| 1. | For the old lady buying the daily newspaper soon became an end in itself, since she really just wanted to chat with the shopkeeper . |
| 那老太太每天去买报纸,不多时便觉乐在其中,因为她主要是想和店主聊天。
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| 2. | I'm sure the shopkeeper gave me short measure when she weighed out the potatoes. |
| 我肯定那店老板给我称土豆时克扣了分量。
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| 3. | She dickered (with the shopkeeper ) for the best fruit. |
| 她要买店里最好的水果而(跟店主)讨价还价。
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| 4. | The shopkeeper gave us short weight: we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos. |
| 店主给我们的分量不足: 应该10公斤我们只得到7。
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| 5. | The shopkeeper struggled with the thief. |
| 店主与那窃贼搏斗起来。
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