ESL Podcast 324 Corporate Sponsorship GLOSSARY funding money for a specific purpose; money that is meant to be used for a particular program, project, or organization* How much funding is needed each year to keep the aquarium open? strapped broke; wi

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ESL Podcast 240 Working Overtime GLOSSARYovertime time worked in addition to the regular 40 hours of work in a week* Accountants usually work overtime in March and April, when they have to dotheir clients taxes before the April 15 deadline. to not mi

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Its 50-foot high and can move up to 2 miles an hour. This giant spider must be many peoples worst nightmare. And its on the loose at Liverpool for the next three days. La Princess's built as the largest piece of street theater ever staged in the UK.

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[00:01.56]Don't you find that kinda creepy? 你会不会觉得那有点吓人吗? [00:06.28]Like you can still see the old dead guy sitting on it? 像你仍然能看见死去的人 坐在它上面一样? [00:11.88]Well, I do now. 嗯,我现在会

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美联社,新闻一分钟,1. An Idaho girl missing with her brother since family members were found murdered at their home is found at a restaurant with a registered sex offender. 2. Hundreds of thousands of 10 Live 8 concerts

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1. Secretary of State John Kerry is imploring Syrian government and rebels to take advantage of U.N-sponsored peace negotiations. Kerry says a ceasefire would allow all parties involved to focus on defeating the Islamic State. 2. Russian officials sa

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There are stories the man recites quietly into the room which slip from level to level like a hawk.( He wakes in the painted arbour that surrounds him with its spilling flowers, arms of great trees.) He remembers picnics, a woman who kissed parts of

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1. Why does Dave need a roommate to pay for rent? A. He was recently laid off from his job. B. He is working fewer hours these days. C. He quit his job to go back to school. 2. What is wrong with the carpet in the living room? A. It is soiled in seve

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It took me part of two days to climb over. 我自己翻越过去断断续续走了两天的时间。 Near the top of the Simplon Pass is a house called a hospice where I once spent the night. 在辛普朗山口顶部附近有一个房子,叫做旅客

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Oh, thanks. Alright, look, we've got all the answers to high school right here. Having a big brother finally paid off. Cor, sign this. With regard to my brother Eric Matthews, hereafter referred to as Oh, Great One, I, Cory Matthews, hereafter referr

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1. Authorities in Nevada call off a nationwide AMBER Alert for missing six-year-old Cole Puffinburger, but the search continues. Police believe Mexican drug dealers are responsible for the abduction meant to send a message to the boy's grandfather w

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Rate of Premature Births Rising Worldwide The birth of a child....what should be a joyous experience, too often ends in death if that child is born prematurely in a developing country. A major report about premature delivery called Born Too Soon show

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Lesson 21 Text A Bill Is Very Rude Bill is in Victor's house and he is sitting down. He is leaning back and he has put his feet on the table. Bill is very rude. VICTOR: Would you mind taking your feet off the table, Bill? BILL: Not at all. But I was

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Arava, the disabled tortoise is using her new set of wheels to get around in more ways than one. Keepers at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo say the 10-year-old Spurred Tortoise was fitted with custom wheels to overcome paralysis of her hind legs. The 55-p

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Jon. The mare whickered softly as Jon Snow tightened the cinch. 琼恩。琼恩雪诺扎紧马鞍上的皮带,母马则轻声嘶叫。 Easy, sweet lady, he said in a soft voice, quieting her with a touch. 好女孩,别怕,他轻声安抚它。

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1. The House has voted to rush an additional two billion dollars into the popular but financially strapped cash for clunkers car purchase program. House members acted within hours of learning from the transportation secretary that the program was ru

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1. President Bush says the latest unemployment numbers are a serious sign the economy is in trouble and another reason Congress needs to pass his economic stimulus plan. The figures released this morning show that for the first time in over four yea

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SYDNEY, May 2 (Xinhua) --- The Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ) has reported first-half underlying profit of over 3 billion U.S. dollars, a result that stands in stark contrast to its refusal to keep in step with the central bank's official rate move

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Canadian authorities say they've thwarted a major terrorist plot to blow up a railway line bewteen Canada and the United States. Police say they've charged two people in connection to the alleged plot as raids were carried out in Toronto and Montreal

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Across the deep-running green waters, the western twin stood like a reflection of its eastern brother. 深流奔涌的绿水对岸,河西城堡有如其东边兄弟的倒影。 Even if we had the time. Which, to be sure, we do not. 即使时间充裕

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