I really blew it last night. I finally asked my neighbor, Fatima, out on a date and she walkedout on me in the middle of it.

昨晚我真的是搞砸了，我终于能邀请到我的邻居Fatima和我一起约会，但是中途她就离开了我。

I didn’t blame her. I wanted to make a good impression on her, but I felt I was flounderinga half an hour into the date. I decided to liven things up a bit with a few drinks. I got carriedaway and got stinking drunk. What an idiot! I had to call her to apologize.

我不怪她。我想给她留下个好印象，但是约会开始半个小时了，我还是笨手笨脚的。我想喝点酒助兴下。我有点激动，喝得烂醉如泥。我真是个白痴，我必须给她打电话道歉。

Fatima: Hello.

你好。

Rob: Uh, hi, Fatima. This is Rob calling.

Fatima你好，我是Rob。

Fatima: Oh.

哦。

Rob: Please don’t hang up. I need to apologize for my atrocious behavior last night. I was areal jerk and I’m really, really sorry.

请不要挂电话，我得为我昨晚的龌龊行为道歉，我真是个混球，我真的、真的很抱歉。

Fatima: I appreciate the apology. Thanks, but I have to go now.

我理解。但是，我现在必须得出去。

Rob: Hold on one second, please! I want to explain. I thought I was boring you at thebeginning of the date and that’s why I started in on the drinks. I’m not normally a lush, really!I was nervous and worried that things weren’t going well, and I thought a couple of drinkswould loosen me up.

稍等下。我想解释下。我原以为在约会开始时我让你过得很没意思，那就是我喝酒的原因。平常我并不是一个酒鬼，真的!我很紧张，而且很担心约会进展得不顺利，我本以为喝点酒能让我放松下来。

Fatima: Okay, I understand that, but that doesn’t excuse the groping.[qh] 好吧，我理解你喝酒的原因，但是那不是“触摸”的借口。

Rob: Groping? What groping?

触摸?什么样的触摸?

Fatima: You don’t remember? You insisted on a goodnight kiss.

你不记得了?你坚持要我给你个告别的亲吻。

Rob: I did? It’s all a blur. I don’t remember anything after you called me a creep.

我真那么做了?我记不清了。我不记得“你叫我卑鄙小人”后的任何事情。

Fatima: You tried to kiss me and I walked out. Can you blame me?

你试图要吻我，我走了出去。你怪我吗?

Rob: No, I can’t. I deserved much worse. After that, I can also understand why you’d neverwant to speak to me again. Is there any way I can make it up to you?

不，我不会的。我理应得到更糟糕的报应。那次约会后，我明白了你为什么从不想和我说话。还有我能补偿你的方式吗?

Fatima: I really don’t know...

我真的不知道……

Rob: I promise not to have a drop of alcohol.

我发誓再也不沾酒了。

Fatima: I’ll have to think about it.

我必须得想想。

Rob: And I’ll have both of my hands tied behind my back the entire time.

我会将手一直绑在背后。

Fatima: Maybe. Let me sleep on it.

也许吧。把问题留在第二天解决。

At least it wasn’t a “no.” There’s a glimmer of hope for a second chance!

至少不是“没有”，还有一点希望再给你次机会。