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LL: A lot of people nowadays use a pre-packaged cake mix with all the ingredients in it already, so it's easier to make.
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用事先调好的蛋糕粉那当然简单多了。那多没意思啊！自己把所有的材料准备好，从头开始做，其实很好玩呢！ |
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LL: About two months. Then I\'ll tell my boss and co-workers, and you won\'t have to keep my news hush-hush any more.
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新工作要几个月以后才开始，你现在还不想让老板和同事们知道。那好，我一定为你保密。不过这个秘密我们要保守多久呢？ |
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LL: And can you believe it? Before e-mail, back in the day people wrote letters with their own hands!!!
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自从有了电子邮件后，现在拿起笔来写信的人恐怕是很少了，可是我很喜欢收到别人亲笔写给我的信，因为那让我感到很亲切。 |
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LL: And then I would fly my jet to my own private island in the Caribbean.
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你还想开着飞机到自己在加勒比海买的一个岛上去！你真是在做梦！ |
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LL: Aren't you worried they are too wiped out to have company?
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LL: Banks often give away candy as freebie or a pen with the bank logo. But a calculator is something I will really use. That makes it a good freebie.
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原来是银行在开展特别的推销活动，给开帐户的人送一个礼物。计算机是有用的东西。不过，凡是免费的我也都喜欢。 |
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LL: But it's iffy that they'll want to play against us again.
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他们不一定再想跟我们打球。那是为什么呀？ |
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LL: But you have to hustle right back, Li Hua; otherwise, we won't make the bus.
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你放心，我马上就回来。我知道我们要赶六点的汽车呢，晚了就赶不上了。 |
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LL: But, Professor Jones is the head honcho of the East Asian Studies Department, and you know him.
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是啊，东亚研究系的琼斯教授倒是和我很熟。你们公司总裁是不是来看你的。他们想提拔的就是你吧？ |
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LL: Come on, you had me for a tutor. I'm sure you did well!
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你辅导我英语，我就一定会考得成绩优异？你真的对自己的辅导这么有信心啊？ |
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LL: Did the guy get all bent out of shape about it?
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没有耶，那位教授没生气，也没有理会那些学生。后来大家都离开会场了。 |
