Adam spent a lot of time in his grandfather's office

Sugar, alcohol and tobacco, economist Adam Smith once wrote, are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which have become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are, therefore, extremely popular subjects of taxation."

“糖，酒和烟，”经济学家亚当·斯密曾写道，“绝不是生活的必需品，但是却成为几乎全世界人的消费品，因此，也成为了征税的绝佳对象。”

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Adam pressed a button and waited for the lift.

亚当按了一个按钮，然后等着乘坐电梯。

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Adam sought guidance from the Almighty

亚当寻求上帝的指引。

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Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake

亚当蹒跚而行，沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。

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Adam is clever enough, but he's also something of an egomaniac.

亚当足够聪明，但是他也有点自私自利。

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"Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?" Lindsey whispers to Tori ．

“你知道上周五亚当出了什么事吗？”林赛低声问托里。

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Hortucha thinks we're all sluts, like his daughter-in-law.

霍杜查认为我和他儿媳妇一样浪荡。

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This, I concluded after my shameful doctor's appointment, is a skill that can help us all avoid becoming emotional sluts.

在与医生令人羞愧的会见之后，我的结论是这是一种可以帮助我们所有人避免成为情感放荡者的一个技巧。

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Than unswept stone besmear'd with sluttish time.

远胜过尘封的石头、暗淡的时光。

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Jennifer was the smart, intelligent one. Amanda was the fun-loving, kind of sluttish one.

詹尼佛很聪明、机灵，而阿曼达爱出洋相，有点不拘小节。

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Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time.

远胜过那被时光涂脏的石头。

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She was very glamorous when she was younger, but now she wears too much makd-up and is starting to look sluttish.

她年轻时很有魅力，但现在她涂了太多的化妆品，看上去有些不正经。

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She degenerates into a mere slut!

她退化成为一个懒婆娘了！

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I knew that girl was a slut the second I met her.

当我碰到她时，就觉得那女孩不是正经女人。

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I think you like pain, don't you, slut?

我想你喜欢疼痛的感觉，不是吗，母狗？

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Unfortunately, no one told me about the slut rule.

很不幸，打扮放荡这个规则没人告诉过我。

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Unfortunately, no one told me about the slut rule,

很不幸，打扮放荡这个规则没人告诉过我

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She's a real slut and never does any housework.

她真是个懒惰的女子，从不做任何家务。

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I hope you don't think I'm a slut.

你们千万别以为我是个放荡的人。

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You lying slut! You never gave it back!

你个骗子！你根本没还！

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