Part 2 Give Me a Break, Princess!

Percy： Hey baby， I got you a present for our seven-month anniversary， just like you asked.

Priscilla： Itd better be different than that piece of trash you called a gift last month. Percy： How was I supposed to know you dont like puppies？

Priscilla： ①Dont 1）downplay my condition； a 2）crippling fear of four legged creatures is nothing to make light of.

Percy： ②Well， this month I really think I nailed it. Go ahead. I hope you like it！（aside） Oh God， please like it…

Priscilla： What the hell is this？？

Percy： I thought Id go more of a 3）sentimental route this time. Its a music mix of all your favorite songs. I burnt them onto a CD for you.

Priscilla： How much did this cost to make？

Percy： Its not the cost that matters…Its the thought that counts.

Priscilla： Thats easy for a 4）cheapskate like you to say.

Percy： ③Hey now， Ive been racking my brain trying to come up with an original gift idea for the girl who already has it all， and yet still demands an exciting gift each and every month. I mean， who do you think you are？

Priscilla： Who am I？ Im the girl who accidentally went slumming at some 5）bourgeois party in Brooklyn， and found a pet project to take home. ④Im obviously way out of your league， but I felt sorry for you and thought Id try to build on your potential.

Percy： So you basically saw me as some charity case you thought you could 6）mold into your perfectly obedient boyfriend. Is that it？

Priscilla： ⑤Well， if the shoe fits…

Percy： Im nobodys dog. You cant talk down to people the way you do， especially to your own boyfriend！ Its just plain wrong！

Priscilla： You and I both know that Im perfect， and any guy would die to be with me， attitude and all.

Percy： You know what？ I dont care how pretty you are anymore， because youll never be as pretty as you think you are.

Priscilla： Im hotter than any girl youve ever been with. And I know Im hot. Everyone says so.

Percy： Wanna know the truth？ Everyone only tells you what you want to hear， so youll shut up and leave them alone.

Priscilla： WHAT？！ I know you didnt just say…

Percy： Im fed up. I have had more than enough of your 7）snide comments and 8）bossy attitude. The last seven months have been like pride-swallowing torture！ Honestly， all Ive wanted to say the whole time was “Gimme a break， princess！ Im outta here…” But I just realized youre not even worth the time. So， see ya…

Priscilla： Wait！ You cant just…Dont you know who I…If I ever see you again Ill…Grrrrrrr…

Smart Sentences

① Dont downplay my condition； a crippling fear of four legged creatures is nothing to make light of. 别把情况说得那么轻描淡写。你根本不应该忽视我对四脚动物的恐惧。

make light of sth.： treat sth. as if it were unimportant（不在乎，轻视）。例如：

I wish you wouldnt make light of his problems. Theyre quite serious.

我希望你别小看他的问题，它们挺严重的。

② Well， this month I really think I nailed it. 好吧，这个月我真的搞定了。

nail sth.： accomplish sth. successfully（成功地完成某事）。例如：

Weve been working hard to win the design contract and we should nail it this month.

我们一直努力要赢得那个设计的合同，这个月应该可以成功了。

③ Hey now， Ive been racking my brain trying to come up with an original gift idea for the girl who already has it all， and yet still demands an exciting gift each and every month. 嘿，我一直在绞尽脑汁来想出一份别出心裁的礼物送给那个女孩，但其实这些礼物她已经有很多，却还要求每个月给她送一份特别的礼物。

rack ones brain： think very hard in order to accomplish sth.（绞尽脑汁）。例如：

Betty racked her brain and still couldnt remember where she put the keys.

贝蒂绞尽脑汁，还是想不起钥匙放哪里了。

④ Im obviously way out of your league， but I felt sorry for you and thought Id try to build on your potential. 我显然跟你不是在一个层次，但是我很同情你，打算发掘你的潜能。

out of sb.s league： not the same level as sb.（与某人不属同一层次）。例如：

He was an achieved banker while she worked in a small shop. He was obviously out of her league.

他是一个卓有成就的银行家，而她在一家小店工作，他的层次显然比她高得多。

⑤ Well， if the shoe fits… 嗯，如果我说得对，你就应该听话……

If the shoe fits （， wear it）： if an unflattering remark applies to you， you should accept it； a proverb（如果批评得对，就接受吧；谚语）。例如：

—The professor said my writing is sloppy. What a cruel thing to say！

教授说我写的东西没有条理，这么说太伤人了！

—Well， if the shoe fits， dear.

亲爱的，如果他批评得对，就接受呗。