厕所文化(Toilet Culture) Staying at a certain place long enough . Everybody needs to know where the toilet is. I tried to find one when I first visited the Divinity School Library, the oldest school in Yale University: I tried to find the

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Look After Your Voice Often speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem by activating the saliva in you mouth. First gently bite the edges of your tongue with your teeth. Or, press your entire t

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Everyday is a gift 每天都是一份礼物 My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sisters bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. This, he said, is not a slip. This is lingerie. He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It wa

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Some meanings of Authentic Love 真爱的含义 Love means that I know the person I love. Im aware of the many sides of the other person----not just the beautiful side but also the limitations, inconsistencies and flaws. I have an awareness of the ot

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Love Is Not Like Merchandise A reader in Florida apparently2 bruised3 by some personal experience, writes in to complain, If I steal a nickels4 worth of merchandise, I am a thief and punished; but if I steal the love of anothers wife, I am free. This

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Reader: Library on Finger The printed page is facing its biggest threat with the launch of the first electronic book that people can read for hours without straining their eyes. Sony's Reader is the size of a slim paperback but can store hundreds of

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Clear Your Mental Space Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion---like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with thoughts? Or was it paralyzed

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Develop and Fulfill Ones Life I ‵will|practise perseverance more often, and never give up a ‵thing|because it was hard or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. ‵Perseverance|can sometimes equal genius in its results. T

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Some Advice on Learning English We''d better develop our interest in English at the beginning of our study. To develop interest in English study is not very hard. We may have the feeling of satisfaction and achievement from our English study when we

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最近李华看到朋友Kevin经常向大家要用过的吸管,觉得奇怪,便决定和Larry一起探个究竟。李华会学到两个常用语:shady和to stock up。 LH: Larry, Kevin在做什么啊? LL: Hmmm...that's a good question. LH: 他最

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李华前阵子伤到左手,最近刚刚康复。今天Larry到医院来看李华。李华会学到两个常用语:back on your feet和B.O.。 LL: Li Hua, are you feeling better now? LH: 你看,我现在都能搬东西了呢! LL: Whoa, be car

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李华去Larry家,帮他收拾屋子,他们会用到两个常用语:gut feeling和out of the woods. (knocking on door) LH: Larry, 快开门。 Larry: OK, OK, I'm coming! I'm coming! (door opens) LH: 你怎么还穿着睡衣??都快中午了,

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今天Larry开车带李华去购物中心。 李华会学到两个常用语:all ears和back seat driver。 LL: (Singing Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars) Oh, her eyes, her eyes. Make the stars look like they're not shining. Oh her... LH: LARRY! 音

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今天李华穿着沾满泥土的裙子来找Larry。Larry觉得奇怪,问李华为什么今天裙子这么脏。 李华会学到两个常用语:green thumb和go off the deep end。 LL: Li Hua, why is there dirt all over your dress? (Li Hua looks

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歌词: It takes a lot to be somebody you dont want to be, To give somebody back what you cant keep. Hoping that a lover can be gracious in defeat, Knowing you could never be. It takes time. And time makes me so curious that I no longer sleep. Time

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歌词: Thanks for callin' It's so good to hear your voice But you keep breakin' up In all the static and the noise But I keep listenin' 'Cause I never had a choice when it came to you I'd love to see you If you're ever out this way You sound happy

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歌词: Close your eyes, Let me tell you all the reasons why I think you're one of a kind. Here's to you, The one that always pulls us through Always do what you gotta do You're one of a kind, thank god you're mine. You're an angel dressed in armou

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李华和Michael 这个周末什么功课都没有,原来准备好好玩一玩,可是后来计划 落空。李华会学到两个常用语:zip 和drama queen。 L: 嗨,Michael, 你这个周末有

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Michael 因为家里有急事而匆匆走了。今天,Michael 的好朋友Larry 和Li Hua 在 一起谈到Michael。Li Hua 会学到两个常用语:live it up 和Yeah right! LL: Hey Li Hua. You lo

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今天Larry 到Li Hua 的宿舍去串门,Li Hua 会学到两个常用语:hang in there 和to be stressed out。 LL: Li Hua, you look exhausted. Is everything OK? LH: 哎哟,Larry, 我得在星期五

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