Part 1 Getting Somewhere
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這天Jesse正在和廣州擁擠繁雜的交通零距離接觸，愛妻Joni此時卻打來個不讓人省心的電話……
Jesse： Hello？
Joni： Hey！
Jesse： What’s wrong？
Joni： Nothing’s wrong. Everything’s hunky dory.
Jesse： So why are you calling？
Joni： No reason. ①Just wanted to see how you were holding up.
Jesse： I only left the house five minutes ago.
Joni： I know， but it’s so dangerous outside. Jesse： No it’s not. ②I admit， our street is like a 1）madhouse during rush hours， but trying to talk to you on the phone and 2）dodge traffic at the same time， Frogger-style， tends to increase the danger level. I mean， I’m all for multitasking， but this is neither the time nor the place， honey.
Joni： But everyday， the minute you leave the house， I have this 3）foreboding fear that something bad is gonna happen to you.
Jesse： I swear you have the most vivid imagination. I wish you could 4）harness that power toward something more productive than trying to 5）foreshadow my apparently 6）impending 7）doom.
Joni： ③Whatever you just said went right over my head.
Jesse： ④Sorry， I’ll try to dumb it down for you.
Joni： I’m not dumb.
Jesse： I’m not saying you are. ⑤I meant that I’ll simplify it for you and lay it out in layman’s terms.
Joni： Who’s Layman？ Is he a friend of yours？
Jesse： Never mind. What’re you gonna have to eat today？
Joni： I was gonna 8）rustle up a little something from the supermarket， and make some fried rice with leftovers from last night.
Jesse： Sounds good. I’ll probably get delivery from Du Cheng at work.
Joni： So where are you now？
Jesse： I’m on the BRT. I got a seat in the back， so I won’t have to give it up for any old people or pregnant ladies.
Joni： Hehehe， you are such a bad guy.
Jesse： ⑥Well， I’m certainly no 9）saint， but it’s a dog eat dog world out here.