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And I
Lucy: Okay, there are two things I
remember about my childhood. I just don't
remember it being this orange. First, I
remember being with my dad. He would get
these far-off looks in his eye, and he would
say, "Life doesn't always turn out the way
you plan." I just wish I'd realized at the time
he was talking about my life. But that never
stopped us from taking our adventures
together. He would pack up our sometimes-
working car and he would tell me amazing
stories about strange and exotic lands as we
headed off to exciting destinations like..
Milwaukee. It's amazing how exotic
Wisconsin isn't. But my favorite memories
were the stories that he would tell me about
my mom. He would take me to the church
where they got married, and I'd beg him to
tell me more about the ceremony and about
my crazy Uncle Irwin who fell asleep in the
macaroni and cheese.
And I asked my dad, when he knew that he
truly loved my mom. And he said to me,
"Lucy, your mother gave me a special gift.
She gave me the world." Actually it was a
globe with a light in it. But for the romantic
that he was, it might as well have been the
world. Well, the first time I saw him, he
didn't exactly give me the world. It was a
dollar-fifty for a train token. Uh, but I
looked forward to it every single day. He
started coming to my booth between eight-
oh-one and eight fifteen every morning
Monday through Friday, and he was just
perfect My prince Charming. Well, we've
never actually spoken. But I know someday
we will. I know it. I just know it.
know that someday I will find a way to
introduce myself. And and then that's gonna
be perfect. Just like my prince.
Lucy: Forty-five dollars for a Christmas
tree and they don't deliver? You order ten
dollars worth of chow mein from Mr.
Wong's they bring it to your door. Ooh, I
should've gotten the blue spruce. They're
lighter. Aaah! Ooh.
Joe: Lucy!
Lucy: Eee.
Joe: Nature of claim? Christmas tree
through window. Ho-how am I gonna put
that on my insurance? They're still pissed
about the fire we had when Joe Junior
barbecued in the stairwell.
Lucy: I missed that one.
Joe: Oh, great sausage.
Lucy: Look, I'll pay for this.
Joe: That's okay, Lucy. My brother Julie's in
the glass business.
Lucy: Oh, I almost forgot. Merry
Christmas.
Joe: Ah, Lucy. You didn't have to do that.
Lucy: Well, I wanted to.
Joe: I haven't even gotten to my shopping
yet.
Joe Jr.: Hey Pop? Can I give that bottle of
Blue Nun you got from Cousin Ornella to
my probation officer? Do you see we got
some company?
Joe: Say hello. Hello, Luce. Nice sweater.
Lucy: Thank you.
Joe: It's over there. Lucy, you're a nice girl.
Joe Junior's still single.
Lucy: Yeah, it's a shocker.
1.1 Expression & NEW WORD
exotic /ɪg|zɑ:tɪk/: Something that is exotic is unusal
and interesting, usually because it comes from or is
related to a distant country.
Ex) In the background, there is an exotic palm tree.
spruce /spru:s/: Someone who is spruce is very neat
and smart in appearance.
Ex) I met him all spruced up.
insurance/ɪn|ʃʊrəns/: insurance is an arrangement in
which you pay money to company, and they pay
money to you if something unpleasant happens to
you, for example if your poperty is stolen or
damaged, or if you get a serious illness.
ex) The insurance company compensated the
woman for her injuries
stairwell /|sterwel/: The stairwell is the part of
building that contains the staircase.
ex) It is smart to know the best way to get to a safe
stairwell or emergency exit.
Probation /proʊ|beɪʃn/ : Probation is a period of time
during which a person who has committed a crime
has to obey the law and be supervised by a probation
officer, rather than being sent to prison.
Ex) He worked full time as a probation officer.
Far off: 아득하게 멀리
turn out : ~으로 판명되다.
ex) How did the test turn out? 시험은 어떻게
되었나요?
head off : 진로를 바꾸다. (말머리를 돌려 목적지를
바꾸던 데서 유래)
might as well : ‘차라리 ~하는게 낫다, ~하는 편이
좋다.’
ex) I might as well go home’
prince Charming : 동화 신데렐라에서 신데렐라와
결혼하는 왕자의 이름이었는데 현재는
모든 여성이 맘에 그리는 이상적인 신랑감을
의미합니다.
shocker: shock에 명사형 ‘er’을 붙인 형태로 놀라운
일,
ex) It was a shocker for us to hear that she was
pregnant.