你试过网络聊天室了吗？
SCENE⑥ A 同一时间 在钢琴学校
【你试过网络聊天室了吗？】
Sue: Did you 1) try out the chat rooms yet?
苏： 你试过网络聊天室了吗？
Rose: Yeah, but there're so many people just using the Net to 2) fool around!
柔丝： 有，但是有好多人利用网络乱搞！
Sue: So did you meet anyone?
苏： 你遇到了什么人吗？
Rose: 3) You could say so. I pretended 1 to be a 4) middle-aged 2 man and ended up 5)asking a 16-year-old girl out. Can you believe it? She 6) accepted!
柔丝： 可以这么说。我装成一个中年男人，最后邀一个十六岁女孩出来。你相信吗？她居然答应了！
Sue: Why? Are you crazy?
苏： 干嘛？你疯啦？
Rose: Because I wanted to show her how easy it is to be 7) tricked on the Internet!
柔丝： 因为我想让她知道在网络上有多容易受骗！
Sue: Why?
苏： 为什么？
Rose: I’m a teacher. It's my job to help young girls.
柔丝： 我是老师。帮助年轻女孩是我的工作。
Sue: You're really 8) one-of-a-kind, Rose.
苏： 你实在是千古奇人，柔丝。
语言详解
A: I want to try out a new restaurant.
我要试试去一家新餐厅吃。
B: OK. There's one around the corner.
好。转角就有一家
【fool around 闲荡，游手好闲】
around原意有“四处，到处”的意思。从字面上来看fool around, 就可以感觉到一个人呆头呆脑的乱晃，也就是“鬼混”的意思。例如：
A:They always fool around when the boss 3 is not in the office.
老板不在办公室的时候，他们总是到处闲荡。
B:They will be fired some day.
他们总有一天会被炒鱿鱼。
1) try out 试试看
2) fool around 乱来
3 you could say so 你可以这么说
4) middle-aged (a.)中年的
5) ask...out 约……出来
6) accept (v.) 接受，答应
7) trick (v.) 诱骗
8) one-of a kind (n.) 异类
- He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy. 他假装辞职是他长远事业规划的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He politely pretended not to have heard this remark. 他有礼貌地假装没有听到这句话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
- The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。