Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United States

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Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United States
Today's episode takes you to one of the strangest cities in the country: Las Vegas, built from scratch in the middle of the desert. You'll learn why the city is full of fake landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Venetian canals, pick up real English expressions about risk and luck like take a risk, the odds, and hit the jackpot, and hear what life is actually like for the people who live there once the lights go off.

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