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2015年ESL之日常生活 01 Getting a Mortgage Loan
Getting a Mortgage Loan Kiko: Figuring out how to fill out this mortgage loan application is like trying to read a foreign language. I dont know what all these terms mean. Rafael: Lets see if we can figure it out together. I think we want a fixed-rat
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2015年ESL之日常生活 02 Seeking Asylum
Seeking Asylum Julie: The government is out to get me. I feel like I dont have any real freedom and everything I do is being monitored. Ed: Maybe you should move to another country. Julie: I guess thats one solution. Ed: Yes, you should seek asylum i
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2015年ESL之日常生活 03 Defying Orders
Defying Orders Carol: Hey, where are you going? Miguel: We cant sit here doing nothing. Carol: We have orders to stay here and to keep watch. You know as well as I do what the consequences are of defying orders. Miguel: I dont care what kind of punis
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2015年ESL之日常生活 04 Receiving Letters and Packages in the Mail
Receiving Letters and Packages in the Mail Celeste: Did the mail come? Anwar: Yes, you got some letters and a package. Celeste: Oh, I hope that one of those envelopes has the photos Naomi promised us. Did you notice the postmark? Anwar: No, but theyr
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2015年ESL之日常生活 05 Types of Pants
Types of Pants Josh: We are going to get you out of those baggy sweatpants and into some pants that fit. Kayla: I dont like pants that are too formfitting. Josh: Im not suggesting you buy skintight leggings, but some nice slacks would be slimming. Ka
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2015年ESL之日常生活 06 Having Good and Bad Luck
Having Good and Bad Luck Cesar: I cant catch a break. Everything seems to be going wrong these days. Olga: Maybe your streak of bad luck is because you did something unlucky. Cesar: What do you mean? Olga: Have you walked under a ladder or crossed pa
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2015年ESL之日常生活 07 Selecting Window Treatments
Selecting Window Treatments [doorbell rings] Otto: Hi, Im Otto from Windows-R-Us. Im here to show you the window treatment options we offer and to take measurements for installation if you decide to order from our store. Jean: Hi, Otto. Im Jean. Come
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2015年ESL之日常生活 08 Speaking About the Future
Speaking About the Future Robert: These designs are really futuristic- looking. Mara: Im trying to be forward-thinking and imagine what the world will be like in 50 to 100 years. Robert: You think that the world will be filled with space-age gadgets
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2015年ESL之日常生活 09 Tracing One’s Genealogy
Tracing Ones Genealogy Aaron: Do you think you can help me trace my genealogy? Corrie: Sure, I can try. We can get started by talking to your parents and grandparents. Oral interviews will give us some names of your relatives. Aaron: Ive already talk
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2015年ESL之日常生活 10 Landscaping a Home
Landscaping a Home Mona: I want a lawn. Ive always pictured our new house with a lawn. Kellan: Lawns require a lot of water and upkeep. I think we should use hardscape for most of the yard and plant only drought-tolerant plants. Mona: I dont want my
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2015年ESL之日常生活 11 Discussing Capital Punishment
Discussing Capital Punishment Simon: Whats all that? Hilary: Its a news report about the upcoming execution of Perry Hickock. Simon: Thats barbaric. We shouldnt have capital punishment in this day and age. Hilary: This guy killed an entire family whi
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2015年ESL之日常生活 12 Dressing Appropriately for an Event
Dressing Appropriately for an Event Patricia: Hey, look at you! Youre all decked out. Whats the occasion? Renaud: Im going to the Ortegass party. Arent you? Patricia: Yeah, but Im not getting all dolled up for it. I think the dress is casual. Renaud:
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2015年ESL之日常生活 13 The Death of a Pet
The Death of a Pet Dad: Honey, I have some bad news for you. Fluffy has gone to the other side. Sarah: You mean shes out of her cage again? Ill go and try to find her. Dad: No, you dont understand. Fluffy passed away in the night. Sarah: Oh, she died
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2015年ESL之日常生活 14 Reading Poor Handwriting
Reading Poor Handwriting Lily: Can you make out what this says? Hassan: Geez, who wrote that? Lily: My doctor. She wrote down some instructions for me, but I cant read her handwriting. Hassan: I have no idea what that chicken scratch says. Lily: I th
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2015年ESL之日常生活 15 Experiencing a Drought
Experiencing a Drought Fabian: How long do you think this drought is going to last? Lia: I have no idea, but Im not worried. I grew up in the desert. Not having enough precipitation was just a fact of life. Fabian: Yes, but people here arent used to
