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[Assistant] So when we talk about luggage, we can say, pieces of luggage.


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[Assistant] Well, I think it's a very common situation. I'm sure many of our listeners can relate to this situation.


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[Assistant] Right, very similar. When you go to a hotel, you register at the hotel, you check in. In this case, you just check your luggage. You don't check in your luggage. Right.


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[Assistant] So he wanted to check three pieces of luggage and he also had carry on luggage.


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[Assistant] We have two words there, inter. Between. Between, right? And continental.


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[Assistant] Okay, so he's traveling maybe from Asia.


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[Assistant] Alright, so basically it means to... To get on. To get on.


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[Assistant] And the train station, right? Exactly. All aboard. Okay, so, board a vehicle. And our last phrase for today. Overhead compartment.


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[Assistant] Right. So you have an overhead compartment, that big box where you put your bags and your purse or whatever on an airplane.


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[Assistant] Very similar to for example an overhead projector.


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[Assistant] Okay, so before we get into explaining this, why don't we listen to a couple of examples so we can try and understand what it means.


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[Assistant] Yeah, exactly, you're maybe a little bit frustrated or you're maybe nervous of something that you can't do or don't know how.


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[Assistant] Maybe, yeaah. Okay, so a good phrase that you can use in different situations and you can try and mix it up with different verbs, right?


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[Assistant] So basically the woman can't help the man even though he's insisting and he's pushing that he wants another solution.


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[Assistant] Right? So finally, she says, I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do.


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[Assistant] Right, and you would use it only in that situation, towards the end, because it is a little bit... It's strong. It's not in plight, but it's just, you're saying, you know what, I'm sorry, there's, I can't do anything about it. Now let's move on to our third phrase. You charge next to nothing.


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[Assistant] Alright, so we're talking about charging, we're talking about money. Why don't we listen to some examples of what this next to nothing phrase means.


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[Assistant] And now, for our last phrase, it's the complete opposite of next to nothing.


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[Assistant] An arm and a leg. An arm and a leg. Alright, so this means it's really expensive.


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[Assistant] Very good. So next to nothing, really cheap. An arm and a leg, really expensive.


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[Assistant] Okay, so airline policies, luggage, it's always a problem, right? Most of the time you always end up paying overweight when you travel.


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[Assistant] Well I'm sure many of our users probably suffered similar experiences like this, so please come to our website and share it with us at EnglishPod.com.


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[Assistant] So we're not only gonna learn a bunch of baseball language, but we're also going to see how baseball has a big influence on English in general.


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[Assistant] Alright, well a pretty exciting game there at Ritchie Stadium.


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[Assistant] Okay, we're gonna look at some common sports and baseball words here. Now the first phrase, we'll hear this almost at any sort of international sports event, right?


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[Assistant] Well, we were talking about the pitcher. Pitcher. P-I-T-C-H-E-R.


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[Assistant] To wind up. To wind up. Okay, well let me paint you a picture.


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[Assistant] And you're turning, turning, and turning the clock to wind it up, to get it ready to go.


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[Assistant] So imagine the pitcher doing the same sort of thing, bringing his arm back behind him, getting ready to throw the ball.


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[Assistant] Well, Roger Vargas hit a line drive.


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[Assistant] Yes, uhm, but the verb to scramble means to, uhm, move quickly in a disorganized way to do something.


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[Assistant] Yeah, or I'm going on vacation tomorrow and I'm scrambling to get everything ready.


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[Assistant] Well, they were in the fifth inning of the game.


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[Assistant] Alright, this is another baseball term, and uhm, it just means the period of play.


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[Assistant] Or in hockey, you have three periods.


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[Assistant] Okay, great. So some interesting sports and baseball vocabulary. Now, I think it will help us to hear this again slower. So let's listen to the dialogue.


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[Assistant] So literally, in this dialogue, it means the guy is standing on home plate, ready to hit the ball, right?


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[Assistant] So we also saw, uhm, in the dialogue that Roger Vegas, uhm, he hit the ball but he missed and that was strike one.


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[Assistant] So uhm, if someone says, that was strike one.


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[Assistant] Okay, uhm, this one is pretty interesting. I'd like to hear a few more examples. Example one.


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[Assistant] From baseball, we know that that's when you hit the ball really far.


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[Assistant] If you have any other sort of baseball related phrases, let us know about them on the website.


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[Assistant] Hello English learners. Welcome back to EnglishPod. My name is Marco. And I'm Erica. And today we're bringing you another sci-fi lesson for all of those fans out there of Star Trek and Star Wars.


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[Assistant] Okay, very good. So why don't we listen to the dialogue for the first time and we'll come back and look at all these phrases.


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[Assistant] Alright, very good Star Trek fans. Apparently they were trying to act out one of the famous episodes where the Klingons attack the Enterprise.


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[Assistant] Alright, so the first phrase that we have today on Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] Unidentified ship. An unidentified ship. Unidentified ship. Unidentified ship. If we break it down and look at the first word, unidentified. You don't know which one it is. Okay, you don't know the identity. Yep. And a ship, I guess that's short for...


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[Assistant] A rocket ship. A rocket ship. Or a spaceship. Okay. So we're not talking boats here. Alright, we're not talking about boats. Very good. Now moving on to our second phrase. The enterprise lost its warp drive. Warp drive. Warp drive. Warp drive.


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[Assistant] So the warp drive of the enterprise is actually something like an engine that allows it to go faster than the speed of light. So super fast. Super fast.


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[Assistant] Alright, well if we take a look at the word warp, that actually means to bend. Yep, so like when you warp wood, it bends. Exactly, you bend wood or you warp metal.


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[Assistant] And, well, that's kind of the theory behind it is that they're going so fast that they bend or warp time.


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[Assistant] Right. Alright, and for our third phrase today, search party. Search party. A search party. A search party. Okay, so what is this? Are we having a party? What's going on?


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[Assistant] So a party would be a group of people. Exactly. So that also happens in restaurants, I think, right?


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[Assistant] In your party, very good. So party, group of people.


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[Assistant] Yeah, he said that his voice is deeper.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're gonna hear an example of what a deep voice sounds like.


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[Assistant] Authentic. Authentic. Alright, so authentic, very easy word. Real, true to life. Real, true to life, right? Not fake.


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[Assistant] But thank you for noticing. Alright, so, authentic. And our last word for today.


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[Assistant] Alright, now it's time for us to take a look at more phrases today in Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] Alright, so if we're under attack, it means that we are being...


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[Assistant] Alright, moving on to our second phrase. We've sustained heavy damage.


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[Assistant] So usually it's related to injury or to receiving some type of...


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[Assistant] Okay, so why don't we listen to some examples of how we could use sustain in context.


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[Assistant] And the last phrase for today. What is the nature of this attack?


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[Assistant] Right, why, what is the reason? What is the purpose? So again, we have some more examples of how you could use what is the nature of in different situations.


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[Assistant] Exactly. So why don't we listen now to the dialogue for the last time and then we'll come back and talk a little bit more.


