Any car that meets the following: a) driver must enter car through passenger side b) three different brand and size tires - 3 of them missing hubcap c) exhaust is held up by half a clothes hanger - other half replaces the antenna d) backfires every three blocks - loudest backfire being when car is turned off e) must open door at drive-threws as windows don't roll down f) you only get one AM station and the tape deck eats all tapes inserted g) can't open the glove box as the whole thing will fall out h) if you let go of steering wheel while driving you'll make a u-turn i) must manually move blinker lever up and down as it no longer blinks on it's own j) must keep one foot on brake and one on accelerator when at a complete stop k) has had the same temporary registration sticker in the window for the last 18 months l) has all the above issues but still has a $200 professional tint job
> "Hey fool...you gotta have the phattest hooptie in town!"

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经典歌曲-老橡树上的黄丝带Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree--Perry Como I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free Then you'll know just wh

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Tie

A man was crawling across the Desert dying of thirst, when a camel raced up and stopped. An Arab jumped down, opened a suitcase and said, Would you like to buy a tie?No,said the man, 'I need water, do you have water?' 'No,' said the Arab,' but I do h

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Larry和李华今天去给他们的朋友Jim买结婚礼物。Jim下个周末就要结婚。今天李华会学到两个常用语:to tie the knot和drop-dead gorgeous. LL: I can't believe Jim is goin

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今天我们要学的词是black-tie event。 A black-tie event, 意思是要求穿正规晚礼服的正式社交活动。随着圣诞节的临近,很多公司都即将举行年终圣诞庆祝活动。 Some of the company parties are black-tie even

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说到单词tie,大家一定不陌生,世界杯小组赛阶段,好几场比赛都是以tie(平局)结束的。在我们的日常生活中,一般跟tie这个词有关的表达,都跟捆绑或者牵绊之类的意思有关。比如下面这些例

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