作者： 360abc

Jack: Did you know that drinking beer helps you sing better?
Ryan: Are you sure? How do you know?
Jack: Well, usually people think I’m a terrible singer, but after we all have a few beers, they say I sound a lot better!
Ryan: Well, I heard that if you drink enough beer, you can speak foreign languages better…
Jack: Then after a few beers, you’ll be singing in Taiwanese?
Ryan: Maybe…

terrible (a.) 　
糟糕的，很差的

foreign (a.) 　
外国的

杰克：你知道喝啤酒会让你的歌喉更好吗？
雷恩：你确定？你是怎么知道的？
杰克：大家通常都觉得我唱歌很难听，不过等大家几杯啤酒下肚后，他们就说我唱得好听多了！
雷恩：呃，我有听说若你啤酒喝得够多，连外国话都能说得比较好……
杰克：那在喝点啤酒之后，你就能唱台语歌啰？
雷恩：也许吧……

Ryan: This is where we sing? These booths are so comfortable I think I could fall asleep!
Jack: Let’s order something to eat. What are you in the mood for?
Ryan: I’ll have whatever you’re having.
Jack: OK. How about some fried spring rolls and squid balls, some pork skins, and some beer!
Ryan: Well…the beer sounds good!

booth (n.) 　
隔间，包厢

fall asleep 　
睡着
A: How do you keep from falling asleep when you drive late at night?
在大半夜里开车的时候，你是怎么让自己不睡着的？
B: I just drink lots and lots of coffee.
猛喝咖啡。

be in the mood for 　
有心情去做…

spring roll (n.) 　
春卷

squid ball (n.) 　
花枝丸

pork skin (n.) 　
猪头皮

雷恩：我们是在这里唱？这些包厢好舒服喔，要我在里面睡觉都可以！
杰克：我们来点东西吃。你想吃什么？
雷恩：你点什么我就吃什么。
杰克：好。那就来点炸春卷、花枝丸、猪头皮，还有啤酒！
雷恩：呃……啤酒听来不错！

In the KTV

Jack: Here we are, Ryan! This is where we’re going to celebrate!
Ryan: It’s a KTV palace! I’m glad I brought my platinum card.
Jack: You won’t need it. Stanley, my best man, is going to treat everybody!
Ryan: Where is Stanley? It was his idea to have the bachelor’s party at a KTV, wasn’t it?
Jack: If it were up to Stanley, we’d have the wedding in the KTV! He loves to sing.
Ryan: Then I bet he’s really good!
Jack: Well, uh, I’ll let you decide that for yourself. He’ll be here a little later. Here’s our room!

KTV palace 　
视听歌城，一般说KTV或KTV house，在此用palace是指其美仑美奂

platinum card 　
白金卡，提供比金卡更高的信用额度以及更多的金融服务

best man (n.) 　
伴郎

treat (v.) 　
请客

bachelor party 　
告别单身派对

be up to somebody 　
由（某人）决定

告别单身，KTV派对

杰克：我们到了，雷恩！我们就是要在这里庆祝！
雷恩：是KTV耶！幸好我有带白金卡来。
杰克：用不着的。我的伴郎史丹利要请大家！
雷恩：史丹利跑哪去了？不是他说要在KTV办单身派对的吗？
杰克：要是史丹利作主的话，我们连婚礼都会在KTV办！他真爱唱歌。
雷恩：那我赌他一定很会唱！
杰克：呃，这就让你自己来决定吧。他晚一点就会过来。我们的房间到了！