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The couple stood in line at Bellevue Hospital. They were on the fourth floor. They were first in line. Three workers sat behind the main desk. One of them, a slim woman, said, Step down. Doug and Sandra looked at each other. Step down? There was no s

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Jack and Annie pressed through the crowd ofpeople swarming about the Hall of Machines. Finallythey reached the exit and slipped back out into thewarm Paris night. The fair was just as crowdedoutside the hall as inside. Musicians played guitars,singer

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听多了流行的歌曲，今天给大家来一首老歌经典，希望大家会喜欢。 如果大家有什么好歌，也可以给我留言或是在评论栏里给大家推荐。 I walk the line By Johnny Cash I keep a close watch on this heart of

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今天我们要学的词是 flatline. Flatline的意思是停滞不前，可是作名词或者动词。The Bank of England has said it believes the UK economy will flat-line this year.英格兰银行说，英国经济预计今年将出现零增长。

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