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[Assistant] Well, it is a very popular show. I think it started around the 60s or 70s. Yep. The first version of Star Trek. And, well, many, many people follow it now. They dress up, they know the secret language that is used on the show, they know the spaceships. It's a big culture.


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[Assistant] Very good, yeaah. So, if you have any other questions or comments related to, not only to science fiction, but anything in general, please come to the website EnglishPod.com and leave your questions or comments.


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[Assistant] And today we're looking at some more romance. We're talking about dating. Dating, exactly. And not only dating, but asking someone to become your boyfriend or girlfriend.


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[Assistant] Very good. So I'm sure you guys are excited about this one, so let's listen to the dialogue for the first time.


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[Assistant] It does happen though. It does happen. So why don't we take a look at some of the vocabulary that was used in this dialogue to express these feelings and let's start with Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] Alright, that's a very strange phrase, here's the thing. Is it giving her something?


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[Assistant] Right, so you would start with, here's the thing and then start explaining.


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[Assistant] For example, you could say, alright, here's the thing, people don't like you.


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[Assistant] Okay, so the main idea. Yep. Very good. Moving on to our next phrase.


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[Assistant] Alright, so basically is you can't stand it, you can't tolerate it anymore.


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[Assistant] Okay, so what does she mean? She's just saying, really? Exactly, it's another way of saying, really? Yep.


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[Assistant] Right, if you say something that's amazing or that's incredible, hard to believe, you might get this response. Are you serious? Right. So he is very serious, but he confessed that he never had the guts to tell her. Mhm.


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[Assistant] I never had the guts to tell you. I never had the guts. Alright, so, to have guts. That's to be brave. To be brave, courageous.


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[Assistant] So we have some examples of how we would use guts in different situations, so let's listen.


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[Assistant] Yes it is because guts can also mean your internal organs.


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[Assistant] Alright, very good. Why don't we listen to the dialogue for the second time? We're gonna slow it down a little bit, and we'll come back and look at some phrases and putting it together.


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[Assistant] Alright, let's take a look at the first one. He said I made a reservation just for the two of us. The two of us? Just the two of us.


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[Assistant] Right, just us. So, so why is this phrase important?


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[Assistant] So he made the reservation just for the two of us because he thought they could have a quiet evening all to ourselves. All to ourselves. All to ourselves. All to ourselves. If you have something all to yourself or we have something all to ourselves.


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[Assistant] We don't share, very good. So I guess you can say, my parents are out of town, so I have the apartment, I have the house all to myself.


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[Assistant] I've always seen you as. I've always seen you as. So basically, is the perception or the way you consider that person.


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[Assistant] Are you willing to give me a shot? To give me a shot? Give me a shot. Alright, I think we have some more examples of how we could use give me a shot in different situations, so let's listen.


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[Assistant] Alright, so an interesting dialogue and it opens up a cultural point.


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[Assistant] Right, but I guess it's not very common among adults at least.


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[Assistant] Right, I guess afterwards you just start talking about other things which-


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[Assistant] You just consider that you guys are already boyfriend and girlfriend. Yeaah.


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[Assistant] Which is interesting because in other countries they do go through the formality of asking somebody to become their boyfriend.


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[Assistant] Alright, so we want to hear your stories and well, how do you do it in your country? Do you ask someone out? Do you maybe just give them the first kiss and that's an automatic yes?


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[Assistant] Thanks doc. I've got a really bad toothache. I can't eat anything, and look, my face is all swollen. I think it might be my wisdom teeth.


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[Assistant] Thanks doc, I've got a really bad toothache, I can't eat anything, and look, my face is all swollen. I think it might be my wisdom teeth.


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[Assistant] There is some medical news that nobody, absolutely nobody is prepared to hear. I certainly wasn't.


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[Assistant] It was three years ago that I got a call in my office with the test results of a recent scan.


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[Assistant] I married my high school sweetheart and had finally gotten pregnant after years of infertility. And then suddenly we had a Zach.


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[Assistant] A perfect one-year-old boy slash dinosaur, depending on his mood. And having a Zach suited me perfectly.


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[Assistant] But a few months before, I'd started feeling pain in my stomach and had gone to every expert to find out why. No one could tell me. And then, out of the blue,


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[Assistant] To tell me that I had stage four cancer and that I was going to need to come to the hospital right away. And all I could think of to say was, but I have a son. I can't end.


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[Assistant] And then I called my husband and he rushed to find me and I said all the true things that I have known. I said, I have loved you forever. I have loved you forever. I am so sorry. Please take care of our son.


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[Assistant] I never considered myself a follower of the prosperity gospel. I was simply an observer.


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[Assistant] I got interested in this very American theology when I was 18 or so, and by 25, I was traveling the country interviewing its celebrities.


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[Assistant] I spent a decade talking to televangelists with spiritual guarantees for divine money.


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[Assistant] I interviewed countless megachurch pastors with spectacular hair about how they live their best lives now.


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[Assistant] I visited with people in hospital waiting rooms and plush offices. I held hands with people in wheelchairs, praying to be cured.


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[Assistant] I earned my reputation as destroyer of family vacations for always insisting on being dropped off at the fanciest mega church in town.


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[Assistant] If there was a river running through the sanctuary, an eagle flying freely in the auditorium, or an enormous spinning golden globe, I was there.


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[Assistant] It was not, like it is now, an entire line of hashtag-blessed home goods.


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[Assistant] I had no idea that blessed would become one of the most common cultural cliches, one of the most used hashtags on Instagram to celebrate barely-there bikini shots, as if to say, I am so blessed. Thank you, Jesus, for this body.


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[Assistant] Offering another transcendent account of the core of the American dream. Rather than worshiping the founding of America itself, the prosperity gospel worshiped Americans.


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[Assistant] It deifies and ritualizes their hungers, their hard work and moral fiber. Americans believe in a gospel of optimism, and they are their own proof.


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[Assistant] When I got my diagnosis, I suddenly understood how deeply invested I was in my own Horatio Alger theology.


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[Assistant] If you live in this culture, whether you are religious or not, it is extremely difficult to avoid falling into the trap of believing that virtue and success go hand in hand.


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[Assistant] The more I stared down my diagnosis, the more I recognized that I had my own quiet version of the idea that good things happen to good people. Aren't I good? Aren't I special somehow? I have committed zero homicides to date.


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[Assistant] And to award my faith with just a few shining awards along the way. Okay, like a lot of shining awards.


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[Assistant] Is this the case with many of us? It's a mindset that served me well.


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[Assistant] The gospel of success drove me to achieve, to dream big, to abandon fear. It was a mindset that served me well, until it didn't.


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[Assistant] Until I found myself saying into the phone, but I have a son, because it was all I could think of to say.


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[Assistant] When I realized that my own personal prosperity gospel had failed me.


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[Assistant] I had to face the fact that my life is built with paper walls, and so is everyone else's.


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[Assistant] It is a hard thought to accept that we are all a breath away from a problem that could destroy something irreplaceable or alter our lives completely.


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[Assistant] We know that in life there are befores and afters.


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[Assistant] How do you live without quite so many reasons for the bad things that happen?


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[Assistant] Would it be better to live without outrageous formulas for why people deserve what they get?


