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今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都是以cut这个字为主的。Cut这个字和其他有些英文字一样，在跟别的字合在一起成为俗语，俚语的时候会有不同的意

美国习惯用语: Lesson 199 - CUT OUT FOR/CUT OUT TO BE / CUT-U

我们已经讲过两个以cut 这个字为主的习惯用语。让我们先来复习一下cut是怎么拼的。Cut这个字最普通的意思就是用刀把什么东西切开。可是，在今天我们

voa标准英语2008年-India's Finance Minister Wants Rate Cut, Price

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VOA标准英语2015--Amid Slumping Global Oil Prices, Indonesia's Fuel Subsidy Cut Pays Off

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学个词Learn a Word 第880期 cut back

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2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Executes Two of Saddam's Co-Defendants

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VOA常速英语2008年-Russia's Gazprom to Further Cut Gas Supplies to

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 04 March 2008 The government of Ukraine will meet Wednesday to consider options in the face further reductions in natural gas deliveries from Russia. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that Russia's state-run ene

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VOA标准英语2009-UN Prosecutors Seek to Limit Taylor's Contac

By Scott Stearns Dakar 11 November 2009 Liberian President Charles Taylor in court (file photo) U.N. prosecutors at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor want to limit his access to defense lawyers during cross-examination

英闻天下——97 China Responds to Japan's Planned Defense Boost

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2016年CRI 9 Domestic Airlines Cut Ties with China's Online Travel Agency ＂Qunar＂

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The wildfire raging in Canada is forcing a reduction in the countrys oil output. The energy sector accounts for 10 percent of GDP and has already been hit hard by low crude oil prices. With authorities warning the blaze could continue to burn for mon

Cut that out

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