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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Apple-Pie Order By Broadcast: Sunday, October 17, 2004 Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the expression apple-pie order. It me

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A: There are so many flavors of ice cream to choose from! B: Yes, there must be about a hundred. Do you have a favorite? A: I love fruit flavored ices the best. B: Yes, fresh fruit flavored is the best ever. A: What is your least favorite ice cream?

A New Treatment to Fight Lymphatic1 Filariasis2

Broadcast: Feb 17, 2003 By Jill Moss This the VOA Special English Development Report. Researchers have discovered a successful new treatment to fight lymphatic filariasis around the world. This diseas

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【句子对照】 Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available. 为你学习提供资金的要求太苛刻了点，不过可以给你很多帮助。 【关键俚语】 a tall order 英：difficult thing to do 中：离谱的要求

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丹尼尔和汤姆中午放学后到餐馆吃午餐，两个小家伙要吃虾球，好像又碰上了好玩的事情，究竟是怎么回事呢？ Listen Read Learn Daniel: Tom, we are in the restaurant now！ Waiter: May I take your order? Daniel: I'd like to see the menu, please. Waiter: OK, her

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词汇大师-- When It Comes to Gesturing

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: more of our discussion of gesture language. RS: We don't mean formal sign language taught to deaf people, but the way we use our hands either with spoken language or in place of i

法律英语：86 Injunctions and Restraining Orders

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

法律英语：19 Duties of Confidentiality for Lawyers

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

英语语法：126 Formatting Vertical Lists

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to format vertical lists. Most of the grammar books I own only partially address vertical lists. One book discusses capitalization, another partially discusses punctuation, and so on. Only the Chicago Manual of

EDUCATION REPORT - Medical Residents

EDUCATION REPORT - July 4, 2002: Medical Residents This is the VOA Special English Education Report. To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after

HEALTH REPORT - Lasker Awards for Medical Research

HEALTH REPORT -October 9, 2002: Lasker Awards for Medical Research By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards were presented last month

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Political tensions in Thailand have risen sharply after supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stepped up protests in the Thai capital and shut down key roads. The protesters threaten more drastic action if the government does not re

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The political turmoil in the Arab world may not only lead to much higher oil prices, but greater competition for resources and a shift in priorities for oil-producing nations. So says the author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. What's happening in

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A: My name is Mary, and I will be your waitress tonight. B: Thank you, Mary. We have been looking forward to trying out this restaurant. A: Before your main course, would you like to order an appetizer? B: Sure, that sounds great. Where are your appe

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我们今天要学两个习惯用语有共同的关键词：house。大家知道house是房子。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是：put one's house in order。 Put one's house in order从字面来看是整理自己的住房，但是习惯用语

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到了订货这个环境，应该离成功不远了,我们与客户之间的交易快要完成了。 1. We'd like to order your products. We'll send our official order today. 我们想订你们的货，今天会寄上正式的订单。 2. Did you get

Stone gets restraining order against delusional intruder

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- American actress Sharon Stone won a restraining order Thursday against the man who broke into her home earlier this month, according to media reports. The man, 38, named Bradley Gooden, was arrested inside Stone's Los