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第二部第16课: 请重复跟读 - 於留空之间可以顺畅唸完為止‧

I thought it would be fun to judge the high school beauty contest.
我原先以為参加中学生选美评审是一件很有趣的事；...
Instead I ended up on the hot seat.
但结果是弄得我很為难．...
When we picked the winner, I made one girl happy and nineteen others mad at me.
我们选出了一个冠军，这样，只有一个女孩子是高兴的，另外十九个都生我们的气。
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If you're mayor of a big city these days, you're sitting in the hot seat.
现在这个年头，你要是当一个大城市的市长的话，那麻烦可多啦．...
It's hard to make voters happy...
你很难让所有的选民都觉得高兴。...
when you don't have the money in the budget to give them all the things they expect.
因為预算裡没有那麼多的钱可以来满足所有选民的各种期望。
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Nancy was all hot and bothered...
南希真是既生气又担心，...
when her boyfriend showed up two hours late to take her to the party.
因為她的男朋友晚了两个小时才来接她去要参加的聚会，
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Please don't get hot and bothered about all these dirty dishes and pans, honey.
亲爱的，你别為了这些脏的碗盘与锅子就发火和担心．...
After dinner you just sit down and relax and watch TV, and let me clean up the kitchen.
吃完饭你就去坐着，轻鬆轻鬆地看看电视，我会把厨房清洗乾净的。
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