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This is a sponge, it soaks up liquids,
这是一块海绵,它能吸收液体,
we use sponges to clean many things, cars, dishes, even ourselves!
我们用海绵来清洁很多东西,汽车,盘子,甚至我们自己!
Hey, what's the cash for?
嘿,那钱是干什么用的?
Dan needs to borrow some money for lunch.
丹需要借些钱吃午饭。
He is always sponging off people!
他老是白用别人的钱!
Last week, I paid for his parking, he hasn't pay me back!
上周,我帮他付了停车费,他还没还我钱!
Dan is a big, old sponge.
丹是个非常喜欢白吃白喝的老油条。
When a person sponges off someone else,
当一个人经常依靠别人白吃白喝时,
they take important things from them like food and money.
他们会从别人手里拿走重要的东西,比如食物和金钱。
So, a sponge, as we call them, takes advantage of other people.
所以我们会称他们这样的人为“海绵”,他们会占别人的便宜。
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