Story in Mandarin characters:

三天打鱼，两天晒网 / Inconsistent Effort

张丽：好羡慕你这肌肉线条啊！

高月：谢谢，这些都是去健身房锻炼出来的。

张丽：你才有这个耐心。 我总是三分钟热度。哎！

高月：你不是三分钟热度， 你是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 你不觉得吗？

张丽：嗯，有道理。 我按照这个节奏，得什么时候才能像你这样啊。

高月：锻炼需要持之以恒，你这样间断性的锻炼不会有理想的效果的。

张丽：哎呀, 那该怎么办好？每天去健身房我感觉我坚持不下来。

高月：你下定决心做就一定可以。 想想你也有这健美的线条时穿衣服得多好看啊。

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Story in full:

我想去买点夏装

安娜：没衣服穿了，我想去买点夏装。

高月：夏天到了，应该买点新衣服。你去吧。

安娜：你不跟我一起去吗？

高月：这次我就不去了，晚点还得去和朋友看球。

安娜：好吧，我约我的朋友去。

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