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夏天的一个中午，阿美和好朋友古奇在街上闲逛，天气特别炎热，两个人不停地抱怨，她们都在抱怨些什么呢？来看看吧！ Listen Read Learn Gucci: May, we are fools to hang out at noon. It's dying hot today. My skin is too weak to be exposed under the summer sun

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