laurance——Whose is this？
soony——It's mine.Why do you ask？
laurance——Could I borrow it？I've been wanting to read it.
soony——Be my guest，but I warn you.It's not as good as they say.
laurance——What's the matter with it？
soony——Well，for one thing the plot is highly imporbable and for another，the characters seem more like paper dolls than people.
laurance——That's strange.Usually that author does a good job of harcterization. I've read three of his books and thought they were all well done.
soony——I've been a fan of his for a long time too， but he really flubbed on this one！
laurance——What did the reviews say？
soony——They were mixed-some good，some bad.My review，bad！
注解
1）Be y guest.（口語）=You are welcome.
2）warn：告誡；預(yù)先通知
3）What's the matter with it？=What's wrong with it？
4）for one thing：舉例說。這個(gè)短語通常用來舉例某種原因。
5）improbable：不可能的。
6）dolls：玩偶；玩具娃娃
7）flub：搞糟了
soony——It's mine.Why do you ask？
laurance——Could I borrow it？I've been wanting to read it.
soony——Be my guest，but I warn you.It's not as good as they say.
laurance——What's the matter with it？
soony——Well，for one thing the plot is highly imporbable and for another，the characters seem more like paper dolls than people.
laurance——That's strange.Usually that author does a good job of harcterization. I've read three of his books and thought they were all well done.
soony——I've been a fan of his for a long time too， but he really flubbed on this one！
laurance——What did the reviews say？
soony——They were mixed-some good，some bad.My review，bad！
注解
1）Be y guest.（口語）=You are welcome.
2）warn：告誡；預(yù)先通知
3）What's the matter with it？=What's wrong with it？
4）for one thing：舉例說。這個(gè)短語通常用來舉例某種原因。
5）improbable：不可能的。
6）dolls：玩偶；玩具娃娃
7）flub：搞糟了