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[Assistant] And what was so funny and so terrible was, of course, I thought I asked people to simmer down on needing an explanation for the bad things that happened. So what did thousands of readers do?


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[Assistant] Yeah, they wrote to defend the idea that there had to be a reason for what happened to me. And they really want me to understand the reason.


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[Assistant] They want me to know, without a doubt, that there is a hidden logic to this seeming chaos.


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[Assistant] They tell my husband while I'm still in the hospital that everything happens for a reason, and then stammer awkwardly when he says, I'd love to hear it. I'd love to hear the reason my wife is dying. And I get it.


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[Assistant] We all want reasons. We want formulas to predict whether our hard work will pay off.


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[Assistant] Whether our love and support will always make our partners happy and our kids love us.


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[Assistant] We want to live in a world in which not one ounce of our hard work or our pain or our deepest hopes will be for nothing.


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[Assistant] In living with stage four cancer, is that there is no easy correlation between how hard I try and the length of my life.


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[Assistant] In the last three years, I've experienced more pain and trauma than I ever thought I could survive.


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[Assistant] The other day, I was reading the findings of the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, and yes, there is such a thing.


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[Assistant] People were interviewed about their brushes with death and all kinds of circumstances. Car accidents, labor and delivery, suicides. And many reported the same odd thing. Love.


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[Assistant] I'm sure I would have ignored it if it hadn't reminded me of something I'd experienced, something I felt uncomfortable telling anyone. That when I was sure that I was going to die, I didn't feel angry. I felt loved.


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[Assistant] It was one of the most surreal things I've experienced. In a time in which I should have felt abandoned by God, I was not reduced to ashes. I felt like I was floating.


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[Assistant] Floating on the love and prayers of all those who hummed around me like worker bees, bringing me notes and socks and flowers and quilts embroidered with words of encouragement. But when they sat beside me, my hand in their hands,


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[Assistant] My own suffering began to feel like it had revealed to me the suffering of others. I was entering a world of people just like me


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[Assistant] People stumbling around in the debris of dreams they thought they were entitled to and plans they didn't realize they had made.


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[Assistant] And that feeling stayed with me for months. In fact, I'd grown so accustomed to it that I started to panic at the prospect of losing it. So I began to ask friends, theologians, historians, nuns I liked,


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[Assistant] And they knew exactly what I was talking about because they'd either experienced it themselves or they'd read about it in great works of Christian theology. And they said, yeah, it'll go. The feelings will go. And there will be no formula for how to get it back.


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[Assistant] So I can't respond to the thousands of emails I get with my own five-step plan to divine health and magical floating feelings.


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[Assistant] Except that I am beginning to believe that these opposites do not cancel each other out. Life is so beautiful, and life is so hard.


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[Assistant] The immunotherapy drugs appear to be working, and we are watching and waiting with scans. I hope I will live a long time.


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[Assistant] And life may take everything you have and everything you hope for.


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[Assistant] I believe that in the darkness, even there, there will be beauty.


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[Assistant] And then, by the discovery of a note.


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[Assistant] On November 5th, 1990, a man named Elsayed Nasser walked into a hotel in Manhattan and assassinated Rabbi Meir Kahana, the leader of the Jewish Defense League. Nasser was initially found not guilty of the murder.


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[Assistant] But while serving time on lesser charges.


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[Assistant] He and other men began planning attacks on a dozen New York City landmarks, including tunnels, synagogues and United Nations headquarters. Thankfully, those plans were foiled by an FBI informant.


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[Assistant] Sadly, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center was not.


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[Assistant] Nocera would eventually be convicted for his involvement in the plot.


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[Assistant] I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1983 to him, an Egyptian engineer.


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[Assistant] It wasn't until I was seven years old that our family dynamics started to change.


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[Assistant] It's been my experience that when people take the time to interact with one another, it doesn't take long to realize that for the most part we all want the same things out of life. However, in every religion,


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[Assistant] In every population, you'll find a small percentage of people who hold so fervently to their beliefs.


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[Assistant] A few months prior to his arrest, he sat me down and explained that for the past few weekends, he and some friends


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[Assistant] I've been going to a shooting range on Long Island for target practice. He told me I'd be going with him the next morning.


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[Assistant] We arrived at Calverton shooting range, which unbeknownst to our group was being watched by the FBI.


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[Assistant] That day, the last bullet I shot hit the small orange light that sat on top of the target, and to everyone's surprise, especially mine, the entire target burst into flames.


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[Assistant] My uncle turned to the other men and in Arabic said, Ibn Abu. Like father, like son.


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[Assistant] But it wasn't until a few years later that I fully understood what they thought was so funny.


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[Assistant] Those men would eventually be convicted of placing a van filled with 1,500 pounds of explosives into the sublevel parking lot of the World Trade Center's North Tower.


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[Assistant] Causing an explosion that killed six people and injured over a thousand others. These were the men I looked up to. These were the men I called Ammu, which means uncle.


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[Assistant] And that instability didn't really provide an opportunity to make many friends.


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[Assistant] Begin to feel comfortable around someone, it was time to pack up and move to the next town.


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[Assistant] I kept my identity a secret from my classmates to avoid being targeted, but


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[Assistant] So for the most part, I spend my time at home reading books and watching TV or playing video games.


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[Assistant] I've been raised to judge people based on arbitrary measurements, like a person's race or religion. So what opened my eyes?


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[Assistant] One of my first experiences that challenged this way of thinking was during the 2000 presidential elections. Through a college prep program,


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[Assistant] I was able to take part in the National Youth Convention in Philadelphia.


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[Assistant] My particular group's focus was on youth violence, and having been the victim of bullying for most of my life, this was a subject in which I felt particularly passionate. The members of our group came from many different walks of life.


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[Assistant] One day toward the end of the convention, I found out that one of the kids I had befriended was Jewish.


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[Assistant] Now, it had taken several days for this detail to come to light, and I realized that there was no natural animosity between the two of us. I had never had a Jewish friend before. And frankly, I felt a sense of pride


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[Assistant] And having been able to overcome a barrier that for most of my life, I've been led to believe was insurmountable.


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[Assistant] Another major turning point came when I found a summer job at Busch Gardens, an amusement park.


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[Assistant] There I was exposed to people from all sorts of faiths and cultures, and that experience proved to be fundamental to the development of my character.


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[Assistant] And by extension, that all gay people were a negative influence.


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[Assistant] And soon found that many were the kindest, least judgmental people I had ever met.


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[Assistant] Created a sense of empathy in me toward the suffering of others. And it comes very unnaturally to me to treat people who are kind in any other way than how I would want to be treated.


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[Assistant] Because of that feeling, I was able to contrast the stereotypes I've been taught as a child with real life experience and interaction. I don't know what it's like to be gay,


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[Assistant] But I'm well acquainted with being judged for something that's beyond my control.


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[Assistant] On a nightly basis, Jon Stewart forced me to be intellectually honest with myself about my own bigotry.


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[Assistant] And helped me to realize that a person's race, religion or sexual orientation had nothing to do with the quality of one's character.


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[Assistant] He was, in many ways, a father figure to me when I was in desperate need of one.


