Couch potato 老看电视的人
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2 }' h5 e! e' s/ AWhy 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.4 B+ Q2 d# J0 ^8 }4 A* F: P
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Mall rats 老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人. c ~! g9 G4 v. j) g
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Hey, 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?% z3 K' |1 f; s4 r
5 n9 p6 }3 p5 rSure, 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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6 s; G/ E9 q# y. d% mServes him right! 他活该倒霉!he had it coming to him.自食其果!
1 i) o+ d3 L) E8 S He deserves it! “自作自受”或者“值得称赞”
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---You know what?
- X6 Y" o7 P: W" ]: f. a---What?- B6 V8 i p' \4 N# D4 X3 X
---Cindy just got divorced.
9 N5 z" }' J2 ]$ a4 d---So soon? She got married only last summer.$ r8 C$ @ E$ i7 n( E0 ]7 f0 D# Q8 R A
---Well, she found out that her husband was not the millionaire she thought he was.
1 w. S0 e7 J% l/ P. W--Serves her right! She said she married him for money, not for love.
2 X8 I p) B7 j---Really?' ]; r% |& p5 @2 C& C
4 ? T/ W: V, S# ?9 d5 A---A former official got arrested after it was revealed that he had taken bribes.
7 ?0 v R& Z' j% g---He got his just deserts |