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影片对白：
Sharon: Thanks.
Ben: Thank you. I felt that game was never going to end.
Sharon: Matt's face when the ball hit Jenkins...
Ben: Oh, I know.
Sharon: Do you think he'll be okay?
Ben: It was ego more than anything, I'd say. It's probably none of my business, but, are you and Matt seeing each other?
Sharon: No. We went to the cinema the other night, but just as friends.
Ben: Hmm.
Sharon: Why? What has Matt said?
Ben: He said he slept with you. So you didn't?
Sharon: No, of course not! What do you take me for?
Ben: Sorry.
Sharon: Did he say if I was any good?
Ben: I think it was the best sex he's never had. So you don't have a boyfriend?
Sharon: No. We split about six months ago. He went off to university in the states and it became impossible to see each other. And you? Do you have a girlfriend?
Ben: We broke up a few weeks ago.
Sharon: I'm sorry. How are you doing?
Ben: Better. So how long have you been at the supermarket?
Sharon: 'Bout two years.
Ben: Did you get to college?
Sharon: I was doing P. T. Therapy, but I dropped out.
Ben: Why?
Sharon: It wasn't me. And besides, I needed to start earning money.
Ben: What are you saving for?
Sharon: Putting myself through evening classes.
Ben: Yeah? Studying...
Sharon: Spanish.
Ben: Spanish?
Sharon: Yeah. What's wrong with that?
Ben: N-n-nothing. I just wasn't expecting it. So what can you say?
Sharon: Mmm...Tu equipo de futbol es una puta mierda.
Ben: Which means?
Sharon: It means your football team is shit.
Ben: 26-nil. So why Spanish?
Sharon: I've lived here all my life. I've worked at the supermarket for two years and, even though it's happening slow, I just feel that my life's ticking away a second at a time. I thought that Spanish would be one way that I'd be able to find a job that would involve travel. Like being an air hostess or teaching English at Spanish-speaking schools. I've always dreamt of traveling to far-off places... Like South America. To places where the sun kisses every morning. But more than that, I wanna be able to talk to people about their lives and about their dreams. Silly, really.
Ben: No, it's not. That's your dream. Knowing what you want is half the battle. Most people go through their whole lives not knowing what they want. It's easy to find if you know what you're looking for.
Sharon: So what is it that you're looking for?
Ben: I've always wanted to be a painter. Maybe have my work hung in a gallery one day.
Sharon: I've always wanted to meet a painter.
Ben: Why?
Sharon: Don't know. I think it might be something to do with their ability to see beauty in everything. To then capture it, and hang it on a wall for all to see. I find it romantic. (Sharon arrives at her apartment) Well, this is me. Number 34.
Ben: Thirty-four.
Sharon: It's on the top floor.
Ben: Nice. Adios.
Sharon: Hasta luego. Night, Ben.
Ben: That first kiss. I've always made such a mess of it.[page]
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1. ego: 自尊心。影片中Ben指Jenkins之所以受伤是因为自尊心在作祟，当然Jenkins踢得如此卖力也是为了在Sharon面前表现自己。
2. none of my business: 不关我的事。与此类似，none of your business即“没你的事，与你无关”。
3. see someone: 和某人约会交往。例如：Are you seeing anyone right now?（你现在是不是在谈恋爱？）
4. What do you take me for：你把我看成什么人了？take for在这里的意思是“把……看作”。例如：I took it for the truth.（我以为那是实情。）
take for还可以表示“把……误认为，把……误以为”，看一下例子：He is often taken for a foreigner.（他常常被误认为外国人。）
5. split: 分手，关系破裂，断绝关系。请看例子：They split up after two years of marriage.（他们结婚两年之后分手了。）
6. drop out: 退学。看一下例子：She dropped out of school to become a waitress.（她退学去当女招待。）
7. put through: 供……读书。影片中Sharon在超市打工赚钱供自己读夜校。put through还可以表示“做成，完成”或“为……接通电话”。看一下例子：
put through an agreement（达成一项协议）
I'm trying to put you through.（我正在想办法给你接通电话。）[page]
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1. 我们原以为他死了。
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2. 这两个合伙人吵了一架之后分道扬镳了。
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3. 她在史密斯学院读了一年后就退学了。
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4. 你能替我把电话接到经理那里吗？
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《超市夜未眠》精讲之四 参考答案
1. He swapped a dozen goats for a female calf.
2. He stood there, savoring his surroundings.
3. Sarah's boyfriend is taking her to the pictures this evening.
4. He tries to fight off sleep.[page]
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美的社会影响力
The Effects of Beauty on Society
Beauty presents a standard of comparison, and it can cause resentment and dissatisfaction when not achieved. People who do not fit the "beauty ideal" may be ostracized within their communities. The television sitcom Ugly Betty portrays the life of a girl faced with hardships due to society's unwelcoming attitudes toward those they deem unattractive. However, a person may also be targeted for harassment because of their beauty. In Malèna, a strikingly beautiful Italian woman is forced into poverty by the women of the community who refuse to give her work for fear that she may "woo" their husbands.
Researchers have found that good looking students get higher grades from their teachers than students with an ordinary appearance. Furthermore, attractive patients receive more personalized care from their doctors. Studies have even shown that handsome criminals receive lighter sentences than less attractive convicts.
How much money a person earns may also be influenced by physical beauty. One study found that people low in physical attractiveness earn 5 to 10 percent less than ordinary looking people, who in turn earn 3 to 8 percent less than those who are considered good looking. Discrimination against others based on their appearance is known as lookism.
St. Augustine said of beauty "Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked."