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J: I'd love to. In fact, that's why I'm here. I like the kind of casual, friendly atmosphere at a cocktail party. It seems particularly good for making new friends.
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好。其实这是我来这儿的目的。我喜欢鸡尾酒会上随意友好的气氛，尤其适合交新朋友。 |
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J: I'll do laundry for you -- this once -- but I'll not make your dinner. Sorry.
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我会替你洗衣服的--只此一次--但我不替你做晚餐，对不起！ |
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J: I'll explain it to you. The books are all placed alphabetically. If you know any about the book's title, author or subject, you can find it in the card.
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（我给你说一下。这些书都是按照字母顺序排放的，如果你知道这书的书名、作者或主题中的任一种，你就可以在卡边上查到。） |
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J: I'll have trouble in any case.
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无论如何，我都会有困难。 |
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J: I'll try that. Do you have facial cream to go with that?
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那我试试吧，有配套的润面霜吗？ |
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J: I'm OK. Thanks for being so thoughtful anyway.
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珍：我还过得去。无论如何还是要谢谢你这么体贴。 |
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J: I'm trying but my right foot got stuck.
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我是想要过去，但我的右脚卡住了。 |
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J: I've got enough clothes on because Mom watched yesterday's weather forecast on TV. And I learned that cold fronts would hit our town. The temperature would jump down, too.
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昨天妈妈看了电视的天气预报，所以我穿了足够的衣服。听说冷锋会袭击我们镇，而且气温也会下降。 |
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J: In the business field, you know “ time is money ” . “ time is life ” . Many companies also penalize their staff of mental dilatory severely like this.
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（在商界，你知道“时间就是金钱”，“时间就是生命”。许多公司也总是像这样严厉地惩罚那些思想拖沓的员工。） |
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J: Indeed, I don't drink much. But a Scotch would do good to my health, I believe.
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说实在的，我不怎么喝酒。但我相信一杯威士忌会对我的健康有益。 |
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J: It sounds great. Do you know the order of medley relays?
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听起来不错，你知道混合泳接力赛的顺序吗？ |
