A dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall to buy a paper. His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money - The dog trotted off, but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper. How

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

Development Report - Feeding the Hungry, but Not With Pigeons A listener wonders if the birds could be caught and exported to crisis areas as protein to prevent starvation. Transcript of radio broadcast: 18 May 2008 This is the VOA Special English D

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(五)月

The renminbis seemingly endless grind lower against the US dollar has been one of the financial stories of 2016, triggering a wave of capital outflows from China that Goldman Sachs estimates may have totalled $1.1tn since August 2015. 人民币兑美元

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Fred asked Joan, Would you lend me $2? I want to buy a lottery scratch-off. I'll pay you back tomorrow. She said, Sure. Just remember me if you win something. He bought a scratch-off. He used a dime to reveal the hidden numbers and symbols. He said,

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英语口语:各种钱的叫法 1. 1美元(a dollar)还叫做a single, a buck, a bill. 5美元的说法有five dollars, a fiver, a five spot, five bucks. 10美元的说法有a ten, ten bucks, a ten spot, a sawbuck, a teener. 2. 5分:nickel, jitne

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DEREK: You won't believe what just happened. KELLY: What? DEREK: I went down to change some money, right? KELLY: Yes. We need some. How much did you change? DEREK: I wanted to change around 5000 dollars. And you know the exchange rate. KELLY: Yes, it

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