大学生活英语-Using a Parking Meter(2)

A: Whoa, I never saw a meter like this before; how do you use it? B: It's simple, once you do it a few times. Do you know how the old one worked? A: I never used a parking meter before. B: So we start out by deciding whether you will use cash or a cr

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Russia's currency and stock market have suffered substantial losses since the outbreak of hostilities in Georgia three weeks ago. VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports investors are nervous going into the weekend over the possibility that

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Tumeric doesn't just add a little spice to your food, it could also give your brain a jolt. Researchers find that the widely used spice might contain compounds which can help prevent neurological diseases. Many medicines have come from nature. Both a

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 April 2006 Opposition party supporters flee after police dispersed them and fired tear gas curfew in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 9, 2006 In Nepal, thousands of pro-d

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Steve Inskeep : China is taking steps that are designed to benefit both the domestic and global economies. A Chinese official said today the country's currency will gradually gain value. That trend will spur domestic consumption inside China itself

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第26期:Something Wrong with the Meter Y:What's the fare，please? Y:请问车费是多少呢? X:Twenty dollars and sixty cents. X:20.60美元。 Y:What?You're overcharging me! Y:什么?你一定多收我的钱了! X:No way.Look.That's what the mete

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I only slept for a couple of hours In the back of my buddy's truck I must be runnin' on solar power 'Cause I'm ready to crank back up And the boys are all bangin' on cheap guitars And the girls are all rockin' their bikini tops And that big ball's wa

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This old man and me, were at the bar and we Were having us some beers and swaping I don't cares Talking politics, blonde and red-head chicks Old dogs and new tricks and habits we ain't kicked We talked about Gods grace and all the hell we raised Then

英文乡村歌曲：Billy Currington - Walk on

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英文乡村歌曲：Billy Currington - Don't

Don't you hate hearing that clock on the wall chimming saying its time and Don't you just wish we could stay right here together all day long You know it wouldn't be a crime if we crawled back into bed got as close as we could get Tried to figure out

英文乡村歌曲：Billy Currington - No One Has Eyes Like You

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【大学生活】使用停车计时器-Using a Parking Meter

A: Excuse me, could you help me figure out how to use this new parking meter? B: Sure, it was confusing for me also. Have you ever used a regular meter? A: Yes, I understood the old one. B: Well, on this one you can use coins or a debit or credit car