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[Assistant] And the fact that a Jewish comedian had done more to positively influence my world view than my own extremist father is not lost on me.


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[Assistant] One day I had a conversation with my mother about how my worldview was starting to change. And she said something to me that I will hold dear to my heart for as long as I live.


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[Assistant] She looked at me with the weary eyes of someone who'd experienced enough dogmatism to last a lifetime and said, I'm tired of hating people.


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[Assistant] In that instant I realized how much negative energy it takes to hold that hatred inside of you.


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[Assistant] I changed it when my family decided to end our connection with my father and start a new life. So why would I out myself and potentially put myself in danger? Well, that's simple.


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[Assistant] Instead, I choose to use my experience to fight back against terrorism. Against bigotry.


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[Assistant] I do it for the victims of terrorism and their loved ones.


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[Assistant] For the terrible pain and loss that terrorism has forced upon their lives.


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[Assistant] For the victims of terrorism, I will speak out against ...


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[Assistant] Violence isn't inherent in one's religion or race and...


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[Assistant] That's right, we're going to look today at the difference between past simple and past progressive or sometimes called past continuous.


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[Assistant] Well, this dialogue is all about telling a story in the past, and we're going to hear two words in the dialogue that we need to understand the meaning of. So the first one, ages.


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[Assistant] Yes, uhm, and this word, ages, we can use, uhm, in many different ways, like,


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[Assistant] Uuuh. Well, guess you better go, huh?


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[Assistant] Yes, now another phrase, to run into somebody.


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[Assistant] That's right. And we're going to look at that in a moment, but first we've got lots of exciting language to describe, um, when somebody gets really emotional.


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[Assistant] We have four words here. Now in the dialogue, uhm, the guy in the story lost it.


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[Assistant] Angry or upset or even sad, but it's usually a negative feeling.


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[Assistant] No, so for example, when I showed my boss the sales figures, he completely lost it.


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[Assistant] Right, so maybe uhm, you're really excited about something that's going to happen, so you're freaking out.


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[Assistant] You look at and focus at something for a really long time.


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[Assistant] And our final word, when Matt saw the mouse, he started shrieking.


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[Assistant] Well, let's now, as promised, look at past simple and past progressive in Grammar Breakdown.


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[Assistant] Okay Marco, before we start our discussion, why don't we hear one example of past simple and one example of past progressive.


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[Assistant] Okay, so let's look at the difference in meaning here. I ran into Matt, happened in the past, right?


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[Assistant] Started and finished all around the same time. So it's one simple moment.


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[Assistant] Yeah. Okay. So let's, let's, let's attach some times to this. Um, maybe you ran into Matt at eight oh four. Okay. And so the action started at eight.


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[Assistant] Oh four. But you were talking and catching up from eight oh five until nine oh five.


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[Assistant] Right. So it's the past progressive you use, um, when you're, when the action is happening for a longer period of time.


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[Assistant] Yeah, Marco and I are always around to answer your questions and we look forward to hearing from you. So until next time. Bye. Bye.


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[Assistant] Come on, Charles. You know what I mean when I say that I don't like your friends.


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[Assistant] We have been in this meeting for over two hours and I still don't know where it's going.


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[Assistant] She can sing better than anybody else in her class.


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[Assistant] Honesty is the primary reason for his success.


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[Assistant] We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.


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[Assistant] He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.


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[Assistant] The students were for the most part from the west coast.


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[Assistant] Can you imagine what the 21st century will be like?


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[Assistant] I hate when other people make me wait a long time.


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[Assistant] My wife's part-time job brings in a little extra money.


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[Assistant] The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.


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[Assistant] The space race was an exciting time in history.


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[Assistant] You should not have lent the money to such a person.


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[Assistant] I went to the hospital to have my eyes tested.


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[Assistant] Were you able to do everything you wanted to get done?


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[Assistant] I would like to have a look at your collection of stamps.


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[Assistant] All of a sudden, three dogs appeared in front of us.


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[Assistant] Don't be afraid of making mistakes when you speak English.


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[Assistant] My father always speaks in a very loud voice.


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[Assistant] I felt so sleepy that I could hardly keep my eyes open.


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[Assistant] I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.


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[Assistant] Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.


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[Assistant] In a way, you are right, but I still have doubts.


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[Assistant] Sorry, but can you show me the way to the next village?


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[Assistant] You have to study hard to catch up with your class.


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[Assistant] You shouldn't share too much private information on the social networks.


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[Assistant] The child had no overcoat on, although it was very cold.


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[Assistant] They awarded her first prize at the Flower Show.


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[Assistant] The Tigers lost the game, which was a surprise to us.


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[Assistant] I don't see any reason why I have to apologize.


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[Assistant] According to my calculation, she should be in India by now.


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[Assistant] He returned home for the first time in ten years.


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[Assistant] If you can't come, you should let me know ahead of time.


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[Assistant] I don't care what color ink, just bring me a pen.


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[Assistant] Lake Bakal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world.


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[Assistant] There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying.


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[Assistant] I like swimming, but I don't like to swim here.


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[Assistant] He does nothing but complain from morning till night.


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[Assistant] This book is for students whose native language is not Japanese.


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[Assistant] Fluency in English is a very marketable skill today.


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[Assistant] To the best of my knowledge, the rumor is not true.


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[Assistant] It took me a little more time than usual to fall asleep.


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[Assistant] He always plans a thing out carefully before he does it.


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[Assistant] I couldn't prevent Tom from eating all the cookies.


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[Assistant] The teacher lined the children up in order of height.


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[Assistant] It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.


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[Assistant] In a crisis, you must get in touch with your teacher.


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[Assistant] She did not visit me on Sunday, but on Monday.


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[Assistant] I ran as fast as possible to catch up with him.


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[Assistant] I do not like tea, so I generally drink coffee for breakfast.


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[Assistant] Women eat lighter meals when they're eating with a guy.


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[Assistant] I wouldn't be too surprised if this song became a hit.


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[Assistant] We promised to stand by him in case of trouble.


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[Assistant] With your approval, I would like to offer him the job.


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[Assistant] I hope he'll be able to come. I'd like to see him.


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[Assistant] You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.


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[Assistant] Their contract is to run out at the end of this month.


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[Assistant] This is the most beautiful sight that I have ever seen.


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[Assistant] You are old enough to know better than to act like that.


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[Assistant] Water is liquid. When it freezes it becomes solid.


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[Assistant] Apart from on rainy days, I always ride my bike to work.


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[Assistant] A good many people have told me to take a holiday.


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[Assistant] The bus is full. You'll have to wait for the next one.


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[Assistant] I'd like to try this on. Where are the fitting rooms?


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[Assistant] He has just published an interesting series of articles.


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[Assistant] The average height of the girls in class is over 155 centimeters.


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[Assistant] Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.


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[Assistant] You can get from Washington to New York by train.


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[Assistant] After reading his books, I feel I can construct a house.


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[Assistant] I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.


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[Assistant] This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve.


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[Assistant] The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.


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[Assistant] She will be glad if you go to see her in person.


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[Assistant] The accident seemed to have something to do with the heavy snow.


