我堅持我來付……

Don認為第一次約會或相親的時候，不該讓女孩來為餐費買單，所以作為男生的他，約會的時候總會主動買單。

Sally： ①That tiramisu was to die for！

Don： I personally preferred my 1）decadent chocolate 2）mousse cake.

Sally： ②I beg to differ， but we’ll have to agree to disagree. Don： So， on a scale of one to ten， one being the lowest and ten being the highest， how would you rate the meal as a whole？

Sally： Taking into account the food， as well the 3）ambiance， service and quality of conversation...

Don： Wait， you’re rating me as well？ Now I’m nervous. I was just talking about food related 4）criteria.

Sally： Too late！ I have come to a decision. I would have to give this date eight out of ten points， with the potential for improvement since it’s not quite over yet.

Don： Check please！！

Sally： You 5）brute！ If you think that means I’m going home with you or anything， you can keep dreaming.

Don： Of course not...I was just excited to hear that you were in no hurry for the date to end. I guess that’s just one more thing we have in common.

Sally： I must say， ③you are a lot more charming than you originally let on. ④I think you may be starting to grow on me.

Don： Grow on you？ I hope you don’t mean like a 6）fungus or 7）mold...

Sally： Don’t be silly. You know what I mean...

Don： I know. I just wanted to see that smile of yours.

Sally： Awww...You’re making me blush...

Don： Oh， here comes the check. I’ve got this one.

Sally： Oh， really？

Don： What？ Are you so surprised？ ⑤Do I seem like the kind of guy who would make the girl pay on a first date， when it’s a blind date no less？

Sally： No， that’s not it.

Don： What then？

Sally： Well， most guys would simply offer to pay the bill， or ask to split it， at least.

Don： But， I just did offer to pay the bill. I told you， only a real 8）jerk would make the girl pay.

Sally： I agree. But you said， and I quote： “I’ve got this one.”Don： So？

Sally： You just seemed a bit 9）presumptuous is all， by assuming that “this one” would lead to “other ones.”

Don： Oh， I see what you did there. Or what I did there. I honestly didn’t intend to 10）presume or assume anything. I just...I guess I was just being optimistic or whatever.

Sally： Oh. In that case， I don’t see any harm in trying this again sometime.

Don： I’d really like that. Oh， I mean...Yeah. Cool.

Sally： ⑥No need to play it cool with me， alright？ And next time， dinner’s on me.

Don： No， I can’t let you…

Sally： Please， I insist...

薩莉：那個提拉米蘇好吃極了！

唐：我個人偏愛頹廢風格的巧克力慕斯蛋糕。

薩莉：恕我不能茍同，但我們得求同存異。

唐：那么，按照十分制來打分，一是最低分，十是最高分，總的來說，這頓飯會得幾分？

薩莉：考慮到食物、還有氛圍、服務和談話的質量……

唐：等等，你連我也算進去嗎？現在我很緊張，我剛才只是在說與食物有關的標準。

薩莉：太遲了！我已經要做決定了。我會給這次約會打8分，還有提升的空間，因為約會還沒完全結束。

唐：麻煩買單！

薩莉：你個混蛋！如果你認為那意味著我會跟你回家什么的，你就繼續做夢吧。

唐：當然不是……聽到你不急于結束約會我很興奮而已，我想那是我們的又一個共同點。

薩莉：我必須說，你表現得比最開始更有魅力了。我想我可能開始漸漸喜歡上你了。

唐：漸漸喜歡上我？我希望你的意思不是說我像真菌或霉菌之類的……

薩莉：別傻了，你懂我的意思……

唐：我知道，我只是想看到你的笑容。薩莉：啊……你讓我臉紅了……

唐：哦，賬單來了。我來付這張。

薩莉：哦，真的？

唐：什么？你有那么驚奇嗎？我像是那種會讓第一次約會的女孩買單的人嗎，竟然還是在相親的時候？

薩莉：不是，不是說這個。

唐：那是什么？

薩莉：呃，大多數男生只會主動付款，或者至少要求平攤費用。

唐：但是我剛才確實主動付賬了。只有真正的怪人才會讓一個女孩買單。

薩莉：我同意。但是你說過，我引用你說的話：“我來付這張”。

唐：所以呢？

薩莉：你剛才似乎有點太自以為是了，假設有了“這張”，就會引出“其他更多張”。

唐：哦，我明白你的意思了，或者是我的問題。老實說，我沒有打算假設或假定什么，無論如何，我只是……我想我只是太樂觀了。

薩莉：哦，在那種情況下，我覺得改日再嘗試這種方式也無傷大雅。

唐：我真的喜歡那樣。哦，我的意思是……好的，好極了。

薩莉：沒必要跟我耍酷，好嗎？下次約會，我來買單。

唐：不，我不能讓你……

薩莉：拜托了，我堅持要……

Smart Sentences

① That tiramisu was to die for！ 那個提拉米蘇好吃極了！

to die for： sth. is extremely good（某物非常好）。例如：

The Alaska salmon is considered by some as something to die for.

在有些人看來，阿拉斯加三文魚是極品。

② I beg to differ， but we’ll have to agree to disagree. 恕我不能茍同，但我們得求同存異。

I beg to differ： used to emphasize your disagreement politely（用以禮貌地表達不同意見）。例如：

I heard what you said about the movie， but I beg to differ. I think the movie is much better than the book.

我聽到你說的關于這部電影的話，恕我不同意，我覺得電影比原著好多了。

agree to disagree： decide not to argue about sth. anymore（同意各自保留不同意見）。例如：

Good friends can agree to disagree and still enjoy a wonderful relationship.

好朋友之間可以各自保留不同的看法，依舊保持良好關系。

③ You are a lot more charming than you originally let on. 你表現得比最開始更有魅力了。

let on： allow other people to know about sth.（讓他人了解某事）。例如：

He wasn’t going to let on that there was a problem in his marriage.

他并不打算讓別人知道他的婚姻出了問題。

④ I think you may be starting to grow on me. 我想我可能開始漸漸喜歡上你了。

grow on sb./sth.： start to like sb./sth. more and more（越來越喜歡某人）。例如：

Slowly， James forgot what his mother had said， and the Smith brothers began to grow on him.

慢慢地，詹姆斯忘記了媽媽的話，開始喜歡上了史密斯兄弟。

⑤ Do I seem like the kind of guy who would make the girl pay on a first date， when it’s a blind date no less？ 我像是那種會讓第一次約會的女孩買單的人嗎，竟然還是在相親的時候？

no less： used to express surprise， disbelief（用以表達吃驚或不相信）。例如：

Spain， the defending champion， did not make it to the knockout stage and lost all three matches in its group no less！

衛冕冠軍西班牙隊沒能晉級到淘汰賽，竟然還輸掉了全部三場小組賽！

⑥ No need to play it cool with me， alright？ 沒必要跟我耍酷，好嗎？

play it cool： pretend to be indifferent or calm（扮酷，假裝冷靜）。例如：

You should play it cool； don’t let them know you really need the money.

你應該裝冷靜，不要讓他們看出來你需要錢。