dario: hi brian. what's happening?

brian: not much. i am trying to find something worth watching on tv.

dario: i just spent an hour channel surfing but couldn't find anything.

brian: the radio is the same today. there is nothing interesting to listen to.

dario: have you hit the internet yet? i can usually find something worth reading there.

brian: i am sick of the internet. just the same old websites that take forever to load with my slow modem.

dario: how about a movie? we could head down to the multiplex.

brian: no money in my pockets! i'm broke.

dario: let's play cards then. that's always good for killing a few hours.

brian: ok, but only if we can play for money, maybe i can win enough to go and see a movie later.

達里奧：嗨布萊恩，有什么事？
布萊恩：沒什么。我在電視上找一些可看的東西。
達里奧：我剛剛花了一個小時的時間來搜臺，不過什么也找不到。
布萊恩：今天的廣播也一樣。沒什么有意思的東西可聽。
達里奧：你上網了嗎？我通常能在網上找到一些可看的東西。
布萊恩：我討厭網絡。就一些老面孔網站，我的貓（調制解調器）很慢，半天都下載不下來。
達里奧：去看場電影怎么樣？我們可以去影城。
布萊恩：口袋里沒錢了！我身無分文。
達里奧：那來玩牌吧。這總能打發(fā)好幾個小時的時間。
布萊恩：好吧，不過我們玩錢的話，也許我能贏上足夠的錢晚些時候去看場電影。

new words 生詞

1) charged: exciting
充滿感情的：激動人心的
before the football game, our coach made a speech that got us all charged.
足球賽以前教練講了一席話，說得我們所有人熱情洋溢，心血澎湃。

2) vibe: feeling, mood
心情：感覺、情緒
the main reason that i stay with my girlfriend is because we have a really good vibe between us.
我和我女友在一起的一個主要原因是我們在一起時很開心。

3) beats: music, usually with heavy drum and bass
強音拍，強節(jié)奏：通常帶有很強的擊鼓聲和貝司樂的音樂
i was trying to study last night but my sister turned the beats up way too loud.
昨晚我想學習，可是我姐姐（妹妹）把音樂開得太大聲了。

4) sedate: quiet, relaxed, slow
平靜的，從容的：安靜的，放松的，緩慢的
when i retire i want a sedate life but for now, i enjoy the noise and pace of the city.
我退休以后想過一種平靜的生活，不過現(xiàn)在我喜歡城市的喧鬧和節(jié)奏。

lesson: 課文

we all work hard. we need to do something to relax. but what? there are so many options. you could go to a restaurant with friends, read a book, watch tv, play computer games, sleep or even get a hobby like kite flying.

我們工作都很努力。我們需要做些事情來放松放松。可是做什么呢？我們有很多選擇。你可以和朋友一起上飯館，讀讀書，看電視，玩電腦游戲，睡覺甚至發(fā)展一項如放風箏的業(yè)余愛好。