Bobby: How's tricks this week Kelly?

Kelly: Pretty good, thanks Bobby. What about yourself?

Bobby: Everything is just great for me. But I feel a little washed out.

Kelly: Really? I have a similar feeling - like I just need to disappear for a few weeks to recharge my batteries.

Bobby: Maybe we could just take-off and escape?

Kelly: No we can't. We have responsibilities that we can't back-out from.

Bobby: Like what!

Kelly: Like school, our part-time jobs and our families!

Bobby: Oh yeah! I didn't think that one through too carefully.

鲍比：这周过得怎么样凯丽?

凯丽：很好，谢谢鲍比。你呢?

鲍比：每个人对我都很好,可我觉得有点儿疲惫。

凯丽：是吗?我也有类似的感觉，就好象是需要消失几个星期给自己冲一下电。

鲍比：也许我们可以离开，去逃避一下?

凯丽：不行我们不能这么做。我们身上有很多责任不能逃避。

鲍比：什么责任?

凯丽：比如说学校、我们的兼职工作还有我们的家人!

鲍比：噢没错!我没好好考虑过这些事。

NEW WORDS (生词)

1) Tricks: everything in your life

生活中的一切事情

Tricks has many meanings but in this context it is a question meaning 'how is your life'.

“Tricks”有很多意思，在本文中是一个问句，意思是“你过得怎么样?”

2) Washed out: tired and bored with your life

很疲惫，对生活厌倦了

Whenever I feel washed-out I go on a quick holiday and then I feel much better.

每当我感到疲惫的时候就休一个短暂的假期，之后就会觉得好多了。

3) Recharge: to out life or energy back into something

充电、重新注入生命或活力

Every night I recharge my mobile phone and myself!

每天晚上我都给手机和自己充电!

4) Back-out: when you agree to do something and then change you mind

收回：同意做某事后又反悔

So many times I want to back-out of my job, but then I remember the pay at the end of the month.

有好多次我想辞掉工作，可是接着就会想到每个月底发的薪水。

Dialogue(对话)

Jessie: If you could back-out of all your responsibilities and run away, where would you go?

Tina: To a distant island along way from everyone.

Jessie: What would you do all day?

Tina: Lie on the beach and sleep to recharge my batteries.

Jessie: Sounds ideal. I would go to a big, busy city.

Tina: Why would you go somewhere full of strange people?

Jessie: So I wouldn't see anyone who knew me at all.

Tina: And what would you do all day?

Jessie: Shop! Shop until I couldn't shop any more.

Tina: I will sing you a song about running away then!

杰西：如果你能够推开所有的责任去逃避的话你会去哪?

蒂娜：到一个偏僻的岛上，避开每个人。

杰西：那你每天做什么?

蒂娜：躺在沙滩上睡觉给自己充电。

杰西：听起来很理想。我会去一个繁忙的大都市。

蒂娜：你为什么要去一个谁都不认识的地方呢?

杰西：这样我就一个熟人也碰不到了。

蒂娜：那你每天会做什么?

杰西：购物!购物!直到不能再买了为止。

蒂娜：那么我给你唱一首关于逃避的歌吧。