The death of a loser

Thecharcoalwiped across Big Al's facecertifiedthat he was serious about fighting Terence here and now. There was no morecharityin Big Al's face and hischarmhad all but disappeared.Chaoswas all that was in his eyes and there was nocharterstating what would be allowed and not allowed in the fight: it would be 'anything goes.' This was one badcharacter; some long dead gladiator was probably beingchanneledinto him even now.
There was also no doubt in Terence’s mind that Big A1 was Lisa'schampion. Big A1cherishedher more than Terence did, and that was all that mattered to Lisa. She was one chic who only wanted to be loved by the biggest man. And she knew Terrance was nochallengefor Big Al.
Big A1charged. He hit Terence like acharteredbus and as Terence fell to the ground he saw the mentalchecklistof things he still had to do in life disappear. He feltcheated. But this was justcharacteristicof his life: whenever he thought things were going well, that was when they would end. He had even given Lisa a babychickthat morning to show her that he thought she was the coolest. She loved it andchatteredthat he was so sweet.
When Terence's deathcertificationarrived at Lisa's door the following week, she placed it at the bottom of the chicken cage that he had given her. Then she went and hugged the Doberman Pinscher from Big Al.

失敗者之死

大個子艾爾抹了一臉的木炭證明他是真想在此時此地與特倫斯決一雌雄。他臉上已經 沒有了寬容的表情，他的魅力此刻也幾乎蕩然無存。他的眼中只有混亂。沒有任何憲章規定決斗中什么是允許的，什么是不允許的：這意味著可以“不擇手段”。這是個壞人，某個早巳死掉的角斗士或許到現在還在給他傳經送寶。
特倫斯也毫不懷疑大個子艾爾是麗莎的捍衛者，他比特倫斯更珍愛她，而對麗莎來說，這才是最重要的。她是那種只想被最強大的人愛慕的漂亮女人。她知道特倫斯根本不能挑戰大個子艾爾。
大個子艾爾沖上前去，像租來的大巴一樣，狠狠地撞向特倫斯。隨著特倫斯摔倒在地，他發現腦海中他的人生未竟事業清單也隨之煙消云散。他感到自己受了欺騙，可這在他的一生中太典型了：每當他認為事情在朝好的方向發展時，事情就會在這個時候結束。早上他還送給麗莎一只小雞以表示他認為她是最酷的。她非常喜歡，還喋喋不休地說他是多么可愛。
第二周特倫斯的死亡證明書送到了麗莎家，她把它壓在了他送給她的雞籠下面，然后就去擁抱大個子艾爾送給她的德國種短毛獵犬了。

單詞詳解:

certification n.1.證明,作證2證書
certify v.證明,證實
challenge v./n.挑戰,要求競賽
champion n.1.冠軍,出類拔萃的人(或物)2.一流的,出色的
channel n.海峽;水道,航道v.輸送,傳送
chaos n.混亂,霍亂
character n.性質,特征2人物,角色
characteristic a.特有的,典型的n.特征,特性,特點
charcoal n.木炭
charge v.1.要價,收費2.控告,指控3猛攻,沖向
n.1價錢,費用2.指控,控告
charity n.慈善,慈善事業,慈善團體;慈善基金;寬大,寬容
charm n.魅力,魔力
charter n.憲章;契約v.1.特許設立,發執照給...2.包,租3.準許
cheat n.騙取,詐取2欺騙,哄騙
checklist n.(核對用的)一欄表(尤指完整的清單)
chersih v.珍愛,愛護;抱有(希望等),懷有(情感等)
chic a.漂亮的,雅致的,時髦的
n.時髦,流行樣式,時尚
chick n.1.小雞;小鳥2.小孩