学习小组:美国之音英语教学系列学习小组
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Joe Doak__
(1) __since his rich aunt died and left him 10 million dollars. He's bought the biggest house in town and a Mercedes 600, and talks about buying some riding horses.
As soon as the gold was all gone, these towns__
(2) __. Everybody moved away, and these places are ghost towns now, with the wind whistling through the empty houses and shops.
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(3)我在部队服役的时候有个朋友,他的爸爸是美国最有钱的人之一。我很喜欢这个朋友,因为他从来也不眩耀自己多么有钱。
(4)我总以为我的朋友彼徳(Pete)是很有前途的。但是后来他吸上了毒品,失去了工作,妻子也走了。我从来没有看到过任何人破落得那么快的!