Mary Alice Young: Susan awoke that night alone and parched1. And as she gazed out her window, she saw the tall drink of water she needed to quench2 her thirst.
Julie: Dear Diary. Mike doesn t even know I m alive.
Susan: Shut up.
Julie: If you want to date him, you re gonna have to ask him out.
Susan: I keep hoping he ll ask me out.
Julie: How s that going?
Susan: Shouldn t you be making brownies for your nerdy friends?
Julie: I can t find the measuring cup. Have you seen it?
Susan: The measuring cup?
Julie: Yeah.
Susan: Hmm. I, uh, well, it s gotta be here somewhere. Just keep looking.
Carlos: I know you re awake.
Gabrielle: I know you re a jerk.
Carlos: Dinner with Tanaka ran long. I m sorry.
Gabrielle: You know, Carlos, I didn t marry you so I have dinner by myself 6 times a week. You know how bored I was today. I came this close to actually cleaning the house.
Carlos: Don t be that way. I got you a gift.
Gabrielle: Nope. No, no, no, no. You re not gonna buy your way out of this one.
Carlos: It s a good gift.
Gabrielle: Is that white gold?
Carlos: Yeah. Put it on. And then make love to me.
Gabrielle: Not in the mood. But, we could stay up and talk.
Carlos: When a man buys a woman expensive jewelry3, there are many things he may want in return. For future reference, conversation ain t one of them. Hey, that was a joke.
Gabrielle: Yeah, right.
Carlos: What the hell is wrong with you?
Gabrielle: Let go of me.
Carlos: You ve been acting4 like a nightmare for a month.
Gabrielle: Stop!
Carlos: What s wrong? I can t fix it unless you tell me.
Gabrielle: It s not exciting anymore, Carlos.
Carlos: So what am I supposed to do?
Gabrielle: I dunno. Be the way you used to be. Surprise me. Take my breath away.
Carlos: Okay. Okay!
Mike: Hey, Susan.
Susan: Mike!
Mike: What s wrong?
Susan: I didn t realize anybody was going to be out here. I just sort of rolled out of bed.
Mike: I m sure you look fine.
Mike: Bongo, Bongo, Bongo. No, no... Behave. Sorry. He scares easy.
Susan: No, it, it, it s fine. I get it.
Mike: I didn t mean to disturb you. I ll see you later.
Susan: Did you want to have dinner with me?
Mike: Just the two of us?
Susan: Well, and Julie. Uh, it s a thing we do when somebody new moves into the neighborhood, we invite them over for a home-cooked meal. It s sort of a tradition.
Mike: I thought you said you were a lousy cook.
Susan: Well, I order take-out.
Mike: Oh. You invite them over for home-cooking and you give em takeout.
Susan: Yeah, it s, it s, uh, it s sort of a new tradition. I m working out the kinks.
Mike: I ll tell you what. How bout5 I cook. And you guys come over to my place?
Susan: Oh! Great.
Mike: Friday night at six?
Susan: I ll be there.
Mike: Alright.
Susan: Bye, Bongo.
妙语佳句，活学活用
1. Nerdy 书呆子式的，书呆子气的
不管在哪里，“书呆子”式的人似乎都不怎么受欢迎。Nerdy 是指“书呆子式的，书呆子气的”，它的名词形式是nerd。例如：Did you see his pocket protector? What a nerd! 你看到他用的口袋保护袋了吗？真是呆死了！
2. it s gotta be here somewhere.
“应该就在这附近吧。”很口语化的句子，赶快学起来。
3. Don t be that way. 别这样。
这也是一个非常生活化的句子。恐怕很多男女朋友吵架的时候都会说到：你不要这样子好不好？就是这个 Don t be that way 了。
4. buy your way out of this one
大多数有钱的男人和女人都有这种毛病，以为可以用金钱来补偿爱情和亲情。财大气粗的Carlos也不例外。这里Gabrielle 的意思是：你不要以为买个礼物给我，我就能原谅你了。
5. Behave 规矩点
在国外，如果小孩子淘气，做妈妈的经常会说 Behave! 意思就是“规矩点”。当然这个词不只是对小孩子用的，也可以用来威胁人，比如：Behave! Or I ll kick your ass6! 规矩点，不然我就踢你！
6. He scares easy. 他容易受惊。
Scare 除了我们常讲的“惊吓，使恐慌”的意思外，还有不及物动词的用法：受惊，比如：That child scares easily. 那个孩子容易受惊。
7. order take-out 叫外卖
知道“叫”外卖怎么说吗？就是 order take-out，和在餐馆点餐一样，比如你可以这样问：Can I order take-out here? 你们这儿有外卖吗？
