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说干就干！Hillary和Davy马上就忙活了起来。可是，说起来容易，做起来难，况且这还是考验耐心的活儿。
Davy: Hillary? Where are you?
Hillary: I’m over here in the paint section.
Davy: Ah, there you are. This place is a
1)maze.
Hillary: Haha, it’s not that bad.
Davy: ①Says you. I’m lost in a sea of choices. You faring any better?
Hillary: Not really. I can’t seem to figure out the difference between “sea foam green” and “ocean green”. They look the same to me but the sales girl was 2)adamant that ②they were different by leaps and bounds.
Davy: Well you’ve got me 3)stumped. They both just look like 4)teal to me.
Hillary: I know, right? Sigh. Maybe this DIY idea wasn’t such a great one.
Davy: Hey now, we’ve been doing great so far. ③We hit a home run at that furniture swap and those frames you got at the antique store are gonna look great when we get them up on the wall.
Hillary: I know, I know. I guess it’s just a little more work than I’d planned on.
Davy: But it’s been a 5)blast for most of it. Common, how much fun did you have going through all those old pictures?
Hillary: A lot.
Davy: Yeah! And didn’t you love the look on your sister’s face when she saw how well we’re doing?
Hillary: Hehe, yeah, that was pretty funny. She’d been our biggest 6)naysayer and that felt good.
Davy: See? We’ve been rocking these 7)renovations babe. Don’t let a little paint get you down.
Hillary: Davy, you’re my hero. And you’re absolutely right. Okay, here’s the game plan: close your eyes.
Davy: Huh?
Hillary: Just do it!
Davy: Okay, okay! Now what?
Hillary: Pick a hand.
Davy: Uhhh…left.
Hillary: Done. Looks like “sea foam green” is the new colour for our living room.
Davy: Great! Let’s check out and get home.
Smart Sentences
① Says you. 只有你才会这样说。
says you: used to express difference of opinion（表示与对方意见存在差异）。例如：
—Professor Johnson’s philosophy class is not that hard.
约翰教授的哲学课不是太难啊。
—Says you! I hate the book he uses—it’s boring.
你说的！我讨厌他选用的书，太枯燥了。
② They were different by leaps and bounds. 两者有天渊之别。
by leaps and bounds: very quickly or very large（非常迅速非常大）。例如：
The population in my hometown is growing by leaps and bounds.
我家乡的人口正极其迅速地增长着。
③ We hit a home run at that furniture swap. 交换家具那事已经有眉目了。
hit a home run: succeed at doing sth.（成功）。例如：
We hit a home run last week at the trade fair.
我们在上周的商品交易会中取得了成功。
Davy: Hillary? Where are you?
Hillary: I’m over here in the paint section.
Davy: Ah, there you are. This place is a
1)maze.
Hillary: Haha, it’s not that bad.
Davy: ①Says you. I’m lost in a sea of choices. You faring any better?
Hillary: Not really. I can’t seem to figure out the difference between “sea foam green” and “ocean green”. They look the same to me but the sales girl was 2)adamant that ②they were different by leaps and bounds.
Davy: Well you’ve got me 3)stumped. They both just look like 4)teal to me.
Hillary: I know, right? Sigh. Maybe this DIY idea wasn’t such a great one.
Davy: Hey now, we’ve been doing great so far. ③We hit a home run at that furniture swap and those frames you got at the antique store are gonna look great when we get them up on the wall.
Hillary: I know, I know. I guess it’s just a little more work than I’d planned on.
Davy: But it’s been a 5)blast for most of it. Common, how much fun did you have going through all those old pictures?
Hillary: A lot.
Davy: Yeah! And didn’t you love the look on your sister’s face when she saw how well we’re doing?
Hillary: Hehe, yeah, that was pretty funny. She’d been our biggest 6)naysayer and that felt good.
Davy: See? We’ve been rocking these 7)renovations babe. Don’t let a little paint get you down.
Hillary: Davy, you’re my hero. And you’re absolutely right. Okay, here’s the game plan: close your eyes.
Davy: Huh?
Hillary: Just do it!
Davy: Okay, okay! Now what?
Hillary: Pick a hand.
Davy: Uhhh…left.
Hillary: Done. Looks like “sea foam green” is the new colour for our living room.
Davy: Great! Let’s check out and get home.
Smart Sentences
① Says you. 只有你才会这样说。
says you: used to express difference of opinion（表示与对方意见存在差异）。例如：
—Professor Johnson’s philosophy class is not that hard.
约翰教授的哲学课不是太难啊。
—Says you! I hate the book he uses—it’s boring.
你说的！我讨厌他选用的书，太枯燥了。
② They were different by leaps and bounds. 两者有天渊之别。
by leaps and bounds: very quickly or very large（非常迅速非常大）。例如：
The population in my hometown is growing by leaps and bounds.
我家乡的人口正极其迅速地增长着。
③ We hit a home run at that furniture swap. 交换家具那事已经有眉目了。
hit a home run: succeed at doing sth.（成功）。例如：
We hit a home run last week at the trade fair.
我们在上周的商品交易会中取得了成功。