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Tie a yellow ribbon *round the old oak tree

Tie a yellow ribbon *round the old oak tree I*m coming home; I*ve done my time. Now I*ve got to know what is and isn*t mine. If you received my letter telling you still want me, if you still want me.

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Tie

A man was crawling across the Desert dying of thirst, when a camel raced up and stopped. An Arab jumped down, opened a suitcase and said, Would you like to buy a tie?No,said the man, 'I need water, do you have water?' 'No,' said the Arab,' but I do h

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American boxer Weidman sets sights on Brazilian champion Silva

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听歌学英语:Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old

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Venezuela, Brazil tie in American Cup

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英美人天天都在说的4000句 187:tie the knot

[00:04]G：Brucy, you and the exquisite Julie Madison have been going out forever. [00:08]Are you going to tie the knot? [00:11]B：Uh, Marriage? Uh, uh, Marriage? Uh, uh.You want to give me a hand here? [00:17]J：Bruce and I are recklessly in love.

与tie有关的口语表达

说到单词tie，大家一定不陌生，世界杯小组赛阶段，好几场比赛都是以tie(平局)结束的。在我们的日常生活中，一般跟tie这个词有关的表达，都跟捆绑或者牵绊之类的意思有关。比如下面这些例