Sue: Did you ¹⁾ try out the chat rooms yet?

苏： 你试过网络聊天室了吗？

Rose: Yeah, but there're so many people just using the Net to ²⁾ fool around!

柔丝： 有，但是有好多人利用网络乱搞！

Sue: So did you meet anyone?

苏： 你遇到了什么人吗？

Rose: ³⁾ You could say so. I pretended to be a ⁴⁾ middle-aged man and ended up ⁵⁾asking a 16-year-old girl out. Can you believe it? She ⁶⁾ accepted!

柔丝： 可以这么说。我装成一个中年男人，最后邀一个十六岁女孩出来。你相信吗？她居然答应了！

Sue: Why? Are you crazy?

苏： 干嘛？你疯啦？

Rose: Because I wanted to show her how easy it is to be 7) tricked on the Internet!

柔丝： 因为我想让她知道在网络上有多容易受骗！

Sue: Why?

苏： 为什么？

Rose: I’m a teacher. It's my job to help young girls.

柔丝： 我是老师。帮助年轻女孩是我的工作。

Sue: You're really 8) one-of-a-kind, Rose.

苏： 你实在是千古奇人，柔丝。

语言详解

A: I want to try out a new restaurant.

我要试试去一家新餐厅吃。

B: OK. There's one around the corner.

好。转角就有一家

【fool around 闲荡，游手好闲】

around原意有“四处，到处”的意思。从字面上来看fool around, 就可以感觉到一个人呆头呆脑的乱晃，也就是“鬼混”的意思。例如：

A:They always fool around when the boss is not in the office.

老板不在办公室的时候，他们总是到处闲荡。

B:They will be fired some day.

他们总有一天会被炒鱿鱼。

1) try out 试试看

2) fool around 乱来

3 you could say so 你可以这么说

4) middle-aged (a.)中年的

5) ask...out 约……出来

6) accept (v.) 接受，答应

7) trick (v.) 诱骗

8) one-of a kind (n.) 异类