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POS stands for Point of Sales. Don t you have your electronic dictionary with you? So much for all the copyright things. Because we didn t set up POS, we just couldn t figure out how many copies of our software were sold so far. What should we do now? Mr. B, do you have any idea? Sorry, but mine does not have the word. 14 Hold on, please. --;; Well, could you explain what POS means? 15
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During the whole of a day in the winter, the clouds hung low in the sky. I had been passing alone on horseback through an especially depressing area of the country. At length I found myself, as the evening shadows drew long, within view of the cheerless house. I looked upon the dark, gray walls and upon a few white trunks of some dead trees. I brought my horse to a stop at the edge of a black, motionless mountain lake beside the old house and looked down upon the rotting, dead tree-stems and the empty, eye-like windows. Vicky, who is wearing a heavy winter coat, is practicing on her high school stage for tomorrow s presentation of a play. The event is presented as part of a school program that celebrates the end of the school year and shows what the students have learned. Sumi, one of Vicky s close friends, has dropped by to say hello. Hi, Vicky. It s really cold in here. How s it going with your play? So far, so good, Vicky replies, but I may be getting cold feet. I m really nervous about tomorrow. Sumi adds with a worried look, Tomorrow will be much colder, so be sure to wear heavy socks. 22 23
He is such a gloomy guy. His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy introspection. I usually get cold feet when I have to speak in public. 24 Actually our office is just on the next floor. I can drop by next Monday if that s okay. No, but I called her this morning and told her I d drop by after work. 25
figure out I see. So the computer can figure out the most logical order for cutting materials, and so on. Well, I ll leave it to you to figure out how to do that. But if you need more staff, let me know. draw He draws several thousand people each year to his one-man Christmas Carol. The panel s proposal drew mixed reactions from politics and workers in A B C D the health care industry. 26 draw A from B During the six-month promotional campaign, the firm signed up more than 75 new users each week and drew customers from 35 states and 18 countries. The 52 bones in your feet about one-fourth of all the bones in your body. (a) call on (c) find out (b) make up (d) figure out 27
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Clerk May I help you, madam? Mrs. P Yes, I m looking for a dresser. (Indicating one in a display area) I d like that one. How much is it? Clerk I m sorry, ma am, but it s not for sale. Mrs. P Oh, it doesn t matter. So how much is it? Clerk Pardon?? I bought this shirt on sale. This house is for sale. 30 31
Clerk Mrs.Kim Clerk Mrs.Kim Clerk Onions, cereals, milk, eggs These come to $32.78, please. Here you are. (She hands in her card to the clerk.) Do you want to get cash back? Wow, can I use my OK cash back point here? Excuse me???? Can I write it for 10 dollars more and get cash back? Good. And you want forty dollars cash back? Colleagues : Hey, Mr. G. What s blog you mentioned during the discussion? Mr. Chang : Oh, it s a computer term and it s a compound/word of web log. It s an internet site where people share their opinions freely with others 32 33