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was a quiet, serious young man who had been studying very hard. One day, his friend Bob came to congratulate him because Jim had just passed his four examinations with three A's. But
looking at Jim,s thinner face, Bob thought he should have an earnest conversation with him.
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That evening they went to a bar and had an enjoyable time. Jim drank more than usual. By midnight
Bob began to worry about Jim, so he said, "Now lets walk back in the cool air On their way back
to school, they came to a bridge, and Jim looked down at the river for a long time. The stars were
reflected in its smooth surface. What are those lights down there? " Jim asked. "Theyre the star
Jim, "Bob replied. " The stars? " said Jim. " Oh.. Then how did we get up here?
Language and culture tips
Word tips
ed soft drink pr
factured by Pepsi
Dr. Pepper a carbonated soft drink(乐倍)
carbonated /karba, neitod/
(百事)
7 Up a brand of a lemon-lime flavored non-caffeinated soft drink(t)
碳酸的(< of a drink>fzxy
because it contains carbon
Hartridges soft drinks produced by the Hartridges Soft Drinks Company
Virgin Cola a carbonated cola soft drink produced by Silver Spring (f ftb
/sr" Indrikl/圆柱
