Peter: You reminded me! I must return a book this afternoon!
Charlotte: Peter!
Peter: I won’t forget! Go on, carry on…
Charlotte: By the way, what did you have for lunch?
Peter: Oh! I had a delicious burger and chips from that restaurant down the road. It’s my favourite! I go there all the time!
Charlotte: Well, that’s my next point!
Peter: Don’t eat?
Charlotte: No! You can save money by cooking and eating at home.
Peter: Yeah, I guess I do eat out too much!
Charlotte: Yeah, you don’t want to graduate from university being poor and fat!
Peter: Hey! ③Don’t take the mickey!
Charlotte: I didn’t say you were now!
Peter: Good! What else?
Charlotte: Actually speaking of being healthy, did you sign up that new gym at the start of term?
Peter: Yeah it’s great!
Charlotte: When was the last time you went?
Peter: The day I signed up…④Ah, I see where you are going with this.
Charlotte: Got the hint?
Peter: I should cancel my 5)subscription if I am not using it.
Charlotte: Right. If you’ve got a pair of 6)trainers you can run around the whole city as exercise!
Peter: Any last advice before I die of thirst?!
Charlotte: Yeah. Ask your parents for money sooner rather than later.
Peter: ⑤What are you on about?
Charlotte: Better telling them when you’re a little bit overdrawn rather than when you’re a lot! ⑥Otherwise they’ll tell you to get on your bike.
Peter: ⑦Fair point! I’ll be back soon with the drinks!
Smart Sentences
① I could bite your arm off for one.很想喝呢。
bite one’s arm off for sth.: overly excited to get sth.(非常想得到某物)。例如:
I could bite your arm off to get a piece of your home-made cake.
我好想吃你自製的蛋糕。