Couch potato 老看电视的人
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$ y9 `4 N ?5 H* c6 dWhy 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.+ q7 z. g* C* w1 A0 t% ~+ }8 t- O. ^9 t
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Mall rats 老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人/ E% ~' J* [9 \6 r/ n9 e5 [8 m: ]) n
1 f2 m0 C# W9 V: I: lHey, 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?: B5 e" Z t. b( [; C; q0 W
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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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Serves him right! 他活该倒霉!he had it coming to him.自食其果!
/ C, E/ Z0 [# n, _& W He deserves it! “自作自受”或者“值得称赞”. W" m% n! v" P' Y/ q
3 Z7 m7 |+ f% K9 c---You know what?: _' o( H. d9 K! Q V: o, q# l
---What?
6 ~. W( h0 x2 H: E3 Z---Cindy just got divorced.
, \9 r& S# l$ Y: ]% X---So soon? She got married only last summer.
9 \ K4 r9 J9 M) T+ w---Well, she found out that her husband was not the millionaire she thought he was.
5 O' I4 Z p, C--Serves her right! She said she married him for money, not for love.5 @- j& x, O' P# F' z3 W/ c! [! R t
---Really?8 \4 J6 z4 q5 x) L/ d& H
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---A former official got arrested after it was revealed that he had taken bribes.7 H+ {3 S9 k) z/ f& m% g; W
---He got his just deserts |