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Lesson 32 Leave 1.Don't take a French leave. 2.It leaves nothing to be desired. 3.Leave it to me. 4.Don't let it leave this room. 5.Take it or leave it. 6.They left me holding the bag. 7.He left me high and dry. 8.You can't leave it like that.

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As the development of the society, people want to conquer the environment, they use the high technology to change the environment, when people are satisfied with what they did to the nature, the nature is starting to teach human being a lesson. In th

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WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday said that its position regarding the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to the Argentines, remains unchanged, but acknowledged that the Falklands residents have clearly express

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