王强口语 第一册 Short conversation 003

　　Lesson Three
Short Conversations
Making Up
Connie: Hey, Jessie, wait up!
Jessie: Hi, Connie. What are you doing out on the track?
Connie: Your mom told me I'd find you here. I didn't know you liked to jog?
Jessie: I'm preparing.
Connie: Preparing?
Jessie: Yeah, for adolescence¹. I was told that jogging would redistribute my baby fat and open my pores to help ward² off acne.
Connie: Really?
Jessie: Yeah, that's what I read in a jogging suit catalog.
Connie: Hey, can we stop for a minute?
Jessie: Well, I'm sorry, I don't want to break my pace. Jog along - you can do it.
Connie: Uh, okay, maybe for a minute.
Jessie: You know, I've been thinking about our homeless committee.
Connie: Yeah?
Jessie: I think I have an idea that will raise some money for the poor.
Connie: Good. Let's meet at Whit's End, 5 o'clock to talk about it.
Jessie: Does that mean Miss Boss will be there, too?
Connie: Well, she's part of the group, Jessie. I talked to her, and she...
Jessie: Don't you think she's bossy³?
Connie: Well...
Jessie: Be honest, Connie.
Connie: Well, yeah, she likes to be in charge, but...
Jessie: See I'm not the only one. She's got a lot of nerve calling me unreliable.
Connie: She didn't mean it. I talked to her. She's willing to make up if you are.
Jessie: Really?
Connie: Yeah!
Jessie: She'll take back what she said about me being unorganized?
Connie: Yeah, will you do it? Come to Whit's End?
Jessie: Well, I will if she will.
Connie: Uh, thank heaven. I think I'm going to pass out.
Jessie: Well, do it over there on the grass will you? I don't want to break my pace.
Connie: No problem.

1 adolescence   

n.青春期，青少年

参考例句：

• Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
• The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence.这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。

2 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

3 bossy   

adj.爱发号施令的，作威作福的

参考例句：

• She turned me off with her bossy manner.她态度专橫很讨我嫌。
• She moved out because her mother-in-law is too bossy.她的婆婆爱指使人,所以她搬出去住了。