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Today, the minimum wage has increased by 25c from $12.75 to $13 an hour. For young people who are still being trained for the job, their pay has increased by 20c from $10.20 to $10.40. At $13 an hour, this comes to $520 for a 40-hour week. The median

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A: I want to open an account. B: What kind of account do you want to open? A: I want to open a checking account. B: Do you know the minimum balance youre required to keep? A: How much is that? B: You have to maintain a minimum balance of $100. A: Rea

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A: I need to open an account. B: Do you know what kind you want to open? A: I want a checking account. B: Do you know what the minimum balance is? A: What is that? B: You need to keep it at $100. A: Thats it? B: Thats the least amount you can have. A

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A: I would like to open an account today. B: What kind? A: I want to open a checking account. B: You need to keep a minimum balance. A: How much is it? B: You need at least $100 in your account. A: Is that all? B: Yes. Thats the minimum. A: What happ

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今天我们要学的词是 minimum。Minimum 最少的，最起码的。You need to keep a minimum balance of $250 in your checking account in order to avoid a monthly fee. 如果不想交月费，你活期帐户余额必须维持在250美元以上。

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Todd: So Greg, we're talking about controversial issues and one of the issues in your book is income disparity. So, what do you think about minimum wage? Greg: Minimum wage. Minimum wage I think is very important to have otherwise employers are going

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BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced Wednesday that it will raise the minimum purchase prices for wheat from farmers in 2012 to boost grain output. The move aims to protect farmers' enthusiasm to grow grains and furthe

2006年VOA标准英语-Congress Debates Minimum Wage Hike

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 19 July 2006 watch Minimum Wage report U.S. law has guaranteed most workers a minimum wage since the 1930s. The last increase in the wage was in 1997. Now Democrats in the U.S. Congress say it's time for another raise.

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Todd: So Greg, we're talking about controversial issues and one of the issues in your book is income disparity. So, what do you think about minimum wage? Greg: Minimum wage. Minimum wage I think is very important to have otherwise employers are going

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A: I would like to open an account today. B: What kind? A: I want to open a checking account. B: You need to keep a minimum balance. A: How much is it? B: You need at least $100 in your account. A: Is that all? B: Yes. That's the minimum. A: What hap