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It’s the end of 2016, and everyone in my neighborhood is getting ready for 2017. Drivers are lining up at the nearby gas station to get their cars washed. People are outside their houses washing their windows, and some have already hung New Year’s decorations above their doors. People are throwing away things that they no longer need and things that don’t work. Dry cleaners are also doing a great business because everyone wants their clothes cleaned before next year. How are you are preparing for the New Year? (by Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
soy milk 豆乳;

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How should a man propose to his sweetheart? One man in China had a very unusual way of asking his girlfriend to marry him. He arranged to meet her in the street, and while he was waiting for her, he and his friends made a big heart using 520 bottles of soy milk. I’m not sure why he chose soy milk. Maybe it is her favorite drink. Or maybe he just wanted to make a heart with white bottles. In any case, when his girlfriend arrived, he gave her flowers, and she accepted his proposal. They didn’t drink the soy milk though. They gave it to the crowd of people who were watching. (by Prof.Douglas Jarrell)
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