Yellow Bird

Yellow Bird Yellow bird, up high in banana tree. Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me. Did your lady friend leave your nest again? That is very sad, makes me feel so bad. You can fly away, in the sk

NPR 2010-06-23

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5. Do you have this in stock? 这个还有存货吗？ 还能这样说： Is there any of this in stock? Is there any more of this in the storeroom? 应用解析： have... in stocks 持有公债券； lay in a stock of 储备；储存； stocks and