■ 一對中年男女坐在咖啡廳里，也許是朋友，也許是情人。已婚的丈夫正對女方訴說對婚姻和事業的困苦。這樣的對話是現代社會中使用頻率很高的例子，具有代表性。

單詞通緝令

1. hectic a. 忙亂的

2. split up 分裂，離異

3. flaw n.缺點

4. take advantage of 占…的便宜和好處

5. philosophy n.人生觀

6. project vt.設計;突出

Buddy Kane: Carolyn.

Carolyn Burnham: Buddy…

Buddy: I am so sorry to have kept you waiting.

Carolyn: Oh…

Buddy: Christie left for New York this morning. Let’s just say things are a little 1)hectic around the house.

Carolyn: Oh, what’s she doing in New York?

Buddy: She’s moving there. Yes, we are 2)splitting up.

Carolyn: Buddy, I’m so sorry.

Buddy: Yes. According to her, I’m too focused on my career. As if being driven to succeed is some sort of a character 3)flaw. Well, she certainly did 4)take advantage of the lifestyle my success afforded her…oh. Wow…, ah, it’s for the best.

Carolyn: When I saw you two at the party the other night, you seemed perfectly happy.

Buddy: Call me crazy. But it is my 5)philosophy that in order to be successful, one must 6)project an image of success at all times.

布迪?凱恩：凱洛琳。

凱洛琳?伯恩翰姆：布迪……

布迪：很抱歉讓你等那么久。

凱洛琳：噢……

布迪：柯里斯蒂今早去紐約了。這房子里的事是變得越來越忙亂了。

凱洛琳：噢，她在紐約干什么?

布迪：她搬過去了。是的，我們分手了。

凱洛琳：布迪，我很抱歉。

布迪：是啊，她說我過于專注于事業。好像為事業奔忙是一種人品缺陷似的。哦，當然我的成功給她帶來的生活方式她倒挺會享用。喔……!這樣倒最好。

凱洛琳：那一晚我在晚會上見到你們兩個，你看上去好像很幸福。

布迪：是瘋狂才對，我的人生哲學就是為了成功，一個人必須自始至終擺出成功的形象。