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Jack: Somebody finally arrived. You finally got here. Mr. Prompt.

Mrs Erganian: Oh, remember my kids? Alex, Helen?

Miles: Hi. How areyou?

Mr Erganian: We were thinking maybe you went the wrong way, you went to Tijuana…

Miles: Right.

Mr Erganian: And they don't let you back.

Miles: Yes! Yes! I had to bribe them.

Chiristine: Hey, Miles.

Miles: Hey. How are you, Christine? Yeah, the freeway was unbelievable. Unbelievable. It was bumper-to-bumper the whole way. People getting an early start on the weekend, I guess. Granted, I got a late start, but--

Chiristine: Well, we're just glad you made it.

Miles: Yes.

Mrs. Erganian: Christine, why don't you ask Miles about the cake?

Christine: Oh, good idea. Come with me.

Miles: What's this?

Jack: We don't really have time for that, 'cause we gotta hit the road.

Christine: Oh, come on!It's just gonna take a second!

Mrs. Erganian: Yeah. Jack tells us you are publishing a book. Congratulations.

Miles: Uh.

Mr Erganian: Yes, congratulations.

Miles: Yes, well, uh, it's not exactly finalized yet. So-- There has been some interest, and—

Mrs. Erganian: Your friend is modest.

Jack: Oh, come on, Miles. Don't be so modest. Indulge them. Don't make me out to be a liar.

Mr Erganian: What is the subject of your book? Nonfiction?

Miles: Uh,no. It's-- It's a novel. Fiction.

Mr Erganian: Yes.

Miles: Oh. Although there is quite a bit from my own life, so I suppose that, technically, some of it is nonfiction.

Mr Erganian: Good. I like nonfiction. There is so much to know about this world. I think you read something somebody just invented it, waste of time.

Miles: That's an interesting perspective.

Chiristine: So, which one do you like better?

Miles: Oh, well, I like them both. But, um, if pressed, I would have to say that I prefer the dark.

Jack: Told ya! Bye-bye.

Mr Erganian: Bye.

Miles: Bye.

Jack: Bye. Where the fuck were you, man? Huh? I was dying in there. We're supposed to be a hundred miles away by now.

Miles: I can't help the traffic.

Jack: Oh, come on. You're fucking hungover. You know you are.

Miles: Okay, there was a tasting last night, yes. But I wanted to get us something nice for the ride up. Check out the box. Why did you tell them that my novel was being published?

Jack: 'Cause you said you had it all lined up.

Miles: No, I didn't. No. No. What I said was that there was some interest at Conundrum.

Jack: Yeah. Conundrum.

Miles: And that one of the editors was passing it up to a senior editor.

Jack: Sounds pretty good to me. Sounds like you're in.

Miles: No. It's a long shot. Besides, Conundrum, it's just a small specialty press. Anyway, I'm not gonna get my hopes up. You know? I've stopped caring. The hell with it. I have stopped caring.

Jack: It sounds like it's gonna happen this time. I mean, I can feel it.

妙語佳句，活學(xué)活用

1. Mr. Prompt.

這是一個開玩笑的說法，prompt 有“敏捷的，迅速的，及時的”意思，這里Jack 用來諷刺Miles，因為他很晚才到。

2. It was bumper-to-bumper the whole way.

Bumper-to-bumper 指“（汽車）擁塞的，擁擠的”，自然也就是交通擁堵了，比如： bumper-to-bumper traffic 擁塞的交通。

3. hit the road

意思是“開車上路”，例如：Come on, it's time to hit the road. 快點，該上路了。

4. It's just gonna take a second!

表示“只要很短的時間”，a second 極言時間之少，是夸張的說法。

5. if pressed

“如果非要……樣的話”

6. Told ya

Ya 是 you的一種口語形式。

7. I can't help the traffic.

這里的意思是“我左右不了路況??！”

8. line up

這里的意思是“organize, make ready, make the arrangements for組織好，準(zhǔn)備好，安排好”，比如：They lined up considerable support for the bill. 他們召集了很多人支持這個提案。

9. get one's hopes up

Don't get someone's hopes up是一個習(xí)慣用語，當(dāng)你委婉地拒絕別人，不想讓別人期望太高的時候，就可以用到這句話。比如：---How did your finals go? 期末考試的結(jié)果如何？---It went well, but I don't want to get my hopes up. 還不錯，不過我不會寄太多希望。