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[Assistant] The show was very interesting. You should have seen it.


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[Assistant] Will you please explain the meaning of this sentence to me?


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[Assistant] A doctor told me that eating eggs was bad for me.


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[Assistant] Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.


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[Assistant] After she had lunch, she got ready to go out.


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[Assistant] They came up with a plan after a long discussion.


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[Assistant] The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.


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[Assistant] She doesn't have as much patience as you do.


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[Assistant] English is not easy, but it is interesting.


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[Assistant] He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning.


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[Assistant] If you buy me an ice cream, I'll give you a kiss.


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[Assistant] Scientists haven't found a cure for cancer yet.


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[Assistant] A beautiful woman was seated one row in front of me.


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[Assistant] I'd gladly pay more for something if it's of high quality.


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[Assistant] Islam first reached China about the middle of the 7th century.


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[Assistant] He said he was tired, so he would go home early.


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[Assistant] If you can't have children, you could always adopt.


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[Assistant] She wrote him a long letter, but he didn't read it.


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[Assistant] Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.


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[Assistant] She was advised by him to go to the police


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[Assistant] My cell phone has a built-in digital camera.


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[Assistant] Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.


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[Assistant] Don't translate English into Japanese word for word.


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[Assistant] Everyone is anxious to know what has become of the former champion.


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[Assistant] The fact is that he didn't even take the exam.


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[Assistant] I told you not to talk about the matter and her presence.


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[Assistant] I can speak Chinese, but I can't read it.


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[Assistant] You have changed so much that I can hardly recognize you.


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[Assistant] Our music teacher advised me to visit Vienna.


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[Assistant] The Senator was censured by the Congressional Ethics Committee.


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[Assistant] It makes sense to pay off your credit card balance every month.


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[Assistant] He said he did not know the man, which was a lie.


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[Assistant] The first thing you have to take into consideration is time.


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[Assistant] For some reason, the microphone didn't work earlier.


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[Assistant] We're out of tissue paper, so I need to go buy some.


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[Assistant] I have been living in Canada for almost five years.


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[Assistant] Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.


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[Assistant] The police assembled a lot of evidence against him.


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[Assistant] If I had taken that plane, I would be dead now.


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[Assistant] A bicycle will rust if you leave it in the rain.


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[Assistant] English is a universal language and is used all over the world.


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[Assistant] Can you wake me up at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning?


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[Assistant] The truth is that nothing is totally true or false.


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[Assistant] The old church on the hill dates back to the 12th century.


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[Assistant] More money for education will spur economic growth.


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[Assistant] The crane, unlike the dog, has never dreamed of flying.


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[Assistant] The train for Birmingham leaves from platform 3.


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[Assistant] English is a very important language in today's world.


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[Assistant] The end does not always justify the means.


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[Assistant] Scientists can easily compute the distance between planets.


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[Assistant] That's the computer on which he writes his articles.


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[Assistant] You've both been very impressive today. I'm proud of you.


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[Assistant] When she saw that they had no schools, she started one.


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[Assistant] We should have taken the schedule into consideration.


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[Assistant] You speak so softly that I cannot quite hear what you say.


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[Assistant] I have to go shopping. I'll be back in an hour.


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[Assistant] My husband reads the newspaper while eating breakfast.


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[Assistant] There is no denying that she is very efficient.


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[Assistant] I didn't expect to see you at a place like this.


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[Assistant] The internet is an invaluable source of information.


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[Assistant] A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician.


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[Assistant] A fire broke out in my neighborhood last night.


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[Assistant] I have too many things on my mind these days.


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[Assistant] I live near the sea, so I often go to the beach.


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[Assistant] A group of young men are playing handball in the playground.


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[Assistant] I will provide you all the necessary information.


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[Assistant] His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors.


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[Assistant] Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain this afternoon.


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[Assistant] Ebola spreads from person to person through bodily fluids.


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[Assistant] How come you know so much about Japanese history?


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[Assistant] I thought you'd be full after eating that big steak.


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[Assistant] I'm going to run a couple of errands. Wanna tag along?


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[Assistant] I'm not a university student, but I'm brighter than them.


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[Assistant] My father will often read the newspaper during meals.


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[Assistant] She bought six yards of cloth for a dress.


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[Assistant] Judging from the look of the sky, it is likely to rain.


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[Assistant] It is sometimes difficult to make yourself understood in public.


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[Assistant] Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.


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[Assistant] Some people like red wine, and some people like white wine.


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[Assistant] I can't get at the exact meaning of the sentence.


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[Assistant] We all consider your idea to be impractical.


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[Assistant] Many schools are closed today because of the storm.


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[Assistant] You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.


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[Assistant] Quite by chance, I met my old friend in the airport.


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[Assistant] You should know better than to ask a lady her age.


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[Assistant] A trip to America was equivalent to a two-year salary for her.


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[Assistant] Sir, that CD is available only by special order.


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[Assistant] My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he is alone.


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[Assistant] There is no admission fee for children under five.


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[Assistant] Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.


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[Assistant] After a couple of drinks, the guy was feeling no pain.


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[Assistant] As soon as she wakes up, we'll turn on the music.


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[Assistant] He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.


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[Assistant] Is it right for a doctor to decide when someone should die?


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[Assistant] He visited his hometown for the first time in 10 years.


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[Assistant] What time does the train for New York depart?


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[Assistant] She told me that she would go to Paris in August.


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[Assistant] I always have to wear a tie because of my job.


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[Assistant] He studied hard in order to get into college.


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[Assistant] This airplane is capable of carrying 40 passengers at a time.


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[Assistant] As long as you keep quiet, you can stay here.


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[Assistant] That was the first time that a man walked on the moon.


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[Assistant] I found the secret compartment quite by accident.


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[Assistant] An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.


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[Assistant] She came to Japan for the purpose of studying Japanese.


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[Assistant] The red flag indicated the presence of danger.


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[Assistant] I can't believe your parents let you come here by yourself.


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[Assistant] Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out.


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[Assistant] I don't want to hear any more of your complaining.


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[Assistant] She was at a loss for words to express her feeling.


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[Assistant] You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday.


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[Assistant] Florence is the most beautiful city in Italy.


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[Assistant] I go to the office by bicycle, except on rainy days.


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[Assistant] Having lived in Tokyo, I know this city well.


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[Assistant] There must be a way to arrive at a diplomatic solution.


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[Assistant] He has not written to us since last February.


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[Assistant] I had hoped that my mother would live until I got married.


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[Assistant] He should apologize for being rude to the guests.


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[Assistant] I got up early enough to catch the first train.


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[Assistant] If he is innocent, it follows that his wife is guilty.


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[Assistant] A foreign language cannot be mastered in a year or so.


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[Assistant] The assignment took me longer than I had expected.


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[Assistant] The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket.


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[Assistant] Thanks very much for having me to dinner the other night.


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[Assistant] The town was destroyed by the flood after the storm.


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[Assistant] The job looked quite simple, but it took me a week.


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[Assistant] She waved her hand until the train was out of sight.


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[Assistant] Between you and me, I think our boss is stupid.


