13 Staying Home from School GLOSSARY to play hooky to not go to school when one is supposed to; to skip classes * Did you ever play hooky when you were in high school? to put one over on (someone) to trick someone; to fool someone; to hidewhat one is

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08 Shopping for Produce GLOSSARY supermarket a large store that sells many types of food to be cooked orprepared at home * Please go by the supermarket on your way home from work to pick up bread,milk, and eggs. fresh recently picked; recently made o

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05 Reducing Household Expenses GLOSSARY finances how one manages ones money; the way that one saves and spendsmoney and/or the amount that one saves and spends * They review their finances together at the end of each month, balancing theircheckbook a

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01 Having an Open House GLOSSARYreal estate agent a person whose job is to help other people buy and sellhomes, buildings, and land * We gave our real estate agent a list of the three most important things werelooking for in a new home: a short dista

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12Being Rich and Poor GLOSSARY affordable able to be paid for; not too expensive; not so expensive that onecant pay for something* Do you know where I can buy affordable business clothes? budget a plan for how one will spend ones money; a plan for wh

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09Saying Goodbye GLOSSARY Id better be going a phrase meaning I should go now, or I need to go now * The kids are going to come home from school in about 20 minutes, so Id betterbe going so that I can meet them there. See you later an informal phrase

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04Cheating on a Test GLOSSARY cheat sheet a secret piece of paper with information written on it that will helpa student do well on a test* Michelle is selling cheat sheets to the other students for the chemistry exam. Ifthe teacher finds out, shell

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01The Supermarket Checkout GLOSSARY cashier a store employee who takes the money for things that a customer buys and provides a receipt* The cashier said he couldnt help me with the clothes I wanted to buy becausehe works only in the shoe department.

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释义: give somebody a hard time 让某人难受,欺负某人 正如字面上的含义,表示给某人带来艰难的时光或让某人难受。如果宾语变成自己的话 give oneself a hard time 就表示自责的意思。 例句: Pleas

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From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. You may remember our earlier reports on infinitives and gerunds. The infinitive form of a verb can be either its most basic form or appear with the word to. A gerund is a verb that ends in ing and

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Everyday Grammar: Mastering Reported Speech We often need to tell others what someone else said . There are two ways to do this. One is to say the same words and use quotation marks . That is direct speech . The other method is to summarize , or tell

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Everyday Grammar - Simple Past and Present Perfect 英语日常语法:一般过去时和现在完成时 In this weeks episode of Everyday Grammar were going to help you understand the difference between the simple past and the present perfect. Englis

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: The journey of struggle, survival and everyday life has inspired me to overcome the community taboo, and see a different side of war and its aftermath. 奋斗、求生的旅程与日常生活激励

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Todd: So, Layla, we're talking about being an au pair. What is the daily routine of an au pair? Like, what do you do everyday? Layla: So, every day I wake in the morning at seven and I take care of the kids, and get them dressed. I drop them at schoo

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Top of the World 《金钱的落寞》 The elevator was dark wood panelled and the doors were covered in gold leaf. Madison Avenue; top of the world. Mike knocked on one of the doors in the dim hallway. A thin girl wearing tight jeans and an even tig

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Rebecca: So, Gareth, what's your daily routine like? Gareth: My routine is actually a little irregular. I have a different working schedule for each day of the week, but on a weekend my son usually wakes me up about half-eight, nine o'clock, and afte

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往上海的泛美班机检查柜台在哪里? Where is the check in counter for Pan Am flight to Shanghai? 泛美002班机的登记手续在这办吗? Do I check in here for Pan Am flight No.002? 是,就是这里。 Yes,right here. 请拿出你的

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Did you receive a message of this delay? 你得到延期的消息吗? Can you call me if the flight is delayed? 班机若是延期,你可以通知我吗? I'll come back without delay. 班机不迟误我就会回来。 What is the Gate number? 几

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You have 5 kilos of excess baggage. 你的行李超重五公斤。 What is the excess baggage rate? 超重行李的费用怎么算? 2 dollars and 50 cents per kilo. 每公斤两块五美金。 It's very expensive.Can I send one of these by unaccomp

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Am I not too late if I wait for the next bus? 如果我等下班巴士会不会太迟了? What time is the last call for the bus? 最后招呼巴士的时间是几点? Do we take off soon? 我们即刻起飞吗? We'll take off in a minute. 我们

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