Couch potato 老看电视的人
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! R1 ?! n) R# Y/ |3 ~Why should I go out to see a movie or a concert---it is a lot more comfortable to stay at home. I have cable TV, which gives me a choice of 30 different programs. Why, I can see a championship fight right in my living room. Or I can rent a good movie for a couple of bucks and watch it on my VCR.
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Mall rats 老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人
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$ i9 K9 c3 q: e2 @2 M. UHey, there’s always something to do there for us mall rats. At least a dozen fast food places where we can buy a burger, a slice of pizza, ice cream---whatever. Ten different movie theaters, and a whole lot of people to watch, you know? I can, like, spend the whole day there, you know?3 D2 E# k4 e8 H
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Sure, I used to be a typical mall rat hanging around watching the crowds, especially the girls. But then I went out for basketball, made the team and I don’t have time to waste anymore!
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) s0 e M4 g8 L0 X: e+ n) EServes him right! 他活该倒霉!he had it coming to him.自食其果!
( E2 m6 l6 D8 @ He deserves it! “自作自受”或者“值得称赞”/ K7 Y7 q4 T6 h( R4 k; @& z8 x: e
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---Cindy just got divorced.( w: V; a4 f$ N5 ^2 L
---So soon? She got married only last summer.$ @1 \5 ? J9 a6 ?6 i k* i% P7 K
---Well, she found out that her husband was not the millionaire she thought he was.
C" N4 k; `6 N# y6 e3 x- U5 v) ? o--Serves her right! She said she married him for money, not for love.
+ E& Z' y n8 F8 ~---Really?
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8 i5 U/ B( T' @" j1 k9 B& Q---A former official got arrested after it was revealed that he had taken bribes.
& H q/ N# d- F P& K! [---He got his just deserts |