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LL: Oh, I met someone who studied Chinese years ago and wants to practice their Chinese. I thought you would be a perfect choice to help her out.
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你认识的这个人以前学过中文，现在想练习中文，我当然可以帮助她了。不过，如果只是我帮助她，这好像并不是双赢的局面呦。 |
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LL: Oh, I see, she's so nutty because she has too much extra energy. If we play with her and tire her out, she'll be calmer.
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没错，只要我们多陪陪她，消耗她的体力，她就不会精力旺盛地动来动去。所以我打算用绳子做一些小玩具，每天至少陪她玩15分钟。 |
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LL: Oh, don't worry. Your cat isn't mental. All cats love to scratch furniture. You just need to give her a scratching post to scratch instead.
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就是啊，我的猫咪小雪球是很可爱，可它也够疯的。你看看它把我的家具抓成什么样了！ |
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LL: Oh, that was nothing. I was just helping you out. I'm sure you would have gone to bat for me, too.
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那当然，朋友有难，我一定会拔刀相助，替你出头啊！哦！还有一次，一个女同学在考试的时候偷看我的考卷，还向教授说是我做弊呢。 |
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LL: Oh, well, when people are busy doing their Christmas shopping, they can sometimes be a little on edge.
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我真搞不懂耶！还有几个星期就要过圣诞节了，可是有些人看起来好像不是很开心，好像很紧张，很烦躁呢！ |
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LL: Owl is a bird, but a night owl is someone who likes to stay up all night.
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什么？你一夜没睡？难怪你显得很累。不过你说你不是夜间的猫头鹰，熬夜跟猫头鹰有什么关系呢？ |
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LL: Put the apple here like this. And then turn the handle of the doohickey. And there you have it -- a cored, peeled, and slice apple!
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把苹果放在这里，然后转动这个把手。真的耶，你看，皮也削了，核也没了，而且已经切成片了。 |
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LL: Really? I thought I had the pamphlet for the museum with its closing time, but I seem to have spaced where I put it.
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博物馆的小册子也不知道放在哪里了？你今天怎么了？得了，我上网去查吧！让我看看……有了，网站上说他们6点关门。 |
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LL: Really? You'd better get on that! If you wait too long, they'll charge a big fee, and it might damage your credit score.
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星期四上午你就能改完。那太好了。谢谢你。你知道吗？我现在千头万绪，忙得不可开交，我这个月的电话账单还没付呢。 |
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LL: Right. To conk out is slang for falling into a deep sleep.
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你看，我猜对了吧！我知道你过去几天有多累，能好好睡一觉总是好的。 |
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LL: Say, you know what else was a real hoot? Did you see that show on the comedy channel last night?
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你是指昨天晚上那喜剧节目频道播出的节目吗？我当然看了。 |
