本對話選自Kyle《神奇凱爾》。Declan詢問Lori為何爽約，以及約定下次約會的時間。

Declan: So what happened last night? You never came out.
Lori: Sorry, I got nabbed.
Declan: Feels like you're jerking me around, eh Trager?
Lori: Declan, my parents caught me and...
Declan: You and who? That guy Kyle? Was he in there with you?
Lori: Look, Kyle's one of my mother's head cases. He's just staying with us for a while. Hillary was just messing with you.
Declan: That right?
Lori: Yea, so come by tonight.
Declan: You're going to leave me hanging again?
Lori: No way. I'm so there.
Declan: OK, then. Later, Trager.
Lori: Later.

重點知識解釋：

1. nab vt. 捉住，當場逮捕
例如：He was nabbed by the police for speeding. 他超速行駛被警察逮住了。
Who's nabbed my drink? 誰動了我的飲料？
2. jerk sb. around 欺騙，玩弄
例如：Don't jerk me around! 別忽悠我！
jerk在口語里常用來形容兩類人：1. 笨蛋；2.性情古怪的人；例如：He is really a jerk.他真是個怪人。
3. leave sb. hanging 丟下，晾在一邊
例如：Don't leave me hanging. 別把我丟下、不要離開我。
4. No way= There is no way. 不可能，絕不，不行，沒門兒
例如：No way am I going to drive them there. 我無論如何都不會開車把他們送到那里去。
There is no way we could afford that sort of money. 我們無論如何都花不起那種錢。

漢語譯文：

Declan: 昨晚發生什么事啦，你根本沒出來啊。
Lori: 抱歉，我被抓住了。
Declan: 感覺好像你在耍我玩，是不是這樣，Trager?
Lori: Declan,我父母抓住了我和......
Declan: 你和誰？Kyle那個家伙？他和你一起么？
Lori: 是這樣的，Kyle是我媽媽的一個重要案子。他只是和我們住一段時間。Hillary在和你鬧著玩。
Declan: 是這樣么？
Lori: 是的，那么今晚過來嘍。
Declan: 你難道又要放我鴿子？
Lori: 不可能。我一定去。
Declan: 好的，那么晚上見。
Lori: 再見。

課后題目：學習完后，你知道Lori昨天和Declan見面了嗎？