再續(xù)前緣？

Mike： Hey Susan！ I’m so glad you came.

Susan： Really？

Mike： Of course！ ①I mean， I probably shouldn’t admit this， but， I noticed you didn’t RSVP for the reunion and I was pretty disappointed.

Susan： ②So you’ve been keeping tabs on me， have you？ Where’s Principal Figgins？ I wanna report a case of cyberstalking！

Mike： Now there’s the jokester I miss hanging out with.

Susan： We did have some fun times， you and I.

Mike： We did indeed. And some rather 1）tenuous times as well…

Susan： Yeah， but we don’t need to 2）dwell on those. Why not fast-forward a bit， and tell me what’s been going on in your life these past ten years？

Mike： Geez， it may take me another ten years to explain it all.

Susan： Then try the 3）condensed version.

Mike： Alright. Long story short， I went to 4）U of A， majored in liberal arts， dropped out after my Junior year， went overseas， exhausted my savings touring Europe for a year， came back 5）stateside， got involved in the 6）culinary industry， working parttime for a 7）caterer in Punxsutawney， Pennsylvania， and have since been promoted to assistant manager of Punxsutawney Pies Incorporated.

Susan： Wow！ ③Your life’s certainly had some twists and turns， hasn’t it？

Mike： ④Yeah， but I’m no worse for wear. It’s all about the journey， right？

Susan： I just can’t believe how much you’ve changed since high school.

Mike： Haven’t we all？

Susan： Yeah， but this whole 8）devil-may-care attitude and carefree outlook you’ve adopted just really surprised me is all.

Mike： Is it a pleasant surprise？

Susan： What do you think？

Mike： I don’t know. It’s weird how much some things can change， and yet some things are exactly the same.

Susan： Like what， for instance？

Mike： Like the feelings we used to have. Like how， the second I saw you， all these emotions came flooding back from the deepest 9）recesses of my subconscious.

Susan： I know， right？ I felt the same thing. It was like the flood gates opened， and this rushing current of emotional memories suddenly came into focus.

Mike： So， are you thinking we should give this thing another go？

Susan： You mean dating again？ After all these years？

Mike： I can’t help it. I’ve been thinking about it a lot， leading up to tonight， and my 10）suspicions were confirmed： I never 11）got over you.

Susan： Holy Moly！ This is not how I expected tonight to play out…

Mike： So what do you say？

Susan： I need some time to think.

邁克：嘿，蘇珊！你來了我真高興。蘇珊：是嗎？

邁克：當(dāng)然！我的意思是，我也許不該承認(rèn)，但是，我看到你沒回復(fù)確認(rèn)參加聚會(huì)的時(shí)候我真是好失望。

蘇珊：那么說你一直秘密監(jiān)視著我嘍，是吧？菲金斯校長在哪？我要舉報(bào)一宗網(wǎng)絡(luò)跟蹤事件！

邁克：這才是我懷念的那個(gè)和我一起出去玩，愛開玩笑的蘇珊。

蘇珊：我們確實(shí)有過一段快樂的時(shí)光，你和我。

邁克：我們確實(shí)有過。也有段時(shí)間我們的關(guān)系冷淡下來了……

蘇珊：對(duì)，不過我們沒必要一直沉浸在過去。為何不快進(jìn)一下，給我說說你這過去十年的經(jīng)歷呢？

邁克：天哪，那得再耗上我十年的時(shí)間才說得完了。

蘇珊：那就說個(gè)濃縮版的吧。

邁克：好吧，長話短說。我在美國大學(xué)主修文科，讀完大三就綴學(xué)去了海外，花光了所有的積蓄在歐洲游玩了一年。回國后進(jìn)入了餐飲行業(yè)，在賓夕法尼亞州的龐克瑟托尼鎮(zhèn)做兼職酒席承辦人，之后被提拔為龐克瑟托尼餡餅股份有限公司的副經(jīng)理。

蘇珊：噢！你的人生可真跌宕起伏啊，是吧？邁克：是的，但我挺過來了。關(guān)鍵是享受過程嘛，對(duì)吧？

蘇珊：我真不敢相信你高中畢業(yè)后變化這么大。邁克：我們不都變化挺大的嗎？

蘇珊：是，不過你這樂天、無所謂的心態(tài)真令我驚訝。

邁克：是驚喜嗎？

蘇珊：你說呢？

邁克：不曉得。不過奇怪的是，無論有多少事情改變了，但有些事情卻一如既往。

蘇珊：譬如說什么呢？邁克：譬如說我們?cè)?jīng)有過的感覺。譬如說當(dāng)我在聚會(huì)上看到你的那一瞬間，過往的情感一下從我潛意識(shí)的最深處都涌出來了。

蘇珊：我懂的，好吧？我也有同樣的感覺。就像閘門一打開，情感的回憶就像潮水般忽然涌現(xiàn)在眼前。

邁克：那么，你覺得我們是否應(yīng)該再嘗試一下？

蘇珊：你是說重新開始？隔了這么多年？

邁克：我控制不住這種想法。我一直有這樣的念頭，直到今晚的重聚，終于明白自己一直放不下你。

蘇珊：我的天！我還真沒想到今晚會(huì)是這樣的……

邁克：那你的意思是？

蘇珊：我需要點(diǎn)時(shí)間考慮一下。

Smart Sentences

① I mean， I probably shouldn’t admit this， but， I noticed you didn’t RSVP for the reunion and I was pretty disappointed. 我的意思是，我也許不該承認(rèn)，但是，我看到你沒回復(fù)確認(rèn)參加聚會(huì)的時(shí)候我真是好失望。

RSVP： please reply， the abbreviation of “répondez s’il vous pla？t” in French（請(qǐng)賜復(fù)，法語“répondez s’il vous pla？t”的首字母縮寫）。例如：

Please don’t forget to RSVP before Friday.

請(qǐng)勿忘在星期五前賜復(fù)為荷。

② So you’ve been keeping tabs on me， have you？ 那么說你一直秘密監(jiān)視著我嘍，是吧？

keep tabs on sb.： keep a close watch on sb.（密切注意某人的動(dòng)態(tài)）。例如：

It’s obvious that Christie is here to keep tabs on Dan， to avoid another unpleasant incident.

克里斯蒂來這里的目的顯然是為了密切注意丹的一舉一動(dòng)，避免不愉快事件再次發(fā)生。

③ Your life’s certainly had some twists and turns， hasn’t it？ 你的人生可真跌宕起伏啊，是吧？

twists and turns： a lot of unexpected and significant developments（在過程中的曲折變化）。例如：

We should be prepared for twists and turns during this upcoming negotiation.

我們應(yīng)該為即將來臨的談判過程中可能出現(xiàn)的各種變化作好準(zhǔn)備。

④ Yeah， but I’m no worse for wear. 是的，但我挺過來了。

worse for wear： very tired because of a difficult experience（十分疲倦的，沒有精力的）。例如：

Dad was much the worse for wear when he finally got home at three in the morning， after his flight was delayed by a storm.

老爸的航班因風(fēng)暴被延誤，早上三點(diǎn)才到家，他累壞了。