A: Is that my sandwich you are eating?
B: Whoops. You’ve caught me red-handed. I’m really sorry, I didn’t have time to buy dinner, and I’m starving.
A: Don’t worry about it. But you owe me lunch tomorrow. I was saving that sandwich for then.
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B: I’ll do you better than that. How about I buy you a steak at the weekend, to say sorry?
A: 你吃的是我的三明治嗎?
B: 哎呀!被你抓到了!真的很抱歉,我沒時間去買晚餐,而且我好餓喔。
A: 沒關係啦,可是你要負責明天的午餐喔。那個三明治我本來是要等到明天午餐才吃的。
B: 我會加倍奉還。週末我請你吃牛排跟你賠罪,你覺得怎麼樣?
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times/台北時報林俐凱譯)
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Catch somebody red-handed
This means that somebody has been discovered doing something wrong or illegal, either during or just after the act.
Arriving on Aug. 2, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi shone out from the darkness in a pink pantsuit. Pelosi is famous for bringing her fashion A-game in punchy blazers and suits. Having a penchant for pops of color, the speaker often takes things a step further by coordinating her outfits from head to toe. Here are a few tips for building a chic wardrobe like Pelosi: Matching shoes to your outfit: Pelosi’s outfit tells us there are three guidelines for choosing the right shoes. You can either match your shoe color with your outfit, your tops underneath or simply
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