■ 喬和網上相戀的女子相約在餐廳見面。喬有些緊張，招來朋友凱文為他壯膽。多嘴的凱文一路上給他出謀劃策，真是說起來輕松，做起來難。不過凱文滿嘴的美式黑人俚語倒值得讀者關注。

單詞通緝令

1. dog n.丑陋的人(俗語)

2. squeaky a.吱吱響的

3. compelled a.被強迫的; 被迫使的

4. work out 有效果

5. yup ad.是;是的，Yes的俚語表達。

6. turn out to be...結果是...?­

7. check sb. out 找出某人

Kevin Jackson: So I suppose she’s carrying a copy of a book with a flower in it? Not really. Ah, she can be a real 1)dog, man.

Joe Fox: I’m only staying ten minutes. I’m gonna say hello, I’m gonna have a cup of coffee and then I’m gonna split, that’s what I’m gonna do. I hope she doesn’t have one of those high 2)squeaky voices like the mice in Cinderella. I hate that. Why am I even doing this? Why am I 3)compelled to even meet her? Why?

Kevin: Joe, relax. You’re just taking it to the next level. I always do that. I always take the relationship to the next level. If that 4)works out, I take it to the next level after that till I finally reach that level where it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.

Joe: Huh, I’m not gonna stay that long anyway. I already said that, didn’t I?

Kevin: Yes, you did.

Joe: Oh… OK, Cafe Lala, this is it. Eight o’clock. Boy, we got here fast, didn’t we?

Kevin: 5)Yup.

Joe: Kevin, this woman is the most adorable creature I’ve ever been in contact with and if she 6)turns out even to be as good-looking as a mail box, I’d be crazy not to turn my life upside down and marry her.

Kevin: She could be a real dog. But good luck.

Joe: Would you go and look for me?

Kevin: Me?

Joe: Yes, just go and look through the window and 7)check her out. Please?

Kevin: You’re pathetic man.

凱文?杰克遜：那么我假設她拿著一本書，書里有一朵花?不，真的，她一定很丑，老兄。

喬?弗克斯：我只待十分鐘。我會說你好，我會喝一杯咖啡，然后就離開，這就是我要做的。我希望她不要有那種尖利的聲音，像灰姑娘里面的老鼠那樣。我討厭那聲音。我為什么要這樣做?我為什么要被迫去見她?為什么?

凱文：喬，放松點。你現在只是要把它進展到下一階段。我總是這樣做的。我總是把這種關系進展到下一階段。如果真有成效，我就會繼續前進，直到最后我必須離開。

喬：呃，我就呆那么一會。我說過了，是嗎?

凱文：你說過了。

喬：噢，好了，就這兒，拉拉咖啡店。八點鐘，我們挺快的，是不是?

凱文：是。

喬：凱文，這個女的是我通信聯系過的女人中最讓人崇拜的一位。如果她真是和油箱一樣漂亮，那么準會把我的生活翻個個兒，保準我會娶她。

凱文：她可能很丑呢。但祝你好運。

喬：你能進去幫我看看嗎?

凱文：我?

喬：對，就走過去透過窗戶看一看，看她在不在。好嗎?

凱文：你真可憐。