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Larry说好开车来接李华去艺术馆，可是李华等了他好久也不见他来。李华今天会学到两个常用语 spaced和in a jiffy。 (Phone rings) LH: Hello? LL: Hi, Li Hua, This is Larry. I am so sorry I am late. I completely spaced

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