44. Better off with E-mail? P.295

Steve is chatting with his sister, Diana.
S: Gee¹, Diana, you're always at home. Don't you have any friends to go out with?
D: Sure, I do. But all my friends are either out shopping or they're boring. And you know I hate shopping.
S: Get a boyfriend. I'm sure you won't be bored then.
D: Actually, I want to meet some interesting guys but I don't know how to.
S: Why don't you try E-mail? You might get lucky.
D: I don't think so. Besides, dating through e-mail is neither personal nor romantic². Why don't you introduce
me to some of your friends?
S: Why didn't I think of that? How about my best friend, Fred?
D: Uh… maybe I'll be better off with e-mail.

well off 富裕的，处境好的
He is well off with his small house.
grocery³ 杂货店
lazy English 省去音节
chitchat 闲谈，聊天
breeze
I am bored with watching TV, let's go out and play.
I am fed up with ...  厌烦
strike, struck    He struck up a conversation at the party. 打开话匣子
lowercase 小写
personal, private
introduce A to B

1 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

2 romantic   

adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的

参考例句：

• She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
• Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。

3 grocery   

n.食品，杂货；食品杂货店

参考例句：

• There used to be a grocery store on the corner.以前在这个街角有家杂货店。
• Her mother began operation of a small grocery.她母亲开始经营一家小杂货店。