FINDING A BABY-SITTER

Dialogue 16

laurance--Can you get a baby-sitter for tonight?
soony--I don't know.Why?
laurance--Well,I thought we could go out for dinner
          and then go to a movie afterward¹.
soony--I can call Debbie and see if she's available.
       She usually doesn't like to sit during the week,
       but she might make an exception.
laurance--Well,do that,and then call me at the office if
          you have any luck.
soony--Okay,but don't get your hopes too high.It's hard
       to find a good baby-sitter these days.

注解：
1）baby-sitter：指临时为人照看孩子的人。美国很多女中学生、
大学生课余替人看孩子，挣些零花钱。
2）sit during the week = baby-sit on weekdays
3）make an exception：做例外处理。make no exception：概部例外。
4）if you have any luck = if you are successful;也可直译为
“如果你有运气能办成的话”

1 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。