| A:
Dad: No! You are not going on a vacation1 by yourself! I forbid2 it!
Claire: Dad! I'm a big girl now! Besides, it's only for four days!
Mom: I need a vacation! You two have been at this all week!
Dad: No more of this…I'm finished!
Claire: And I'm packed3! My plane leaves in two hours for Port of Palms.
Dad: (Sighing) All right, you win! You're off on your own. Let me call you a cab.
Mom: And you can call me astonished4!
Claire: That's my dad!
B: (Ten minutes later, a cab arrives.)
Claire: Bye, Mom and Dad!
Mom: (Saying to Dad) You certainly relented5 in a hurry! You used to be so over- protective of your daughter.
Dad: I still am, my dear. That is not an ordinary cab and driver I've called…I had this planned! My man, Alex is at the wheel6. He's a master of disguise7 and he'll follow Claire everywhere.
Mom: Good grief!
C: (In the cab)
Claire: (Sitting in the back seat) Hmm! Cool shades! Imported Super-Egos! Uncommonly expensive. Rarely seen on cabbies!
(Claire steps out of the cab and walks to the terminal8 building.)
Alex: Take the cab back, Henry!
Henry: Good luck, Alex!
D: (In the coach of the plane)
Claire: There's another pair of those imported Super-Egos on that redheaded9 man! What a coincidence! Yeah, coincidence?
(Claire arrives at the beach.)
Claire: Those disguises don't fool me! I'm sure dad's sent "Mr. Sunglasses" to watch over me!
(Day Four)
Claire: This is my last day and it calls for a donkey cart ride up to the famous Fort Ford that once guarded Oyster Bay. Maybe I can do this alone! Forget it! Hmm…I noticed our "guide" removed his Super-Egos while walking us up through Queen Vic Tunnel. I'm gonna show dad two can play this game!
Claire: (Reaching for the sunglasses left by Alex and shouting to Alex)Oops! S'cuse me10! Dropped my purse!
Alex: (Turning around) My sunglasses! I can't reveal11 my identity12. (Without being able to find his sunglasses ,Alex has to cover his head with a straw-hat13.)
Claire: Looks like our guide's afraid of sunstroke14!
(Arriving at the hometown airport)
Claire: Cabbie! Take me to Macy's Department Store and please wait for me.
Alex: (Calls Claire's Dad on the phone) Sir, I broke off surveillance15 when she entered Macy's. She should be home shortly.
(Claire's dad and Alex rush back home.)
Dad: Claire!
Mom: Yes, Claire came home a while ago and she was watching TV up in the west den.
(They runsintosthe den and see that Claire is sitting on the couch with her back turned towards them.)
Dad: Oh, princess, I want you to meet somebody, as I have a little joke to share with you.
Alex: (Shouting to Claire's dad surprisingly) Sir, there's just a dummy16 here, holding a piece of paper in the hand!
Dad: Hand it to me, Alex! (Reading the note) Dad, dear, this dress looks much better on the mannequin17, so I bought it too! I'm off on a real vacation of undisclosed18 destination. Love, Claire.
注解
1 go on a vacation:去度假
用法：The thief stole all the things from the family when they went on a vacation to the sea.当这家人去海上度假时，小偷偷光了他们家所有的东西。
2 forbid:禁止、不同意
用法：Smoking is forbidden here.此处禁止吸烟。
3 packed:打好行装的
用法：I'm busy packing for New York.我正忙着为去纽约打点行装。
4 astonished: surprised惊讶的
5 relented:心变软的
6 at the wheel:握方向盘(驾驶)
用法：We decided to take turns at the wheel.我们决定大家轮流开车。
7 disguise:伪装
用法：His friends can't recognize him with the disguise.他伪装的特别好，他的朋友们都认不出他了。
8terminal:机场候机楼
9redheaded: red-haired红头发的
10S'cuse me:即Excuse me的缩略形式
11reveal: to disclose; to make known暴露
用法：He doesn't want to reveal the secret about his past.他不想暴露他过去的隐秘。
12identity: the state or fact of showing who a person is身份
用法：An identity card is a plastic card with your name, date of birth, photograph or other information on it that proves who you are.身份证是一张塑料卡片，上面印有一个人的姓名、出生日期、像片或其它信息，用来证明一个人的身份。
13straw-hat:草帽
14sunstroke: a disease caused by the excessive exposure to sun中暑
15surveillance: supervision and monitor监视,监督
用法：The suspect was placed under around-the-clock surveillance.嫌疑犯被全天候地监视着。
16dummy:假人
用法：There are many finely dressed dummies in the shopwindow.
橱窗里有许多衣着华丽的假人。
17mannequin: (用硬塑料等做的)人体模型
18undisclosed:未泄露的
用法：The secret should be kept undisclosed otherwise unexpected results would be got.这个秘密不能泄露否则意想不到的结果就会产生。
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialoguessintos ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech. | 