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Today, the minimum wage has increased by 25c from $12.75 to $13 an hour. For young people who are still being trained for the job, their pay has increased by 20c from $10.20 to $10.40. At $13 an hour, this comes to $520 for a 40-hour week. The median

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A: I want to open an account. B: What kind of account do you want to open? A: I want to open a checking account. B: Do you know the minimum balance youre required to keep? A: How much is that? B: You have to maintain a minimum balance of $100. A: Rea

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A: I need to open an account. B: Do you know what kind you want to open? A: I want a checking account. B: Do you know what the minimum balance is? A: What is that? B: You need to keep it at $100. A: Thats it? B: Thats the least amount you can have. A

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A: I would like to open an account today. B: What kind? A: I want to open a checking account. B: You need to keep a minimum balance. A: How much is it? B: You need at least $100 in your account. A: Is that all? B: Yes. Thats the minimum. A: What happ

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After nearly twenty years of homeownership, Ive spent the past ten months renting an apartment. I like it. And I dont. There are pros and cons to renting a place, just as there are pros and cons to owning a home. For me, one of the biggest cons is th

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今天我们要学的词是departure。 Departure, 是离开、起程的意思。坐飞机旅行，要注意， departure and arrival time, 飞机起飞和抵达的时间。Travelers are advised to arrive at the airport two hours before departure tim

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今天我们要学的词是, departure。 Departure, 是离开、起程的意思。坐飞机旅行，要注意， departure and arrival time, 飞机起飞和抵达的时间。Travelers are advised to arrive at the airport two hours before departure t

China cuts its reserve ratio again

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今天我们要学的词是 minimum。Minimum 最少的，最起码的。You need to keep a minimum balance of $250 in your checking account in order to avoid a monthly fee. 如果不想交月费，你活期帐户余额必须维持在250美元以上。

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China's sex ratio is quite worrying nowadays. According to census data, China's sex ratio at birth was 108 males to every 100 females in the early 1980s, only slightly above the natural rate of 103 to 107. In 2000 the ratio was 116.9 males to 100 fem

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今天我们要学的词是boiling point。 Boiling point, 沸点，引伸为爆发的那一瞬间。 The battle between the two teams reached its boiling point yesterday as five players were ejected because of a fight, 这两支球队之间的冲突昨

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【在银行】最低余额要求-Minimum Balance Requirements

A: I would like to open an account today. B: What kind? A: I want to open a checking account. B: You need to keep a minimum balance. A: How much is it? B: You need at least $100 in your account. A: Is that all? B: Yes. That's the minimum. A: What hap