Larry跟李华一起在超市购物。今天我们要学两个常用语：check out和max out. LH: OK. 让我看看购物清单。今天晚上开party的东西就差奶酪了。 LL: OK, wow! Check this out! What a great price! LH: 你是说要买这种...
李华通过了博士生的资格考试。Larry涨了工资。两人一起去吃饭庆祝。李华今天要学两个常用语，go out和more than friends. LL: It is so nice to be celebrating such happy events with you, Li Hua! And on such a wonderfu...
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Topics: Registering to vote and efforts to get out the vote; the G.I. Bill; growl, groan, and mutter; personnel and other collective nouns; to be fond of Words: election mandatory to register to vote to fill out democracy to get out the vote voter dr...
Topics: Famous Americans: Yo Yo Ma; Popular books in the U.S., pronouncing contractions, to figure out versus it figures, there will be no versus there will not be, if you will Words: self-deprivation hip label sacrifice ethically to rubberneck to ta...
Topics: Cities: Tucson, Arizona (Interview with Dr. Lucy Tse) Harpers Index, to get a kick out of (something), to commute, to not stand for (something), Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise Words: landmark border canyon...
Topics: Route 66, playground games for children, on time versus in time, counting seconds using Mississippi, to knock yourself out Words: allergies a frog in your throat route interstate prosperous to get your kicks to celebrate to be it playground t...
Topics: Ask an American: Getting into an MBA program to spell out something, about to break, breakdown, conscience versus conscious Words: any number of marketing accounting undergrad/undergraduate to be admitted GMAT TOEFL to be right out of to set...
Topics: Famous Americans: Frank Gehry, Memorial Day, odd one out, as good as it gets. film versus movie Words: architect iconic blueprints model (of a building) to observe (a holiday) to commemorate military service cemetery grave picnic race track l...
Topics: In the News: The Nobel Effect, dangerous bicycle helmets; to talk someone out of something vs. to have it out with someone; Ill wait for you vs. Ill be waiting for you; mixture Words: Nobel Prize to stick around bragging rights to be buffeted...
