My boss is a micromanager.

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What are the landmarks around there?

其实英文中有一个单字landmark（地标）蛮好用的，你只要问“What are the landmarks around there？”我保证老美一定听得懂啦！

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Thirty-seven years ago, America feared China, then the largely unknown Communist giant of the Far East.

The day pingpong changed the world老美眼中的“乒乓外交”37年前，美国惧怕中国，那时不为人知的远东地区共产主义大国。

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I am laying low.

有一次我问一个老美，How are you doing？结果他回我I am laying low。

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Some Americans think excessive homework for children may be counterproductive.

有的老美认为给孩子太多的家庭作业，可能产生相反效果。

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Under the SAT test-optional policy and the dropping of standardized exam mandates, some Americans worry that institutions may lower their standards and suffer a drop in reputation and overall quality.

在这SAT考试非强制性的政策下，以及淡化标准测验的管制，一些老美担心大学也许会降低水平、影响声誉和全面品质。

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On the other hand, trading individual stocks and bonds can be costly.

在另一方面, 个股交易和债券投资也可能存在风险(花费很高).

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But developing new lines can be costly.

但是开发新的行当耗资巨大.

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A year off, away from home, can be costly.

离家一年的花费也是很大的.

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Modern, manufactured dyes can be costly.

现代的人造染料价格比较昂贵.

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Innoculation can protect poultry, but could be costly.

疫苗接种能保护家禽, 但费用可能会很高.

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Going through the courts and even arbitration can be costly.

提起诉讼的成本可能很昂贵,甚至申请仲裁也会代价不菲.

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They would be costly and the net benefits might well be negative.

他们会耗费成本,带来的净收益也可能是负面的.

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King Arthur's knights fire a cannon from the top of the castle wall.

亚瑟王的骑士们在城墙上开炮.

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What they present a gift with the beautiful mind for opposite party is a priceless treasure.

他们用自己美丽的心灵赠给对方的是一件无价之宝.

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Your teacher also talk about working in groups or by yourself.

你的老师也将谈论工作的团体或由你自己.

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Good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away.

好事不出门,坏事传千里.

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He put two choices before her to marry him or to go far away from him.

他给她两种选择:嫁给他或远离他.

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I will anchor the footsteps, stares at form which that will go far away.

我会停住脚步, 凝视那个远去的身影.

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A salary rise of 10 % represents an annual increase of $ 3, 600 for the clerical staff.

薪金提高10%对一般做文书工作的职员来说相当于全年收入增加3600美元.

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It would now be known, he said, as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial.

白宫记者会秘书Mike McCurry被问到这件事时，随机应变回答说，林肯纪念碑也被卖了，现在被命名为福特水星汽车纪念碑。

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