Couch potato 老看电视的人, R& x5 `/ e" c& J! a1 R7 J' I
( [0 s8 V7 M% G3 q/ \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.& M4 I0 E0 m, e8 a- L- \/ ?
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Mall rats 老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人7 m, b' j, [5 X1 Z
0 ], g2 K/ b! ]8 o# U8 ^; NHey, 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?
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, O% A4 L3 _6 C( J" _ X9 {Serves him right! 他活该倒霉!he had it coming to him.自食其果!
. a& o1 r T* F He deserves it! “自作自受”或者“值得称赞”
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; Q! n, U: Y, x) h; x" S---You know what?4 p# L/ V$ U5 J! n9 r
---What?
' S* |& Z) a% o4 ?3 R! Y---Cindy just got divorced.5 Z( r& Y' R7 ^) f1 I3 F: E+ \
---So soon? She got married only last summer.
Q. X, p$ k ~! I---Well, she found out that her husband was not the millionaire she thought he was.
/ C% X4 P' Q' M" L--Serves her right! She said she married him for money, not for love.. w" x* E7 m c9 Z2 k Z$ ~1 {
---Really?
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---A former official got arrested after it was revealed that he had taken bribes.
1 b) a9 J2 @5 N8 R8 ?---He got his just deserts |