本文選自The Big Bang Theory《生活大爆炸》，Leonard和Sheldon討論是否要邀請他們的新鄰居過來吃飯聊天。

Leonard: I think we should be good neighbors and invite her over, make her feel welcome.
Sheldon: We never invited Louis/Louise over.
Leonard: Well… and that was wrong of us. We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on "MySpace".
Leonard: Yes, and you've never met one of them.
Sheldon: That's the beauty of it.
Leonard: I'm gonna invite her over. We'll have a nice meal and... chat.
Sheldon: Chat? We don't chat. At least not offline.

重點知識講解：

1. invite over 邀請某人過來
例句：He's decided to invite her over, and tell her how much he loves her and maybe propose. 他已經決定邀請她過來吃飯，告訴她他是多么愛她，或許還要求婚。
2. wrong of 不確實的，不正確的，錯誤的
例句：It was wrong of you to go there. He will not be happy to see you. 你去那是錯誤的。他看到你會不高興的。
3. widen circle 擴大朋友圈
例句：We should widen our circle, and make more friends outside of the Internet. 我們應該擴大一下朋友圈，多交一些網絡以外的朋友。
4. the beauty of something 美好之處
例句：It's relaxing to be around nature. That's the beauty of it. 投入大自然的懷抱令人心曠神怡，那正是它的美妙之處。

漢語譯文：

Leonard: 我覺得我們應該做個好鄰居，請她過來吃飯，讓她感到受歡迎。
Sheldon: 我們就從未請過之前那個叫Louis還是Louise的鄰居過來。
Leonard: 嗯，所以還是我們做得不對。我們需要擴大我們的朋友圈。
Sheldon: 我的朋友圈已經很大了。在MySpace里我有212個好友。
Leonard: 是，但是你從來沒見過他們。
Sheldon: 這正是它的美好之處。
Leonard: 我決定去請她過來，大家一起吃頓好飯，然后……聊聊天。
Sheldon: 聊天？我們不聊天。至少離線后不聊。

課后題目：外國人的聊天很幽默。你呢？你經常上網聊天嗎？那上網聊些什么呢？與我們一起分享吧。例如：今天班里發生了什么好笑事？今天上班有什么煩心或者開心的事？都可以說一說。