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今天要讲的美国俚语由powder发展而来。大家一定知道powder是粉，可以是扑脸的香粉，也可能是治病的药粉或者爆炸的火药，种类繁多。今天要学的第一个习惯用语是： take a powder。 习惯用语t

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