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Paul checks out the collectible area Salesman:[Walking over] Do you like that vintage clock? It's almost fifty years old. Paul:Really? It almost looks brand new. And the color designs are so retro. Salesman:Well, in the fifties, that clock used to be
09Playing Video Games GLOSSARY fighting violent; with two or more people physically struggling against eachother* In this fighting game, you can make the characters kick and hit each other inseveral directions. role-playing imagining that one is anot
Retrosexual Man This is the story of how my husband got mugged at the chemist's. It wasn't his fault. In certain matters, he is as innocent as a newborn baby and should not be allowed to roam around unsupervised at cosmetics counters. In other words,
NOEL KING, HOST: Nintendo has a new gaming console. Well, it's kind of new. The Super NES Classic is basically just a smaller version of a system that is almost 30 years old. Despite that, it sold out in hours, which is evidence maybe of a retro gami
I listen to podcasts nearly every day. Not only do I love the fact that I am learning each time I hear one, but I also(1) love the fact that they are free and accessible. It's interesting to consider(2) the differences between one podcast and another
Mr. Matthews, who's the new teacher? Carron. Carron? Yeah. We are on a first-name basis. Cozy. And we are not taking that geography test either. In fact, we've done away with geography. No one needs it. You must think you've died and got to heaven. Y
Free barbel, love Arny? Feel better, love, Amy. Oh, that's what you think you wrote. Cory, read this. Fried baloney, love Elvin. Just sign it. What is it? It's a get-well card for Mr. Feeny. Here, you sign it too. I don't think so, Mom. Suit yourself
I can't believe Mr. Feeny actually missed a day of school. Well, you know who you can thank for that, don't you? Zeus? Me! I wished for him to get sick, and he did. You didn't wish for him to get sick. Sure I did, yesterday when we weren't studying.
There is a look. Don't tell me. You've died and come back as a bat with a perm . This Hindu Yoga position increases blood flow to the brain, thus maximizing concentration and cognitive performance. It's also quite a rush. I am so nervous. You? My pal
You've got your milk. You've got your peanut butter. How about a banana? What about a raw egg? Hey! Why's that have to be raw? Why can't we scramble it and put it in? Stallone drinks raw eggs. Stallone's like 5 foot 2. And you're like 2 foot 5. Go wi
Cor, you look terrible. Coffee? What are you doing with the coffee? I always drink coffee after I kill a man. Cory, Mr. Feeny is in the hospital because of a bad appendix. No matter what you wished, you had nothing to do with it. But how come I can't
TORONTO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Toronto's fashion scene will be buzzing for the next few days as 27 designers showcase their upcoming collections. The first day of the World MasterCard Fashion Week Fall 2013 has seen a fashion blast from the past, indi
We wanted to show you the beginning of our show,really, which is what this strange thing is here and behind the cloth. But this is what we wanted to start with. So I will be delighted once the cameras have got a little look at this. We抳e got all so
Monday-Morning Quarterbacking: Expressions of Looking Back Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week we take a closer look at words and expressions commonly used in American English. We explain how to use them in conver
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 22 December 2006 In South Africa where AIDS each year kills 350,000, mostly poor people, many South Africans remain uninformed about the disease and how it might affect their lives. But this year the AIDS death of her
By Efam Dovi Accra 16 August 2006 In Ghana an estimated 400,000 of the country's 20 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS. But, in a country where the majority of the people are classified as poor, getting the proper treatment to these people is
retained business 保留业务 retained earnings 留存收益 retained import 留用进口货物 retained profit 留存盈利 retention 保留额;自留额 retention money 保留金;保留款项 r
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 June 2008 A new report finds nearly three million HIV-positive people in low and middle-income countries now are receiving life-saving anti-retroviral treatment. While praising this accomplishment, the World Health Organiza
Larry和李华正走在公园里,两人准备穿过公园到地铁站去。今天李华会学到两个常用语:gooey和retro. LL: Oh no! I just stepped in something gooey! Gross! LH: 怎么啦!
自上世纪90年代以来,古董衫逐渐成为很多明星追捧的时尚热点。虽名为古董衫,但在时髦挂帅的今天,完全不等于老祖母的旧衣。古董衫的魅力,是古着的独特气质,但又能传达摩登意念,这