Chris: I wonder what's keeping Steve?
Lisa: Oh, I forgot to tell you. He's not gonna show up. He called just before we took off.
Chris: what kind of line did he hand you this time?
Lisa: something about his car dying again.
Chris: what a bunch of noise. He doesn't even have a car. He gets around everywhere by bike. I don't know what he's trying to pull. The guy's a total flake.
Lisa: you said it. That's the last straw. The guy lies like a rug. I dunno why we've put up with him for this long. I'm telling you, if I run into him tomorrow, I'm reading him the riot act. This time, he blew it big time. Man, I'm gonna have a field day with him.
Chris: try not to lose your cool too much. One thing's for sure. It'll be a cold day in hell before we invite him to the movies again. By the way, do you even know what this movie's about?
Lisa: all I know is that the critics panned it. They all said the star kept blowing his lines. But you can always count on one thing' if a critic thinks a movie's a bomb, it'll be a smash hit.
本集英语标准英语的说法：
Chris: I wonder what's detaining Steve?
Lisa: Oh, I forgot to tell you. He's not going to arrive. He called just before we left
Chris: what kind of excuse did he give you this time?
Lisa: something about his car becoming inoperable again.
Chris: what a lot of nonsense. He doesn't even have a car. He commutes everywhere by bike. I don't know what he's trying to succeed at doing. The man is totally unreliable
Lisa: I agree. That's the all I can tolerate. The man always lies. I don't know why we've tolerated him for this long. I'm telling you, if I inadvertently encounter him tomorrow, I'm reprimanding him. This time, he made a big mistake. Man, I'm going have a great time yelling at him.
Chris: try not to lose your temper too much. One thing is certain. We'll never invite him to the movies again. Incidentally, do you even know what this movie's about?
Lisa: all I know is that the critics criticized it harshly. They all said the star kept making mistakes saying his lines. But you can always depend on one thing' if a critic thinks a movie's a bad production, it'll be a huge success.
词汇：
keep someone——阻留、耽搁某人；扣留某人；。
show up——到达。
take off——离开，动身。
line——理由，借口。
hand someone something——把某物交给某人
die——1、环了；无法运行；2、终止；去世；消失
a bunch ——许多；一群。
noise——胡说，废话。
get around——往来各处；往返。
pull something——干坏事，耍花招。
guy——（总称）家伙
flake——不可靠的人，不可信赖的人
“you said it”——我同意，我没意见。
last straw——忍耐极限，忍无可忍。
lie like a rug——撒了弥天大谎
put up with ——忍耐，忍受（某人某事）。
run into someone——偶然碰见某人。
read someone the riot act——训诫某人，申斥某人。
blow it big time ——犯严重的错误（很常用）
（由blow it ——犯错误和big time——极度地，十分地，两个习语构
成，）
field day——快乐时光，真痛快，自我放纵。
pan——（针对戏剧、电影、演员等作出）严厉批评。
blow one's lines——念错台词，忘记台词。
count on ——依靠（某人或某事）；指望（某人或某事）。
bomb——（演出、电视、电影等）砸锅；惨败。
smash hit——巨大成功