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LL: Yeah, he sounds pretty goofy to me. Was he goofy-looking, too?
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LL: Yeah, it can be very disconcerting when you are in an unfamiliar place and don't know the drill.
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是呀，在不熟悉的地方有时心里是很不安。我刚来的时候不知道怎么乘公共汽车，有一次差点走丢了。 |
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LL: Yeah, luckily the fruit display doesn't have any sharp edges. Once my friend walked smack-dab into a glass door and broke her nose.
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我的天啊！你的朋友撞上一扇玻璃门，还把鼻子都撞伤了？难道他没看到那扇门吗？怎么可能撞上去呢？ |
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LL: Yeah, she was definitely a country bumpkin. Were you able to understand her? She had a bit of a country accent.
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你觉不觉得那个在农场工作的女孩和城市女孩很不一样？她的穿着很朴素，脸上也没有化装，一点都没有特意打扮的样子。 |
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LL: Yeah, well, being a benchwarmer on my high school basketball team was not funny, for me at least. That\'s why I quit the team after one season.
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这我完全理解。我以前在大学也参加过蓝球队，也是老坐板凳，所以不久就退出了。 |
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LL: Yes, it does. This doohickey may look simple, but it is a good tool to have in a country kitchen when you have a lot of apples.
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当然啦，在这样的农村厨房里，摘了那么苹果，有这么一个工具当然好呀！这个工具怎么用的？ |
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LL: Yes, it was a special promotion. I love getting Freebies. And a calculator is 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: You are exactly right. I can see he didn't leave himself any wiggle room there. Say, Li Hua, how is your dissertation chapter coming?
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我的博士论文写得怎么样了？哎，说起来很惭愧，我一直没有时间写。时间表排得满满的，没有一点回旋的余地。 |
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LL: You are right， he isn't very fast, is he? We need to let him know we need to hustle.
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好，你去告诉他我们需要赶紧走。我呢，去用一下洗手间。 |
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LL: You know what? The new movie theater that they just opened by campus is another real cash cow.
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对耶！学校旁边那家新开的电影院，是这附近唯一的一家，所以大家都上那儿去看电影。他们肯定也很赚钱。 |
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LL: You know, I also don\'t want to make waves at home, too.
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公司里的事情怎么会牵涉到你的家人，又怎么会给家里制造麻烦呢？ |
