Are you ready to participate in the mad shopping frenzy that we partake in every year, not only on Black Friday but all holiday season long?

不只在“黑色星期五”而是在所有节日季都加入我们每年都会参加的购物狂潮，你，准备好了吗？

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You end up mad, and your employees get black eyes because of their mistakes.

你会疯掉，而员工也会因为自己的失误而被弄得精疲力竭，满是黑眼圈。

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A fat man sat on a black cat and the black cat was made flat, for the fat man was mad.

一个胖男人坐在一只黑猫身上，黑猫被压扁了，因为胖男人疯了。

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