Becky: You were standing in the middle of a street?
Annie: You know that dream where you're walking down the street naked and everyone is looking at you?
Becky: I love that dream.
Annie:That was nothing compared tothis humiliation. Nothing.
Becky: But he saw you, right?
Annie: He saw me.
Becky: You were face to face.
Annie: He said "Hello".
Becky: He said "Hello", and what did you say?
Annie: All I could say was "hello".
Becky: Oh my God.
Woman on television: All I could say was "hello".
Becky:It's a sign.
Annie: It's a sign that I have watched this movie too many times. Such stupid... From the minute I listened to that stupid girl's show on the radio. I've been a completejerk.
Becky: You are not a jerk.
Annie: Thank you. I'm an idiot.
Becky: You don't know who she was, Annie.
Annie: I saw her. I have a picture of her. I'll show you a picture of her. That detective in Seattle sent me a picture of her. Here. See. Huh? That's exactly what she looks like.
Becky: This is a picture of someone's back.
Annie: Well, it was her and he was crazy about her. What's this? This is from Seattle. Becky...
Becky: So I mailed your letter.
Annie: "Dear Annie, thanks for your letter. It was great. You sound neat. We're very excited about meeting you in New York on Valentine's Day and seeing if we are M-F-E-O. See you soon. Sleepless in Seattle.
Becky: M-F-E-O?
Annie: "Made for each other".
Becky: It's cute. It's like a little clue. So he can't write. Big deal.Verbal ability is a highly over-rated thing in a guyand our pathetic need for it is what gets us into so much trouble.
Annie: I am going to run back to Walter's arms, if he'll still have me.
妙語佳句,活學活用
1. That was nothing compared to...
“沒有什么比……更……”,這可是個經(jīng)典句型。“沒什么比這更丟人的了!”就可以說成是That was nothing compared to this humiliation.
2. It's a sign.
有些人認為美國人是一個非常理智的民族,其實不管在哪個國度都有迷信的人。It's a sign. 這句話是老美經(jīng)常說的。假設一個場景,你好端端的突然打了個噴嚏,有些人就會覺得不好的事情要發(fā)生了,就會說“這是個預兆!”老美就會說It's a sign.
3. Jerk
這個詞的意思可不是很好。當別人表現(xiàn)得很笨、很蠢的時候,我們會說 You jerk! (你這傻蛋?。┗蛘咦约鹤隽舜朗碌臅r候說I'm such a jerk! (我怎么這么笨呢!)
4. Verbal ability is a highly over-rated thing in a guy