Couch potato 老看电视的人( c3 x5 B" N* ^6 t- z% m$ [ s
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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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5 S! j0 e: S& l) k% _Mall rats 老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人
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. [9 ~. `* Q+ j. p pHey, 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?! R( \% S" T* E8 V3 R
/ y, ~9 d9 {0 r5 p4 }% J7 J8 ESure, 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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Serves him right! 他活该倒霉!he had it coming to him.自食其果!9 u9 K; T, _! m
He deserves it! “自作自受”或者“值得称赞”7 B( S3 ?% j8 F* Z* D7 t+ d
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---You know what?
) n/ V) d2 l/ {# F4 A---What?; F* h" o* z, N8 E: W" Q
---Cindy just got divorced." k: @2 h, o4 @, X; G' j
---So soon? She got married only last summer.
K; e5 H* G9 {- M/ f---Well, she found out that her husband was not the millionaire she thought he was.
# c1 J g/ O, _* V1 X; d: X--Serves her right! She said she married him for money, not for love.; s" H( e# H- e# S
---Really?
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/ X" u" \5 O- ?- A8 G& Q. q% C7 o---A former official got arrested after it was revealed that he had taken bribes.7 [. S' U: f* R4 T( w/ \
---He got his just deserts |