Shopping for a Used Car Mario: Do you want to go with me to test drive a car Im thinking of buying? Danica: Sure. Which dealership are we going to? Mario: Im not buying a used car from a dealership. Im buying it from a private party. Dealerships rip

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年ESL之旅行交通购物

Using a Pawnshop Jamaica: I need to raise some cash right away. I?m thinking of hocking a few things. You?ve used the pawnshop down the street before, right? Nolan: Yeah, a few years ago when I lost my job. I needed a short-term loan to tide me over

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Shopping for Men's Shoes Curran: I like these tennis shoes. I need a new pair. Beth: We?re here to buy you some dress shoes for attending Chelsey?s wedding. You can?t go wearing those worn out loafers, and you need time to break them in. Curran: All

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Driving Through a Speed Trap Angel: Why are you driving at a snails pace? Georgina: This is an infamous speed trap. I dont want to get a ticket again. Angel: I dont see any squad cars along the road. Are you sure this is the right stretch of road? Ge

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Using Electronics While Traveling Justin: Are you nearly packed? Marsha: Almost. Lets see, I have wall chargers for my cell phone and other devices, extra memory cards for my camera, and noise- canceling headphones for the airplane. Justin: Oh, yeah,

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ESL Podcast 1182 Finding a Parking Space Alan: We have to find a parking space. Lets drive around the block one more time. Did you say that the restaurant were going to has no off-street parking at all? Sasha: None. When I called the restaurant earli

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年ESL之旅行交通购物

ESL Podcast 1173 Flying on a Budget Airline Anton: Its amazing that we were able to get these airline tickets so cheaply. Federica: Its great, isnt it? We can fly to Lawrence City for a fun weekend. Lets check in using this kiosk. Anton: Hmm, this is

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Riding in a Limousine Mandy: Whoo! Whoo! Theo: Hey, get down from there. You shouldn?t be sticking your head out of the sunroof. Mandy: I just wanted to get some air. This stretch limo is amazing. Theo: Well, I thought I?d rent one and take you to th

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Poor Road Conditions Alice: Im really glad I let you talk me into going for a bike ride. Its been years since Ive been on a bicycle. Sam: This is the only way to travel. You get to really see the scenery and enjoy the fresh air. Alice: Hey, watch out

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These are just bold first steps on a journey that's just begun. Even before the mission is over, Cassini has left a thirst for a return trip. Planetary explorer Jonathan Lunan and aeronautical pioneer Julia Nod think they know the perfect way to do i

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2012年

Everyone is familiar with the rings of Saturn. But what would you highlight if it were you sending back the postcards? Every tour itinerary has one main attraction. With Saturn, you just can't miss the rings. As imaging team leader for Cassini, Carol

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Saturns apparently peaceful appearance is due to a haze of high level ammonia in the upper atmosphere, by looking deep into Saturn in the infrared, using the planets own internal heat as a light source, Cassini has revealed the planets true nature. T

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It was unraveling a puzzle and so the magnetometer team says lets go closer, as we go closer, we watched as the star went through and noticed the change in brightness, something is going on. We can see even from a distance, there seem to be this mate

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Huygens landed on Titan. It/ sent back these few hundred pictures, until the batteries died and the probe froze solid. The probe landed with a thud, on basically a streambed,an area/ littered with rounded cobbles, and showed that these little rocks

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The by-product of billions of years of production from the chemical smog factory in the upper atmosphere, the grains in Titan's dunes may literally fall from the sky. Like a rain of flash-frozen coffee grounds, they are swept by the wind into deep pi

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Hopes and dreams of thousands of scientists and engineers are resting on the next few moments. Weve been to Saturn twice before with the voyager I and voyager II spacecraft. But rather than these quick Kodak moments, we want to take a nice long leisu

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Imagine boarding a flight to Saturn, what would you need to know before traveling? The best ringside vantage points? The must-see moons? Think of this as your personal guide to the splendor of the Saturnian system. A wandering spot of light twice as

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The Prime Meridian(本初子午线) here is the longitude, the mark on the ground, from which all great voyages are measured. This is the view back to our remarkable home planet/ that the first human out here can look forward to, a distant blue dot l

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No planet beats Saturn for jaw-dropping beauty. Saturn is the most photogenic planet in all the solar system. Some of the pictures are to die for. But the postcards only tell part of the story. Beauty is only skin deep. It really is rolling and seeth

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Faced with rising tuition costs and a less than satisfying job market, many would-be college students are ditching their knapsacks and textbooks for rucksacks and guidebooks. But is putting your future on hold for a year of travel the best idea? 去旅

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