

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A: I appreciate you letting me take the car out for a spin. B: Why don't you come over here and we can work out the details of the purchase? A: I don't think that this is the car for me at this point in time. B: It's a great deal. Let's talk price. M

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A: Thank you for letting me test drive the car. B: So do you think that you would like to purchase this car? A: You know, I am not interested in purchasing the car right now. B: What's the problem? We can at least sit down and maybe work out a deal.

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BBC Learning English London Life Stealth Marketing Callum:Hello, Im Callum Robertson. How do you decide what particular product to buy? These days we are bombarded by advertising and marketing messages: on television, on radio, product placement in

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