A Date 约会

　　Sister : (From the bathroom) Come on, I just got³ in here.

　　Brother : You're kidding me. You've been in there for two hours twenty-four minutes and fifteen seconds.

　　Sister : All right! Five more minutes, OK?

　　Brother : What're you doing in there?

　　Sister : (Coming out from the bathroom) Taking a bath. What do you do in a bathroom? Get a sun tan⁴?

　　Brother : A bath for two and a half hours?

　　Sister : What's wrong with that? I'm going out with Daniel tonight.

　　Brother : You what? No way! Mom doesn't let you go out on dates. Everybody⁵ knows that.

　　Sister : Yes, she does: She said⁶ I was⁷ old enough to make decisions⁸.

　　Brother : That's a quick change.

　　Sister : Do I look good in red? Or maybe black?

　　Brother : No, you look awful⁹ in either¹⁰ red or black. I think white is better.

　　Sister : Is that so?...I better ask Mom for opinions¹². Are you free¹³ tonight?

　　Brother : Yeah....No, you're not going to use my car.

　　Sister : Come on, this is my first time going out on a date. I'll give you Stella's telephone number in exchange¹⁴.

　　Brother : That's a deal¹⁵.

　　Vocabulary¹⁶

　　注释

　　1. Opinion¹¹ n．看法、观点

　　2. exchange n．交换，亦可做动词

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