听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》 Boy Meets Girls-4

I'm gonna go sit with Hilary.
Oh, yeah, nothing's changed. Alright, Shawn wants to be with a girl? To complete that game, first stop, research. Minkus, let's talk Perky.
Ah, your telegram has finally arrived.
No, this isn't romance. It's revenge.
Two sides of the same hormone¹.
Alright, bottom line: what does that magazine say you've gotta do to get a girl to go out with you?
Me? Almost nothing. But you are gonna take some effort.
And you wonder why you sit alone at lunch.
Here's your first dating tip.
All right.
Don't insult the boy with the Perkies.
I'm sorry. Alright, so what do I have to do?
According to the survey in the September issue, what do you think is the No.1 thing girls want from a guy?
Uh, loose change?
That's No.9. The No.1 thing is shared interest.
And that means...?
Cory, this isn't algebra². This is something you could conceivably understand.
Shared interests. Talk to me.
If she is into something, you show your interest in it. Example, if the girl you are dating is interested in numismatics, you talk about...?
Numismos?
Coins.
Alright, give me No.2 on that list, just in case I can't fake an interest in something.
Sense of humor.
No problem. I'm a regular laughwright. Alright, so how do I select the lucky girl?
Well, just think of someone you are completely comfortable with, someone you can share a meal with and someone who doesn't mind having you around.
Well, my mom's already taken.
Cory, just go for the first thing in a dress.
Dress, dress... Topanga!
Yes, Cory?
So, what's interesting in your life right now?
Well, Mercury is in retrograde making projects difficult to complete and causing general chaos³ in the universe.
You know, not only is that unbelievably interesting, it reminds me of a joke I once heard. How does the astrologer cross the road?
I don't know.
In his Taurus. But I kid the zodiac. Um, would you like to go to Bob Stupcheck's Burger World after school?
Cory, I'm a vegetarian⁴.
Of course you are. That's why we are just gonna meet at Burger World and walk over to International House of Salads.
I love IHOS.
Who doesn't?
OK. Gee⁵, I wonder what the sprout⁶ of the day is.
Who cares? You can't go wrong with a nice bowl of spaghetti and sprout balls. So I'll just meet you at 4:30.
OK, it's a date.
A date? Who said anything about a date? What've I done!

Words & Information:

zodiac: The zodiac is a diagram used by astrologers to represent the positions of the planets and stars. It is divided into twelve sections, each of which has its own name and symbol. The zodiac is used to try to calculate the influence of the planets, especially on someone's life.

1 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

2 algebra   

n.代数学

参考例句：

• He was not good at algebra in middle school.他中学时不擅长代数。
• The boy can't figure out the algebra problems.这个男孩做不出这道代数题。

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

4 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

5 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

6 sprout   

n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条

参考例句：

• When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
• It takes about a week for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大约要一周后才会发芽。