ANN: I think I’m going to go home.
SHARON: Why? We just got here.
ANN: I know, but it’s 12:30. It’s pretty late.
SHARON: 12:30 isn’t late! This party will probably go until three or four o’clock.
C’mon, don’t leave yet!
ANN: Three or four o’clock?
SHARON: Yes.
ANN: I never stay out that late. That’s too late.
SHARON: But why is it too late? It’s Saturday night.
You have nothing to do tomorrow. Why not stay out and drink with us?
ANN: Were you so wild when you were still in Taipei, Sharon?
SHARON: Yes, I was. And I like living here.
People know how to party here. In Taipei, some people know how to party.
But here, everyone does.
ANN: What is that they’re doing on the couch?
SHARON: They’re smoking pot. Don’t worry about it.
ANN: Pot? Isn’t that marijuana?
SHARON: Yes, it is.
ANN: But, Sharon, that’s illegal! The police could come, and we could go to jail.
SHARON: Don’t worry about it. It is true that pot is illegal in America.
But the laws aren’t as strict as in Taiwan.
If people are arrested, and they have a little pot in their possession,
they don’t go to jail. They just have to pay a fine.
ANN: Really?
SHARON: Yes.
ANN: I didn’t know you had such wild friends. Do you smoke marijuana too?
SHARON: I tried it a couple times. But I don’t like it. I like alcohol better.
Don’t worry about them, though. If you don’t want to smoke pot, you don’t have to.
ANN: I don’t want to.
SHARON: That’s alright. But you really should have another drink.
People will probably start dancing soon.
ANN: I don’t know if I can drink more. I already had two drinks.
SHARON: You had two drinks at nine o’clock.
C’mon, Ann, you are in an American university now! You have to learn how to drink.
ANN: I thought a university was for studying.
SHARON: It is. We study hard all week.
And then, on the weekend, we party hard. That’s the best way to live.
ANN: Alright. I’ll have another drink.
安：我想我要回家了。
夏倫：怎么了?我們才剛到。
安：我知道，但是已經12：30。已經很晚了。
夏倫：12：30 并不晚!這個派對大概要到三或四點。
好啦，先不要走啦!
安：三或四點?
夏倫：是呀。
安：我從來沒有在外面待到那么晚。那太晚了。
夏倫：但是為什么會很晚呢?那是星期六的晚上。
你明天又沒有事做。為什么不呆晚一點和我們一起喝酒?
安：夏倫，你當你還是在臺北一樣瘋狂嗎?
夏倫：對呀，我是。我很喜歡在這生活。
這里的人都知道怎么派對。在臺北，只有一些人知道怎么派對。
但在這兒，每個人都知道。
安：在沙發上的人在做些什么?
夏倫：他們在哈葉子。別擔心。
安：葉子?那是大麻嗎?
夏倫：是，沒錯。
安：但，夏倫，那是非法的!警察可能會來，我們都會被關起來。
夏倫：別太擔心。沒錯，大麻在美國是非法的。
但法律并沒有在臺灣那么嚴。
如果有人被抓，他們身上有少量的大麻
他們不會被關起來。他們只要付罰款。
安：真的嗎?
夏倫：是的。
安：我并不知道你有這樣瘋狂的朋友。你有抽大麻嗎?
夏倫：我試過幾次，但我不喜歡。我比較喜歡酒。
別太在意。如果你不喜歡抽大麻，你就不必抽。
安：我不想要。
夏倫：沒有關系。但你真的應該再喝一杯。
大部份的人都快要開始跳舞了。
安：我不知道我還能不能再喝，我已經喝了兩杯了。
夏倫：你在九點的時候喝了兩杯。
好啦，安，你現在是在美國的大學咧!你得學習著喝酒。
安：我以為上大學是來念書的。
夏倫：是呀。我們整個禮拜都念得很辛苦。
所以，在周末，我們也很努力派對。那是最好的生活方法。
安：好吧。我再來一杯。
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