AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We're joined by Deborah Tannen, the Georgetown University linguist and author of best-selling books on how we communicate. Her early work focused on the different conversation sty

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Burma's Tourist Industry Booms This week in Rangoon 20 contestants competed for the title of Miss Tourism Myanmar 2012, a beauty pageant organized by the tourism board to appeal to foreign visitors. Tourism Board Secretary Kyaw Htun says Aung San Suu

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This text will be replaced by the flash music player. A: I think I'm going to go to the market today. B: Do we need food? A: Yeah, I think so. B: What are you going to get? A: I'm not sure what we need. B: Maybe you should go and look in the refriger

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by Adam Freedman Happy Holidays! At this time of the year, our thoughts turn to mistletoe, eggnog, and . . . the separation of church and state. Katie from New Jersey asks how it is that a Christian holiday such as Christmas became an official nation

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What do you want for Christmas? Daddy asked Anthony. Anthony wanted a little brother. Can I have a little brother for Christmas? Anthony asked. Well, Ill have to talk to your mother, said Daddy. Why do you have to talk to Mommy? Anthony asked. Whos g

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Foggy California City is Tops With Tourists Hilly San Francisco is Americas 13th-largest city. Three other California cities - Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose - are larger. Yet each year, San Francisco ranks first or second in the nation in touri

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以乔布斯生平为主题的《JOBS》目前正在拍摄之中,而另一部由搞笑网站Funny or Die制作的乔帮主传记片《iSteve》已经在今天上映了,由贾斯汀朗主演的这部电影仅用五天拍成,追忆乔帮主果粉们

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Anja: So, Fred, tell me, what do you guys do on Christmas day? Like, what do you eat? When do you open the gifts? Who's coming over? Are you going to visit your family? Fred: Well, Anja, the routine in Canada for Christmas is quite simple. The kids g

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A: I'm planning on going to the market soon. B: What are you buying? A: I don't know what we need. B: I can check for you, if you'd like. A: I'll make a list. B: First, we need eggs, milk, and bread. A: Okay, do we need any meat? B: How about some ch

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Before my dad died, we never thought about money. I mean, it wasn't that we were rich, but we werent poor either, you know, we just were. We had a nice house; we had a hot dinner every night; we even went to Disneyland once and I remember we all got

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Many people were enjoying themselves in the park that Christmas day. A group of people were playing volleyball. All the tennis courts were packed. Some people were lawn bowling. Holding hands, Hugo and Kayleen walked all the way around the park. They

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It sure looks a lot like Christmas at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. Trees are decorated, the presents wrapped, but the lights have gone out on the extravagant holiday party. We have had a couple of major ones back out. The rooms are along this aisle.

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Dentists and researchers have come up with the formula for the perfect smile, from the size and width of each tooth to the curve, colour and shape of the teeth, and the overall width of the smile. 牙医和研究学者已经研究出完美笑容秘诀,

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As New York Fashion Week approaches, its British style maven Victoria Beckham that seems to be at the forefront of many fashionistas minds. From her recent British Fashion Council nomination for designer brand of the year to landing the front page of

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Beginners. When we travel, it is great to feel safe. If you travel by car, train, boat, or plane you want to feel secure. You don't want anything dangerous to happen, do you? One of the safest ways of traveling is by plane. It is true. Just think abo

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Todd: So, Rebecca, let's talk about things we wish could do that we can't do. What is something you wish you could do, that you can't do now? Rebecca: I think it would be definitely playing music, like playing a guitar. Some of my friends can just pu

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今天我们要学的词是Christmas。 Christmas, 是圣诞节的意思。A Christmas gift, 是圣诞礼物。A Christmas card dated Dec. 23, 1914 finally reached its destination after 93 years, 一张1914年12月23号寄出的圣诞贺卡经过93年,

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The recent failed bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit creates new concerns in Washington about the al-Qaida terrorist group in Yemen. Yemen is a new focus of concern in the fight against al-Qaida linked terrorists following the faile

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USGuardsAgainstTerroristAttacksBefore9-11Anniversary U.S. security officials are increasing efforts to thwart possible acts of terrorism in advance of the 10th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks. While the U.S. Department of Home

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Even though China is typically known for its myriad of tea varieties, slowly but surely, Western coffee culture has been brewing its way into China's big cities and even into smaller ones as well. So much so, that coffee barista training schools are

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