My friend said he knew a man with a wooden leg named Smith. So I asked him, What was the name of his other leg? Why is this funny? It's funny because of the confusion between these two phrases; a man with a wooden leg and a wooden leg named Smith. Li

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Phil Brown at work turning a bowl on his lathe And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At several galleries in the Washington, D.C. area, you might see work by the wood turner Phil Br

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VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At a store called Phil Brown at work turning a bowl on his lathe Sansar Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland, you might see work by the wood turner Phil

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传统节日 Traditional Festivals 拜年 paying a New Year call 爆竹 firecracker 鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers 除夕 New Year's Eve 春节 Spring Festival 春联 Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year )辞旧迎新 b

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元宵节最不能错过的当然就是各式的花灯了。这回花灯可真不少,而且好多花灯外面还写了字,那是什么呢? Listen Read Learn Laura: Wow, there are so many lanterns to appreciate. Now, I can see why it's called the Lantern Festival. It deserves its name. Shirl

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1. It's getting even nastier out there on the campaign trail. With just a few days before the election, John McCain accused Barack Obama of being too liberal for the country. Meantime, Obama has shot back by saying McCain has abandoned the integrity

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