Couch potato 老看电视的人
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1 n# ]7 |. `6 B% K! |( RWhy 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.% T+ V* v8 ]1 M4 c h/ s- N; L
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Mall rats 老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人
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! g U: N! T: b! L: u! \" EHey, 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?+ M g0 d6 R; ^* ~
* C# o8 K# g% f( |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!, a2 D, V# }1 I1 R
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/ F" P a( B4 Q% Z: cServes him right! 他活该倒霉!he had it coming to him.自食其果!5 `; T! L- U5 j% C
He deserves it! “自作自受”或者“值得称赞”
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---You know what?5 _8 f9 o8 u5 u3 E" u( k/ A
---What?# K. h& |, \, }2 C) u% K, @6 k% s
---Cindy just got divorced.- V% v4 ?7 t5 W* x! f) [: g
---So soon? She got married only last summer.
1 s# q, j- q" ?& f& x---Well, she found out that her husband was not the millionaire she thought he was.
2 K1 _ ?: }! ?. z--Serves her right! She said she married him for money, not for love.
; [$ K: v- {$ H- i. [& @---Really?
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6 n9 s3 a* r0 a8 @* A8 X1 n' b9 H9 u. A& I---A former official got arrested after it was revealed that he had taken bribes.
. A) [: M( b" B& u---He got his just deserts |