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Am I late?
我迟到了吗？
No, I'm early
不，是我来早了
I make you some coffee.
我帮你倒杯咖啡
once candy, right? - right!
要加块糖吗？ - 好啊
can I have a stamp for this?
能给我张邮票吗？
that's the NYT scholarship. you haven't mailed them yet?
纽约时报的奖学金？你还没寄出去吗？
when is the deadline? - tomorrow.
什么时候截止？ - 明天。
I gave you 4 months ago, Liz. what are you waiting for?
我四个月前就给你了，你在等什么？
for today. for me to turn 18.
等今天，我满18岁
It's your birthday.happy birthday.
你生日？哇，生日快乐
but I don't think there's a requirement
我想他们不需要这个要求
I know, thank you.
我知道，谢谢你
but now I could tell the truth that I was homeless.
但是现在我可以告诉她事实，我无家可归
and no one could come and take me away
没人会接我回家

妙语佳句

Stamp (pt&pp.stamped)
n.邮票；标志，印记；跺脚；特征
vt.盖章于…；贴邮票于…；标记；用脚踩踏
vi.捣碎；跺脚

It's FREEPOST, so there's no need for a stamp.
这是免费邮寄，不用贴邮票。
'Eat before JULY 14' was stamped on the label.
标签上盖有“7 月 14 日前食用”的戳记。

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Deceit
n.欺骗，欺诈；诡计；谎言

And so the game of deceit and double-dealing continued.
因此这个欺骗和两面派的游戏继续进行了下去。

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Requirement
n.要求；必要条件；必需品，需要量；资格

Reacting to a changing requirement shouldn't ripple through the entire app.
针对对于某一需求的变更不应该对整个应用程序产生影响。

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At any rate
adv.无论如何，至少

At any rate, I continued to keep the option alive.
无论如何，我继续保持了这个计划不被枪毙掉。

剧情百科

18岁,Lise终于等到自己成年，不用担心学校和律法对他的排斥和束缚。以自己的名义去参加纽约时报的考核了。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.She died a _____ later, at forty-five.
十年后，她在四十五岁的时候去世了。
2._____ this direct competition there are smaller foes, too.
除了这些面对面的竞争，也还有稍小一些的麻烦。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.They have been involved in a campaign of (deceit).
他们参与了一系列的欺骗活动。
2.(At any rate), mr obama and other democrats assailed the idea.
无论如何，当时奥巴马及其他民主党人对麦凯恩的观点进行了抨击。