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 A:     Man, I’m freaking out! You gotta help me!

 B:    Whoa whoa take it easy, relax.  Geez, you’re
       sweating like a pig! What’s going on?

 A:     I can’t go through with this! I just can’t!  I’m  not
        ready for marriage! What was I thinking? I’m only
       thirty five years old! I’ve got my entire life ahead
       of me, adventures waiting! I can’t settle down yet!

 B:    What are you talking about? It wasn’t more than a
        month ago that you were rambling¹ on about how
       you are tired of living the life of a bachelor and
        how you envy your friends that have a family!

 A:     I know I know!

 B:     Let’s think this through. First of all, you cannot
        leave Amy atthe altar.  Not only will she be humil-
        iated and kill you, but she is the woman that you
        love andthe woman of your dreams! Why would
       you want to end that or jeopardize² it like this? Sec-
       ond of all, you are just getting cold feet. You know
       deep down inside that you want to marry her, so
       cut the crap and do it!
 B:    You’re right. I’m being crazy! Ok, I’m ready, lets
       do this!

 A:    Great! Phew! That was a close one ! You had
       me going there for a minute I thought I was gonna
       have to slap some sense intoyou
 

1 rambling   

adj.[建]凌乱的，杂乱的

参考例句：

• We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
• It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。

2 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。