DIFFICULTY: A CHALLENGE OF SORTS
intro … It’s a rainy afternoon in New York City. Auggie is standing behind the counter of his cigar store, reading a magazine. There is no one else in the store except Jimmy, a young mentally retarded man who keeps an eye on potential thieves and sweeps the floor. The door opens and Auggie looks up to greet a customer. He can not believe his eyes. A woman he has not seen in almost twenty years has just walked back into his life. Ruby’s back, along with some surprising news, and a much less surprising request.
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nice try
AUGGIE: Ok, we didn’t last, but we did have our moments, I’ll _____ you that.
RUBY: And that’s how Felicity _____ into the picture. All it _____ is one of those moments. Doesn’t it all make sense now?
AUGGIE: Not to me. I still think you’re _____ me, sweetheart. I’m not responsible for a baby.
RUBY: Then why do you think I married Frank? Say what you like, but at least he gave my kid a name.
AUGGIE: Good old Frank. And how is fat Mr. Grease Monkey these days?
RUBY: Who the hell knows? He _____ out of sight fifteen years ago.
…, my ass … to ur?it? (pochybova?n�)
business venture … podnik, obchodn� z�m?r
come into the picture … vstoupit do �ivota (plus m�nus)
con sb … o�idit, podv�st
grease monkey … automechanik
I wasn’t born yesterday … tak naivn� zase nejsem
I’ll grant you that … to uzn�v�m
it didn’t last … nevydr�elo to moc dlouho
make st up … vymyslet si
nice try … tohle na m? nezkou�ej
pumpkin … zde: (osloven� obl�ben� d�my)
spare cash … pen�ze nav�c (voln? k dispozici)
that won’t do … to nesta?�, to je m�lo
tied up … uv�zan�
well-off … zabezpe?en� (finan?n?)
what with … kv?li (n??emu)
AUGGIE: That won’t _____ , pumpkin. No mother waits fifteen years to tell a man he’s a father. I wasn’t born yesterday, you know.
RUBY: I didn’t want to _____ to your worries. I thought I could _____ it on my own, but I was wrong. She’s in real trouble, Auggie.
AUGGIE: Nice _____ , old girl. I wish I could help you out. You know, for old time’s sake. But I guess it isn’t _____ to be.
RUBY: Come on, you must be pretty well-off, what with a steady job like this and no family to _____. Where does all that money go?
add | came | conning | do | dropped | get | grant | handle | making | meant | support | takes | tied | try
AUGGIE: Look, I’m not lying to you. I’m not _____ anything up, if that’s what you think. Thing is, all my spare cash is _____ up in a business venture, and I haven’t collected my profits yet. You caught me at the wrong time. It’s just too bad.
RUBY: You’re a cold-hearted bastard, aren’t you? A business venture, my ass. How did you ever _____ to be so mean, Auggie?
AUGGIE: I was born that way. I can’t believe you didn’t notice.
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