-Hey, dudes. Mind if I join? So those soccer tryouts were bogus, huh? I mean, second string? Come on, that’s ridiculous. Am I right? Am I right? So the game against Cornwall, that should be interesting. And why would that be interesting?
-Well, my sister goes there, and she used to date that tool Justin Drayton. I know him.I made him cry once during a game.
-Wait. That was you? That was so funny.
-Wow. Is your sister hot?
-I guess so. She’s got a great personality.
ridiculous
adj. 可笑的；荒謬的
She broke in with a ridiculous objection.
她突然插嘴提了個(gè)可笑的異議。
介詞 during 用法注意　　
1. 表示“在……期間”，是介詞，不要將其誤用作連詞。如：　　
他在巴黎期間，與他的朋友住在一起?！　?br> 誤：During he was in Paris, he lived with his friends.　　
正：While he was in Paris, he lived with his friends.　　
正：During his stay in Paris, he lived with his friends.　　
2. during 和 for 均可表示一段時(shí)間，但兩者有差別?！　?br> (1) during 通常表示事件發(fā)生在何時(shí)（when），而for則表示事件持續(xù)了多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間（how long）。如：　　
He was in hospital for six weeks during the summer. 他在夏天住了 6 個(gè)星期的醫(yī)院?！　?br> (2) 兩者之后均可接由 the whole 引起的時(shí)間短語(yǔ)，但通常不能接由 all 引起的時(shí)間短語(yǔ)。如：　　
他整個(gè)夏天都住在那兒?！　?br> 正：He stayed there for [during] the whole summer.　　
誤：He stayed there for [during] all the summer.　　
(3) 在“數(shù)詞+時(shí)間名詞”之前以及在some time, a long time之類(lèi)表示泛指一段時(shí)間的詞組之前，可用介詞 for，但不用 during。如：　　
He lived here for ten years (for some time). 他在這兒住過(guò) 10 年（一段時(shí)間）?！　?br> 2. during與in均可表示“時(shí)間點(diǎn)”，有時(shí)可互換。如：　　
I’ll be on holiday in [during] August. 我將在8月度假?！　?br> He woke up three times in [during] the night. 夜里他醒了 3 次。　　
但在使用時(shí)還有以下幾點(diǎn)要注意：　　
(1) 比較而言，during 更強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間的延續(xù)，in 只是指一般性的某一時(shí)間。因此若表示狀態(tài)或習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作，多用during，否則以用in為常見(jiàn)。如：　　
Many people suffered hardship during the war. 許多人在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間受苦遭難?！　?br> He was injured in the war. 他在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間受了傷。　　
(2) 在stay, visit, meal等表示行為要持續(xù)一段時(shí)間的名詞之前，只能用during 而不能用in。如：　　
The phone rang during the meal. 吃飯時(shí)電話(huà)鈴響了?！　?br> I went to see my aunt during my stay in Beijing. 在北京逗留期間，我去看了我的姑媽?！　?br> (3) 與季節(jié)名詞連用，in表泛指，during表特指。如：　　
In summer we often camp in the forest. 夏天我們常在森林里露營(yíng)。（泛指）　　
During the summer we camped in the forest. 今年夏天我們?cè)谏掷锫稜I(yíng)。（特指）?

-Oh, yeah! Check out the booty on that blondie.
-Don’t talk about her that way.Is that your girlfriend?
-He wishes. She was dating this college guy, but he dumped her. I hear she’s a total mess now, really vulnerable. Confidence, self-esteem is way down. In man words, it’s time to pounce.
-Exactly. I hate that guy.
-Did you know bologna is 38 percent hoof?
-Looks like you got some competition.
-It’s just Malcolm. Total geek.She looks so sad. It’s heartbreaking.
-It... it’s just... I can relate, you know? I mean, I just got out of a bad relationship too. I mean, you think you know someone. And you realize it’s all been a big lie. Plus, you know, you can never get chicks to shut up.
-All right, guys, catch up with you later.
vulnerable
adj. 易受攻擊的，易受…的攻擊；易受傷害的；有弱點(diǎn)的
What causes me to feel this vulnerable and guarded?
是什么讓我覺(jué)得如此脆弱和謹(jǐn)慎?
catch up with
趕上，追上；逮捕；處罰
They should take some crash courses to catch up with their classmates.
他們應(yīng)該參加一些速成課程來(lái)趕上他們的同學(xué)。?