Part 1 An Ugly Duckling

爱美的Jo终日为自认“问题多多”的外表而烦恼，Mark劝她要适应最真实的自己，Jo却不以为然，决心要实现她的“天鹅梦”。

Mark： Hey Jo...Jo？...Jo…Hello？

Jo： Oh…sorry…hey， Mark.

Mark： Sorry， did I distract you from yourself？！

Jo： I was just looking at myself in the mirror.

Mark： I know！ ①You were away with the fairies.

Jo： Ha， yeah， sorry again.

Mark： No worries.

Jo： Surprised you even noticed me.

Mark： What do you mean？

① You were away with the fairies. 你在胡思乱想呢。

away with the fairies： daydreaming（做白日梦，瞎想）。例如：

Did you hear what Mum just said？ Were you away with the fairies again？

Jo： Well no one else does around here…

Mark： Oh， stop going on， will you？ Youre always talking about how you look.

Jo： I just want to be 1）drop-dead 2）gorgeous， is that too much for a girl to ask for？！

Mark： Is that whats important to you？ Getting noticed for how you look？

Jo： I dont like anything about the way I look right now！

Mark： Stop 3）moaning！

Jo： Its easy for you to say， youre not bad looking at all.

Mark： Oh， cheers.

Jo： I dont like the colour of my eyes， I have a big nose， I hate my smile…and， Im fat！

Mark： I like your nose.

Jo： Why？！

Mark： Well， its totally unique， Ive never seen one like yours before！

Jo： That doesnt sound good！

Mark： Trust me， its a 4）compliment…kind of！

Jo： Thanks.

Mark： And youre definitely not fat！

Jo： I cant fit into some jeans that I bought just six months ago！

Mark： Hmmm， youre healthy.

Jo： That is what my grandmother says when she knows I have put weight on！ ②Now I know youre telling pork pies！

Mark： You should be comfortable with the body you have.

Jo： See， thats what I mean， Im not！I want to be perfect！ I want to stop people on the street！ Life is much easier for those who are pretty.

Mark： Oh yeah？

Jo： Yeah. Thats true.

Mark： What kind of benefits are we talking about then？

Jo： They get noticed more by the boys.

Mark： Thats all you care about？！

Jo： Yeah！ That would be great！

Mark： Jo！

Jo： I have a face only a mother could love！

Mark： Youre being really 5）superficial.

Jo： Im just being realistic. Seriously though， prettier girls are more likely to get hired.

Mark： If thats true， then thats a shame.

Jo： Being pretty would totally change my life.

Mark： I think youd be surprised.

你听到老妈刚才说什么了吗？你又在胡思乱想了？

② Now I know youre telling pork pies！ 现在我知道你在说谎！

pork pie： a lie（谎言）。例如：

—Your granddaughter is very smart！

你的孙女很聪明！

—Oh， you are just telling pork pies. She often fails at school.

啊，你在说瞎话吧，她在学校里常常不及格。

③ Id be the life and soul of the party！ 我会变成社交场合的焦点！

the life and soul of the party： sb. is the center or the focus during social occasions（在社交场合的焦点、活跃分子）。例如：

Throughout our college years， Jessie was the life and soul of the party in school， but she also had outstanding academic records.

在上大学的时候，杰西是学校里社交活动的活跃人物，同时，她的学业也很出色。

④ Spot on！ 正确！

spot on： exactly， just so（正好，恰到好处）。例如：

—Why is everyone not studying？ The exam has been canceled？

为啥没有人在复习？难道考试取消了？

—Spot on.

正确。

Jo： More boys would ask me out on dates， my superiors would be nicer to me…③Id be the life and soul of the party！

Mark： Well， what are you going to do about it？ You cant hide your face！

Jo： No， but I can change it！

Mark： What do you mean？ 6）Plastic surgery？！

Jo： ④Spot on！

Mark： Thats ridiculous！ Apart from the risks involved with going under the knife， its also really expensive.

Jo： My parents know I want to go into 7）broadcasting， and they know that the more beautiful you are， the more likely you are to score a job.

Mark： If thats what you believe…

Jo： Just you wait and see. In a years time Ill be the talk of the town.

Mark： ⑤If you say so！

Jo： I do say so！

⑤ If you say so！ 随你怎么说吧！

If you say so： used to express ones doubt， a polite way of saying no（用以表达自己的怀疑，表达不同意见的礼貌方式）。例如：

—Trust me， the Jones cant afford the house.

相信我吧，琼斯他们家买不起这房子。

—If you say so.

随你怎么说吧。