Re: VOA News - There's a New Kind of Party Girl in America 0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6 18 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:10:12 +0800 sharedcopy.com http://sharedcopy.com/images/logo-sharedcopy.png?V0 SharedCopy support@sharedcopy.com in bulk http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp31 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:10:12 +0800 in bulk guest 17 true pink http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp30 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:10:12 +0800 pink guest 17 true Taser http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp29 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:10:12 +0800 Taser guest 17 true recisel http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp28 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:10:12 +0800 recisel guest 17 true ESLPod.com's Vocabulary Helper<br /><br />door-to-door = when someone walks to each house to sell something or give information to people about something<br /><br />get-togethers = meetings, parties, gatherings<br /><br />to swap = to exchange, to give so http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp19 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 ESLPod.com's Vocabulary Helper<br /><br />door-to-door = when someone walks to each house to sell something or give information to people about something<br /><br />get-togethers = meetings, parties, gatherings<br /><br />to swap = to exchange, to give something to someone who gives you something else<br /><br />host = the person who lives at the house where the party is held<br /><br />lingerie = underwear that women wear to look more sexy (well, that's what I am told...)<br /><br />gadget = device, usually a mechanical or electrical machine<br /><br />stun = to shock, to make someone suddenly unable to move or think; stun guns send out an electric charge that is very painful and "stuns" you<br /><br />to subdue = to control someone by violence or force<br /><br />to send forth = to discharge, to shoot<br /><br />jolt = powerful force that is painful, like when someone pushes you<br /><br />eager = willing, very interested in doing something<br /><br />gown = a dress<br /><br />to pocket = to keep money, to earn money<br /><br />metallic = made of metal<br /><br />zapped = to get hit by an electric charge<br /><br />positively = very, completely<br /><br /><br /> eslpod 1 false Background:<br /><br />Most Americans know about (and many own) Tupperware, which are small plastic containers like the ones you see in the photograph here. I remember my mother going to Tupperware parties at her friends' houses back in the 1960s and 19 http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp18 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 Background:<br /><br />Most Americans know about (and many own) Tupperware, which are small plastic containers like the ones you see in the photograph here. I remember my mother going to Tupperware parties at her friends' houses back in the 1960s and 1970s. (I never went to one myself.) They were a very popular way of selling things for the company. They have become less popular in the past 20 years as more women have moved into jobs outside the home, but I guess they are still around (still exist). <br /><br />As the article states, there have recently been other types of "parties" to sell things to women, including taser guns. Many Americans think that they need to protect themselves, especially in big cities, and since we have an (unfortunate) culture of guns in the US, this is the next logical step. eslpod 1 false positively http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp17 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 positively eslpod 1 true zapped http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp16 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 zapped eslpod 1 true metallic http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp15 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 metallic eslpod 1 true pockets http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp14 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 pockets eslpod 1 true gown http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp13 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 gown eslpod 1 true eager http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp12 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 eager eslpod 1 true jolt http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp11 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 jolt eslpod 1 true send forth http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp10 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 send forth eslpod 1 true t http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp9 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 t eslpod 1 true o subdue http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp8 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 o subdue eslpod 1 true stun http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp7 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 stun eslpod 1 true gadget http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp6 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 gadget eslpod 1 true lingerie http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp5 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 lingerie eslpod 1 true host http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp4 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 host eslpod 1 true swap http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp3 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 swap eslpod 1 true get-togethers http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp2 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 get-togethers eslpod 1 true door-to-door http://voanews.com.sharedcopy.com/english/AmericanLife/0192520cc1adbb1af3a8f4b452fa94a6.html#shcp1 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0800 door-to-door eslpod 1 true
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