The police chief said crime was down. Crime is down, said police chief Braddon. He talked to TV reporters. He talked to newspaper reporters. He talked to radio reporters. He was proud. Im proud, he said. Our police are doing a good job. Im proud of o

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 超级简单英语阅读

Delbert figured the bill would be a little over $15. He had bought seven Hersheys Special Dark 5-ounce chocolate bars. They were on sale, reduced from $1.49 to $1 each. He had studied the various deals on toilet paper. You need a calculator to figure

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The report details all the side effects of this medicine. 这报告详细叙述了这药物的副作用。 detail可作名词,表示细节;也可做动词,表示详述,详细说明。 He detailed the accident to us.他对我们详细描述了那

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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She looked at the man walking along the sidewalk next to the nice houses. He didnt live in any of those houses. She had seen this man several times before. He looked like a criminal. She knew not to judge a book by its cover, but this man was no good

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Several listeners have written with questions on when to use the definite article the, the indefinite article a, or neither. For example, Tracy W. wrote, Which is correct: Thank you for taking time to review my application, or Thank you for taking th

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Obama administration has launched the first in a series of projects to support entrepreneurs in Muslim communities worldwide. The Global Entrepreneurship Program will provide advice and other he

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday said the effort by Hezbollah to undermine the U.N.-backed tribunal in Lebanon is a transparent effort to subvert justice that is destined to fail. Clinton discussed the Lebanese government crisis with

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This is a glimpse of what the future may look like. The goal is to have a very affordable, very economical to operate, but still a very dependable vehicle, said Ron Cerven, who built one of the cars with his Li-ion Motors team. It is one of a 136 veh

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it was a deep disappointment that he was unable to meet imprisoned democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his recent visit to Burma, saying the decision of authorities there not to let him meet with her was

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Industry Chiefs See Growing Diversity of US Fuels Thanks to a big expansion of natural-gas production here in Texas and several other states, the U.S. energy forecast looks good. But the biggest energy user transportation still relies primarily on pe

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A: How can I help you today? B: I am returning something that I bought yesterday. A: What would you like to return? B: I'm returning a cellphone. A: Was there somethinig wrong with it? B: It's defective. A: What isn't working on it? B: It keeps turni

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A: Do you need help with something? B: I need help finding a new refrigerator. A: Do you see anything that you like? B: That Kenmore looks nice. A: That is a wonderful choice. B: What makes is so great? A: It's very inexpensive, and it has all the ap

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The reef was left high and dry, exposed to air and harsh sun. A trillion tiny creatures died in their own homes. For the coral, it was an apocalypse. When the ice age ended, the sea came back and submerged the dead reef. But what brought it back to l

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Todd: So, Rebecca, in Australia you have the Great Barrier Reef. Now have you been to the Great Barrier Reef? Rebecca: Yes, I have once, probably about two years ago. There's the main part of the Great Barrier Reef and then there's a little island, a

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the United Nations special envoy to Haiti, is visiting that earthquake-ravaged country, where relief efforts are gaining momentum as tens of thousands of survivors await food, water and other basic necessities. In

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Befour是一个来自德国的男女4人组合,成员分别是Alina, Manou, Dan 和 Angel ,走的是纯流行舞曲路线 ,组合名字的由来是源自他们所主演Super RTL channel的 befour 电视系列. 他们的第一首单曲Magic Melody发表后就打入德国,奥地利和瑞士各大排行榜前十大名. 他们的第一

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Relief agencies in Zimbabwe say they are ramping up emergency programs to combat a cholera epidemic that has infected more than 11,000 people and killed nearly 500. The emergency comes as soldiers rampaged in the capital, Harare, over declining livi

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Infrastructure to support U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan is already strained, posing challenges to the troop surge announced by President Obama David Axe | Bagram, Afghanistan 01 December 2009 Scene at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan You just don'

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今天我们要学的词是refugee。 Refugee, 是难民的意思。refugee camp 是难民营。外国人在南非受到攻击,造成数千人出逃。分析人士说, This is a classic refugee situation, 这是典型的难民情况。 最近,乍

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