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Part 3 Copycat Les： Hey Mindy， wait up！ Mindy： What is it Les？ I’m not in the mood. Les： In the mood for what？ Mindy： 1）Mindless 2）banter， annoying favors…What was that？ Les： What was what？ Mindy： Did you see someone dressed the same as me， but a little bit shorter with glasses？ Les： I saw you hanging out with a girl like that last week. And now that you mention it， I’ve been seeing her around a lot lately. I thought you guys might be sisters. Mindy： Nope， just friends. Her name’s Bell， and she’s sort of my best friend now， but she’s been a bit 3）clingy of late. Les： No harm in that. Mindy： I guess not. ①The thing is…she doesn’t know when to knock it off. Les： She’s getting a bit too close for comfort？ Mindy： Exactly！ She’s always following me around， and wearing the same outfits as me. Smart Sentences① The thing is…she doesn’t know when to knock it off. 问题是……她根本不知道要适可而止。 knock it off： stop doing sth.（停止做某事）。例如： Joking around at work now and then is entertaining. But you need to know when to knock it off. 工作时间时不时说个笑话大家都会很开心，但要适可而止。 Les： ②I see we’ve got a 4）copycat on our hands. Mindy： At first， I found it kind of flattering， that someone thought so highly of me that they’d wanna copy my style， but it’s starting to get pretty ridiculous. Les： Wait！ Is that her over there across the 5）quad？ No， never mind， your friend has lighter hair than that. Mindy： That IS her！ She dyed her hair the same color as mine. And even styled it the same as me， with 6）bangs and everything！！ Les： She must really idolize you. Mindy： Who cares， it’s creepy！ Les： I don’t think it’s that bad. I’m an only child， and I always wished I had a younger brother or sister who looked up to me like that. Mindy： ③You say that now， but if you were in my shoes you’d see things a lot differently. I always feel like she’s leaning over my shoulder listening to every conversation， silently 7）lurking in the shadows， waiting for the chance to steal my identity. Les： ④While identity theft is a growing problem no