猜啞謎游戲沒有提起Carl的興致，他還在對因為手術(shù)而不能有生日派對的事耿耿于懷。

    Molly： Carl， now you know charades. Why don't you join us？

    Carl： I don't like charades. It's for babies. Molly： Oh， I like it. Carl： Well， they're babies. Betty： You're a sore loser. Tim： Yeah. Molly： No arguing. Save you voices. Between now and tomorrow you're all going to have your tonsils out. And you won't be able to speak for a while. So save your voices till then. Philip： Hi， gang. Hi， everybody. Well， what's going on？

    Molly： I sure am glad to see you， Dr. Stewart. This is a rough group. Carl： I didn't want to play charades， so they're angry at me. Philip： Why don't you want to play？

    Carl： Because I don't want to be here. I don't want my tonsils out. Philip： Why not？

    Carl： Because my birthday is tomorrow. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown. Molly： But you can have one when you go home， Carl. Carl： But my birthday is tomorrow. Philip： I'm sorry， Carl. Molly： Carl， you'll have your party when you go home. Carl： But it won't be on my birthday！ And you promised me a surprise.

    「語言點精講」

    1. You're a sore loser.你是個輸不起的人。

    a sore loser： 輸不起的人。用來形容一些玩游戲輸了，就表現(xiàn)得有失風度的人。a sore loser 也可以叫 a bad loser.輸?shù)糜酗L度的人叫 a good loser.

    2. No arguing.別吵。No+動名詞，構(gòu)成一個命令句，表示禁止做某事，用于阻止別人做某事，也常出現(xiàn)在告示上。又如：No littering.（禁止亂扔果皮紙屑。）

    No smoking.（禁止吸煙。）

    3. Hi， gang. Hi， everybody.嗨，各位。兩句都是用很輕松隨便的口吻來向一群人打招呼的非正式短語。

    gang： 一幫人，一群人。

    4. Well， what's going on？

    再干什么呢？怎么這么熱鬧啊？也可以說成 What's happening？

    going on： 進行，發(fā)生。

    5. This is a rough group.這幫（孩子）可真不好對付。Molly在說這這句話時帶有一種開玩笑的口氣。

    6. I didn't want to play charades， so they're angry at me.我不想玩猜啞謎，所以他們都生我的氣了。

    be angry at someone： 生某人的氣，對某人發(fā)怒。

    7. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown.我媽媽答應(yīng)給我舉辦生日慶祝會，并請小丑來助興。

    promise someone something： 答應(yīng)給某人以某物，承諾給某人某物。