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<p> <span word="Chris">Chris</span>告诉同事<span word="Jason">Jason</span>, 准备买辆新车。</p><p> <span word="Jason">Jason</span>: <span word="Hey">Hey</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>?</p><p> <span word="Chris">Chris</span>: <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="poring">poring</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="brochures">brochures</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="models">models</span>.</p><p> <span word="J">J</span>: <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="car">car</span>?</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>: <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bugging">bugging</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p> <span word="J">J</span>: <span word="So">So</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span>?</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>: <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span>.</p><p> <span word="Chris">Chris</span>太太怀孕，所以不得不考虑买车。<span word="Chris">Chris</span>说，<span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bugging">bugging</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 意思是我太太一直在软磨硬泡要说服我，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>是没完没了烦某人的意思，比如说，<span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="bugging">bugging</span> <span word="me">me</span>. 意思就是别烦我了。这是<span word="Chris">Chris</span>的第一辆车，他以前都是骑自行车或是骑摩托车上班，但现在 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> 眼看就要有孩子了，所以只好考虑买车。<span word="Jason">Jason</span>表示理解。</p><p> <span word="J">J</span>: <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="Asking">Asking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="shes">shes</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>: <span word="Oh">Oh</span>...<span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>.</p><p> <span word="J">J</span>: <span word="So">So</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="car">car</span>! <span word="Wow">Wow</span>, <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span>!</p>
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