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　　Conversation A

　　Trevor tells his friend Beth he wants to join her at the next cosplay convention.

　　Beth: I'm shocked! You said you wouldn't be caught dead in a cosplay costume!

　　Trevor: Well, your enthusiasm has finally worn me down.

　　Beth: So, you're going to give it a go? Who do you want to be?

　　Trevor: Vash the Stampede.

　　Beth: Great! Have you bought your fabric yet?

　　Trevor: I'm not making a costume! I tried to sew in school once; all I got was a shirt with two crooked arms and an F.

　　Beth: I remember that!

　　Trevor: So, instead of embarrassing myself again, I think I'll just pick something up at the costume shop.

　　Conversation B

　　Beth: But then you run the risk of looking exactly like someone else.swheresis your creativity,

　　your imagination, your sense of adventure?

　　Trevor: I guess you're right. Vash is one-of-a-kind, so he deserves an original costume.

　　Beth: I know all the secrets to good costume construction.

　　Trevor: So,swheresdo we start?

　　Beth: First, we'll go to the secondhand store. Then we'll move on to the art store to get all the supplies we need.

　　Trevor: If we work together, it won't be long till we're dressed to kill—

　　Beth:Just like Vash!

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　　1. crooked adj.弯曲的