60堂英语情景口语必修课 10

　　Episode¹ 10 To the Nightclub
Dialogue 1
(Tom and Mike go out partying.)
Tom: Mike, what are you doing tonight?
Mike: Nothing special. I just want to get plastered².
Tom: I don't feel like drinking tonight .I'm gonna hang out at YY's.
Mike: YY's ? That place is boring .How about Xara's? It's real classy , and they keep the place spin³ and span⁴.
Tom: Yeah ,but it's expensive .Nah ,I'm going to YY's.
Mike: On second thought ,I think I'll join you.
Tom: They 've just revovated the place .You may be surprised.
Mike: Wow,they really went to town on this place!
Tom: Quite a difference ,huh?
Mike: Sure is. Waiter,bring us two drafts,please.
Tom: Ah hah.Thought you were't drinking.
Mike: When in Rome ,do as the Romans do.
Dialogue 2
(Seth and Kenny go out for happy hour.)
Seth: Hi,Kenny. Let's go for a drink.
Kenny: Sounds good .Where are we going?
Seth: Somewhere new .It's a great place to pick up chicks.
Kenny: Need a new .girlfriend,huh?
Seth: Yeah,I broke up with Lisa.She blew a gasket over it.
Whoa,get a load of that!
Kenny: Whew! That getup is terrific⁵!
Seth: Never mind the getup.She's beautiful!
Kenny: That too.
Seth: I'm gonna introduce myself.
Kenny: If you're lucky,that might do the trick.
Seth: Oh,oh,that tears it! I'm getting out of here.
Kenny: Hold on! What's the big hurry?
Seth: My ex-girlfriend's here.If she sees me,my goose is cooked.
Kenny: I wanna finish my drink first. I'll meet you at Sammy's.
Seth: OK,catch ya later.

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 plastered   

v.使平；涂以灰泥；粘贴；掩饰(plaster的过去分词形式)adj.涂得厚厚的；醉醺醺的；〈美俚〉“plaster”的派生

参考例句：

• The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head. 暴雨使她的头发紧贴头顶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These rough places on the wall could be plastered over. 可以在墙上这些毛糙的地方涂上灰泥。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 spin   

v./n.纺，（使）快速旋转；旋转，旋转运动

参考例句：

• A man cannot spin and weave at the same time.[谚]一心不能二用。
• We can go for a spin on a bicycle on campus.我们可以骑自行车在校园里兜一圈。

4 span   

n.跨度，跨距，范围；vt.持续，贯穿，跨越

参考例句：

• The time span of these documents from 1954 to 2009.这些文件的时间跨度为1954年至2009年。
• The measurement span is determined by the higher and lower range values.测量量程由上限值和下限值决定。

5 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。