What does the woman say a beer will do to the man?
What will the man do?
A What’s wrong with you, Jeff? Aren’t you enjoying the party?
B Not really. It’s boring, and I’m not in the mood.
A Stop sitting in the corner, looking miserable. Come dance with me.
B I don’t like dancing.
A Well, have a drink and talk to some people. Don’t be a grouch!
B OK, I’ll have a beer.
A Good choice. A beer will loosen you up and get you talking to people.
B Oh, Tony’s over there. He’s standing by himself. I guess I could go talk to him.
A See! Just relax and enjoy the party.
B Not everyone’s naturally sociable like you, you know.
A And not everyone’s naturally grouchy like you!
A 傑夫,你怎麼了?你不喜歡這場派對嗎?
B 是不太喜歡。派對很無聊,而且我沒心情。
A 別坐在角落看起來鬱鬱寡歡的。來跟我跳舞。
B 我不喜歡跳舞。
A 嗯,那喝杯飲料跟一些人說說話。別當愛發牢騷的人!
B 好,我要喝杯啤酒。
A 好選擇。啤酒可以讓你放鬆並也讓你去跟別人講話。
B 喔,東尼在那邊。他自己站著。我想我可以過去跟他聊天。
A 你看!只要放鬆享受派對就好。
B 你知道,並不是每個人都像妳一樣天生善於社交。
A 也不是每個人都像你一樣天生就愛發牢騷!
1 corner n. 角落
in the corner (室內的)角落裡
on the corner (戶外的)轉角處
2 miserable a. 痛苦的;悲慘的
Sam doesn’t like to talk about his miserable childhood.
山姆不喜歡談論他悲慘的童年。
3 grouch n. 愛發牢騷的人,愛抱怨的人
4 loosen sb up 使某人放鬆
loosen vt. & vi. 鬆開
Listening to music can help loosen you up.
聽音樂可以讓你放鬆。
5 naturally adv. 天生地;自然地
Linda is a naturally outgoing person.
琳達天生就是很外向的人。
It is difficult to act naturally in front of cameras.
要在攝影機前表現自然是很困難的事。
6 sociable a. 擅長社交的
social a. 社交的;社會的
My neighbors are sociable people.
我的鄰居是很愛社交的人。
7 grouchy a. 滿腹牢騷的;易怒的
= grumpy
The grouchy old man lives alone in the woods.
那位易怒的老人獨自住在森林裡。
Hey, loosen up. Things don't seem that bad. Let's chat while we wait.
嘿,放輕鬆。事情似乎沒那麼糟。在等的時候我們可以聊天。