Once you are out of your house, call the fire department from a neighbor's house.

一旦你离开你的房子，从邻居的房子打电话给消防部门。

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Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer, "If there's anything I can do…" Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house sitting during the funeral.

现在，每当我听到朋友失去亲人，我不再打电话礼貌地提出“如果有什么我能做的……”相反，我试图想出一个特定的适合那人需要的任务，如带狗去寄宿养犬处，或在葬礼时看房子。

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One phone call will also bring a fitness coach to your house, bringing all manner of fitness equipment with him.

打一个电话就可以把健身教练叫到家，同时送达的还有各式各样的健身器材。

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That still leaves Afghanistan. On Wednesday,by a wide majority, the United States House of Representatives rejected a call for a quick withdrawal of American troops.

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The poor showing added to mounting pressure for Prime Minister Taro Aso to dissolve the Lower House of the parliament and call a general election.

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Meanwhile in the House, Republicans have staged a revolt and are demanding that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi call the House into session to vote on its version of the energy bill.

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In the perfect absence of thundering house music, the call of a lone, coarse-throated bird thunders like a foghorn.

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Watch his full remarks here or read his full remarks below, and learn more from the transcript of the White House briefing call afterwards.

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