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 A:     I’m so excited! We are finally here! Six Flags
        Magic Mountain! This is the best amusement park
        inthe world!

 B:    Alright settle down now, you’re gonna give your-
       self a heart attack.

 C:     I can’t believe they charged us dollars each. It
       seems like a rip¹ offdon’t you think? It’s not like I’m
       gonna get on these rides.

 A:    Whoa. . . Viper²! That’s the world’s highest and
       fastest roller coaster! You go at more than miles
        per hour! I wanna go onthat one! Can I mom
        please? Can I ?

 B:     Chris I’m not sure you should get on that it seems
       a bit too much for you and we just had breakfast
        minutes ago. I don’t think it’s a good idea.

 A:    Aww come on mom! I can handle it. I promise I
       wont³ ask for anything else! Besides,  it’s not like
        I’m gonna throw upor anything. . .

 C:     Let him go Carol, he’ll be fine.
 A:    Alright!  Yeah!  This is amazing!  See how high up
       we’re going? Whoa. . .  mmmf mmfff barf.
 

1 rip   

n.拉裂，破绽，激流，浪荡子；vt.撕裂，激昂地说，贬损；vi.裂开，仓促地冲过...

参考例句：

• He had seen the rip in the book.他看到了书里的裂缝。
• I tried not to rip the paper as I unwrapped it.我把纸打开的时候，尽量不把它撕破。

2 viper   

n.毒蛇；危险的人

参考例句：

• Envy lucks at the bottom of the human heart a viper in its hole.嫉妒潜伏在人心底，如同毒蛇潜伏在穴中。
• Be careful of that viper;he is dangerous.小心那个阴险的人，他很危险。

3 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。