Dad: Hey.

 

Mom: So do you have any idea where they're taking us?

 

Dad: Not a clue.

 

Mom: Right. Where are we?

 

Dad: This is where we're eating?

 

Hallie: No. Actually, that's where we're eating.

 

Annie: It's ours for the night.

 

Dad: Wow ! So, how exactly are we paying for this?

 

Annie: Well, we pooled our allowances¹.

 

Dad: Yeah. Right, Annie.

 

Annie: Okay. Grandfather chipped in a bit.

 

Mom: Annie.

 

Annie: Okay. He chipped in a lot. Come on. You guys are gonna love it.

 

Dad: Pretty snazzy.

 

Hallie: Elizabeth and Nick, your dinner awaits you.

 

Mom: Girls.

 

Dad: The table is only set for two.

 

Annie: Oh, that's the other part of the surprise. We're not joining you.

 

Mom: You're not?

 

Chessy: No, but I am. Good evening. I'm Chessy, and I'll be your server this evening. No wisecracks, please.

 

Martin: And I'm Martin your sommelier. May I offer you both a taste of the bubbly in the hope that you get a bit snockered and not fire this lovely lady and myself for following the orders of these audacious 11-year-olds.

 

Chessy: Annie, mood music, please.

 

Annie: Just relax. Sail though time back to yesteryear.

 

Chessy: You do get all this, don't you?

 

Mom: Yes, I'm beginning to.

 

Dad: They're recreating the night we met-- the boat, the music--

 

Chessy: The help.

 

Mom: It's so sweet.

 

Dad: Martin, I think I'll take that drink.

 

Mom: Thank you, Martin.

 

Chessy: Oh! Yeah.

 

Dad: To tell you the truth, I haven't been on a boat since the Q.E. 2.

 

Mom: Neither have I.

 

Dad: Hmm ? Well, then, here's to, uh--

 

Mom: Our daughters.

 

Dad: Our daughters. Now I know how a goldfish feels. You know , sometime if we're ever really alone maybe we could talk about what happened between us. It all feels a bit hazy² to me now. It ended so fast.

 

Mom: It started so fast.

 

Dad: Well, that part I remember perfectly³.

 

Martin: It looks like things are heating up quite nicely. I'd say it's safe to serve the vichyssoise.

 

Chessy: You ladle, I'll serve. I'm sorry.

 

 

1. Not a clue: 一无所知

 

85% of people polled⁴ recently had not a clue what is meant.（据最近的民意调查显示，85%的人对其一无所知。）

 

2. chip in: 共同出钱；捐助

 

We all chip in for digital TV.（我们一起出钱买了数字电视。）

 

chip in也可以表示插嘴，插话，比如：Don't chip in when your father is speaking.（你父亲讲话时别插嘴。）

 

3. snazzy: <俚>漂亮的，时髦的，艳丽的

 

4. wisecrack: 俏皮话

 

Or they respond with a wisecrack: "guess who?"（或者是故作俏皮地说：“猜猜我是谁？”）

 

5. sommelier: <法>斟酒服务员

 

6. bubbly: 香槟酒

 

7. snockered: 醉的； 喝醉的

 

8. audacious: 无畏的；放肆的；大胆创新的

 

You won't be penalized⁵ for having audacious goals.（你不会因为大胆的目标而受到惩罚。）

 

9. mood music: （为营造某种气氛而播放的）气氛音乐

 

10. vichyssoise: 奶油浓汤

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