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n. 拍卖学;拍卖

10 Attending an Auction GLOSSARY auction an event or place where things are sold to the person who is willing topay the most for them * A lot of fine art is sold at auctions because it would be difficult to put a price tagon the pieces. auctioneer a

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(163) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年ESL之旅行交通购物

The next morning Benny climbed up to the roof of the houseboat. He called down to Jessie, Look here and see if I have the new name right. Oh, this is my day! Jessie said, as she read The Jessie Alden. I like having a houseboat named for me. Henry ask

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Gangs are becoming a big problem in many countries around the world. Weve always had gangs, and theyve always created problems. Recently, things seem to be getting out of control. Gangs are taking over our streets. In many parts of South America, gan

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Eggs are great. Where would we be without them? They are so useful. I cant imagine life or cooking without them. There are many ways of cooking eggs for breakfast fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, etc. There are even many ways of cooking these

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Emma went to the market. She needed to buy food. She needed brown eggs. She opened a carton of brown eggs. She looked at the eggs. None of them were cracked. None of them were broken. All the eggs were okay. She closed the carton. She put the carton

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The phone rang. How's New York? Wally asked. I love it, Eugene said. Have you found a job? Wally asked. Of course I haven't found a job, Eugene said. I only got here a month ago. You'd better hurry up, said Wally. Your savings will run out before you

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It was Easter Sunday. Mom gave a little basket to Michelle. Mom told her to look for Easter eggs. The Easter eggs were in the back yard. What do Easter eggs look like? Michelle asked. Mom said, They look just like regular eggs. But they are colored.

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 简单慢速英语阅读

Grammar Girl here. Today I'm going to beg the question. Ellen at Swarthmore said she would appreciate it if I talk about the misuse of the phrase begs the question. I keep seeing it as a way to say The question begs to be asked or The question that s

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By Brian Padden Washington 03 July 2007 France in the summer is one of the world's top tourist destinations. Many visitors come specifically to watch the Tour de France, which begins on July 7th. It is the most prestigious, professional cycling event

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(183) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

President Barack Obama has an intense week ahead as he and leaders of his Democratic Party in Congress prepare for a crucial vote on health-care reform. The president used a speech in the Midwestern state of Ohio to drive home his points about the im

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Easter Sunday was a cloudy but festive day in Memorial Park for about 100 kids from local orphanages. An Easter egg hunt started at 10 a.m. when a fire engine blasted its horn. Boys and girls, ranging in age from 2 to 6, dashed throughout the park, y

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Washington 18 June 2006 Since the release of his first album in 1968, singer and songwriter Randy Newman has been known for writing wry, and sometimes raw, songs about everyday life. Newman's musical journey has taken him from writing pop hits like

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Uncle Harry had no answering machine because hardly anyone ever called. Most of his friends and relatives were already dead. He had outlived them all, even though he smoked and drank most of his life. So much for all their talk about clean living, he

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Diane: This is so exciting! Ive never been to an auction before. Martin: Sit down. Its about to start. The auctioneer is on the podium with her gavel and shes ready to start the bidding. Diane: Are you bidding on the first lot? Martin: No, the reserv

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Todd: Jeanie, you are from Philadelphia, correct? Jeanie: Yep. Todd: Now is Philadelphia a safe city? Do you have lots of crime? Jeanie: Yeah, we've got lots of crime. Depending on the area where you are. Um, where I grew up, I lived in a black ghett

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(178) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

KINGSTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings received a life ban by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) on Monday. The decision came four days after Mullings, 29, was found guilty of taking the masking agent furosimide. He fi

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KINGSTON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings might be banned for life from athletics after found guilty of using the banned substance furosemide Thursday by a three-man disciplinary panel. Mullings' urine sample was found positive o

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Despair lent him strength to walk, and to carry his burden. 幸好他还有踯躅着走路的力气。 On his way, he passed a house, about which there was a crowd. 在路上,他路过一幢房子,只见一群人在那儿围观。 He drew nigh, a

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He CAN Talk! 它会说话! One day a man walked into an auction house. While there, he bid on a parrot. 一个人走进拍卖公司。他在那儿竞拍一只鹦鹉。 He really wanted this bird, so he got caught up in the bidding. 他特别想要这

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小达人

I love to wear jeggings! 1) leggings 打底褲 2) jeggings 牛仔打底褲 3) tank top = tank = 背心 4) jewel colored jeans 寶石顏色的牛仔褲 5) riding boots 馬靴 6) infinity scarf 無限圍巾

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