英语语法：160 Assure Versus Ensure Versus Insure

Reader Christine wrote in with a request: I'd like to know the difference between the words insure and ensure, as in I-N-S-U-R-E and E-N-S-U-R-E. When writing, I often find myself backspacing so I can replace the word ensure with make certain and not

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daddy sits on the front porch swingin' look in' out on a bacon field used to be filled with burning tobacco now he knows it never will my brother found work in indiana sisters a nurse at the old folks home momma still cooking too much for supper and

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VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - What's Up -- or Down -- With Comm

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Prices for many widely traded goods have fallen recently after big increases earlier in the year. Oil, the world's most widely traded commodity by value, led the way. Oil prices fell in part because

2007年VOA标准英语-AU Envoy Says Sudanese Government Must Ensure D

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 23 August 2007 Envoys from the AU and the United Nations have been working for weeks to prepare for peace talks between the government and rebels in Sudan's Darfur region. Yet one of the rebel groups, the Sudan Liberation Move

英闻天下——79 UN Chief Not Impressed by Assad Proposal

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VOA标准英语2009年-Government, Kenya Human Rights Commiss

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By Jim Malone Washington 05 March 2008 Democrat Hillary Clinton pumped new life into her presidential campaign Tuesday with decisive primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. Rival Barack Obama continues to lead in the delegate count, but Clinton

英文乡村歌曲：Long Time Gone—Dixie Chicks

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厨房英语4

Food Poisoning (1) Dialog one: commis: How do microbes (bacteria) get in food (2) ? chef: Mostly from your hands (3) . commis: I should always wash them. chef: Yes. Everything in the kitchen should be sanitized (4) . commis: Right, Ill use an antisep

厨房英语8

Dialog for Carrots vegetable chef: Wash the carrots carefully. commis cook: And peel them? vegetable chef: Yes. Cut the carrots into batons (1) . commis cook: Shall I boil the carrots in salted water (2) ? vegetable chef: Yes. Remember to serve the c

厨房英语6

Dialog for Spring Onions commis cook : What are we going to do? vegetable chef: We are going to make a salad? commis cook : What shall we start with (1) ? vegetable chef: The spring onions. commis cook : What shall I do first (2) ? vegetable chef: Wa

厨房英语5

Dialog for Potatoes commis cook: What shall (1) I do? vegetable chef: Get me a sack of potatoes. commis cook: Shall I wash them? vegetable chef: Yes. Scrub them with a brush. commis cook: And then (2) ? vegetable chef: Peel them. commis cook: And aft

厨房英语3

Rodents and Insects commis: What is the problem? What is the matter (1) ? What is wrong (2) ? chef: There are (3) rodents in the kitchen. There are rats in the kitchen. There are mice (4) in the kitchen. There are insects in the kitchen. There are co

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Reform of English Education 1.目前要求改革大学英语教育的呼声很髙 2. 产生这一现象的原因 3. 你认为应如何改革英语教育 【作文范文】 Reform of English Education As college English education is greatly emphasized

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