猜哑谜游戏没有提起Carl的兴致，他还在对因为手术而不能有生日派对的事耿耿于怀。

    Molly： Carl， now you know charades. Why don't you join us？

    Carl： I don't like charades. It's for babies. Molly： Oh， I like it. Carl： Well， they're babies. Betty： You're a sore loser. Tim： Yeah. Molly： No arguing. Save you voices. Between now and tomorrow you're all going to have your tonsils out. And you won't be able to speak for a while. So save your voices till then. Philip： Hi， gang. Hi， everybody. Well， what's going on？

    Molly： I sure am glad to see you， Dr. Stewart. This is a rough group. Carl： I didn't want to play charades， so they're angry at me. Philip： Why don't you want to play？

    Carl： Because I don't want to be here. I don't want my tonsils out. Philip： Why not？

    Carl： Because my birthday is tomorrow. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown. Molly： But you can have one when you go home， Carl. Carl： But my birthday is tomorrow. Philip： I'm sorry， Carl. Molly： Carl， you'll have your party when you go home. Carl： But it won't be on my birthday！ And you promised me a surprise.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. You're a sore loser.你是个输不起的人。

    a sore loser： 输不起的人。用来形容一些玩游戏输了，就表现得有失风度的人。a sore loser 也可以叫 a bad loser.输得有风度的人叫 a good loser.

    2. No arguing.别吵。No+动名词，构成一个命令句，表示禁止做某事，用于阻止别人做某事，也常出现在告示上。又如：No littering.（禁止乱扔果皮纸屑。）

    No smoking.（禁止吸烟。）

    3. Hi， gang. Hi， everybody.嗨，各位。两句都是用很轻松随便的口吻来向一群人打招呼的非正式短语。

    gang： 一帮人，一群人。

    4. Well， what's going on？

    再干什么呢？怎么这么热闹啊？也可以说成 What's happening？

    going on： 进行，发生。

    5. This is a rough group.这帮（孩子）可真不好对付。Molly在说这这句话时带有一种开玩笑的口气。

    6. I didn't want to play charades， so they're angry at me.我不想玩猜哑谜，所以他们都生我的气了。

    be angry at someone： 生某人的气，对某人发怒。

    7. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown.我妈妈答应给我举办生日庆祝会，并请小丑来助兴。

    promise someone something： 答应给某人以某物，承诺给某人某物。