Character-(性格)
A：Have you heard the news about Michael?
你听到有关迈克尔德消息了吗？
B：No, David, what happened?
没有，大卫。发生什么事了。
A：Well, I heard that he was arrested.
噢，我听说他被逮捕了。
B：What? Arrested? For what?
什么，被逮捕了，为什么？
A：Apparently, he got in a fight at a bar.
显然是他卷入了一场酒吧斗殴。
B：I don’t believe it! He wouldn’t hurt a fly!
我不相信，他心地那么善良，连只苍蝇都不会伤害。
A：I agree with you. He’s usually so calm.
是啊，而且他通常都很冷静。
B：Maybe he was just trying to be a good Samaritan.
也许他只是在帮助陷入麻烦的人。
A：That’s possible. I can’t picture him trying to start a fight with someone.
很可能，我无法想象他会挑起与别人的争端。
B：Now that I think about it, though, I do remember him being a bit aggressive once.
说得对，既然想到这儿，我的确记得他有一次曾有些好斗。
A：Maybe he’s one of those people whose personality changes a lot when he drinks.
也许他是那种一旦喝酒性格就大变的人。
B：Does he often drink?
他常喝酒吗？
A：No, in fact I’ve only seen him drink once… and that was when I saw him behaving oddly.
不经常，事实上我只见他喝过一次酒，也就是那次我见到他举止有些反常。
B：Some people are not what they seem.
有些人不能单从表面判断。
A：However, in all fairness, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
不管怎样，为了公平起见，我们不应匆忙下结论。
B：You’re right. We don’t even know if he was actually arrested or not?
你说得对。我们甚至还不知道他是否真的被逮捕了呢。
A：Shall we call him?
我们给他打电话吗？
B：Ok, let me just get my phone… “Hello, Michael? It’s Samantha… I’m fine. Are you alright?... Your brother was mugged?...”
好吧，让我拿出我的电话。“你好！迈克尔吗？我是萨曼萨…我很好。你好吗？你弟弟被抢劫了吗？…”
名词新闻; 消息; （可当作新闻内容的）人; 物