Commuting by Train Lisa: Can you tell me if this is the right platform for the train to Arlington? Omar: Yes, it is. Is this your first time taking the train? Lisa: Is it that obvious? Omar: No, you just look a little lost. Lisa: Im starting a new jo

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年ESL之旅行交通购物

Actor Liam Neeson was in Beijing recently to promote his new thriller The Commuter. In the film, Neeson plays a former police officer whose daily commute turns into a nightmare when a mysterious woman asks him for help. The tense and gripping events

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Indonesia's Train Surfers Highlight Traffic Woes During the morning and afternoon rush hours many young men can be seen on riding on top of Jakarta's commuter trains. Some do it to avoid the overcrowded conditions and stifling heat inside. Others do

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(31) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(一月)

His wife asked, Where's my goodbye kiss? He said, No time. He got on the elevator. Please be express, he prayed. It wasn't. He dashed outside. He rushed to the nearby train station, bumping into one person. He started down the station steps. An old l

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BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday that the Chinese Embassy in Buenos Aires will closely follow the developments in a recent train crash in Argentina that claimed the lives of dozens of people, including one Chinese

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On some French trains, the conductor's whistle signals more than just a departure. For commuters traveling on an express train from Reims to Paris a 90-mile, 45-minute ride it means the beginning of English class. Before the course, we were sleeping

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