常春藤生活英语：The Quiet Contest 无声游戏
Helen is in the car with her two sons in the back.
Helen: If you kids don't keep it down, I'm going to go crazy.
Gary: Relax, Mom. We are only singing the songs you are crazy about.
Helen: I know, but I really need some silence right now.
(Helen suddenly has an idea.)
Helen: Do you want to have a contest?
Jerry: Sounds like fun. What do we win?
Helen: There's really no winner. But if you don't try like crazy, you will lose and have to do the dishes tonight.
海伦在车子里，她的两个儿子在后座。
海 伦：你们两个小鬼如果不小声一点，我会疯掉。
盖 瑞：放轻松，妈。我们只是在唱妳喜欢的歌而已。
海 伦：我知道，但我现在真的需要静一静。
(海伦突然想到一个点子。)
海 伦：你们想比赛吗?
杰 瑞：听起来很有趣。我们赢了有什么?
海 伦：没有什么赢不赢的。但你们如果不努力试的话就会输，而且今天晚上得洗碗。
Dialogue B
Helen is explaining how to play the game.
Helen: This is called the quiet contest and there is only one rule: the first person that talks is the loser.
Gary: No way. I don't want to play. It's boring. I like to have fun.
Helen: Start now!
Kids: Hmmm…ummm.
Helen: Did you say something, Jerry? What was that, Gary?
Jerry: This contest is driving me nuts.
Helen: Game over. You lose. You'd better make sure the dishes are clean. Now, who wants to play again? Go!
海伦正在解释如何玩这个游戏。
海 伦：这叫无声比赛，规则只有一个：先说话的人就是输家。
盖 瑞：才不要。我不想玩。好无聊哦。我想要好玩一点的。
海 伦：现在开始!
孩子们：嗯……嗯。
海 伦：杰瑞，你说什么?盖瑞，那是什么声音?
杰 瑞：这个比赛快把我搞疯了。
海 伦：游戏结束。你输了。你最好要把碗盘洗干净。现在谁还要再玩一次?开始!
Phrases for Learning
1.keep it down 安静一点
Can you keep it down? People are trying to sleep here!
你可不可以小声点?这边的人还想睡觉呢!
2.go crazy 发疯
Stop the banging! I'm going crazy.
不要再敲啦!我快疯了。
3.be crazy about... 对……着迷;热衷……
Since he was 12, Larry has been crazy about football.
自十二岁起，赖瑞就一直很热衷美式足球。
4.like crazy 拼命地
Vincent studied like crazy for the whole weekend.
文森整个周末都拼命地念书。
5.do the dishes 洗碗盘
It's your turn to do the dishes this week.
这星期轮到你洗碗了。
6.drive + 人 + nuts 使某人发疯
My nagging wife really drives me nuts.
我那碎碎念的老婆真是让我抓狂。
Tips In Use
This contest is driving me nuts.
(这个比赛快把我搞疯了。)
drive + 人 + nuts 令某人抓狂
= drive + 人 + bananas
= drive + 人 + crazy
nuts 原为坚果类的复数，作用跟 bananas 一样，在此类词组中当形容词用，代替 crazy。
The noise from the nearby factory drives me crazy.
(附近工厂传来的噪音令我抓狂。)
