A: Hi, do you have a minute to talk?
嗨，你有空和我谈谈吗？
B: Sure. What’s going on? You don’t look too happy.
当然了。怎么啦？你看上去不太高兴。
A: I’m not. I’m afraid I blew it with Cindy.
我确实不高兴。我和辛迪恐怕要玩完了。
B: What do you mean you blew it with Cindy?
此话怎讲？
A: Well, yesterday afternoon she mentioned that she would like to go to the movies. I said I’d like to go too but I didn’t have enough money. So I asked her if she wouldn’t mind paying my way. Wow! She really blew a fuse.
昨天下午她说想去看电影。我说我也想去，但是我的钱不够。于是我就问她能不能连我的票买了。哇！她听了之后勃然大怒！
B: I can imagine. What happened then?
我能想象当时的情景。后来呢？
A: She told me off for about ten minutes, told me that I was the cheapest guy she has ever met, called me loser, and then stormed off. I haven’t seen her or talked to her since then, and I don’t know what to do to make up with her.
她骂了我将近十分钟，说我是她见过的最小气的男人，说我是失败者，然后就摔门走了。我到现在还一直没有见到她，也没有跟她谈过，我不知该怎么做才能跟她和好。
B: Well, just take it easy. I’ll have a word with her to try to smooth things over. But don’t make a mistake like that again. Ok? Girls hate it when you ask them to pay.
别着急，慢慢来。我会和她去谈谈，为你们打个圆场。但是下次可别再犯这样的错误了，怎么样？女孩子们讨厌你让她们付钱。
A: I’ll try not to, believe me!
我尽量不犯，相信我吧！
B: Good, next time just make an excuse about having an exam the next day!
好吧。下一次就找个借口说你第二天要考试！
A: Thanks for the advice.
谢谢你的建议。
