They are late, chew gum, talk to deskmates and have to be reprimanded and sent to the headteacher who is also a senior pupil.

他们迟到，嚼口香糖，和同桌说话，必须受到训斥，并被送到同样是高年级学生的班主任那里。

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It is considered impolite in the U.S. to eat, drink or chew gum during class.

上课的时候吃零食、喝饮料或者嚼口香糖，这在美国被认为是不礼貌的行为。

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"We can walk and chew gum at the same time," Mrs Clinton said in Tbilisi.

“我们能够在走路的同时嚼口香糖”克林顿国务卿在第比利斯说道。

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"Senator Edwards called the president a 'phony, ' and just last night said the president couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time, " Mehlman said.

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Like the American president, who could not walk and chew gum at the same time, they cannot, apparently, cope with Parliament's deliberations while dealing with the country's economic troubles and the challenge of hosting the Winter Olympic games.

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But opposition MPs on the committee seemed sceptical of the deputy prime minister's new approach, Labour's Graham Allen suggesting Mr Clegg should be bolder and the government should be able to "walk and chew gum at the same time".

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