What Makes Me Feel Big by J. Frank Dobie My mind is big when I look at you and talk to you, Chief Eagle of the Pawnees said to George Bird Grinnell when, after years of absence, that noble writer appeared at his friend's tepee. It is very difficult i

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Bargaining With Store Owners Connie: You speak McQuillanese. Ask the store owner the price of this vase. Ivan: All right. He says its $60. Connie: Thats actually a great price, but lets see if I can talk him down a little. You should never accept the

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Advertising and marketing Useful sentences Advertising What do you want to convey in the advertisement? I will draw an advertising lift for the new production. A picture gives better impression than just diagram. We have to cut down our advertising

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CHAPTER FOUR THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS BOOM. They knocked again. Dudley jerked awake. Where's the cannon? he said stupidly. There was a crash behind them and Uncle Vernon came skidding into the room. He was holding a rifle in his hands -- now they knew

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[00:02.90]My dear, no matter what your size, you'll always be... 亲爱的,不管体型怎样 你永远都... [00:06.62]...nothing but a filthy, carbon-based life form! ...只是一个肮脏的 基于碳化合物的生命体! [00:08.74]Hail Galla

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The recession may be easing, but American states are still feeling the pain. Most of the fifty states began their budget year July first. Almost all states require balanced budgets. Already, some pre

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Some people carry an old hurt around for a long time. Is it possible to forgive someone if they don't apologize or express remorse for their actions? The commentator Mubarak Dahir has been wrestling with that question. I got another letter from my fa

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Stuart glanced around the room to see what he could do to prove to Snowbell what good stomach muscles he had. 斯图亚特在房间里搜寻了一下,想找个能向雪球证明他有更结实的腹肌的方法。 He spied the drawn window shade on

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Sharon was five years old. Her best friend was Pam. They played games together. They played all kinds of games. They had fun together. But one day Pam pushed Sharon. Why did you push me? Sharon asked. Because, Pam said. Sharon told Pam not to push he

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A husband and wife drove for miles in silence after a terrible argument in which neither would budge. The husband pointed to a mule in a pasture. Relative of yours? he asked. Yes, she replied. By marriage. 一对夫妻开着车出去,走了很长一段时间谁也不

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Still No Concrete Steps for North Koreas Denuclearization Chung Eui-yong, president Moons top security adviser, led the South Korean delegation. The South and North agreed to hold an inter-Korean Summit on September 18th to 20th over three days and t

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Chung Eui-yong, president Moons top security adviser, led the South Korean delegation. The South and North agreed to hold an inter-Korean Summit on September 18th to 20th over three days and two nights in Pyongyang, and to hold high-ranking working-l

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1. The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William walked out of a London hospital with his wife Kate. She was released Thursday morning after being treated for severe morning sickness. The Duchess of Cambridge had been hospitalized since Monday. 2. President

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With a population of nearly 10 million people, the Indonesian capital Jakarta is bursting through its seams. To solve the overcrowding, politicians are reconsidering an old idea moving the capital to another part of the country. The rainy season is u

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK. Being a couch potato is not good for your health. No surprise there. But let's explore exactly what goes wrong if you sit around too much. It can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. And new research finds that for

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It was midday at 34th Street and Broadway. A shish kabob vendor was pushing his big cart onto the sidewalk. A mango vendor was blocking his progress. She had a much smaller cart. A young woman in a Skyride T-shirt said, Stop, mister! You're going to

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Hi, everybody. 大家好。 Last week, without much fanfare, Members of the House of Representatives banged a gavel, turned out the lights, and rushed home, declaring their work finished for now. 在上周的一片寂静中,众议院的议员们敲锤

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今天我们要学的词是 ongoing。Ongoing 正在进行中的。We're having an ongoing discussion among ourselves on how to improve the show. 我们内部一直在讨论,如何提高节目质量。Police refused to reveal any details, citing th

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Because it's used to make everything from plastics to petroleum to paint, crude oil is known as the mother of all commodities. Oil prices are fascinating. That might not have been what you were expecting to hear but we're going to explain why. First,

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Topic1 Opinions split on relevance of cord bloodThere are always two opinions on storing cord blood. Some experts believe that the chance of a person to use his or her cord blood for blood diseases is too few while the cost is high. Others argue that

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