For example, someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying down while watching television is sometimes called a couch potato.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

So, on 169, he says to Franny as she's sniveling on the couch: "God almighty, Franny," he said.

在169页，当弗兰尼躺在沙发上时，他说：,全能的上帝，弗兰尼。

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So going to an art museum or being a couch potato and swilling beer, watching television at home.

是去美术馆还是做个沙发土豆,宅在家边吃薯条喝啤酒，边看电视。

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His response came up just short of saying he would have made the case for regime change, but he did say he would have had to couch his arguments for British involvement differently.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Sometimes, Mill agrees, we might succumb to the temptation to do the latter, to be couch potatoes.

穆勒同意，我们有时会无法抵挡后者的诱惑,选择后者，做沙发土豆。

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