英语访谈对话 56 Night Out

 　　Todd: Clare, what are your plans for tonight?

　　Clare: Well, tonight, first of all I'm going to head back home and take a nap¹ because I've got a big night ahead of me. So, I'm going to be going out quite late, about 11:00 so I'll need my energy, but unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to have much of a rest because it will be probably half past seven (7:30) by the time I get home and I need to start getting ready at about 9:00 so, an hour and a half max.

　　Todd: Actually, what do you do to get ready when you go out?

　　Clare: Well, have a shower, get changed, and then, play some games.

　　Todd: OK. What games do you play?

　　Clare: Well, we've recently acquaired a pack of giant cards, so we'll be playing some card games with the giant cards.

　　Todd: So, can you like, give a specific² game that you play?

　　Clare: Well, I don't know if you know the game "Play Your Cards Right"Todd: No, no, how do you play?

　　Clare: It's actually a TV game show. We take it from that. And it's very simple. You have a row of cards that you can't see. And you turn over the first one, and you have to say whether the next card is going to be higher or lower³. Very simple, so, so you turn over a 10, and you say lower, and it's a 6, so you carry on. You say, "higher" and it's a 4, and if you're wrong....so as you can imagine, it's very easy to go wrong.

　　Todd: Yeah. It sounds like a good game. Well, have a good time tonight and good luck in getting ready.

1 nap   

n.(白天)打瞌睡，打盹

参考例句：

• The nap of the coat has been worn off.外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
• Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。

2 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

3 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。