Emma: Excuse me. Weren't you Larry Lightning Bolt¹ in Miss Hyderman's first-grade science play?

 

Joey: What do you know... Rhonda Rain Shower? 

 

Emma: Right? 

 

Joey: That's me.

 

Emma: Geez. 

 

Joey: Yeah.

 

Emma: Well, thanks for meeting me here.

 

Joey: Yeah, sure.

 

Emma: It's been so long. Look. Um... Joey, I'm afraid I've just been making messes.

 

Joey: From what I have heard, you've had sort of a, uh... a rough² year.

 

Emma: We... who did... who did you hear that from?

 

Joey: From Willie.

 

Emma: Willie. Yeah. Look, that's the reason I called you. I've just been feeling so badly about all the terrible things... that have happened to him because of me. I know that he stayed with you when he was here, so I figured you'd be in touch. I don't even know why he ever even liked me.

 

Joey: Liked you? This kid was ready to climb inside your aorta³. For crying out loud. 

 

Emma: What?

 

Joey: Uh, never mind. It... it works⁴ when Will says it.

 

Emma: Look. Um, if you talk to him, will you tell him how sorry I am?

 

Joey: Okay.

 

Emma: Hey, Jim.

 

Jimbo: Oh. Uh, Willie sent this. He's in San Francisco. He's performing at the Fisherman's Wharf⁵. He sent it with another letter to me. He didn't know where to send it after your dad died, so... Here you go.

 

Emma: Thanks.

 

Jimbo: How's your mom doing?

 

Emma: She's fine.

 

Jimbo: Is she?

 

Emma: Yeah.

 

Jimbo: Good. Good. Well...

 

Ema: Thank you.

 

 

1. geez: 【口】（表示惊奇、愤怒等）哎呀!

 

2. make messes: 把事情弄得一团糟，也可以说make a mess of it

 

I messed it up.（我把事情搞糟了。）

 

3. sort of: 有几分，有那么点儿，可以这么说

 

I sort of thought you might say that.（我多少料到你也许会那么说。）

 

4. rough: 【口】难受的，艰难的

 

They have been having a rough time recently.（他们近来的日子很不好过。）

 

5. aorta: 主动脉，大动脉

 

6. for crying out loud: 哎呀（我的天啊）！拜托！搞什么名堂。

 

7. never mind: 不要紧，没关系

 

Never mind, I'll do it myself.（没关系，我自己来做。）

 

8. Fisherman's Wharf: 渔人码头，美国旧金山旅游观光名胜。

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