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房奴

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ID: 0450 Advanced
钻石太贵了买不起就不戴。车子太贵了买不起就不开。可房子太贵了买不起就能不住了吗？答案当然是否定的。结婚得买房，房子小了、旧了也得买。虽然房价一年比一年高，但排队买房的人还是不少。这就产生了一个新的群体“房奴”。一听这名字大家就知道房奴可不好当啊。
Thu Mar 08 2007 | Jenny, 肖霞
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
扫兴 sǎoxìng to ruin someone's happiness
开销 kāixiāo expenses
清算 qīngsuàn to liquidate, to clear accounts
抬高 táigāo to raise
附近新开了一家酒吧，听说很不错，下班后一起去看看怎么样？
fùjìn xīn kāi le yī jiā jiǔbā ，tīngshuō hěn bùcuò ，xiàbān hòu yīqǐ qù kànkan zěnmeyàng ？
好啊，算我一个。小刘，你呢？
hǎoa ，suàn wǒ yī ge 。Xiǎo Liú ，nǐ ne ？
我就不去了，你们俩去吧。
wǒ jiù bù qù le ，nǐmenliǎ qù ba 。
哎呀，别扫兴了，去吧，去吧，你以前不是很喜欢泡吧的吗？
āiyā ，bié sǎoxìng le ，qù ba ，qù ba ，nǐ yǐqián bù shì hěn xǐhuan pàobā de ma ？
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