Last-minute rehearsals, and the final touches are taking place before tonight's tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center. This year, the Norway spruce soars nearly 9 storeys and it is the centerpi

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

[03:42.21]Lesson 8 The Weather around the World [au:]第8课 世界各地的天气 [03:46.25]Let's talk. [au:]大家一起谈一谈。 [03:48.22]Hello, this is Ting Ting speaking. [au:]你好,我是丁丁。 [03:51.21]Who is that? [au:]你是谁?

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One afternoon Sammy's principal called Sam. She said, Sammy taunted Johnny all day today. Johnny is gay. He was wearing his favorite pink shirt. I just found out about this. Can you please try to help Sammy become more tolerant? Sammy's dad was embar

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It was her 47th birthday. I'm 50 years old, she said. Her husband said no, she wasn't. She was only 47. She was still a young pup. I'm not a young pup, and I'm not a spring chicken, she said. Okay, he said, but you're also not 50. She said 47 might a

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They decided to knock off her mom. But how would they do it? They didn't have a gun. A knife was too bloody. A baseball bat might work. But all of these were murders. They might go to jail. It had to be an accident. Then they wouldn't go to jail. Wha

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She went to Central Park to catch dinner. She caught a big frog. She was about to put it into a bag. The frog said, What are you doing? She said, I was planning on cooking and eating you. But since you can talk, maybe I should put you on TV. The frog

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KF was selling a Family Bucket for only $12. The ads were on TV. Josh went to a KF on Broadway. A big sign in the window said Family Bucket $12eight pieces of chicken, cole slaw, and mashed potatoes. Josh went inside. He ordered the Family Bucket. Th

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Ada was lonely. She wanted a baby. She went to a hospital. She stole a baby. She called her baby Norma. When she got older, Norma asked, Where is my daddy? Ada said that daddy had died. Norma asked, What did daddy look like? Ada showed Norma a pictur

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Are you going to play this week? I need your $2, said John. Joe said, I think I'll pass this week. John said, Are you sure? This might be our week. I've got a feeling. Joe said, You've had 'a feeling' every week for the last year. They both laughed.

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How do you do this every day? he asked. Real estate is such a dog eat dog business. All of you agents are competing with one another. A client is like a bone. All the dogs go after the bone. If they have to bite other dogs, so be it. The bone is all

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Facebook's initial public offering was May 18. CNBC was covering the event live. Ian went online at 11 a.m. Shares were selling at $39 each. He decided to gamble his entire savings of $5,000. He placed a market order to buy 128 shares. He waited for

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Mommy, I have to pee, said Sandra. They had left their apartment 30 minutes ago. Mom said, Honey, didn't you pee before we left home? Sandra said no, because she didn't have to. Mom asked her if she could wait a few minutes. How many minutes is 'a fe

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William was in his first wheelchair race. There were five other contestants. The age group was 12 to 15. William rolled up to the starting line. He was in the #1 lane. He said hello to the boy on his right. He was in the #2 lane. William asked, Is th

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1. Big Apple 1. 大苹果 The Big Apple actually began as a way to refer to the horse-racing circuit of New York City. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), it was used in the early 20th century to refer to 'something regarded as the most

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Jeff went online. He looked at $99 printers. Canon had a Pixma MX410. It was an All-in-One printer. He read the reviews. They were good. Plus, the Pixma was reduced to $79. That would save him $20. It was 9 p.m. Saturday. He had just spent five hours

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Bob took his new computer home. He was happy to have a new computer. His old computer had had one problem after another. Sometimes Bob thought there was an evil spirit inside it. Sometimes he would be typing in one paragraph, and the letters would ap

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Bob went to another computer repair shop. The technician told him pretty much the same thing. Bob went to Office Stuff and to PaperClips. He saw an HP laptop that he liked. It was on sale at both stores. But it was cheaper at Office Stuff. He went ba

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Bill, Bob, and Ben were talking about their wives. Bill said, My wife is the world's biggest complainer. She complains about everything. If I leave a speck of toothpaste in the bathroom sink, she complains. If I wait too long to take out the trash, s

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Henry had a good job. But he didn't have a girlfriend. Why don't you have a girlfriend? his mother asked. You need a girlfriend, so you can get married and have kids. That way I'll have some grandchildren. Henry said, Do you want me to have a girlfri

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61 Where can I get my baggage? 我到哪里去拿我的行李呢? 62 Is the departure time on schedule? 起飞时间准时吗? 63 How long will the flight be delayed? 班机诞误多长时间? 64

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