ACT 2-2 “这帮孩子可真不好对付。”

【故事梗概】

猜哑谜游戏没有提起Carl的兴致，他还在对因为手术而不能有生日派对的事耿耿于怀。

Molly: Carl, now you know charades. Why don’t you join us?

Carl: I don’t like charades. It’s for babies.

Molly: Oh, I like it.

Carl: Well, they’re babies.

Betty: You’re a sore loser.

Tim: Yeah.

Molly: No arguing. Save you voices. Between now and tomorrow you’re all going to have your tonsils out. And you won’t be able to speak for a while. So save your voices till then.

Philip: Hi, gang. Hi, everybody. Well, what’s going on?

Molly: I sure am glad to see you, Dr. Stewart. This is a rough group.

Carl: I didn’t want to play charades, so they’re angry at me.

Philip: Why don’t you want to play?

Carl: Because I don’t want to be here. I don’t want my tonsils out.

Philip: Why not?

Carl: Because my birthday is tomorrow. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown.

Molly: But you can have one when you go home, Carl.

Carl: But my birthday is tomorrow.

Philip: I’m sorry, Carl.

Molly: Carl, you’ll have your party when you go home.

Carl: But it won’t be on my birthday! And you promised me a surprise.

【语言点精讲】

1. You’re a sore loser.

你是个输不起的人。

a sore loser: 输不起的人。用来形容一些玩游戏输了，就表现得有失风度的人。a sore loser 也可以叫 a bad loser。输得有风度的人叫 a good loser。

2. No arguing.

别吵。No+动名词，构成一个命令句，表示禁止做某事，用于阻止别人做某事，也常出现在告示上。又如:

No littering.（禁止乱扔果皮纸屑。）

No smoking.（禁止吸烟。）

3. Hi, gang. Hi, everybody.

嗨，各位。两句都是用很轻松随便的口吻来向一群人打招呼的非正式短语。

gang: 一帮人，一群人。

4. Well, what’s going on?

再干什么呢？怎么这么热闹啊？也可以说成 What’s happening?

going on: 进行，发生。

5. This is a rough group.

这帮（孩子）可真不好对付。Molly在说这这句话时带有一种开玩笑的口气。

6. I didn’t want to play charades, so they’re angry at me.

我不想玩猜哑谜，所以他们都生我的气了。

be angry at someone: 生某人的气，对某人发怒。

7. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown.

我妈妈答应给我举办生日庆祝会，并请小丑来助兴。

promise someone something: 答应给某人以某物，承诺给某人某物。