New Yorkers Enjoy a Little Help with Grammar The New York City train system has a new unofficial stop for people who love grammaror even just have questions about it. 纽约市地铁出现了一个非官方的新站点专为热爱语法或者只是对语

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This year's Hurun Global Rich List shows Beijing has replaced New York as the billionaire capital of the world. 今年的《胡润全球富豪榜》显示,北京已经取代纽约成为全球亿万富豪之都。 Beijing now reportedly has 100 bill

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Joey and Stacy finished their meal. The waiter brought them some fortune cookies. Stacy broke open her cookie. Joey asked, What does it say? She said, It says that I'll see a special person soon. Just then, her mom walked into the restaurant. They hu

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She heard Timmy cry, Ouch! She ran into the boys' bedroom. They were hitting each other in the head with pillows. She yelled, Stop it! What's the matter with you? Someone's going to get hurt! Billy said, Aw, Mom, we're just having fun. You can't hurt

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Sheila and Jay were discussing their health. Sheila said, My feet are killing me. My doctor says I should soak them nightly. Jay said, I've got poor circulation in my left foot. My doctor says he might have to amputate some toes. She said, I fell and

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Mom, I saw the most interesting people on the subway car today, said the 12-year-old schoolgirl. You'll never believe this, but I swear it's true. I saw a fisherman with three fish in his basket. I saw a man in a brown bear suit. He was holding the b

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A huge meteorite crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Babies who were sound asleep in Asia heard the impact. The meteorite went through the ocean bottom. It created a hole deep in the Earth. All the seawater from the Atlantic started rushing into the hol

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What happens to us when we die? Jude asked. His big brother Dylan said, It depends on whether you're a good person or a bad person. If you're a good person, your spirit leaves your body and enters the body of an animal. Jude asked, Which animal? Dyla

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The Powerball lottery is worth $550 million. Everyone is talking about it. A newspaper reporter asked an old lady what she'd do with $550 million. She said, First of all, you news people should know better. Nobody's going to get $550 million. The win

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The bulletin board ad said, Human Size Teddy Bear for Sale. Paid $100, asking $50. Next to those words was a color photo of just the teddy bear. It looked new and lovable. But, he wondered, how big is this bear? How big is human size? Humans come in

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Lana measured Stubway's foot long sandwich. It didn't measure up. It was 11 inches long. She measured her friend's foot long. It was a tad longer, at 11.5 inches. For the next three months, Lana measured Stubway's sandwiches. She got her Facelook fri

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She called her cable company. She told the rep, If I press the System button, it turns on the cable box but not the TV. If I press the Power button, all I get is a black TV screen with a rectangle that says HDMI. I have to keep pressing the same two

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Mommy, is it okay to lie? Annika asked. Mom said, Of course not, honey. Where'd you get that idea? A lie destroys the trust between people. It's hard to ever regain that trust. Honesty is always the best policy. If you lie, not only will you lose you

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He walked into the emergency room waiting room. The clerk asked, Can I help you? He said, These are for the ER staffdoctors, nurses, and everyone else that works in ER. She asked, What are they? He said, They're hot, fresh pizzas. What else comes in

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He was savoring a French truffle. When most of the chocolate candy had melted in his mouth, he chewed the last remaining bit and swallowed. Immediately, he popped another one into his mouth. When he finished that one, he put another one into his mout

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Three teens were sitting at a bus stop. Sam asked, How many senses do we have? Sara said, I think we have fivesight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Sue was watching traffic. Sam asked, Which one is most important to you? Sara said, Sight, of cours

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May was 15. She was an only child. It was her first visit to Manhattan. Vicky had gone to school with May's mom 30 years ago. Out of the blue, May's mom had called. She'd asked Vicky to escort May from JFK to their Manhattan hotel. Vicky met May at t

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Sam, 54, looks like he's about 30. He's always looked very youthful. He likes to tell about his first development deal. He was sitting in a lawyer's office. The lawyer kept looking at his watch. Finally, Sam asked, Are we waiting for someone? The law

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He had the flu. He went to bed. Even under a heavy quilt, he was shivering. His wife, who normally slept in the other bedroom, decided to spend the night with him. He said, Honey, I'm not dying. I just have a bug. It'll go away in a few days. If you

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I love this city, he said. It's got so much energy. Just step outside and you can feel it almost everywhere. She said, Yes, Manhattan is full of people and their energy. He said, And, contrary to what you see in movies and on TV, it's full of nice pe

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