1--Flip it to channel 9, will you, Janet? There's a big basketball game on in a couple of minutes.
2--Sorry,turkey.I have already got dibs on the TV for tonight, re- ' member? And I'm watching " Disco Fever"on channel 6.
1--Oh ,yeah,smarty-pants? Over my dead body. Now, don't be such a brat and...
2--Hey,what's wrong with the TV?
1--I don't know! The picture went blank all of a sudden. It's proba- bly the picture tube.
2--Looks like the TV wins that argument.
1--Yeah. Oh well, how about a game of cards instead?
2--Sure, why not?
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注解：
1.Flip按（开关）
2.turkey笨蛋
3.smarty-pants自作聪明的人
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译文：
1--转到九频道好吗，珍妮特？再过几分钟会有一场重要的篮球赛。
2--抱歉，傻瓜。我已经取得今晚的电视观看权了，记得吗？我要看六频道的“迪斯科狂热”。
1--是吗？聪明的家伙？除非我死了。别当讨厌鬼...
2--嘿，电视怎么了？
1--我不知道！影像全没了。大概是显像管的毛病。
2--看来电视赢了这场争论。
1--是啊，唉，要不要改打一局牌？
2--好啊！为什么不呢？
