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Emma: Funny?

Dexter: Very funny. Well, look at you. You even look like a writer. A writer in Paris. There's a word for this, isn't there?

Emma: Uh, butch.

Dexter: I was gonna say gamine.

Emma: What do you look like?

Dexter: Me? A screwed-up divorc?

Emma: So my apartment's not far. Shall we? How long are you staying for?

Dexter: Well, I suppose it's up to you, really. It's just... Look, I just wanted to say something which I couldn't really do over the phone. Well, ever since we were last together in London...

Emma: Dexter, before you say anything else, I have to... There's something I have to tell you.

Dexter: You've met someone!

Emma: Is that really so hard to believe?

Dexter: A man?

Emma: Yes, a man. A guy.

Dexter: A guy! He's a guy now, is he? I see.

Emma: He's called Jean-Pierre, Jean-Pierre Dusollier.

Dexter: What, he's French?

Emma: No, Dex, he's Welsh. He's handsome. He's charming. He's just very, very French.

Dexter: What, you mean rude?

Emma: No.

Dexter: Arrogant? Smokes too much, wears a string of onions.

Emma: Why are you being like this?

Dexter: Oh, God, you mean sexy. Is that what you mean? You're having lots of sex?

Emma: Since when do I need to ask your permission? God knows you never asked mine.

Dexter: But we just slept together.

Emma: I haven't forgotten. Dexter, we got a bit drunk.

Dexter: Yeah, not that drunk.

Emma: You took your trousers off over your shoes.

Dexter: No, I didn't. Did I?

Emma: I think that you were upset about Sylvie and the divorce, and you needed a shoulder to cry on. Or sleep with. And that's what I was, a shoulder to sleep with.

Dexter: And that's why you did it, was it? To cheer me up.

Emma: Well, it worked, didn't it? If you must know, it was one of the better nights of my life.

Dexter: See?

Emma: Don't fish. Dex, it was one time.

Dexter: Well, it was three times. Come on. Look, you don't think it's a good idea? You and me.

Emma: I do. I did. In the late '80s.

Dexter: Right.

Emma: Better get going.

Dexter: Why? What are we doing?

Emma: Jean-Pierre wants to meet you.

Dexter: Oh, you're kidding.

Emma: We're going to hear him play.

Dexter: Play?

Emma: He's a jazz musician.

Dexter: Bastard.

Emma: We're going to listen to him play free jazz on the piano for about nine hours, and it's going to be lots of fun and in no way awkward.

Dexter: You're not going out like that, are you?

Emma: Just do me up. That's Jean-Pierre.

Dexter: Where? Oh, God. You could have at least found someone a bit good-looking. You know, Em, I'm sure he's a fine jazz pianist. I just don't think I can do this.

Emma: Oh. Really?

Dexter: Yeah, I'll just go and see a movie and go back to the apartment. And then I think I'm going to get the first train back tomorrow.

Emma: You don't have to leave.

Dexter: I think I do.

Emma: I'm sorry, Dex.

Dexter: Hey, don't be. Go on.

Emma: Salut.

Jean-Pierre: Hey.

Emma: Wait! Dexter! I thought I got rid of you. If you muck me about, Dexter...

Dexter: Em, I swear. I swear I won't.

Emma: Lead me on, or let me down, or go behind my back, I will murder you.

Dexter: I won't do that.

Emma: You swear?

Dexter: Yeah, I swear. I swear.

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1. butch: 男人似的女人。butch也可以作形容词用，意思是“（女人）外表像男人的”或“小平顶发式的”。

2. gamine: 妖冶的女人。

3. fish: 查究；探听；攫取。Don't fish的意思是“不要顺藤摸瓜”。看一下例句：She is fishing for information.（她是在探听消息。）

4. Better get going: 我们最好还是出发吧。

5. do up: 盛装打扮一下。

6. Salut: <法> 你好。

7. muck me about: 耍弄我。请看例句：Give me a straight answer, don't muck me about!（给我一个干脆的回答，不要耍弄我！）

8. lead me on: 用虚情假意来欺骗我。

9. let me down: 让我失望。

10. go behind my back: 背着我在外面鬼混。

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1. 这房子需要修缮。

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2. 咱们出发吧，好吗?

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3. 她煮的食物很少让他失望。

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4. 我正试着去寻找一个合适的词。

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法国人七大性格特点解析

香榭丽舍大街、香水、情人、农民、冷淡、迟到、不说英语，组合在一起就是法国人。

在法国，农民朴素的特性仍能在人们的性格中反映出来。他们喜欢度假，会毫不吝惜地把一年辛辛苦苦工作积存下来的钱在假期中花光，且任何劝诱都不会使他们错过或推迟假期。所以，你别妄想在你的法国上司或同事休假时找回他，或是请示一些问题。一定要在休假前把该问的都问了，否则你只能所有问题都自己扛了。法国人大都着重于依赖自己的力量，很少考虑集体的力量，个人的办事权限也很大。组织结构单纯，从下级管理职位到上级管理职位大约只有二三级。所以法国人每个人所担任的工作范围很广，能精通好几个专业，一个人可以应付很多工作。如果你在法国人手下做事，就请你不断地充电，因为他如此能干，理所当然地会要求下属也要一人顶几个人用。

法国人为人冷淡，但面上的事从不含糊。每天和你握手的次数，比你洗手的次数还要多。江律师就对法国人的握手记忆犹新，他曾会见法国一家公司的28名雇员，当他进入房间时，每个人都和他一一握手;离开时，这种握手又重复了一遍。所以，既然手都要握，不如你主动点伸出手，显出你的风度来。

在法国的社会交往中，外国人并不重要，你的迟到是不会被原谅的。但如果他们自己迟到，他们就会准备好一大堆冠冕堂皇的理由(交通不好是最常用的借口，到了北京这更是最现成的借口)。而且，在正式宴会上，有一种非正式的习俗，那就是主客身份越高，就会来得越迟。如果有人邀请你，出席有公司总经理参加的宴会，你可以预见，他肯定会晚到，并且宴会总要推迟半小时再开始。你得学会容忍他们迟到的坏习惯，你不妨在赴宴前先吃点东西，和已来的人随便交谈。法国人非常健谈也喜欢健谈的人，但在等人时不要喝酒。否则他们来时，你可能已经醉了!

和法国人建立友好关系，需要做出长时间的努力。在非正式场合，你可以与他们聊聊关于社会新闻或文化等方面的话题，以创造富于情感的气氛。一旦友好关系建立，那么，你就会发现，他们是容易共事的伙伴。他们会热忱地与你交往，以美酒佳肴招待你，使过去的不快烟消云散。

法国人是“边跑边想的人种”，法国商人在谈妥了50%的时候，就会在合同上签字了。但昨天才签的合同，也许明天又要求修改，这一点很令对手头疼。简而言之，如果他们错了，他们会若无其事;而如果他们认为你错了，他们就会对你起诉。