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A: 原來如此，剛好你今天穿的是黑衣服，白毛特別顯眼。

B: 是啊，我家的貓很愛撒嬌，老喜歡跳到我身上摩蹭。

English 英文: Chinese 中文: ... Home BilingualPages Fri,Apr29,2016page2 EVERYDAYENGLISH A:Whyareyoucoveredfromheadtofootinwhitehairs? B:Ah,I’vegotapetcat.It’scathair. A:OhIsee.Andyou’rewearingblacktoday.Thewhitehairisreallyvisible. B:Yep.Mycatlovestoplayformyattentionandisalwaysjumpingupandpawingme. A:你身上怎麼都是白色的毛？ B:喔，我家有養貓，這都是貓毛。

A:原來如此，剛好你今天穿的是黑衣服，白毛特別顯眼。

B:是啊，我家的貓很愛撒嬌，老喜歡跳到我身上摩蹭。

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A:其實中華郵政也有這項服務唷。

B:真的嗎？ A:新竹縣尖石鄉的郵局，正在試辦無人機偏鄉物流運送。

B:太棒了，以後寄東西到山區就方便多啦。

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