Being a party of one makes you far easier to fit in—for a restaurant table, theater seat, or any last-minute booking.

要是成群结队的话，就很难适合自己的心意——找餐馆餐桌，找剧院座位，最后一刻预定席位。

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The other night I was playing badminton with ZZ, cuz it was a last minute booking, we didn't have time to invite other friends.

星期五晚上难得有时间跟两个要好的女友们一起吃饭。

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But with many travel companies cutting prices at the last minute, early booking can penalize consumers who pay in advance.

随着越来越多旅游企业在最后一刻实行降价，提早预订的客户有可能反遭损失。

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The Rangers forward was brought off after a 57th minute booking and Montenegro made it 2-0 two minutes later with their first significant attack of the second half.

BBC: Montenegro 2-0 Northern Ireland

Emilio Izaguirre slotted home his first Celtic goal before the break, then Saints' Danny Grainger was sent off in the 87th minute for a second booking.

BBC: Emilio Izaguirre

The Welshman was also involved as Terry received his marching orders in the 67th minute, receiving his second booking after a late challenge on the pacy 20-year-old.

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