【小龟乐游记】奇异人生（16）

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Max: David talking to Nathan cannot be a good thing. This has something to do with Kate, or Rachel.

Joyce: Here. You'll love this.

Max: I'm drooling like a baby.

Joyce: Still can't believe you're a woman. When I look at pictures of Chloe-- ___(1)___...

Chloe: Mom and Max, together again!

Joyce: And Chloe, looking for a free meal. You've put your whole damn college fund on your tab.

Max: I'm treating Chloe for breakfast.

Joyce: No, you're not. This is my treat to you for coming back to rescue my daughter.

Chloe: Nobody needs to rescue me.

Joyce: Unless you set your room on fire smoking out...

Chloe: Oh God, here it comes. Didn't you and Sgt. Pepper already read me that riot act last night?

Joyce: Call him David if you don't want to be lectured. You only get one damn slice of _(2)_ today.

Max: You guys are still the same...

Chloe: Another reason to blow this town. What is this shit on the jukebox? Now that that's out of the way... Let's talk about your superpower...

Max: I don't have any explanation... And I can't explain why I saw that crazy fucking tornado¹...

Chloe: Come on, that's just a daydream². I want proof you can rewind time.

Max: This is all happening so fast...

Chloe: We'll start slow. Right here. Now.

Max: Mhhh... I can tell you every single thing you have in your pockets.

Chloe: You have X-ray vision, dude? I don't even know what's in my pockets. Let me see. Okay Max, _(3)_ me!

Max: Your car keys!

Chloe: Duh, way too easy! I need details! Describe my keychain...

Max: I don't know.

Chloe: You have some kind of power or not. Okay, Psychic³ Girl, let me show you what's actually in my pockets. That was beyond epic⁴ fail. You even made me want to believe you...

Max: So, this is me telling you what's inside your pockets.

Chloe: Okay Max, I'm hella ready.

Max: Your car keys.

Chloe: Duh, way too easy! I need details! Describe my keychain...

Max: A cute robot panda keychain!

Chloe: Not bad, Super Max! You do have that Irish luck, Caufield. What else?

Max: I'm pretty sure you have cigarettes on you.

Chloe: You know I'm a smoker⁵. But how many cigarettes?

Max: Seven cigarettes...

Chloe: A superpower that allows you to count cigarettes. Cool! Amazing! Something else in my pockets?

Max: A parking ticket.

Chloe: You know me well. But... what's the exact time I was _(4)_?

Max: 10:34 a.m.

Chloe: Boo yah! Max can tell time! Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Whatevs the hell that means.

Max: Some money.

Chloe: Clearly I'm rich as fuck--how much do I have?

Max: Eighty-six cents...

Chloe: That's right, living large in Arcadia Bay! Amazeballs. I literally⁶ just got chills all over my neck. You have powers.

Joyce: Take that crap off the table, Chloe.

Chloe: Sure, Mom.

Joyce: How's the food, Max?

Max: ____(5)____.

Joyce: Very good save.

1 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 daydream   

v.做白日梦，幻想

参考例句：

• Boys and girls daydream about what they want to be.孩子们遐想着他们将来要干什么。
• He drifted off into another daydream.他飘飘然又做了一个白日梦。

3 psychic   

n.对超自然力敏感的人；adj.有超自然力的

参考例句：

• Some people are said to have psychic powers.据说有些人有通灵的能力。
• She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.她自称有特异功能，能预知未来。

4 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

5 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

6 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。