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今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

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今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

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不敌H&M和Zara Gap将关闭175家门店

The retailer Gap is to close 175 stores across North America over the next few years as it attempts to turn around the business. 为了让业务好转，零售商Gap将在未来数年内关闭175家北美门店。 A limited number of European shops w

Real, Barca both win to retain gap

MADRID, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid retained their seven point lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday with a hard-fought 1-0 away win at Getafe, while second-placed Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1. Sergio Ramos' header gave Real

CCTV9英语新闻：Urban-rural gap in China

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Bayern Munich narrows gap to front-runner Dortmund

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Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

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浙江省第一份社会财富观调查报告近日对外发布，调查显示，80%的受访者认为贫富差距大，50%以上的人判断未来贫富差距还将拉大。社会贫富悬殊状况不容乐观。 请看《中国日报》的报道：

India Struggles to Bridge Economic Gap

Two decades ago, India opened up its tightly regulated economy, unleashing a wave of reforms that transformed the country and put it in the league of the world's fastest growing economies. But many consider the job only partially complete and say the