American Beauty《美国丽人》
■ 一对中年男女坐在咖啡厅里，也许是朋友，也许是情人。已婚的丈夫正对女方诉说对婚姻和事业的困苦。这样的对话是现代社会中使用频率很高的例子，具有代表性。
单词通缉令
1. hectic a. 忙乱的
2. split up 分裂，离异
3. flaw n.缺点
4. take advantage of  占…的便宜和好处
5. philosophy n.人生观
6. project vt.设计；突出

 

Buddy Kane: Carolyn.
Carolyn Burnham: Buddy…
Buddy: I am so sorry to have kept you waiting.
Carolyn: Oh…
Buddy: Christie left for New York this morning. Let’s just say things are a little 1)hectic around the house.
Carolyn: Oh, what’s she doing in New York?
Buddy: She’s moving there. Yes, we are 2)splitting up.
Carolyn: Buddy, I’m so sorry.
Buddy: Yes. According to her, I’m too focused on my career. As if being driven to succeed is some sort of a character 3)flaw. Well, she certainly did 4)take advantage of the lifestyle my success afforded her…oh. Wow…, ah, it’s for the best.
Carolyn: When I saw you two at the party the other night, you seemed perfectly happy.
Buddy: Call me crazy. But it is my 5)philosophy that in order to be successful, one must 6)project an image of success at all times.

布迪•凯恩：凯洛琳。
凯洛琳•伯恩翰姆：布迪……
布迪：很抱歉让你等那么久。
凯洛琳：噢……
布迪：柯里斯蒂今早去纽约了。这房子里的事是变得越来越忙乱了。
凯洛琳：噢，她在纽约干什么？
布迪：她搬过去了。是的，我们分手了。
凯洛琳：布迪，我很抱歉。
布迪：是啊，她说我过于专注于事业。好像为事业奔忙是一种人品缺陷似的。哦，当然我的成功给她带来的生活方式她倒挺会享用。喔……！这样倒最好。
凯洛琳：那一晚我在晚会上见到你们两个，你看上去好像很幸福。
布迪：是疯狂才对，我的人生哲学就是为了成功，一个人必须自始至终摆出成功的形象。