■ 乔和网上相恋的女子相约在餐厅见面。乔有些紧张，招来朋友凯文为他壮胆。多嘴的凯文一路上给他出谋划策，真是说起来轻松，做起来难。不过凯文满嘴的美式黑人俚语倒值得读者关注。

单词通缉令

1. dog n.丑陋的人(俗语)

2. squeaky a.吱吱响的

3. compelled a.被强迫的; 被迫使的

4. work out 有效果

5. yup ad.是;是的，Yes的俚语表达。

6. turn out to be...结果是...?­

7. check sb. out 找出某人

Kevin Jackson: So I suppose she’s carrying a copy of a book with a flower in it? Not really. Ah, she can be a real 1)dog, man.

Joe Fox: I’m only staying ten minutes. I’m gonna say hello, I’m gonna have a cup of coffee and then I’m gonna split, that’s what I’m gonna do. I hope she doesn’t have one of those high 2)squeaky voices like the mice in Cinderella. I hate that. Why am I even doing this? Why am I 3)compelled to even meet her? Why?

Kevin: Joe, relax. You’re just taking it to the next level. I always do that. I always take the relationship to the next level. If that 4)works out, I take it to the next level after that till I finally reach that level where it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.

Joe: Huh, I’m not gonna stay that long anyway. I already said that, didn’t I?

Kevin: Yes, you did.

Joe: Oh… OK, Cafe Lala, this is it. Eight o’clock. Boy, we got here fast, didn’t we?

Kevin: 5)Yup.

Joe: Kevin, this woman is the most adorable creature I’ve ever been in contact with and if she 6)turns out even to be as good-looking as a mail box, I’d be crazy not to turn my life upside down and marry her.

Kevin: She could be a real dog. But good luck.

Joe: Would you go and look for me?

Kevin: Me?

Joe: Yes, just go and look through the window and 7)check her out. Please?

Kevin: You’re pathetic man.

凯文•杰克逊：那么我假设她拿着一本书，书里有一朵花?不，真的，她一定很丑，老兄。

乔•弗克斯：我只待十分钟。我会说你好，我会喝一杯咖啡，然后就离开，这就是我要做的。我希望她不要有那种尖利的声音，像灰姑娘里面的老鼠那样。我讨厌那声音。我为什么要这样做?我为什么要被迫去见她?为什么?

凯文：乔，放松点。你现在只是要把它进展到下一阶段。我总是这样做的。我总是把这种关系进展到下一阶段。如果真有成效，我就会继续前进，直到最后我必须离开。

乔：呃，我就呆那么一会。我说过了，是吗?

凯文：你说过了。

乔：噢，好了，就这儿，拉拉咖啡店。八点钟，我们挺快的，是不是?

凯文：是。

乔：凯文，这个女的是我通信联系过的女人中最让人崇拜的一位。如果她真是和油箱一样漂亮，那么准会把我的生活翻个个儿，保准我会娶她。

凯文：她可能很丑呢。但祝你好运。

乔：你能进去帮我看看吗?

凯文：我?

乔：对，就走过去透过窗户看一看，看她在不在。好吗?

凯文：你真可怜。