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【Dialogue 2】 A: I know it might——1——，but my alarm clock somehow didn't ——2—— this morning. B: Yes, VIPs always are. So it's quite all right. And you're a very important person at this meeting. A: Oh, please don't! B: I was just kidding. We've been ——3——! 【tips】 lame表示unconvincing.如：lame excuse 站不住脚的理由，无法令人满意的辩解。 The lame tongue gets nothing.（谚）讷于言辞，诸事不成。指理论站不住脚的言辞说服不了别人。 VIP: very important person ATM: automated teller machine 自动取款机 CFO: chief financial officer 首席财务总监 CEO: chief executive officer 首席执行官 GPS: global positioning system 全球定位系统 MPA: master of public administration 公共管理硕士 PIN: personal identification number 个人识别码 【精彩短句】 真对不起。 I'm sorry/terribly sorry. I feel really bad about... I apologize. I beg your pardon for... A:I'm awfully sorry for the other day. B:It's OK. 【文化ABC】——女士优先（2） 在街上行走或走马路时，男士要走在女士身旁靠来车方向的一侧。理由有三： | 
