英文原版对话1000个:946 Blind Date

Doron: I'm a bit schizophrenic when it comes to dates actually 'cause ... I'll either do something really boring and cheesy like pizza and a movie.

Melissa: That's not boring.

Doron: Really?

Melissa: Yeah.

Doron: Well, it's traditional then. I'll say traditional.

Melissa: It could be fun but if you're already at the point where the girl's like in your house ordering pizza and a movie that's ...

Doron: Well, I was talking about eating out and going to the cinema. You already got the guy back to your house. Very forward.

Melissa: Well, pizza and a movie sounds like pizza delivery¹ and video rentals², so I see what you mean. I could always go out for a pizza.

Doron: I like doing that but then on the other hand, I also like to do something totally³ strange and different, like when I was living in Berlin in Germany a couple of years ago, I met a girl I liked and I invited her out for a date, and she surprised me by saying yes, so I had to find something to do and I was bored of movies and pizza so we went to a restaurant near my apartment, but the restaurant was really, really cool because it was totally, totally black. There were no lights.

Melissa: Wow!

Doron: You just go in there and order from a menu in the foyer and then you get taken to a table by a blind waiter and you can't see anything.

Melissa: No way!
Doron: I think they're quite famous. There's two or three around the world. One in New York I think, and also in London and it was the craziest experience because you just have to talk, and I think that's really cool because you don't look at the person. You don't care if they're cute or whatever. You just really get to know them.

Melissa: That's cool. Were there lots of people there?

Doron: It was packed. You had to make a reservation⁴. It was really, really packed.

Melissa: How could you find your way to the restroom?

Doron: You had to ask. You had to ring a little bell and then a blind waiter would come and take you.

Melissa: What do you mean by a blind waiter?

Doron: All of the waiters and the waitresses, and the waiting staff⁵, they were all blind or partially⁶ sighted.

Melissa: Oh, really.

Doron: Not the chefs⁷. I think the chefs could see.

Melissa: Oh, OK.

Doron: But the staff there, they were partially sighted.

Melissa: Oh, that's interesting.

Doron: So they learned⁸ the room really well because they could see and they were your guides. It was a really interesting date, just ...

Melissa: It's interesting just from the view point of experiencing what it would be like to be blind because I think people don't get to experience that enough.

Doron: Exactly, and to know that maybe when you see someone blind in the street, you think, ah, poor guy, poor girl, but then all of a sudden⁹, they're the ones that know their way around and you rely¹⁰ on them.

Melissa: Yeah, that's really cool.

 

1 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

2 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

3 totally   

adv.完全地；整个地

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• You are totally wrong this time.你这次完全错了。

4 reservation   

n.保留条件，限制条件；预订座位

参考例句：

• The instruction should be carried out without any reservation.应当不折不扣地执行这个指示。
• I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。

5 staff   

n.全体人员，同事；棍棒，杆，拐杖，支柱，权杖；vt.为…配备人员

参考例句：

• We need more staff in the office.我们办公室需要更多的工作人员。
• The hotel staff were very friendly.这家旅馆的工作人员非常友好。

6 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

7 chefs   

n.厨师长( chef的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• one of the country's premier chefs 国家名厨之一
• He is one of the top chefs in Britain. 他是英国最好的厨师之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

9 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

10 rely   

vi.依赖，依靠；信赖，信任

参考例句：

• I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。
• You should rely on your own efforts.你应该靠自己的努力。