A: What do you think of my latest purchase?
B: Wow, you finally pulled the trigger on a car.
A: That’s right! It cost me an arm and a leg, but I’m now the proud owner of a vintage Mini.
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B: It’s so cool and really retro. I love the Union Jack design on the roof. How much did it set you back?
A: That’s classified information, but I can tell you this much: I’ll be eating like a pauper every meal for the next year-and-a-half to pay off the bank loan.
A: 你覺得我的新車怎麼樣?
B: 哇,你終於下定決心買車了。
A: 沒錯!它花了我不少錢,但是我現在成為了驕傲的經典款迷你車車主。
B: 這台車看起來超酷,而且很復古。我很愛車頂上的英國國旗設計。買下它花了你多少錢?
A: 這是機密哦,不過我可以告訴你:我接下來一年半每一餐都要吃得像貧民一樣省,才能付清銀行貸款。
(Edward Jones, Taipei Times/台北時報章厚明譯)
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