-Hey, dudes. Mind if I join? So those soccer tryouts were bogus, huh? I mean, second string? Come on, that’s ridiculous. Am I right? Am I right? So the game against Cornwall, that should be interesting. And why would that be interesting?
-Well, my sister goes there, and she used to date that tool Justin Drayton. I know him.I made him cry once during a game.
-Wait. That was you? That was so funny.
-Wow. Is your sister hot?
-I guess so. She’s got a great personality.
ridiculous
adj. 可笑的；荒谬的
She broke in with a ridiculous objection.
她突然插嘴提了个可笑的异议。
介词 during 用法注意
1. 表示“在……期间”，是介词，不要将其误用作连词。如：
他在巴黎期间，与他的朋友住在一起。
误：During he was in Paris, he lived with his friends.
正：While he was in Paris, he lived with his friends.
正：During his stay in Paris, he lived with his friends.
2. during 和 for 均可表示一段时间，但两者有差别。
(1) during 通常表示事件发生在何时（when），而for则表示事件持续了多长时间（how long）。如：
He was in hospital for six weeks during the summer. 他在夏天住了 6 个星期的医院。
(2) 两者之后均可接由 the whole 引起的时间短语，但通常不能接由 all 引起的时间短语。如：
他整个夏天都住在那儿。
正：He stayed there for [during] the whole summer.
误：He stayed there for [during] all the summer.
(3) 在“数词+时间名词”之前以及在some time, a long time之类表示泛指一段时间的词组之前，可用介词 for，但不用 during。如：
He lived here for ten years (for some time). 他在这儿住过 10 年（一段时间）。
2. during与in均可表示“时间点”，有时可互换。如：
I’ll be on holiday in [during] August. 我将在8月度假。
He woke up three times in [during] the night. 夜里他醒了 3 次。
但在使用时还有以下几点要注意：
(1) 比较而言，during 更强调时间的延续，in 只是指一般性的某一时间。因此若表示状态或习惯性动作，多用during，否则以用in为常见。如：
Many people suffered hardship during the war. 许多人在战争期间受苦遭难。
He was injured in the war. 他在战争期间受了伤。
(2) 在stay, visit, meal等表示行为要持续一段时间的名词之前，只能用during 而不能用in。如：
The phone rang during the meal. 吃饭时电话铃响了。
I went to see my aunt during my stay in Beijing. 在北京逗留期间，我去看了我的姑妈。
(3) 与季节名词连用，in表泛指，during表特指。如：
In summer we often camp in the forest. 夏天我们常在森林里露营。（泛指）
During the summer we camped in the forest. 今年夏天我们在森林里露营。（特指）
-Oh, yeah! Check out the booty on that blondie.
-Don’t talk about her that way.Is that your girlfriend?
-He wishes. She was dating this college guy, but he dumped her. I hear she’s a total mess now, really vulnerable. Confidence, self-esteem is way down. In man words, it’s time to pounce.
-Exactly. I hate that guy.
-Did you know bologna is 38 percent hoof?
-Looks like you got some competition.
-It’s just Malcolm. Total geek.She looks so sad. It’s heartbreaking.
-It... it’s just... I can relate, you know? I mean, I just got out of a bad relationship too. I mean, you think you know someone. And you realize it’s all been a big lie. Plus, you know, you can never get chicks to shut up.
-All right, guys, catch up with you later.
vulnerable
adj. 易受攻击的，易受…的攻击；易受伤害的；有弱点的
What causes me to feel this vulnerable and guarded?
是什么让我觉得如此脆弱和谨慎?
catch up with
赶上，追上；逮捕；处罚
They should take some crash courses to catch up with their classmates.
他们应该参加一些速成课程来赶上他们的同学。