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LL: Hey, Li Hua!? You're not ready for school! We need to go now! It's already 8:30.

LH: (Yawns) Larry? §A«ç»ò³o»ò¦­´N¨Ó°Õ¡I²{¦b´XÂI¤F¡H

LL: Get it together, Li Hua! It's already 8:30! We need to leave in fifteen minutes, or we'll be late to class!

LH: Get it together? (Groans and yawns) §â¤°»ò©ñ¤@°_°Ú¡H§A¦b»¡¤°»ò¹À¡H

LL: I said "get it together"! That means, get organized, focus on what you need to do.

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LL: "To get it together" , or "get one's act together" can also mean something very general, such as arranging one's life for the better.

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LL: Here's an example: After finishing college, I didn't work hard to plan for the future for several years. But finally I got my act together, and got accepted into graduate school.

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LL: That's right... here in the U.S. people usually have several chances to get it together. One of my friends almost failed his first semester of college. But he got his act together, and now he's a Ph. D. candidate at Yale.

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LL: Right, right... enough talking! Get it together, Li Hua. If you're not ready in ten minutes, I'm leaving!

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LL: All right, let's go. Now.

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LL: Well, that's tough. You'll just have to wait until after your first class to eat something. Now let's go!

LH: Tough? §A¬O­n§Ú°í±j¤@ÂI¡A´N³o»ò¾jµÛ°Ú¡H

LL: No, that's not what I mean. When I say "that's tough" that means "too bad". Sometimes, you can just say "tough" by itself. Anyway, It's too bad that you can't eat breakfast, but we have to go now.

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LL: That's right, its not very polite to say "that's tough!" when someone complains or has a problem. Usually when you say "that's tough" it means you don't care about their problem.

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LL: That's just tough, Li Hua. We don't have time to get you breakfast. You should have gotten up earlier.

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LL: Tough! I don't care why you're late this morning, I just want to get to class on time. Let's go.

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LL: Tough. You can look at you notes in the car. I'm leaving right now... you'd better come with me if you want a ride to school.

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LL: Tough, Li Hua. If you'd just get yourself together, this kind of thing wouldn't happen. Let's go!

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