BORROWING A BOOK(在线收听

DIALOG 23

laurance--Whose is this?
soony--It's mine.Why do you ask?
laurance--Could I borrow it?I've been wanting to read it.
soony--Be my guest,but I warn you.It's not as good as
       they say.
laurance--What's the matter with it?
soony--Well,for one thing the plot is highly imporbable
       and for another,the characters seem more like
       paper dolls than people.
laurance--That's strange.Usually that author does a good
          job of charcterization.I've read three of his
          books and thought they were all well done.
soony--I've been a fan of his for a long time too,but he
       really flubbed on this one!
laurance--What did the reviews say?
soony--They were mixed-some good,some bad.My review,bad!

注解
1)Be y guest.(口语)=You are welcome.
2)warn:告诫;预先通知
3)What's the matter with it?=What's wrong with it?
4)for one thing:举例说。这个短语通常用来举例某种原因。
5)improbable:不可能的。
6)dolls:玩偶;玩具娃娃
7)flub:搞糟了

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