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I bought a new DVD player last weekend. When I got home and hooked it up, I realized that it was defective. I trudged back to the store to return it. Clerk: Next, please. Jeff: Hi, I bought this DVD player last Saturday and I'd like to return it. Cle

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary defective: doesnt function normally; imperfect agreement: when the subject corresponds with the correct version of the verb panties: female underwear boxers: male underwear that is shaped like shorts wordsmith: a person who i

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Youve just opened a bottle of wine for dinner. On the label, you see these words: Contains Sulfites. What are sulfites? And what are they doing in your wine? 设想一下，你在晚餐时刚刚打开了一瓶酒，你会在酒瓶的标签上看到：含

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Stroll through the frozen foods section of the supermarket and youll find frozen corn, peas, and beans. A Moment of Science wonders, why isnt there any frozen lettuce? 你在闲逛超市的冷冻食品区的时候，会看到有冷冻玉米、冷冻豌

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What Are Sulfites? Youve just opened a bottle of wine for dinner. On the label, you see these words: Contains Sulfites. What are sulfites? And what are they doing in your wine? 图片1 Chemical Compounds Sulfites are chemical compounds found naturall

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Jim Malone Concern over job losses in the United States has emerged as a major issue in the 2004 presidential campaign. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Massachusetts Senator John Kerr

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206. The spinal cord operation脊髓手术 spectra-sponge There was a lecture given at a medical school on a spinal cord operation. The professor began: In order to have a speedy but safe operation, one must speculate on the entire spectrum of possib

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US researchers reviewing more than a dozen studies say a defective gene that has been implicated as a cause of major depression does not appear to elevate a person's risk for the mood disorder. The finding is viewed as a setback for researchers tryi

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As had been feared, the U.S. economy lost more than one half million jobs in December, capping the worst year for job losses since World War II. People wait to talk with potential employers during job fair at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New J

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The International Air Transport Association says world airlines are set to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 due to the global recession, almost double the amount of loss predicted by IATA in December. The International Air Transport Association says 2009 i

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The United Nations say global losses from natural disasters in the past year hit 138-billion US dollars. It is reported one hundred million people were affected in over three hundred natural disasters in 2012. Hurricane Sandy, cold snaps in Europe, a

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A: How can I help you today? B: I am returning something that I bought yesterday. A: What would you like to return? B: I'm returning a cellphone. A: Was there somethinig wrong with it? B: It's defective. A: What isn't working on it? B: It keeps turni

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One of the numerous things in heaven and earth that these philosophers didn't dream about was this (he waved his hand), 天地之间有一种哲学家们连做梦也没有想到过的存在，那就是我们，（他挥舞着一只手） us, the mode

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Sometimes we hear that the economic problems in New Zealand are not so bad. On the other hand, we heard of more job losses this week. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) will cut 70 jobs. The TEC is a government business which gives funding and c

你真是something！

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a flat percentage rate of income 统一比率的所得税税率 a long position 多头部位，利多形势 a long position 多头寸；买进的期货合同 a put option on a debt security 债务证券的卖出版权 a sales slip 签购单据，售货