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Part One 你听不懂的

set one’s cap at 女子追求,挑逗

Melody set her cap at Tony and tried to attract his attention, but Tony just took no notice of her.

Throw down the gauntlet 挑战

That candidate threw down the gauntlet to his opponent for the budget scheme in the coming weekend.

The latest championship of the Computer Games Contest just took up the gauntlet thrown down by the championship of last year.

Part Two 你说不出的

---What a long drive.

---You’re telling me.

---Are you comfortable?

---Hardly. It's hot, and the car’s full of your junk. You brought everything but the kitchen sink.

---So maybe I like to be comfortable when I travel.

---That’s the understatement of the century. You could open a clothing shop with all the stuff you packed.

---Lay off. You ‘re lucky I’m doing all the driving.

---No complaints here. At least we’ll be there soon.

---The sooner, the better. I can’t wait to hit those roulette tables!

Part Three 有趣的故事

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