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A: Good morning. Is this where I can get a library card issued to me? B: No problem, we have a short form right here; just hand it to me when you are done. A: I'm done. B: That looks great, but I will also need your driver's license or other form of

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The Importance of Being Honest假如没了诚信，我一天也不会快乐In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing that ever happened. 在繁华的纽约，曾经发生了这样一件震撼人心的事情。 On a Friday night, a poor