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Credit Card Crisis
信用卡危机

乔尔和克莉莎正在一家餐厅约会，可是一场信用卡危机却在不知不觉间向他们靠近……

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At Earl’s Seafood in suburban Phoenix…

Carissa: This food is amazing, Joel! How did you find this place?

Joel: Oh, I have my ways.

Carissa: I know you’re amazing, but there are times I really wonder
how you can find places like this.

Joel: You just have to know how to ask the right questions. That’s all.

Carissa: Okay. Teach me your ways.

Joel: Well, in all honesty, this time I just had a friend from work tell me
about it. He took his wife here for their fifth 1)anniversary and said this
place rocked their world. I did study the menu and read some 2)reviews
online, though, too.

Carissa: Interesting.

Joel: If I am asking guys for restaurant recommendations, the really important
thing is to remember that it’s best to ask guys who have girlfriends or wives. It’s
usually a bad idea to ask a guy who hasn’t had a girlfriend in a while for a
recommendation.

Carissa: That’s a good thought. I like how you think, Joel.

Joel: Thanks. Anyway, want some 3)dessert?

Carissa: Sure, can we look at the dessert menu? I’m really in the mood for something
chocolate.

A

在凤凰城郊的厄尔海鲜餐厅……

克莉莎：这里的食物真棒，乔尔！你是怎么找到这地方的？

乔尔：哦，我有自己的门路。

克莉莎：我知道你很厉害，可是有时候我真弄不明白你是怎么找到这样的地方的。

乔尔：你只要问对了问题，就可以了。

克莉莎：好，把你的方法教给我。

乔尔：说实话吧，这次是单位同事告诉我的。他带他妻子来这里度过了五周年纪念日，说这家餐厅让他们开心极了。当然我也研究了一下菜单，在网上看了看评论。

克莉莎：有意思。

乔尔：如果我要找人推荐餐厅，需要牢记，最好找有女朋友或者老婆的人。找一个有段时间没谈恋爱的人寻求建议通常不是一个好主意。

克莉莎：这个想法不错。我喜欢你的思路，乔尔。

乔尔：谢了。总之，想要些甜点吗？

克莉莎：当然了，我们能看看甜品菜单吗？我特别想吃些有巧克力的食物。
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Joel: No problem. Waiter?

Waiter: Yes, sir?

Joel: We’d like to see the dessert menu.

Waiter: Of course. Here you are, sir.

Joel: Thank you. Here you go.

Carissa: Thanks… Yummm… They have a chocolate 4)mousse on the menu.

Joel: Is that what you want?

Carissa: Yep. Is that okay?

Joel: Totally. I’ll get a piece of cheesecake myself. Waiter?

Waiter: Yes, sir?

Joel: We’d like one slice of chocolate mousse and one slice of strawberry cheesecake.

Waiter: Of course. We’ll get those out to you right away…

Joel: Thank you.

Carissa: Thanks for buying dessert, Joel.

Joel: Thanks for looking so gorgeous!

B

乔尔：没问题。服务员？

服务员：是的，先生？

乔尔：我们想看看甜品菜单。

服务员：好的，给您，先生。

乔尔：谢谢。给你。

克莉莎：谢谢……嗯……菜单上有巧克力慕斯。

乔尔：你想吃吗？

克莉莎：嗯，可以吗？

乔尔：当然了。我想吃一块芝士蛋糕。服务员？

服务员：是的，先生？

乔尔：我们想要一块巧克力慕斯和一块草莓芝士蛋糕。

服务员：好的。我们马上给您送来。

乔尔：谢谢。

克莉莎：谢谢你买了甜点，乔尔。

乔尔：感谢你如此光彩照人。
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Carissa: Anything big going on at work this next week?

Joel: Not really. I have a big energy sector presentation to my boss on Thursday,
but that’s fairly standard. You?

Carissa: My show choir is competing at a big state competition this weekend, so
we’re going to have lots of morning and after school 5)rehearsals this week. It’s
going to be quite busy. Tonight is like the calm before the storm.

Joel: I’m glad you could share it with me.

Carissa: Me, too.

Joel: I still don’t know how you have the patience for teaching singing and dancing
to so many high school kids. I absolutely couldn’t do that.

Carissa: Sometimes it’s overwhelming. For sure. Oh—our dessert is coming!

Waiter: Here you are—one chocolate mousse and one strawberry cheesecake.

Carissa: Thank you.

C

克莉莎：下周有什么重要工作吗？

乔尔：没什么周四我要向老板做一个大的能源方面的报告，不过都是比较标准化的了。你呢。

克莉莎：这周末我们的舞动合唱团要参加一个比较大的州际比赛，所以这星期早上和下课之后要排练很多次。应该会很忙。今晚就像暴风雨到来的前夜。

乔尔：我很开心，你和我共度了今晚。

克莉莎：我也很开心。

乔尔：到现在我还是不知道，你为什么这么有耐心去教那么多高中生唱歌跳舞。我肯定做不到。

克莉莎：当然了，有时候确实压力很大。哦，我们的甜品到了！

服务员：给您，一份巧克力慕斯，一份草莓芝士蛋糕。

克莉莎：谢谢。

单词
1) anniversary [.ænə'və:səri] (n.) 纪念日
2) review [ri'vju:] (n.) 评论
3) dessert [di'zə:t] (n.) 甜点
4) mousse [mu:s] (n.) 慕斯奶油蛋糕
5) rehearsal [ri'hə:sl] (n.) 排练