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Susan:(With a new dress on) Dad, do you notice anything?
Frank:Why, yes! I see my little baby grown upsintosquite a very sophisticated1 young lady.
Susan:(Feeling disappointed) Oh, no! (She starts sobbing2.).
Frank:I've made over a million dollars in my life, but it'll take me at least three life-times to understand just one teenage girl!
Susan:(Keeps crying).
Frank:Sue dear! What did I say?
Susan:Oh, it's not you, dad. It's Victor! He's always complaining that I'm overdressed3 and too sophisticated for him!
Frank:Overdressed?
Susan:Yes! He says I'm always wearing swim suits I can't swim in…and ski clothes I can't ski in…and when I wear mink4 he feels embarrassed about taking me to a sandwich shop…and…Oh dad! (Sobbing) What's wrong with trying to look nice?
Frank:Oh nothing that a little poverty wouldn't solve! You mean you dress too old for him?
Susan:Yes!
B:(Phone rings)
Frank:It's probably that nuisance5, Victor, now! The only reason I tolerate his calling is that I own many shares in Bell Telephone!
Susan: It's for me, dad?
Frank:Here you go! (He gives the receiver to Susan.)
C:(Susan answers the phone.)
Susan: Hello, Victor!
Victor:Hi, Sue! I've a chance to win the Orange County Grand Prix!
Susan:Whatever is that, Victor?
Victor: It's a sports car race. I'm entering my racer in competition with the finest cars in Orange County!
Susan:Oh, Victor! I didn't know you had a racing car! How thrilling! I'd love to see it!
Victor:Okay, honey. Pick you up in a half hour to see my new car at the race track. The race starts in one hour.
D:(Saying to Frank)
Susan:Dad, I'm going to a sports car race! Victor has a car entered!
Frank:So he's thought up6 a new way to break his fool neck!
Susan:(Opens the closet) Hmm…now what can I possibly wear? No, this looks too old. Uh-uh, this looks too sophisticated!
(Doorbell rings)
Susan:Like it, Victor? I pieced7 together and accessorized8 a few outfits…chromed9 the buttons…redesigned the lapels10…and modified the lining11!
Victor: (Looking a little surprised) Looking good, Sue! What do you say we burn a little rubber in my second car for the Grand Prix?
Susan:(A car pulls up and they drive away.) This is Mike's house! Are you picking him up too?
Victor: C'mon! Mike's also got a racer!
(They enter Mike's house.)
Victor:Is the Grand Prix set up, gang?
Mike:For a half hour already!
(A girl smirks.)
Susan:What are you smirking12 at, Betty?
Betty:Oh nothing, Sue! Your outfit is very original!
Victor:(Showing Sue a model car) Sue, just look at this baby! Aren't these treads13 realistic?
Susan:(Feeling angry) I'd like to tread all over you, Victor!
Victor: But, Sue! I named this beauty "Susan" after you!
Susan: Oh? That's sweet of you, Victor! Enjoy your race!
(Susan runs away angrily.)
注解
1.sophisticated: matured and experienced精于世故的
用法：She is such a sophisticated woman that she saw through his trick at the first sight.
她是个十分老练的女人，她一眼就看穿了他的把戏。
2. sob: whimper and cry呜咽,哭泣
用法：The old woman sobbed there for her lost cat.
那个老妇人在为她丢了的猫哭泣。
3. overdress: dress luxuriously穿得过于讲究
4. mink: coat made from animal skin貂皮衣
用法：Wearing mink used to be the fashion of English lady.
身穿貂皮衣曾是英国女性的时尚。
5. nuisance: somebody or something made people annoyed令人厌恶的人或事。
6. think up: work out and invent想出,发明
7. piece: to make by joining parts or fragments(同together连用)拼凑、拼在一起
用法：I tried to piece together a broken vase, but I failed.
我试图想把破碎的花瓶拼在一起，可我没拼成。
8. accessorize: to equip, decorate, or supplement with something extra用装饰品等附加物来补充……
用法：Don't bother her. She was busy accessorizing the living room with watercolors.
别打扰她。她正忙着用水彩画来布置客厅。
9. chrome:给……镀铬
10.lapel: the reversed collar衣服上的翻领
11.lining:衣服的衬里，内衬
用法：The lining of the overcoat was made of silk.
大衣的衬里是用丝绸做的。
12.smirk: smile in an affected way傻笑、得意地笑
用法：The girls were just sitting there smirking during the evening party.
那些女孩子在晚会上就坐在那儿傻笑。
13.treads:汽车轮胎的胎面花纹
用法：The tires have good treads.
这些车胎胎面花纹完好无损。 | 