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第一部第五課: 請重複跟讀 - 於留空之間可以順暢唸完為止‧

Joe is really in hot water now --
喬依現在的處境是很難處理了，...
his girlfriend just found out he's seeing another woman.
因為他的女朋友最近發現他還去跟別的女人交往。
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That movie actor tried to cheat on his income tax,
那個電影演員試著在繳納所得稅的時候造假漏稅，...
but he got caught and now he's in hot water with the government.
可是被(稅務人員)發現了；現在，他可麻煩了。
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Everybody else in the office thought my idea was great...
辦公室裡所有其他的人都認為我的主意很好，...
but the boss threw cold water on it.
就只有我們的老闆給我潑了一盆冷水。
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I've been planning to go to medical school but my dad threw cold water on this idea the other day...
我一直想上醫學院．可是，那天我爸爸給我潑冷水，...
when he told me he wasn't sure he had the money to pay my tuition for so long.
說他不一定有能力可以給我付那麼多年的學費。
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