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今天李华穿着沾满泥土的裙子来找Larry。Larry觉得奇怪，问李华为什么今天裙子这么脏。 李华会学到两个常用语：green thumb和go off the deep end。 LL: Li Hua, why is there dirt all over your dress? (Li Hua looks

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Lesson 30 Text A The Bloody Thumb I met the old man at a cafe. I was a stranger in the town.

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Once there was a maiden, so beautiful and kind. She was the smallest maiden fair that you could ever find. She was sweet and she was gentle, and she loved the simple way. At night she slept in a walnu

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At first, there seem to be so many unknowns that the problem appears to be unsolvable. 乍一看存在太多未知的信息，这个问题根本无法回答。 That is the perfect application for a power-of-10 estimation, as we don't need an exact an

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Unit 25 The Art of Smart Guessing Several days ago, interviewing job candidates, I grew tired of asking What experience do you have? I decided on a quiz to find out how resourceful a thinker the new hire might be. Here it is: You are on a yacht saili

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He wanted to use his thumb drive. He always kept it in his left pants pocket. He started digging around in that pocket. He couldn't feel the drive. Nothing is ever easy, he thought. He emptied his pocket. He put everything on the desk, but there was

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歌词如下： Where is thumbkin?Where is thumbkin? Here I am.Here I am. How are you this morning? Very well, I thank you. Run away.Run away. Where is pointer?Where is pointer? Here I am.Here I am. How are you this morning? Very well, I thank you. R

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