本文選自《新飛躍比弗利》，Harry Mills開著車，和他的妻子Celia Mills，孩子Annie，Dixon Mills聊著天。歡迎朋友們來學習交流，希望大家喜歡。
Dixon: This sucks.
Celia: Dixon, how about a new phrase, like "this bites" or "this blows"because you've been saying "this sucks" for the last 1,800 miles.
Dixon: Cause it sucks.
Harry: Come on! This is gonna be fun. We got the weather. We got the palm trees, with the more palm trees. You know, this is gonna be fun.
Dixon: Sucks, Bites, Blows.
Harry: Guys. This is where we're, OK? Gramma needs us. She's getting older. It's family first. Besides, your mother and I have given up a lot for this move, too.
Annie: Really? Have you given up your boyfriend and the lead in a school play?
Harry: As a matter of fact I have. He's heart-broken about it, and so am I.
Annie: Such a dork.

重點講解：
1. palm tree 棕櫚樹
2. blow vt. 有很多意思，在這里指“搞砸，糟糕”
例如：We've blown our chances of getting the contract. 我們失去了得到的那份合同的良機。
3. give up 放棄，拋棄，中止
例如：The doctor told him to give up alcohol. 醫生要他戒酒。
4. As a matter of fact=in fact 事實上 在提供某種信息來強調已經說的某物（某事）時，可使用in fact和 as a matter of fact
例如：I don't like him, in fact, I hate him. 我并不喜歡他，事實上，我討厭他。

漢語譯文:
Dixon: 糟透了。
Celia: Dixon，換個新詞怎么樣？比如說，“煩死了”或“爛死了”，我們開了1800英里而你一直在說糟透了。
Dixon: 因為確實很糟。
Harry: 拜托，會很有趣的。我們有好天氣，棕櫚樹和......更多的棕櫚樹，會很有趣的。
Dixon: 糟，煩，爛。
Harry: 孩子們，既來之則安之。奶奶需要我們，她越來越老了。家庭第一嘛。而且，你們的媽媽和我也為此放棄了很多。
Annie: 真的嗎？你也放棄了你的男朋友和校園劇社的主角了嗎？
Harry: 事實是，我放棄了。他心碎了，我也是。
Annie: 你真是個呆子。