王强口语 第一册 long conversation 10.4

　　D: (In the coach of the plane)
Claire: There's another pair of those imported Super-Egos on that redheaded man! What a coincidence! Yeah, coincidence?
(Claire arrives at the beach.)
Claire: Those disguises don't fool me! I'm sure dad's sent "Mr. Sunglasses" to watch over me!
(Day Four)
Claire: This is my last day and it calls for a donkey cart ride up to the famous Fort Ford² that once guarded Oyster³ Bay. Maybe I can do this alone! Forget it! Hmm...I noticed our "guide" removed his Super-Egos while walking us up through Queen Vic Tunnel. I'm gonna show dad two can play this game!
Claire: (Reaching for the sunglasses left by Alex and shouting to Alex)Oops! S'cuse me! Dropped my purse!
Alex: (Turning around)  My sunglasses! I can't reveal my identity. (Without being able to find his sunglasses ,Alex has to cover his head with a straw-hat.)
Claire: Looks like our guide's afraid of sunstroke!
(Arriving at the hometown airport)
Claire: Cabbie! Take me to Macy's Department Store and please wait for me.
Alex: (Calls Claire's Dad on the phone) Sir, I broke off surveillance when she entered Macy's. She should be home shortly.
(Claire's dad and Alex rush back home.)
Dad: Claire!
Mom: Yes, Claire came home a while ago and she was watching TV up in the west den¹.
(They run into the den and see that Claire is sitting on the couch with her back turned towards them.)
Dad: Oh, princess, I want you to meet somebody, as I have a little joke to share with you.
Alex: (Shouting to Claire's dad surprisingly) Sir, there's just a dummy⁴ here, holding a piece of paper in the hand!
Dad: Hand it to me, Alex! (Reading the note) Dad, dear, this dress looks much better on the mannequin, so I bought it too! I'm off on a real vacation of undisclosed destination. Love, Claire.

1 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

2 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

3 oyster   

n.牡蛎；沉默寡言的人

参考例句：

• I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎，它味道真美。
• I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时，我发现我相当喜欢吃。

4 dummy   

n.假的东西；(哄婴儿的)橡皮奶头

参考例句：

• The police suspect that the device is not a real bomb but a dummy.警方怀疑那个装置不是真炸弹，只是一个假货。
• The boys played soldier with dummy swords made of wood.男孩们用木头做的假木剑玩打仗游戏。