> #### 1. How are you doing?
- Great!
- Not too bad...thanks
- Take it easy!
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> #### 2. What do you do for a living?
- What is your job?
- How do you make money?
- How do you earn money?
- What do you do for a living?
- Do you have a job?
- Where do you work?
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> #### 3. I'm into sports!
- I'm very interested in sports!
- I'm into cooking.
- I'm into sleeping.
- What are you into?
- I can't believe you're watching that.
- * The CBA Channel? I'm ==into== basketball.
- Since when?
- * Since high school. I used to play everyday!
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> #### 4. My knee went out.
- Every two weeks, my back goes out.
- You wanna play some basketball this weekend?
- * I'd love to, but my knee ==went out==.
- Ouch! How did that happen?
- * When I was playing football.
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> #### 5. What's up this weekend?
- Hey, what's up this weeekend?
- ==What's up== this weekend?
- * I'm gonna go hiking.
- Where at?
- * Park Canyon. You wanna go?
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> #### 6. I'm going to kick back (kict forward, and lay back).
- You wanna go do something?
- * No, I'm gonna ==kick back==.
- You're so lazy!
- * Hey! I had a long week.
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> #### 7. I slept in. - 睡到自然醒
- I slept without using an alarm clock.
- I slept untill I woke up naturally.
- You look refreshed.
- * Yes! I ==slept in==. I woke up at 10!
- I wish I could. I've got kids.
- * That is why I'll never marry!
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> #### 8. I overslept.
- I overslept this morning, what I gonna to do?
- Do you sometimes oversleep?
- Where have you been?
- * I'm sorry, boss. I ==overslept==!
- Again?
- * I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
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> #### 9. I'm going to stock up on...
- I'm going to stock up on toilet paper.
- I'm gonna stock up on baskeball.
- What are you getting at the store?
- * I'm gonna ==stock up on== water.
- What about cookies?
- * Those, too!
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> #### 10. I'm counting on you.
- I'm relying on you.
- I'm believing in you.
- I'm trusting in you.
- Will you help me move this Sunday?
- * Sure!
- I'm ==counting on== you!
- * Don't worry! I'll be there.
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> #### 11. I had a long week.
- I had a difficult week.
- I had a stressful week.
- You look stressed.
- * Well, I ==had a long week==.
- Already? What happened?
- * Just work. I have a new project that's taking forever.
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> #### 12. TGIF. Thank God, it's Friday!
- This had been a long week, now it's done.
- Ugh! ==Thank God, it's Friday==!
- * No kidding! You going out tonight?
- No way! I've got FNL...
- * Have fun!
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> #### 13. That's pure nonsense.
- That's totaly nonsense.
- That is not true.
- That is BS! I don't believe that.
- You'are sitting too close to the TV.
- * I'm comfortable.
- Your eyesight is going to get bad.
- * That's ==pure nonsense==.
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> #### 14. Did you get out shopping?
- Did you get out dancing lastnight?
- Did you ==get out hunting== this weekend?
- * Yesterday morning.
- Did you get anything?
- * Nothing but really cold feet!
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> #### 15. Do away with my hat.
- If you don't like my hat, I'll do awya with it.
- You need to do away with smoking.
- I need to ==do away== with my hnuckle cracking.
- * It's a hard habit to break.
- I know. It's almost impossible.
- * Want me to help?
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> #### 16. I'm going to do a party up.
- To do up a wedding.
- To make it exciting.
- Are you gonna ==do it up== for you mom's birthday?
- * No, we're just gonna have a nice dinner at home.
- No party?
- * She said she didn't want one.
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> #### 17. Do up a dress.
- Do up your hair
- Do up your coat.
- Is it cold outside, mom?
- * Yes. Be sure to ==do up== your jacket.
- Okay. Where's my hat?
- * It's in your pocket.
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> #### 18. To do sth over.
- Do it again.
- To do sth over, it means you do it again.
- How do you like my picture, daddy?
- * What is it?
- It's a picture of a bear.
- * Oh...um...you should ==do it over==.
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> #### 19. Because of ... (negative situation)
- Because of the weather, I couldn't go playing basketball yesterday afternoon.
- Why didn't you call me last night?
- * ==Because of== my phone's battery
- Why didn't you charge it?
- * Because of my carelessness. I left my cord at school.
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> #### 20. Thanks to... (positive situation)
- Thanks to you, I play basketball everyday.
- Your skin looks healthy!
- * It's all ==thanks to== basketball.
- You mean you play basketball a lot?
- * Right.
