I’d buy it for a dollar
Chinese translation: 这东西真不怎么样
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| 5 | 一块钱我都不买 |
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| 4 | 这东西真不怎么样 |
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| 3 | 本身無意思 |
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| 3 | 一块钱我就买 |
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13 hrs confidence: 
| i’d buy it for a dollar 一块钱我都不买 Explanation: 一块钱我都不买 |
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18 hrs confidence: 
| i’d buy it for a dollar 这东西真不怎么样 Explanation: 这应该是美国人说话的一种方式，意思是这东西真不怎么样！ |
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23 hrs confidence:
| i’d buy it for a dollar 本身無意思 Explanation: See: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=i'd buy that ... 電影裡的人見到這個廣告會笑是作品本身的設定, 並不是因為這句本來好笑(雖然也有人從底特律的經濟狀況云云去分析這笑話的出處), 因為RoboCop流行, 讓這句話的使用延展到現實世界。 |
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1 day 7 hrs confidence:
| i’d buy it for a dollar 一块钱我就买 Explanation: 言下之意，这个破东西也就值一块钱 |
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