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Travel News wire… |
Myanmar's reform leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be able to hold a passport
and travel for the first time in 24 years. She won a seat in parliament
after being held under house arrest for years by Myanmar's military
government. She plans to travel to Norway and the U.K. soon.
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This week's Natural Phrase |
We're good to go
Katherine: The taxi has arrived to take us to the airport, and I've got
the luggage ready by the elevator.
Bruce: Right. Well, we've got the passports and money ready, and the
office files saved on USB. We're good to go.
Explanation: We're good to go is a casual way of saying that someone is
ready to go, or they have completed all of the plans.
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This week's Medical Phrase |
We need a CBC
Nurse: We have a patient with liver problems complaining of fatigue and
dizziness, as well as chest pains.
Doctor: I see. Let's take a chest X-ray, and we need a CBC, right away.
Explanation:
A CBC means a Complete Blood Count test, which shows the levels of
hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood cells, and platelets.
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This week’s Email phrase |
That's all for now.
Dear Lucas:
Our client wants 50 more chairs delivered by Friday, but they haven't sent
us the money yet. I'll let you know when the payment arrives. That's all
for now.
Explanation: That's all for now is a way of ending a short email, and
saying that you will write again later.
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