DIALOG 23

BORROWING A BOOK

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