ANN: I think I'm going to go home.
SHARON: Why? We just got here.
ANN: I know, but it's 12:30. It's pretty late.
SHARON: 12:30 isn't late! This party will probably go until three or four o'clock.C'mon, don't leave yet!
ANN: Three or four o'clock?
SHARON: Yes.
ANN: I never stay out that late. That's too late.
SHARON: But why is it too late? It's Saturday night.You have nothing to do tomorrow. Why not stay out and drink with us?
ANN: Were you so wild when you were still in Taipei, Sharon?
SHARON: Yes, I was. And I like living here.People know how to party here. In Taipei, some people know how to party.But here, everyone does.
ANN: What is that they're doing on the couch?
SHARON: They're smoking pot. Don't worry about it.
ANN: Pot? Isn't that marijuana?
SHARON: Yes, it is.
ANN: But, Sharon, that's illegal! The police could come, and we could go to jail.
SHARON: Don't worry about it. It is true that pot is illegal in America.But the laws aren't as strict as in Taiwan.If people are arrested, and they have a little pot in their possession,they don't go to jail. They just have to pay a fine.
ANN: Really?
SHARON: Yes.
ANN: I didn't know you had such wild friends. Do you smoke marijuana too?
SHARON: I tried it a couple times. But I don't like it. I like alcohol better.Don't worry about them, though. If you don't want to smoke pot, you don't have to.
ANN: I don't want to.
SHARON: That's alright. But you really should have another drink.People will probably start dancing soon.
ANN: I don't know if I can drink more. I already had two drinks.
SHARON: You had two drinks at nine o'clock.C'mon, Ann, you are in an American university now! You have to learn how to drink.
ANN: I thought a university was for studying.
SHARON: It is. We study hard all week.And then, on the weekend, we party hard. That's the best way to live.
ANN: Alright. I'll have another drink.
安:我想我要回家了。
夏倫:怎么了?我們才剛到。
安:我知道,但是已經(jīng)12:30。已經(jīng)很晚了。
夏倫:12:30 并不晚!這個(gè)派對大概要到三或四點(diǎn)。好啦,先不要走啦!
安:三或四點(diǎn)?
夏倫:是呀。
安:我從來沒有在外面待到那么晚。那太晚了。
夏倫:但是為什么會(huì)很晚呢?那是星期六的晚上。你明天又沒有事做。為什么不呆晚一點(diǎn)和我們一起喝酒?
安:夏倫,你當(dāng)你還是在臺(tái)北一樣瘋狂嗎?
夏倫:對呀,我是。我很喜歡在這生活。這里的人都知道怎么派對。在臺(tái)北,只有一些人知道怎么派對。但在這兒,每個(gè)人都知道。
安:在沙發(fā)上的人在做些什么?
夏倫:他們在哈葉子。別擔(dān)心。
安:葉子?那是大麻嗎?
夏倫:是,沒錯(cuò)。
安:但,夏倫,那是非法的!警察可能會(huì)來,我們都會(huì)被關(guān)起來。
夏倫:別太擔(dān)心。沒錯(cuò),大麻在美國是非法的。但法律并沒有在臺(tái)灣那么嚴(yán)。如果有人被抓,他們身上有少量的大麻他們不會(huì)被關(guān)起來。他們只要付罰款。
安:真的嗎?
夏倫:是的。
安:我并不知道你有這樣瘋狂的朋友。你有抽大麻嗎?
夏倫:我試過幾次,但我不喜歡。我比較喜歡酒。別太在意。如果你不喜歡抽大麻,你就不必抽。
安:我不想要。
夏倫:沒有關(guān)系。但你真的應(yīng)該再喝一杯。大部份的人都快要開始跳舞了。
安:我不知道我還能不能再喝,我已經(jīng)喝了兩杯了。
夏倫:你在九點(diǎn)的時(shí)候喝了兩杯。好啦,安,你現(xiàn)在是在美國的大學(xué)咧!你得學(xué)習(xí)著喝酒。
安:我以為上大學(xué)是來念書的。
夏倫:是呀。我們整個(gè)禮拜都念得很辛苦。所以,在周末,我們也很努力派對。那是最好的生活方法。
安:好吧。我再來一杯。