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He looked to the west to build on his conquests, not through war, but through trade. He sent ambassadors to Persia, and established a network of routes linked by staging posts, 40 kilometers apart. A

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A: Hi. Can I help you with anything? B: Yeah. Can I look at this ring? A: Sure. Let me get it out for you. What is your size? B: I believe I am a six. A: Here you go. B: Would you have any necklace that would go well with this? A: Actually, we have a

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你的手表真好看，和你的戒指很搭啊。结婚戒指吗？不，是订婚戒指。什么时候结婚，6月份。手表很贵吧。嗯，1500美元。 A: What a beautiful watch. It goes very well with your ring. B: Thank you. A: Is that yo

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A: Where is your dressing room? B: Right over there. Person A comes out of the dressing room B: How did you like the sweater? A: I loved it. I'll take it. B: Great. I can ring you up over here. It comes to $87.04. A: Here you go? B: Do you have a cre

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A: Hey Jackie. What are you doing? B: Nothing much. I'm just relaxing today. Why? What's going on? A: I was thinking about heading to the mall. Do you want to go? B: Are they having a sale? A: Yeah. Both Bon and Nordstrom's is having there annual sal

CNN 2010-05-05

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A: Do you drink much? B: Depending on what you consider a lot. A: How frequently do you drink? B: Couple times a week. How about you? A: Only when I go out. I'm not a big drinker. B: How much can you drink? A: I usually only have 2 beers. B: You're a

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A: Hey Matt. I just got a job at a consulting firm. B: Congratulations. That's great! A: I'm so happy. I don't have to worry about finding a job and interviewing anymore. B: When do you start? A: I start next Monday. B: You're going to have to put in

Intermediate Listening Lesson 27

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