A: Have you ever done your shopping at Whole Foods market? B: I haven't shopped there. How is the food? A: The food there is wonderful. B: I go to Vons for my groceries. A: I prefer the food at Whole Foods. B: Is there something wrong with Vons? A: V

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Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is the complex-compound sentence. Guest writer Sal Glynn writes: Most writers worth their fingertip calluses begin as avid readers. We read books, magazines, and websites indiscriminately until we start to notice the w

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说一口流利的英语,从简单的单词开始。 听听,读读,背背,今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 arrive [ E5raiv ] Her baby arrived dur

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The sinks were leaking. David looked in the local paper and saw an ad for Toby the handyman. David left a message on the answering machine. Two days later, he called again. He told Toby that he had left a message two days ago. Toby apologized. He sai

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by Jason Marshall Weve spent the last few articles building our numerical vocabulary from the ground up. Today, were going to talk about something that sounds hard, but is actually pretty easy...and very useful too: the commutative property of additi

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Alan Silverman A youth counselor's real-life experience with teenagers and high school social circles forms the basis of a wickedly witty new comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan and written by Tina Fey

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--艺术专集

Green thumb Green light 今天美国两个很有名的年轻电影明星,一个叫Paul Newman,另一个叫Tom Cruise。不久前他们一起拍了一部电影,叫「绿钞票」。这是因为美国

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 02 January 2007 Some Muslims without enough money to make the once-in-a-lifetime Passengers pack belongings for trip home pilgrimage to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, travel to their home villages to celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adh

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US Composer Puts 9/11 Tragedy to Music Over the past five decades, American composer Steve Reich created and honed a recognizable style that has made him one of today's top American composers. In the process he has helped propel so-called minimalist

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Zimbabwe to Award 2 Commercial Radio Licenses The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Authority has held the first of four public hearings to scrutinize applications for two commercial radio licenses. But there are concerns the licenses have already been awarded t

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A: What a wonderful dinner! B: Thank you. I am glad that you are enjoying it. A: Where did you get your fantastic recipes? B: I grew up cooking. My mother shared her recipes with me. A: I especially like the wonderful chicken dish. B: That is a speci

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A: I really love this meal. B: Thanks. I was hoping that you would all enjoy this meal. A: Where did you learn to cook these amazing dishes? B: I got a really wonderful cookbook for my birthday and decided to try out a few of the recipes. A: The chic

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President Bush is urging members of the U.S. Congress to overcome their differences and pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The president acknowledges reaching a compromise will not be easy. 美国总统布什星期四呼吁国会议员克服

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今天我们要学的词是, bottom line。 Bottom line, 是底线的意思。对于公司来说,bottom line, 指盈亏底线。对美国五百强公司进行的一项最新研究发现,董事长会有三名以上女性的,盈利表现往往都很

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今天我们要学的词是bombshell。 Bombshell, 是指引起震惊的事件。Cuban leader Fidel Castro's decision to retire came as a bombshell, 古巴领导人卡斯特罗决定退休的消息引起了轰动。 纽约时报上星期刊登了关于

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By Andrew Horowitz. Today on MoneyGirl, we will take a look at the seven most common mistakes investors make and the lessons that we can be learn from them. Several listeners have written in and asked how to avoid the most common new-investor misstep

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今天我们要学的词是commute。 Commute, 有减刑的意思。The inmate's sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment, 意思是这名囚犯从死刑被减为无期徒刑。美国副总统切尼的前办公室主任利比今年三月因

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第七季美国偶像冠军David Cook 于近日公布了他的首支个人单曲《Light On》。《Light On》由格莱美金牌制作人Rob Cavallo打造,该单曲已于9月30日在iTunes销售,并在多家电台播放。David Cook签约19 Recordings/RCA 公司夺冠后的首张专辑预计于11月18日正式发行。 Artis

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Aid Groups Advocate Solution to Decades-Old Warehousing of Refugees Laurel Bowman | Washington 07 April 2010 Worldwide, large numbers people have crossed borders, becoming refugees More than 10 million people worldwide have crossed borders, becoming

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Dennis: I just got a new sales job and Im going to be making a bundle. Irene: What kind of job is it? Dennis: Ill be working strictly on commission. The more I sell, the more I earn. Its a great opportunity for someone with my talents in sales. Irene

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