四个人的英语剧本:Susan and Cathy

 　　Susan很苗条，Cathy很胖，她们是好朋友，不过却都羡慕对方……This story is about two good friends Cathy and Susan. Cathy is a very thin girl; on the other hand, Susan is a very heavy girl. Therefore Cathy and Susan want to change themselves.

　　Scene I

　　(Cathy and Susan encounter¹ each other on a street.)Cathy: Hello, Susan. How are you?

　　Susan: I’m not doing well.

　　Cathy: Why not?

　　Susan: I’m too fat. I want to lose some weights.

　　Cathy: Really? But I want to become fat.

　　Susan: Are you crazy? Being fat is a terrible thing. Look at me. My abdomen² looks like a swimming belt. It is so ugly.

　　(Cathy touches Susan’s abdomen.)

　　Cathy: But it is tender³ and makes me feel content.

　　Susan: You’re so kind. Your words make me happy.

　　Cathy: I’m serious, no kidding.

　　Susan: God! (Touches her own forehead and sigh)Why are you not me and I am not you?

　　(Susan seems to intend doing something.)

　　Susan: We don’t like our figures and want to change ourselves, we can work hard together.

　　Cathy: It sounds good. I can help you and you can help me. That’s wonderful. (Saying loudly)Susan: We begin planning right away.

　　Cathy: Uh! Let’s go.

　　Scene II

　　(Firstly Cathy brings Susan to a famous store named Trust me.)Servant: Welcome! Do you want to take part in our class?

　　Cathy: Yes! We will.

　　Servant: Ok!

　　Susan: Why do you take me here?

　　Cathy: I see that “Trust me, you can make it” commercial on TV. It looks great. So I want to trust it and help you become thinner.

　　Susan: Oh…! Why do you also particular in?

　　Cathy: Because we are good friends, we should do it together. (Ha! Ha!)(After several days)

　　Susan: Why? It’s no use to me, but you become much thinner. (Crying)Cathy: I don’t want it, too. (Crying)

　　(The two girls are very angry to look the servant.)Servant: It’s not my fault. (She escapes from the store.)Scene III

　　(Later, Susan takes Cathy to McDonalds.)

　　Cathy: McDonalds?

　　Susan: Fast food has high calories. It is the best food to make you fat.

　　Clerk: May I help you?

　　Susan: I want to order four hamburgers, ten drumsticks, five french fries and two cokes.

　　Clerk: What??

　　Cathy: Sorry, give us a minute. (Talks to the waiter)(Cathy pulls Susan’s arm and moves to the side.)Cathy: I can’t eat all of them.

　　Susan: The food is not just for you.

　　Cathy: Don’t you want to be thin?

　　Susan: Yes.

　　Cathy: You can’t eat them, because they will make you fat.

　　Susan: But I can’t oppose the attraction.

　　(Cathy gives Susan a look.)

　　Susan: Let me think.

　　(Suddenly, an angel and an evil⁴ appear.)

　　Evil: You can eat it. Anyway, you have time to lose weight.

　　Angel: If you eat them now, you would do the same thing next time. You will not lose any weight.

　　Evil: Listen to me. I’m right.

　　Angel: No, he’s wrong.

　　(Evil begins to fight against the angel.)Susan: Enough! Go away! (Yells to the evil and the angel)Cathy: Are you OK?

　　Susan: Uh! I decide to eat today.

　　Cathy: OK!

　　Susan: I want to order the same food that I ordered before.

　　Clerk: OK! Please wait a minute.

　　(They sit down and begin to eat.)

　　Cathy: Um…It’s so greasy⁵. Do I have to eat this?

　　Susan: Yes, you must eat it. I can help you. (Susan takes food to stuff⁶ Cathy’s mouth.) Poor girl!!!

　　Scene IV

　　(Angel and Evil appear again.)

　　Angel: Are you sure it’s good for her?

　　Evil: If you don’t believe me, you could see the result later.

　　Angel: I hope you are right.

　　(Several weeks later, they walk along the street.)Susan: I’m so hungry. I want to eat.

　　Cathy: I’m so full. I want to vomit⁷.

　　(They hug each other and cry loudly.)

　　Cathy: I don’t want to be fat.

　　Susan: I don’t want to be thin. (They say it at the same time.)(Angel takes the evil that is rope appears.)Angel: You use the wrong way to achieve your purposes. You need to ask a professional nutritionist.

　　Cathy and Susan: So…! (They look at each other with some special meaning, and then catch the angel’s leg.)Cathy and Susan: You must know some shortcut⁸ to help us.

　　Cathy and Susan: We won’t let you go until you help us.

　　Angel: Oh, god!!

　　(Cathy and Susan chase⁹ the angel. The evil stays there.)Evil: What has happened? (Shrug)

 

1 encounter   

v.遇到，偶然碰到；遭遇；n.遭遇；意外的相见

参考例句：

• It was a bloody encounter between the two armies. 这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
• A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇。

2 abdomen   

n.腹，下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)

参考例句：

• How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫？
• He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。

3 tender   

adj.嫩的，柔软的；脆弱的，纤细的；温柔的

参考例句：

• At the tender age of seventeen I left home.早在十七岁的小小年纪，我就离开了家。
• We were sent to boarding school at a tender age.很小的时候我们就被送到了寄宿学校。

4 evil   

n.邪恶，不幸，罪恶；adj.邪恶的，不幸的，有害的，诽谤的

参考例句：

• We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
• Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。

5 greasy   

adj. 多脂的，油脂的

参考例句：

• He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

6 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

7 vomit   

v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物

参考例句：

• They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
• She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。

8 shortcut   

n.近路，捷径

参考例句：

• He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。
• If you take the shortcut,it will be two li closer.走抄道去要近2里路。

9 chase   

vt.追逐，追赶，追求；n.追赶

参考例句：

• The police grabbed the robbers after a long chase.警察经过长距离追赶后逮住了抢劫犯。
• Would you chase me if I did?如果我逃开了，你会来追吗？