听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》 Pairing Off - 4

Hi, mom. This is Rebecca. Now, uh, it's kind of a new relationship. So don't say anything too embarrassing, OK?

Oh, hi, Rebecca. He wet his bed till he was twelve. Oh, Oops.

Come sit. Hey, weasel, you wanna move your stuff off the table, we gotta cram¹ for the math test tomorrow.

My name's not weasel. It's Morgan.

But I thought you liked it when I called you weasel.

I've never liked it. You like it so much, it's your name now, weasel.

What an assertive² little sister you have!

Oh, it's the uniform. When she takes it off, she has a vulnerable side. I'm almost certain. Ok, Morgan, soccer practice. Remember what we learnt last week?

Don't kick the coach!

Hey, before we get started, why don't we take a break? Can I get you something to drink? I've got full access to all the major appliances in the kitchen.

Are you gonna show me your house first?

The house? You wanna see the house? Sure. Uh, this is the house.

Are there any other rooms?

Oh, yeah. There's probably one right through here. You wanna? Alright.
Hey, I was right. This is the living room. This is where we live. And this is the couch where much of the sitting takes place.

Are you gonna show me the, uh, upstairs?

Yep, yep, yep. The upstairs, I love the upstairs. You know we weren't even gonna have an upstairs. But I made them put it in because I knew you were coming.

Nobody told me about this girl thing, Shawn. I mean, no one warned me. I thought they were just there. I didn't know they were interactive³.

You will get the hang of it.

Sure, it's easy for you. Your hair moves.

There's other techniques.

Like what?

I don't know. I just do hair.

Yeah, where do I get my technique?

Ask your brother, he's got the boom.

You know what? Let's just forget this whole subject. There are a million other things to do in the world. I mean, we are too young to worry about finding mates.

You're right. See ya.

Where are you going?

Off to meet girls. I've got a thirty-foot range.

Is that you, Shawn?

Get out!

Fine! No girls for me. I'll just study and get good grades and get smart to become a famous scientist, and then I'll build a wife. I'm bored. What's that? Mum? Dad? Are you home?

Cory, we are studying.

So am I.

1 cram   

v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习

参考例句：

• There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
• The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。

2 assertive   

adj.果断的，自信的，有冲劲的

参考例句：

• She always speaks an assertive tone.她总是以果断的语气说话。
• China appears to have become more assertive in the waters off its coastline over recent years.在近些年，中国显示出对远方海洋的自信。

3 interactive   

adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的

参考例句：

• The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
• This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。