Allie: Daddy. Oh, Daddy you're--I didn't see you there. You kinda scared me.

 

Dad: Becoming friendly with that boy down there.

 

Allie: Yes.

 

Dad: Bring him to the house on Sunday. I want to meet this young man.

 

Allie: Okay. Good night, Daddy.

 

Dad: Good night. Oh, boy. This bug¹ goes "Daddy, I don't understand." He goes, "Well, in theory, we're both millionaires, but in reality, we live with a bunch of whores." Bishop² Stevens told me that.

 

Mom: Olivier, please remove the-- the liquor decanter from in front of my husband. I think he's had a little too much to drink.

 

Guest: I don't get it.

 

Guest: Pay attention.

 

Guest: So, what do you do, Noah?

 

Noah: I work at the lumber³ yard with Fin⁴. Mainly milling and receiving logs-- and stripping the bark.

 

Woman: Oh, that's lovely, dear.

 

Noah: Thank you.

 

Guest: If you don't mind my asking, uh, how much do you make at your job?

 

Noah: Uh, how much money do I make? Mm-hmm. About 40 cents an hour. Yeah, it's not much, but I don't need a lot. And l--I save most of it.

 

Dad: Let's eat. Shall we?

 

Guest: Yes! Oh, it looks delicious.

 

Mom: So Noah, you and Allie have been spending a lot of time together. You must be very fond of each other. It's getting pretty serious, huh?

 

Noah: Yes, ma'am.

 

Mom: Well, summer's almost gone. What will you do?

 

Noah: You know, Charleston's only a couple of hours away.

 

Mom: But Allie's going to Sarah Lawrence. Didn't she tell you?

 

Noah: No, she didn't tell me that.

 

Allie: I just got the letter. I was going to tell you.

 

Noah: It's okay.

 

Mom: And Sarah Lawrence is in New York.

 

Noah: I didn't know that.

 

Dad: Anne, this conversation's too stuffy⁵ for the dinner table. Let the children have fun without bringing in the Spanish lnquisition.

 

Mom: My lips are buttoned, right now.

 

Dad: I do know another joke about the Nun⁶ and the full standing⁷ bishop.

 

Guest: Stop. That wasn't me. I'm leaving the table if you tell another joke.

 

Allie: Whoo!

 

Noah: I'm gonna do it. Yeah.

 

Mom: That child's got too much spirit for a girl of her circumstance.

 

Dad: Nah, it's just summer love.

 

Mom: Trouble is what it is.

 

 

1. a bunch of: 一群，一堆

 

2. liquor decanter: 酒瓶，decanter意思是酒壶，或者玻璃水瓶

 

3. get it: 明白了。这里的意思是，我没听懂。

 

4. lumber yard: 木材厂

 

5. fond of: 喜欢

 

She is fond of flaunting⁸ her superiority before her friends and schoolmates.（她好在朋友和同学面前逞强。）

 

6. letter: 这里是指录取通知书

 

7. stuffy: 枯燥无味的；一本正经的

 

stuffy也可以表示通风不畅的；闷热的；空气不新鲜的

 

It was hot and stuffy in the classroom.（教室里很闷热。）

 

8. Spanish lnquisition: 这里父亲是说：别再审讯他们了。

 

9. buttoned: 扣住，系住。这句的意思是：我立刻闭嘴。

 

I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly⁹.（我扣上了外套的扣子；天气很冷。）

 

10. summer love: 夏日恋情

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