没有想到，丹尼尔也逃课来看比赛，小家伙不仅看篮球看得开心，而且还“喜欢”上了姐姐的好朋友，原来她是拉拉队的，这下阿美真要哭笑不得了。

 

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May: Daniel, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at school now?

Daniel: The same question to you.

May: Well, we shall make it a secret between us.

Daniel: Deal, Where is Gucci?

May: She is the cheer-leader. They are required to put on a performance. Look! Here they come.

Daniel: Oh, look at her. She looks like one is the basketball babies in NBA.

May: (Mumble) I want to be like her.

Daniel: Get real. Don't be so pathetic.

May: Hey, young man! I'm your sis. Don't talk to me like that.

Daniel: Oh, man, look at her, go! She is amazing! She should be my sis.

May: Boy, you've got such a crush on her, haven't you?

Daniel: Yes, I want to be her boyfriend. Just like in the movie.

May: Are you out of your mind?

Daniel: She told me she liked my new haircut. She thought it was cool.

May: Go ahead, have a try and be a joke.

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阿美：丹尼尔，你在这里做什么，你不是应该在上课吗？

丹尼尔：我也想问你同样的问题。

阿美：好吧，我们就把它当成我们两个之间的秘密吧。

丹尼尔：行，古奇在哪里？

阿美：她是拉拉队队长。她们等下要表演。看，她们来了。

丹尼尔：哦，你看她，她看起来就像是NBA里的篮球宝贝。

阿美：（喃喃自语）我想像她一样。

丹尼尔：现实点吧。别那么可悲。

阿美：嗨，年轻人，我是你姐姐哎，别这么和我说话。

丹尼尔：哦，看她，那里。她真棒！她要是我姐姐就好了。

阿美：小家伙，你已经迷上她了，是吗？

丹尼尔：是啊，我要做她的男朋友，就像电影里一样。

阿美：你疯了吗？

丹尼尔：她说她喜欢我的新发型，她觉得我很酷。

阿美：那尽管去吧，试试看，（你可以）成为一个笑话。

丹尼尔：走着瞧。

经典背诵 Recitation

Daniel: I like Gucci. She is my older sister's best friend. She is an amazing cheerleader. She thinks I'm cool, and I want to be her boyfriend though May always laughs at me, saying that I would be nothing but a joke. But I don't care about what she says. We'll see someday.

生词小结

suppose vt. 应该

secret n. 秘密

cheer-leader n. 拉拉队长

basketball baby 篮球宝贝

pathetic adj. 可悲的

amazing adj. 令人惊异的

crush n. 迷恋

joke n. 笑话

注释

basketball babies

美国的NBA(美国职业篮球联赛）比赛中，会在中场休息的时候有拉拉队的表演，表演非常出色，受到很多人的喜欢，被大家称为basketball babies(篮球宝贝)。

Scene practice 情景练习——义务和需求句型练习

仔细阅读下面五个场景，两人一组，使用表达义务和需求的句型，用一用，练一练。

1. Daniel is the leader of their football team, if you were Daniel, what would you say to your team members before an important competition?

2. If you were Benjamin, you have to maintain the whole family, what would you say if you want to tell your good friend your responsibility in your family?

3. Shirley is an accountant of a factory, she is asked to tell her detail work, if you were Shirley, what would you say?

4. May wants to be a volunteer of the Olympic Games, if you were May, how would you state the responsibility of the volunteer?

5. May is the monitor of her class, if you were May, you are asked to tell your responsibility, what would you say?