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[Assistant] A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket.


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[Assistant] A blast of cold air swept through the house.


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[Assistant] Every time I read the Bible, I am deeply moved.


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[Assistant] He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.


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[Assistant] Is this ladder strong enough to bear my weight?


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[Assistant] About how much will I have to pay for all the treatments?


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[Assistant] A bookstore in that location wouldn't make enough money to survive.


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[Assistant] I have two dogs. One is white and the other, black.


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[Assistant] Finishing the report by tomorrow is next to impossible.


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[Assistant] If I'd known the truth, I'd have told you.


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[Assistant] We take it for granted that he will succeed in his business.


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[Assistant] Since my mother was sick, I stayed home from school.


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[Assistant] It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.


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[Assistant] The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.


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[Assistant] The weather was not only cold, it was also damp.


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[Assistant] As more paper money came into use, the value fell.


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[Assistant] I am going to stay here for a couple of days.


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[Assistant] She was ashamed of herself for her carelessness.


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[Assistant] It is said that treasure is buried in this area.


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[Assistant] You're the one who decided to do this job, right?


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[Assistant] I had to abstain from smoking while I was in the hospital.


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[Assistant] I want to get a haircut before I go on the trip.


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[Assistant] I find it difficult to express my meaning in words.


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[Assistant] She spends a lot of time practicing the piano.


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[Assistant] There are a lot of things you don't know about my personality.


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[Assistant] There is nothing worse than doing something in a half-hearted manner.


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[Assistant] Could you please talk a bit louder? I can't hear very well.


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[Assistant] Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.


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[Assistant] I'll always love you, no matter what happens.


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[Assistant] He devoted the last years of his life to writing his autobiography.


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[Assistant] I vowed that I would never speak to her again.


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[Assistant] The teacher has a great influence on his pupils.


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[Assistant] The police think the burglar entered through a basement window.


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[Assistant] London, the capital of England, is on the Thames.


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[Assistant] You continue making the same mistakes time after time.


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[Assistant] My father has been in good shape since his operation.


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[Assistant] Watson. Thank you, Dick. Today we're going to talk about the movie Lion King. Tell me, what is your impression of this film? Well...


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[Assistant] I think otherwise. Even though the animation was technically strong, and as you say, the score and songs performed by Elton John were great, the film lacks certain originality. It lacked heart. And I would dare to say, it was too predictable.


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[Assistant] It did have some very dramatic and intense scenes. For example, when Mufasa dies, or the dark grim portrayal of Scar. Even so, the film is linear. Mufasa dies, Simba runs away thinking it's his fault, falls in love and returns to retake what's rightfully his. It's just too cliché.


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[Assistant] Open your heart Dave. Don't shut us out. Anyway, that's all for today folks. Join us next time as we talk about how to lose a guy in 10 days. I'm sure you'll love that one, Dick.


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[Assistant] I think otherwise. Even though the animation was technically strong, and as you say, the score and songs performed by Elton John were great, the film lacks certain originality. It lacked heart. And I would dare to say, it was too predictable.


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[Assistant] It did have some very dramatic and intense scenes. For example, when Mufasa dies, or the dark grim portrayal of Scar. Even so, the film is linear. Mufasa dies, Simba runs away thinking it's his fault, falls in love and returns to retake what's rightfully his. It's just too cliché.


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[Assistant] Written by Cheryl Ryan Illustrated by Nora Buditz


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[Assistant] When the stars shine, it is night time.


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[Assistant] It is night time when the bats fly.


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[Assistant] The lights go out when it is bedtime.


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[Assistant] Sit in a garden chair, read the paper and watch the grass grow.


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[Assistant] Ho ho ho, they're not for juggling, Susie. They're skittles. We set the skittles up here?


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[Assistant] Then we have to stand over here and try and knock the Skittles over by rolling this heavy ball.


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[Assistant] Oops, I'll just get the ball back. Hello, mummy pig. Uh, can we have our ball back, please?


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[Assistant] Ho ho ho, we go under the limbo pole, and we need music to do it.


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[Assistant] My tummy is not too big. I just can't bend like I used to.


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[Assistant] Finance ministers from the G20 economies meeting in France have reached a deal aimed at preventing a repeat of the global financial crisis. The accord covers what indicators can be used to measure economic imbalances such as large trade surpluses.


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[Assistant] The French finance minister Christine Lagarde described the deal as a compromise agreed after sometimes frank and tense negotiations in Paris. News item 38.


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[Assistant] The US treasury says billions of dollars moved by new Ansari to Dubai included the drug money of two major traffickers.


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[Assistant] One supplying heroin in southwest Asia and the Middle East, the other smuggling heroin, opium and morphine in the border regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.


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[Assistant] By designating New Ansari, a major money laundering vehicle.


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[Assistant] The US is trying to chip away at its financial foundations. Americans are now banned from doing business with the company and with 15 individuals and firms with links to it.


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[Assistant] I quietly take out my camera so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject and peek through the finder.


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[Assistant] I quietly take out my camera, so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject, and peek through the finder.


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[Assistant] I quietly take out my camera, so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject, and peek through the finder.


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[Assistant] When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out of tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.


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[Assistant] When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out of tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.


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[Assistant] When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out of tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.


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[Assistant] It's just if we have it every day, we're bound to get fed up with it. I must increase the variety of my cooking.


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[Assistant] It's just if we have it every day, we're bound to get fed up with it. I must increase the variety of my cooking.


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[Assistant] It's just if we have it every day, we're bound to get fed up with it. I must increase the variety of my cooking.


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[Assistant] I have installed Microsoft Office on my personal computer, so please use file format when you send me the attachment.


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[Assistant] I have installed Microsoft Office on my personal computer, so please use file format when you send me the attachment.


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[Assistant] I have installed Microsoft Office on my personal computer, so please use file format when you send me the attachment.


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[Assistant] I get caught in the rain, I'm late for my date, and I lose my pocketbook. It's just one thing after another today.


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[Assistant] I get caught in the rain, I'm late for my date, and I lose my pocketbook. It's just one thing after another today.


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[Assistant] I get caught in the rain, I'm late for my date, and I lose my pocketbook. It's just one thing after another today.


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[Assistant] He would have been able to enter a good university easily if he had tried, but he entered a vocational school instead.


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[Assistant] He would have been able to enter a good university easily if he had tried, but he entered a vocational school instead.


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[Assistant] He would have been able to enter a good university easily if he had tried, but he entered a vocational school instead.


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[Assistant] The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes.


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[Assistant] The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes.


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[Assistant] The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes.


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[Assistant] Then you have to put out something punchy at the outset. Say what you mean directly.


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[Assistant] Then you have to put out something punchy at the outset. Say what you mean directly.


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[Assistant] Then you have to put out something punchy at the outset. Say what you mean directly.


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[Assistant] The statistical data represented her paper is of great use for us in estimating the frequency of the movement.


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[Assistant] The statistical data represented her paper is of great use for us in estimating the frequency of the movement.


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[Assistant] The statistical data represented her paper is of great use for us in estimating the frequency of the movement.


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[Assistant] I was going to hand in my application form to the boss today, but he beat me to the punch.


