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Grammar Girl here. Today's show is still work-safe and family-friendly, but we're going to talk about how to deal with swearing in novels, quotations, and other types of text. My friend Scott Sigler and I were talking about his new book, The Rookie,

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

President Dmitri Medvedev's proposal to extend the presidential term of office in Russia from four years to six is sailing through the constitutional amendment process with virtually no input or discussion about this issue by the public. VOA Moscow

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Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made The Vatican may be the capital of the Roman Catholic faith, but Via Dei Cestari in downtown Rome is the church's sartorial center. And business is brisk these days. This clothier sells all sorts of vestments for

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(三月)

Mark: Hey, Mike. Here's a question. Do you think teenagers these days, have a better life than, say we did, when we were teenagers? Mike: Well, it's, that's a debate that's been going on since the days of Socrates and Plato, I think, but again, and p

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Akane: Hi, Ruth! Ruth: Oh, hi. Akane: So, what did you do today? Ruth: That's a good question. Actually, today, I went to the onsen. Akane: Oh, the onsen. What's an onsen? Ruth: An onsen is a public bath and people go there, basically just to sit in

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Steve: Hi, this is Steve. I'm going to talk about Japanese Onsen. Onsen is like a public bath, where men go, or women, in separate areas of course, and enjoy very hot baths. I like it very much because it's very relaxing and it's very healthy. They h

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