Six A shouting match? 一场争吵比赛? 1 Introduction A American humor often confuses the Chinese. The American sense of the comedic is quite different from the Chinese. When Americans tell a joke to the Chinese, the looks of puzzlement are simply gol

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16 Joking and Making Fun of Other PeopleGLOSSARY miffed angry, annoyed, and offended; upset * Leanne was really miffed when her husband didnt notice her new haircut. to tease to make jokes about someone else, but in a friendly way; to laugh at anothe

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ESLPodcast 320 Micromanaging the Staff GLOSSARY to checkup on(someone) to review someones progress; to see how someone is doing* Miranda asked another supervisor to check up on her employees while she was away working in another office last week. tas

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He had a 9 p.m. flight. He hated to fly. A passenger plane is always crowded. It is always full. Passengers are jammed together. They are packed together. Side by side. Elbow to elbow. Front to back. Knees to butts. Five hours from California to New

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You are on Just One Thing today. Come on over this way. Dr. Lawrence Rosen is with us this morning. And let's just talk a little bit about allergy season because he is the pediatric columnist for Kiwi magazine. And now April, the worst month for alle

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-Well, I was in Brazil, -You've just been... Oh. -I know, I wrote that from Brazil. -Did you, really? Hey, F? -What? -Yeah! -No, I learned, you know, I, I'm very slow, I learned the essentials, I learned O-thank you -O-thank you, yeah -And I learned

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Annual UN Meeting Wraps Up in New York U.S. President Barack Obama was one of the debates first speakers. He urged other leaders to speak out against violence and extremism in the wake of an amateur video mocking Islam that sparked deadly protests in

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Rebecca's stomach hurt. She said that sometimes it felt like someone was peeling the skin off her belly; that pain felt worse than when she gave birth 17 years ago. She finally went to a doctor. He asked a lot of questions, and then examined her. He

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Many people try their best and put in a lot of effort at work or school. This week, were talking about expressions that mean to work hard. You can work like a dog, work your butt off, or put your nose to the grindstone. As usual, we give you lots of

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I went to the dentist to get a check-up and cleaning. I showed up at the dentist's office a few minutes before 10. I gave the receptionist my name and told her that I had a 10 a.m. appointment. She said that the doctor was running a little late and t

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Cigarettes are bad for your health. But thats only if you smoke em. If you use them to line your nest, they might actually do you some good. Because birds that decorate their digs with discarded cigarette butts are less bothered by parasites. Thats a

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: At the Olympics, North and South Korea made headlines for making nice, but South Korea's relations have cooled with an ally, Japan. NPR's Elise Hu reports on the backdrop to a rivalry. (SOUNDBITE OF 2018 OLYMPIC GAMES) UNIDENTIFI

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Joey: Ive had it ! Im not going to take it anymore. Rachel: Whats the matter ? Joey: Im sick and tired of being the butt of Chandlers practical jokes . One of these days, hes really going to get someone hurt. Rachel: Oh, no. What has he done now ? Jo

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Claus: Go home. You need to spend more time with your loved ones before they report you missing . Marcia: This is the busy season . Do you think I have time to stop to smell the roses when I have work coming out of my ears ? Claus: Its true were busy

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Barry: Where are you going? Jane: Im checking up on Rudy. I gave him a task an hour ago and I want to make sure hes doing it right. Barry: Youre not micromanaging again, are you? Jane: Of course, not. Im only going to observe his work and make sure t

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Hollywood blockbuster Transformers 4 has set records for its massive box office returns. But its also drawing massive controversy. The Wulong Scenic Area in southwest Chinas Chongqing municipality has sued the makers of the movie for not crediting th

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US Vice President Joe Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Tuesday before heading to China for talks on Wednesday. Even though his Asian tour has long been planned, Biden has arrived in the continent in the midst of a controv

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By Tom Rivers London 14 February 2008 In a Landmark decision, a three judge Court of Appeal panel, headed by the country's most senior judge, overturned Wednesday the convictions of five young British Muslim men who were jailed last July for having o

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Topics: American Cities: Chicago; The Star-Spangled Banner; just versus only versus mere; to kick butt Words: windy magnificent skyscraper public transportation system gangster Prohibition league anthem dawn twilight patriotic mere to kick butt

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Starting with the lines General weather probable in the next two days, a short piece in The Times newspaper of London in 1861 started forecasting as we know it today. It was put together by Robert FitzRoy, a captain in the Royal Navy and a pioneer in

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