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[Assistant] I was going to hand in my application form to the boss today, but he beat me to the punch.


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[Assistant] I was going to hand in my application form to the boss today, but he beat me to the punch.


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[Assistant] I do not know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.


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[Assistant] I do not know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.


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[Assistant] I do not know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.


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[Assistant] I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while, but I do wonder when he's going to grow up.


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[Assistant] I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while, but I do wonder when he's going to grow up.


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[Assistant] I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while, but I do wonder when he's going to grow up.


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[Assistant] I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back.


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[Assistant] I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back.


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[Assistant] Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back.


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[Assistant] You're always there for me, so if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know, and I'll come running.


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[Assistant] You're always there for me, so if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know, and I'll come running.


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[Assistant] You're always there for me, so if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know, and I'll come running.


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[Assistant] I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore, where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.


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[Assistant] Where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.


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[Assistant] I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore, where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.


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[Assistant] And even outside these nations, English is perhaps more widely used.


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[Assistant] As a medium of international communication than any other language.


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[Assistant] And even outside these nations English is perhaps more widely used.


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[Assistant] As a medium of international communication than any other language.


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[Assistant] More widely used as a medium of international communication than any other language.


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[Assistant] Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowers and told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden.


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[Assistant] Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowers and told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden.


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[Assistant] Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowers and told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden.


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[Assistant] These children are born not of natural descent, nor of human decision, or a husband's will, but born of God.


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[Assistant] These children are born not of natural descent, nor of human decision, or a husband's will, but born of God.


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[Assistant] These children are born not of natural descent, nor of human decision, or a husband's will, but born of God.


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[Assistant] There's also the danger of unexploded bombs, so they reported it to the police, and the area was taped off to keep people out.


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[Assistant] There's also the danger of unexploded bombs, so they reported it to the police, and the area was taped off to keep people out.


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[Assistant] There's also the danger of unexploded bombs. So they reported it to the police and the area was taped off to keep people out.


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[Assistant] You must put up with your new post for the present. I'll find you a better place one of these days.


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[Assistant] You must put up with your new post for the present. I'll find you a better place one of these days.


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[Assistant] You must put up with your new post for the present. I'll find you a better place one of these days.


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[Assistant] I haven't read both his novels, but judging from the one I have read, he seems to be a promising writer.


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[Assistant] I haven't read both his novels, but judging from the one I have read, he seems to be a promising writer.


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[Assistant] I haven't read both his novels, but judging from the one I have read, he seems to be a promising writer.


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[Assistant] The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win and that's what matters.


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[Assistant] The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win and that's what matters.


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[Assistant] The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win and that's what matters.


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[Assistant] The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.


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[Assistant] The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.


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[Assistant] The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.


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[Assistant] In the early part of my study, I'll allude to work that had already been done on the psychology of crowd control.


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[Assistant] In the early part of my study, I'll allude to work that had already been done on the psychology of crowd control.


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[Assistant] In the early part of my study, I'll allude to work that had already been done on the psychology of crowd control.


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[Assistant] When the flying crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally, and yet it still crashes into the ground. That's CFIT.


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[Assistant] When the flying crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally, and yet it still crashes into the ground. That's CFIT.


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[Assistant] When the flying crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally, and yet it still crashes into the ground. That's CFIT.


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[Assistant] She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.


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[Assistant] She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.


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[Assistant] She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.


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[Assistant] Once you go ahead and start, even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.


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[Assistant] Even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.


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[Assistant] Once you go ahead and start, even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.


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[Assistant] This skull in Crossbones was named based on the world famous Captain Kidd, who was active in the late 17th century Britain.


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[Assistant] This skull and crossbones was named based on the world famous Captain Kidd, who was active in the late 17th century Britain.


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[Assistant] This skull and crossbones was named based on the world famous Captain Kidd, who was active in the late 17th century Britain.


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[Assistant] I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts, but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.


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[Assistant] I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts, but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.


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[Assistant] I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts, but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.


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[Assistant] But whoever does not believe, stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's only Son.


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[Assistant] But whoever does not believe, stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's only son.


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[Assistant] But whoever does not believe, stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's only Son.


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[Assistant] You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project, so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.


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[Assistant] You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project, so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.


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[Assistant] You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project, so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.


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[Assistant] When I visited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been ten years ago.


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[Assistant] When I visited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been ten years ago.


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[Assistant] When I visited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been ten years ago.


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[Assistant] Jack once gave a helping hand to Robert, who was in trouble and now Robert, in turn, is of great help to Jack.


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[Assistant] Jack once gave a helping hand to Robert, who was in trouble and now Robert, in turn, is of great help to Jack.


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[Assistant] Jack once gave a helping hand to Robert, who was in trouble and now Robert, in turn, is of great help to Jack.


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[Assistant] The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.


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[Assistant] The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.


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[Assistant] The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.


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[Assistant] We are living in fear. We are suffering. We are not enjoying the sun and flowers. We are not enjoying our childhood.


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[Assistant] We are living in fear. We are suffering. We are not enjoying the sun and flowers. We are not enjoying our childhood.


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[Assistant] We are living in fear. We are suffering. We are not enjoying the sun and flowers. We are not enjoying our childhood.


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[Assistant] Not wanting to boast, but I've never gotten better than a 3 on my report card for home economics. Out of 10 that is.


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[Assistant] Not wanting to boast, but I've never gotten better than a 3 on my report card for home economics. Out of 10 that is.


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[Assistant] Not wanting to boast, but I've never gotten better than a 3 on my report card for home economics. Out of 10 that is.


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[Assistant] The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical disks.


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[Assistant] The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical disks.


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[Assistant] The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical disks.


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[Assistant] This is to confirm the appointment we made to meet at your office at 10 o'clock AM on Monday, February 27th.


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[Assistant] This is to confirm the appointment we made to meet at your office at 10 o'clock AM on Monday, February 27th.


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[Assistant] This is to confirm the appointment we made to meet at your office at 10 o'clock AM on Monday, February 27th.


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[Assistant] If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce, say, food, there are two things you must do.


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[Assistant] If you are a member of a primitive community, and you wish to produce, say, food, there are two things you must do.


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[Assistant] If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce, say, food, there are two things you must do.


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[Assistant] Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake. Even loose change will go a long way.


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[Assistant] Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake. Even loose change will go a long way.


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[Assistant] Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake. Even loose change will go a long way.


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[Assistant] The guard's truncheon hit the air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal mesh, rubbish bin flying towards him.


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[Assistant] The guard's truncheon hit the air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal mesh, rubbish bin flying towards him.


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[Assistant] The guard's truncheon hit the air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal mesh, rubbish bin flying towards him.


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[Assistant] The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago, were he an ordinary man, but he is still defying death.


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[Assistant] The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago, were he an ordinary man, but he is still defying death.


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[Assistant] The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago, were he an ordinary man, but he is still defying death.


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[Assistant] The economic strength of a country lies not alone on its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume.


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[Assistant] The economic strength of a country lies not alone on its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume.


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[Assistant] The economic strength of a country lies not alone on its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume.


