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Once there lived a man in a small village in Arabia. He had a camel. Whenever he went on a journey, he went along with his camel. At one such journey, he lost his camel unexpectedly. He was in search of his camel. He asked everyone, Have you seen my

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A bear who had for a long time earned his living by dancing，at length escaped from his master，and returned to his former companions in the woods．His brethren welcomed him with their most friendly growls．The traveller then related what he had

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The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. 西方商界对于上班着装的观念比较保守，指衣服不能太浮华、太张扬、太

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