16 Writing a Story GLOSSARY novel a book-length story; a long story created by a writer and not based onreal people or events * Joan likes to read novels in her free time, while her sister prefers readingnewspapers and newsmagazines. to abandon to gi

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Many VOA Learning English stories and programs use the words sentence and statement. But what exactly does each word mean? Are there differences between the two? This week, our question comes from Armando. Here it is: Question: Whats the difference b

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For or Since: What Is the Difference? Have you ever wondered how to talk about an event that began in the past and continues into the present? In English, we often use prepositions to place a noun, pronoun or noun phrase in time. This way, we can com

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很多打算赴国外留学的同学现在已经在联系租房的事了,在国外租房的时候一定要签订正式的租约(lease)或住房合同(housing contract),这有时候也被称为租房协议(rental agreement)。 租房合同里大家要

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Topics: Ask an American: Saving the space program; point versus period versus dot; using no with a verb; all the same Words: vehicle astronaut orbit to hitch a ride to imply to stoke innovation golden era space exploration driven by to shift outlook

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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China Construction Bank, the country's second largest state-owned bank, said its net profit rose 14.57 percent to 106.49 billion yuan (about 16.9 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year. The bank's business r

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