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A: I would like to get some meat today. B: What kind do you need? A: I need about a pound of ground beef. B: The ground beef is $2.48 a pound. A: That sounds good. B: What else would you like? A: I also need three pounds of chicken breasts. B: The ch

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A: I would like to purchase some meat. B: What kind of meat would you like to get today? A: First off, I'm going to need a pound of ground beef. B: A pound of ground beef is $2.48. A: That's perfect. B: What else will you be needing? A: I'm also goin

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Why didn't we take the stairs? 为什么我们不走楼梯呢？ I always use the elevator. I'm just lazy. 我总是坐电梯。我就是懒。 Don't feel bad. This isn't your fault. 别自责。这不是你的错。 I guess, but what are we going to

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Hello? 你好？ Hi, Linda. It's Taylor. I'm in the studio. 嗨，琳达。我是泰勒。我现在在摄影棚。 Oh, hi, Taylor! How can I help? 哦，嗨，泰勒！怎么了？ Rob and I need some super glue. Do you have any in the office? 罗布和

听一分钟英文：Meat-肉

Im a big meat-eater. I love meat of all kinds. I have eaten all sorts of meat. Even though I love meat, I could easily stop eating it, and I dont think Id miss it. A long time ago I heard the vegetarian slogan Meat is Murder. If you think about it, t

超级简单英语阅读:No More Meat for Her

She used to eat meat. She used to eat a lot of meat. She used to eat beef. She used to eat pork. She used to eat ham. She used to eat chicken. She ate meat every day. She ate bacon for breakfast. She ate a hamburger or hot dog for lunch. She ate meat

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Bushmeat Hunting in Ghana

DEVELOPMENT REPORT – September 23, 2002: Bushmeat Hunting in Ghana By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An American-based environmental group says hunting wild animals in

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 13 July 2007 The confiscation of more than 400 pounds of zebra meat destined for Nairobi markets is drawing new attention to the trade in illegal game meat in Kenya. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairo

英语博客：Look at the details!

About nine years ago, I had some incredible luck in a local charity shop. It was coming up to Christmas, and I had gone to Goodwill to look around at all the second hand decorations, ornaments, and housewares. As I wandered up and down the aisle, tak

纯正英语一分钟-meat

Im a big meat-eater. I love meat of all kinds. I have eaten all sorts of meat. Even though I love meat, I could easily stop eating it, and I dont think Id miss it. A long time ago I heard the vegetarian slogan Meat is Murder. If you think about it, t

【食物】买肉-Buying Meat

A: I would like to get some meat today. B: What kind do you need? A: I need about a pound of ground beef. B: The ground beef is $2.48 a pound. A: That sounds good. B: What else would you like? A: I also need three pounds of chicken breasts. B: The ch

【英语1级听力】没有更多的肉了-No More Meat for Her

She used to eat meat. She used to eat a lot of meat. She used to eat beef. She used to eat pork. She used to eat ham. She used to eat chicken. She ate meat every day. She ate bacon for breakfast. She ate a hamburger or hot dog for lunch. She ate meat

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 Superglue 强力胶 Male: Help！Help! Female:What's wrong？ M: I was fixing my coffee cup with superglue .And I must have got some on my fingers but I scratch my forhead.And now my hand is stuck to my head. F: Superglue ? Cool! What makes supergl

研究称少吃肉既健康又环保

研究称少吃肉既健康又环保 Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions and improve health in the most meat－loving nations，scientists said on Wednesday。 Using prediction models， British

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美国俚语:Dark meat?什么意思

二哥住在黑人人口比率特别高的佐治亚州。多年前他刚在佐治亚洲定居时，带孩子去肯德基炸鸡店吃炸鸡。听说美国人把鸡肉分为白肉（鸡胸部分）和黑肉（鸡腿部分），于是在向服务员点好

How One Meat-Free Day Helps

How One Meat-Free Day Helps I still remember the look of worry on my parents faces when I told them I was becoming a vegetarian in high school. But what will you eat? they asked, utterly confounded at the prospect of a life sans meat. These days, veg

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Vegetarian restaurant owner Li Yu believes in the health benefits of plant-based eating. Former physicist Li Yu runs the city's first vegetarian restaurant. In 2008, Li Yu embarked on what some may perceive as a rather daunting mission: To convince a