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Brother : Hey, Sally! Are you going¹ to stay in that bathroom for the rest of your life²?
Sister : (From the bathroom) Come on, I just got³ in here.
Brother : You're kidding me. You've been in there for two hours twenty-four minutes and fifteen seconds.
Sister : All right! Five more minutes, OK?
Brother : What're you doing in there?
Sister : (Coming out from the bathroom) Taking a bath. What do you do in a bathroom? Get a sun tan⁴?
Brother : A bath for two and a half hours?
Sister : What's wrong with that? I'm going out with Daniel tonight.
Brother : You what? No way! Mom doesn't let you go out on dates. Everybody⁵ knows that.
Sister : Yes, she does: She said⁶ I was⁷ old enough to make decisions⁸.
Brother : That's a quick change.
Sister : Do I look good in red? Or maybe black?
Brother : No, you look awful⁹ in either¹⁰ red or black. I think white is better.
Sister : Is that so?...I better ask Mom for opinions¹². Are you free¹³ tonight?
Brother : Yeah....No, you're not going to use my car.
Sister : Come on, this is my first time going out on a date. I'll give you Stella's telephone number in exchange¹⁴.
Brother : That's a deal¹⁵.

Vocabulary¹⁶
注释
1. Opinion¹¹ n．看法、观点
2. exchange n．交换，亦可做动词

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1 going
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
参考例句：
We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。 He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 life
n.生活；生命
参考例句：
The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。 At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

3 got
v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白
参考例句：
I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。 I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 tan
n.鞣制革，黄褐色；adj.黄褐色的，鞣皮的；vt.晒黑，鞣(革)，鞭打；vi.晒成棕褐色
参考例句：
She had gotten a good tan after the holiday at the sea.在海边度假之后，她的皮肤晒得黑黑的。 His arms and legs had a dark tan.他的手臂和腿晒得黑黑的。

5 everybody
pron.每人，人人(=everyone)
参考例句：
Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。 It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

6 said
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

7 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 decisions
n.决定( decision的名词复数 )；果断；决议；（法院的）判决
参考例句：
Let's not make any hasty decisions. 我们不要匆忙作决定。 I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

9 awful
adj.极坏的；极讨厌的；令人畏惧的，可怕的；威严的，庄重的；极度的，非常的
参考例句：
The weather is awful today.今天天气坏透了。 An awful accident has happened.发生了一起可怕的意外事故。

10 either
adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也
参考例句：
I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。 I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

11 opinion
n.看法，意见；v.判断，意见，主张
参考例句：
My opinion is on the whole the same as yours.我的意见大体上同你的差不多。 I quite agree to your opinion.我很赞成你的看法。

12 opinions
n.意见( opinion的名词复数 )；评价；舆论；（专家、医生、律师等的）专门意见
参考例句：
He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions. 他觉得这本书歪曲了他的观点。 We were invited to give our opinions about how the work should be done. 我们应邀就如何开展工作提出意见。

13 free
adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地
参考例句：
I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。 There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

14 exchange
n.交换，汇兑，交易所；v.交换，交易，兑换
参考例句：
You two boys exchange places.你们两个孩子交换一下位置。 He likes to exchange ideas with others.他喜欢与别人交流思想。

15 deal
n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配
参考例句：
Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。 Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

16 vocabulary
n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表
参考例句：
How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？ You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。