Couch potato 老看电视的人2 X; i( v& U7 d/ ` v
" p) O) H! |1 v; L+ eWhy 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./ i& Z9 j9 \& y0 ]6 J+ q
! \7 i2 z7 v, q" J1 T" c8 cMall rats 老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人
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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?1 R8 @5 o: w3 O. _8 A& u# G6 ?1 j) ^
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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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4 e- `3 v& A+ M4 l9 p$ g3 g4 mServes him right! 他活该倒霉!he had it coming to him.自食其果!
, I0 l! b" ^3 x$ m8 s4 Q& h n5 v He deserves it! “自作自受”或者“值得称赞”
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2 X8 ]+ ]4 f8 \" G---You know what?) o) ~8 R) ?/ D, r& V5 D
---What?
6 {- F2 `4 N/ A7 q---Cindy just got divorced.& p3 H9 @5 Z4 t; Y* N2 a0 m
---So soon? She got married only last summer.2 e6 Z( q. w/ C7 O1 z
---Well, she found out that her husband was not the millionaire she thought he was.
# ~- i0 S0 w; j( o--Serves her right! She said she married him for money, not for love.* ? T" ^4 y1 Q+ i( d
---Really?9 K7 q) o: t; K0 z7 T+ z! w
" w v" R( C4 d7 V% a---A former official got arrested after it was revealed that he had taken bribes.
2 D2 }: T: t# y$ ]) R# v---He got his just deserts |