Basic Listening Lesson 29

杰克，你看起来气色不怎么好，怎么了？哎，自从我做兼职以来，我的课业我就跟不上了，惆怅。 A: Hi Jackie. You don't look too well. What's going on? B: It's nothing. I'm just a little stressed out. A: Why? What's

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Steel Tariffs Dispute

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每日一词【778】concrete：具体的，实质性的

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【对话类英语听力】29

A: Hi Jackie. You don't look too well. What's going on? B: It's nothing. I'm just a little stressed out. A: Why? What's stressing you out? B: School. Since I was working part time, I had a difficult time keeping up with class. Now that we have exams

学个词Learn a Word 第586期 Down to the wire

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