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LL: Wow, you really are a neat freak.

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LL: Calm down. Li Hua. To be neat is to be very clean and orderly. A freak is a person that is really weird or unusual. Together, a "neat freak" refers to someone who likes to keep things extremely clean and organized.

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LL: Yes, see, your room always looks perfect, you always make your bed. You never throw your clothes on the floor. And you have all your papers well organized.

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LL: Well, I'm not a neat freak, so I don't care if everything is neat and perfect.

LH: §Ú¬Ý­þ¡ALarry, §A´N¬O¤ÓÃi¤F-- I think you are just too lazy¡C

LL: Well, maybe I am a little lazy, but look at your room, books, sweaters and even newspapers are stacked in order, and you're a real neat freak.

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LL: Alright. Now that you've finished cleaning, why don't we go to a movie.

LH: Sure, let's go!

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LL: That movie was so long. It's almost midnight! I'm so tired that I think I'm going to go home and crash.

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LL: No, I don't mean crash as in "car-crash". I mean crash as in "go to sleep".

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LL: Yes, "I really want to go home and crash" means that I really want to go home and sleep.

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LL: Yes, you can say that. Another example is: I crashed at Jim's house the other night because it was too late to go home.

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LL: Of course you can, but right now Li Hua, what I really want is to crash in my own bed. I can't wait to get home.

LH: ¦³¨º»òµÛ«æ¶Ü¡H ­è¤~¬Ý¹q¼vªº®É­Ô§Ú¬Ý§A²´·úÁÙ±iªº¤j¤jªº©O¡C¤£¹L¡A§Ú¤]®¼²Öªº¤F¡C§Ú·Q§Ú¤@¨ì®a¤]·|­ËÀY´NºÎµÛªº -- I will also crash when I get home.

LL: Let's go!

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