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Bobby Jones liked his job as a computer programmer. His co-workers were all nice and the office was close to his house. There was only one problemhis boss. Mr. Li never complimented anyone. Most people in the office worked hard and even stayed a coup

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Every six months, I visit my dentist for a regular dental check up. At the dentist's office, a dental assistant will bring me into one of their private patient rooms and x-ray my teeth and gums to detect any problems inside my teeth. Then, the dentis

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Listen To The Marriage,' A Case For Spending Time In The Counselor's Office

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: John Jay Osborn is a screenwriter and novelist who has mined his own life for material. In 1970, he based the book The Paper Chase on his time in law school. His new novel is based on an experience he and his wife had together. JOH

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I was feeling a little under the weather the other day, so I decided to visit my doctor before things got worse. I called her in the morning, and I made an appointment for 9:30 a.m. When I arrived at her office, I had to fill out some insurance paper

China's box office sets new record in 2012

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's film industry earned about 16.8 billion yuan(2.69 billion U.S. dollars) in the box office in 2012, with domestic movies contributing less than half of the revenue, the Chongqing Economic Times reported on Thursday.

Chow's "Odyssey" to break Chinese box office record

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy Odyssey is poised to become the highest grossing domestic film in China. It has earned 1 billion yuan (159 million U.S. dollars) in just half a month, becoming one of only two domestic films

Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general submits resignation

CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported. The resignation came hours after a fresh protest on Monda

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Blasts 'Total Witch Hunt' After FBI Raids His Longtime Attorney's Office

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We learned late this afternoon that federal agents have gone into the office of President Trump's longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen. This was confirmed by Cohen's attorney. President Trump called the raid a disgraceful

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英语学习乐园：The boss's letter

Can you come here a minute please,Bob? Yes, sir? Where's Pamela? She's next door. She's in her office, sir. Can she type this letter for me? Ask her please. Yes, sir. Can you type this letter for the boss please, Pamela? Yes, of course I can. Here yo

"Aftershock" breaks China's box office record

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Director Feng Xiaogang's Aftershock（余震） has been a box office success and moved viewers to tears but it has had mixed reviews. The movie focuses on a family during and after the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in Hebei

Obama's Westside campaign office vandalized

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's Westside campaign office was vandalized Thursday night, Los Angeles police said. Someone shot BB gun pellets and threw an object into the office located at 6700 block of South Centinela

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Stephen Chow's blockbuster continues box office conquest

BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, a period adventure comedy created by writer-director Stephen Chow, had raked in more than 1.1 billion yuan (176.7 million U.S. dollars) as of Sunday, the film's production compa

Italy's PM resigns, paving way for early election

ROME, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti resigned on Friday after parliament gave final approval to the 2013 budget law. The 69-year-old economist handed in his formal resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano, who is expected t

Ukraine's new cabinet takes office

KIEV, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Members of Ukraine's new cabinet led by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov took oath here Monday, pledging to take steps to improve economy of the country and living conditions of its people. Economic growth is the main task of th

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And am now on my way to make arrangements for a great improvement I have invented for the application of steam to a locomotive. 我正在从事自己研发的如何将蒸气应用到机车项目的重大改进， My name is Martin Kroller. 我叫马丁

Ben Affleck's “The Town”tops N American box office

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Ben Affleck's latest work The Town took No. 1 this weekend at the North American box office with 23.8 million U.S. dollars, media reported Monday. The story, about a corner of Boston that produces more bank robbers pe

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