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[Assistant] Jane is fat and rude and smokes too much. However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.


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[Assistant] However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.


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[Assistant] However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.


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[Assistant] The cost of living has risen so quickly that it's almost impossible for us to make both ends meet.


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[Assistant] This airport doesn't have as many flights as Incheon Airport, and even looking from the observation deck, at first there were no planes.


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[Assistant] This airport doesn't have as many flights as Incheon Airport, and even looking from the observation deck, at first there were no planes.


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[Assistant] This airport doesn't have as many flights as Incheon Airport, and even looking from the observation deck, at first there were no planes.


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[Assistant] However, if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, you can do that right away.


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[Assistant] However, if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, you can do that right away.


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[Assistant] However, if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, you can do that right away.


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[Assistant] Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake. Even pin money will go a long way.


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[Assistant] Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake. Even pin money will go a long way.


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[Assistant] Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake. Even pin money will go a long way.


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[Assistant] With all the kerfuffle since this morning, I'd almost forgotten. But we've still got the problem of the club members, haven't we?


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[Assistant] With all the kerfuffle since this morning, I'd almost forgotten. But we've still got the problem of the club members, haven't we?


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[Assistant] With all the kerfuffle since this morning, I'd almost forgotten. But we've still got the problem of the club members, haven't we?


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[Assistant] Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services during a given period of time as measured in monetary value.


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[Assistant] Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services during a given period of time as measured in monetary value.


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[Assistant] Gross National Product is a nation's total output of goods and services during a given period of time as measured in monetary value.


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[Assistant] After being out in the wind and rain for years and years, the walls of this apartment building are weather beaten and brittle.


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[Assistant] After being out in the wind and rain for years and years, the walls of this apartment building are weather beaten and brittle.


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[Assistant] After being out in the wind and rain for years and years, the walls of this apartment building are weather beaten and brittle.


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[Assistant] I give an answer that was way out in left field when the teacher caught me off guard and called on me.


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[Assistant] I give an answer that was way out in left field when the teacher caught me off guard and called on me.


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[Assistant] I give an answer that was way out in left field when the teacher caught me off guard and called on me.


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[Assistant] These two have completely different patterning, but no difference is seen in their internal morphology, so it seems that they are considered the same.


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[Assistant] These two have completely different patterning, but no difference is seen in their internal morphology, so it seems that they are considered the same.


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[Assistant] These two have completely different patterning, but no difference is seen in their internal morphology, so it seems that they are considered the same.


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[Assistant] Still others simply travel around America in recreational vehicles, seeing parts of the country they had been too busy to see before.


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[Assistant] Still, others simply travel around America in recreational vehicles, seeing parts of the country they had been too busy to see before.


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[Assistant] Still others simply travel around America in recreational vehicles, seeing parts of the country they had been too busy to see before.


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[Assistant] When she saw the lengths he'd gone to to get all dressed up, she couldn't help letting a brief chuckle escape.


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[Assistant] When she saw the lengths he'd gone to to get all dressed up, she couldn't help letting a brief chuckle escape.


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[Assistant] When she saw the lengths he'd gone to to get all dressed up, she couldn't help letting a brief chuckle escape.


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[Assistant] Recently, with this and that, I haven't been able to sing, so today I sing like there's no tomorrow.


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[Assistant] Recently, with this and that, I haven't been able to sing, so today I sing like there's no tomorrow.


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[Assistant] Recently, with this and that, I haven't been able to sing, so today I sing like there's no tomorrow.


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[Assistant] That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends. He's really at a loss.


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[Assistant] That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends. He's really at a loss.


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[Assistant] That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends. He's really at a loss.


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[Assistant] Last night, John was completely drunk, and she was walking along the lake, and then she fell in the water.


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[Assistant] Last night, John was completely drunk, and she was walking along the lake, and then she fell in the water.


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[Assistant] Last night, John was completely drunk, and she was walking along the lake, and then she fell in the water.


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[Assistant] People ask me, why would you want to cherish a piece of junk like that? But this little beauty means the world to me.


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[Assistant] People ask me, why would you want to cherish a piece of junk like that? But this little beauty means the world to me.


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[Assistant] People ask me, why would you want to cherish a piece of junk like that? But this little beauty means the world to me.


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[Assistant] It was evening and already dark, but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?


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[Assistant] It was evening and already dark, but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?


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[Assistant] It was evening and already dark, but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that? Cats?


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[Assistant] You're probably going to think this is a joke, but I was a punk rocker when I was a kid.


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[Assistant] You're probably going to think this is a joke, but I was a punk rocker when I was a kid.


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[Assistant] You're probably going to think this is a joke, but I was a punk rocker when I was a kid.


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[Assistant] The words Dr. Hawking was choosing this morning would be printed out and sent to the publisher of his book.


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[Assistant] The words Dr. Hawking was choosing this morning would be printed out and sent to the publisher of his book.


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[Assistant] The words Dr. Hawking was choosing this morning would be printed out and sent to the publisher of his book.


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[Assistant] You have our permission to include our software on condition that you send us a copy of the final product.


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[Assistant] You have our permission to include our software on condition that you send us a copy of the final product.


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[Assistant] In my social studies class, for example, there are often discussions that include the teacher as another member of the group.


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[Assistant] In my social studies class for example, there are often discussions that include the teacher as another member of the group.


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[Assistant] In my social studies class, for example, there are often discussions that include the teacher as another member of the group.


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[Assistant] Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle clues. I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.


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[Assistant] Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle clues. I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.


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[Assistant] Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle clues. I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.


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[Assistant] Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and it took on a life of its own.


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[Assistant] Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and it took on a life of its own.


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[Assistant] Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and it took on a life of its own.


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[Assistant] It's not as if an emissary from outer space would have slipped into the school uniform and been loitering around a seeking partner.


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[Assistant] It's not as if an emissary from outer space would have slipped into the school uniform and been loitering around a seeking partner.


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[Assistant] It's not as if an emissary from outer space would have slipped into the school uniform and been loitering around a seeking partner.


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[Assistant] Though this is a bulky book with over 1000 pages, I will have to read it all by this time next week.


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[Assistant] Though this is a bulky book with over 1000 pages, I will have to read it all by this time next week.


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[Assistant] Though this is a bulky book with over 1000 pages, I will have to read it all by this time next week.


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[Assistant] She looked at her flight of cranes hanging there from the ceiling, which her brother James had hung there for her.


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[Assistant] She looked at her flight of cranes hanging there from the ceiling, which her brother James had hung there for her.


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[Assistant] She looked at her flight of cranes hanging there from the ceiling, which her brother James had hung there for her.


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[Assistant] Service industries include communication, transportation, distribution, finance, and a host of other areas which do not involve production of goods.


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[Assistant] Service industries include communication, transportation, distribution, finance, and a host of other areas which do not involve production of goods.


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[Assistant] Service industries include communication, transportation, distribution, finance, and a host of other areas which do not involve production of goods.


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[Assistant] Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape so that she can leave port on time.


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[Assistant] Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape so that she can leave port on time.


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[Assistant] Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape so that she can leave port on time.