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Louis下班后经常宅在家里，而McKenzie也几乎一成不变地做着同样的事情：去健身、吃晚饭、看看书，然后上床睡觉。他们想尝试一些新的生活。
McKenzie: Hey, Louis! What’s shakin’?
Louis: Not much, not much. Been kinda quiet lately.
McKenzie: Really? ①Yesterday you shot out of the office like a bat out of hell right at five o’clock. I thought maybe your house was on fire!
Louis: Haha, fortunately, nope. Actually, ②I was just going to catch a movie with my friend.
McKenzie: At five o’clock? That’s almost a 1)matinee.
Louis: Almost. The thing is, my friend has a 2)toddler at home, so he can’t really be a night owl anymore. We have to wrap things up by eight or nine o’clock.
McKenzie: Geez! That doesn’t leave much time for going out. Louis: Not at all. But you know me, I don’t get out much.
McKenzie: I have noticed that you’re kind of a stay-at-home guy. Well, how was the movie?
Louis: It was all right. Just another 3)action flick—nothing to write home about.
McKenzie: I hate going to the movies. These days, everybody keeps playing with their phones and talking during the movie. It really destroys the experience!
Louis: Really? It was pretty quiet when we were there. ③Actually, truth be told, I really got into the movie. I felt like I was in the middle of the action!
McKenzie: Well, then, you’re a lucky one! But I guess not too many people usually show up for a five o’clock show.
Louis: Come to think of it, it was a pretty empty theater. Well, what did you do last night?
McKenzie: Not much. I just went through the same old routine—went to the gym, had dinner, read a book and went to sleep.
Louis: Well, that sounds great!
McKenzie: Haha, you WOULD say that, you 4)homebody!
Louis: No, really! Not many people really exercise every day. It’s really healthy—you should be proud of that habit!
McKenzie: I guess so. It’s just such a huge bother to 5)lug my gym bag to work every day. And I’m always dead tired after a good 6)workout.
Louis: Hey, health first. If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything!
McKenzie: I guess not. And at least the gym is close to my house. It’s actually pretty convenient.
Louis: So, doing the same thing tonight?
McKenzie: You betcha! And you?
Louis: Well, ④I’m trying to turn over a new leaf and get out of the house. I think I’m gonna go with some other friends to a bar.
McKenzie: Well, look at you! Let me know how it goes. ⑤For now I’ve gotta get back to the grind!
Louis: Me too. Later!
Smart Sentences
① Yesterday you shot out of the office like a bat out of hell right at five o’clock.昨天你一到五点就飞一般地冲出了办公室。
like a bat out of hell: very fast or sudden（如飞般，不顾一切地）。例如：
The mouse took off like a bat out of hell at the sight of the cat.
老鼠一看到猫，就飞一般地跑了。
② I was just going to catch a movie with my friend. 我只是要跟我的朋友一起去看电影。
catch a movie: see a movie（看一场电影）。例如：
Read a book? No way. I’d rather catch a movie instead.
看书？没门儿，我宁愿看场电影。
③ Actually, truth be told, I really got into the movie. 事实上，说实话，我完全投入到电影中。
truth be told= to tell the truth: used to indicate that you are telling sb. sth. honestly without trying to hide anything（说实话）。例如：
Mom, truth be told, I don’t like the bed sheet you bought me.
妈，说实话，我不喜欢你给我买的床单。
④ I’m trying to turn over a new leaf and get out of the house. 我在努力尝试新的生活，走出家门。
turn over a new leaf: begin a new and improved course of behavior; begin anew（掀开新的一页，重新开始，改过自新）。例如：
He realized he had been rough and promised to turn over a new leaf and be nice.
他意识到自己一直很粗暴，就承诺改过自新，友善待人。
⑤ For now I’ve gotta get back to the grind! 因为现在我要回去工作了！
get back to the grind: get back to the job at hand, get back to what one was doing（回到工作岗位，回去工作）。例如：
I need to finish this project before the end of the week, so I should get back to the grind now.
我一定要在这周结束前完成这个项目，所以我现在得回去干活了。
McKenzie: Hey, Louis! What’s shakin’?
Louis: Not much, not much. Been kinda quiet lately.
McKenzie: Really? ①Yesterday you shot out of the office like a bat out of hell right at five o’clock. I thought maybe your house was on fire!
Louis: Haha, fortunately, nope. Actually, ②I was just going to catch a movie with my friend.
McKenzie: At five o’clock? That’s almost a 1)matinee.
Louis: Almost. The thing is, my friend has a 2)toddler at home, so he can’t really be a night owl anymore. We have to wrap things up by eight or nine o’clock.
McKenzie: Geez! That doesn’t leave much time for going out. Louis: Not at all. But you know me, I don’t get out much.
McKenzie: I have noticed that you’re kind of a stay-at-home guy. Well, how was the movie?
Louis: It was all right. Just another 3)action flick—nothing to write home about.
McKenzie: I hate going to the movies. These days, everybody keeps playing with their phones and talking during the movie. It really destroys the experience!
Louis: Really? It was pretty quiet when we were there. ③Actually, truth be told, I really got into the movie. I felt like I was in the middle of the action!
McKenzie: Well, then, you’re a lucky one! But I guess not too many people usually show up for a five o’clock show.
Louis: Come to think of it, it was a pretty empty theater. Well, what did you do last night?
McKenzie: Not much. I just went through the same old routine—went to the gym, had dinner, read a book and went to sleep.
Louis: Well, that sounds great!
McKenzie: Haha, you WOULD say that, you 4)homebody!
Louis: No, really! Not many people really exercise every day. It’s really healthy—you should be proud of that habit!
McKenzie: I guess so. It’s just such a huge bother to 5)lug my gym bag to work every day. And I’m always dead tired after a good 6)workout.
Louis: Hey, health first. If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything!
McKenzie: I guess not. And at least the gym is close to my house. It’s actually pretty convenient.
Louis: So, doing the same thing tonight?
McKenzie: You betcha! And you?
Louis: Well, ④I’m trying to turn over a new leaf and get out of the house. I think I’m gonna go with some other friends to a bar.
McKenzie: Well, look at you! Let me know how it goes. ⑤For now I’ve gotta get back to the grind!
Louis: Me too. Later!
Smart Sentences
① Yesterday you shot out of the office like a bat out of hell right at five o’clock.昨天你一到五点就飞一般地冲出了办公室。
like a bat out of hell: very fast or sudden（如飞般，不顾一切地）。例如：
The mouse took off like a bat out of hell at the sight of the cat.
老鼠一看到猫，就飞一般地跑了。
② I was just going to catch a movie with my friend. 我只是要跟我的朋友一起去看电影。
catch a movie: see a movie（看一场电影）。例如：
Read a book? No way. I’d rather catch a movie instead.
看书？没门儿，我宁愿看场电影。
③ Actually, truth be told, I really got into the movie. 事实上，说实话，我完全投入到电影中。
truth be told= to tell the truth: used to indicate that you are telling sb. sth. honestly without trying to hide anything（说实话）。例如：
Mom, truth be told, I don’t like the bed sheet you bought me.
妈，说实话，我不喜欢你给我买的床单。
④ I’m trying to turn over a new leaf and get out of the house. 我在努力尝试新的生活，走出家门。
turn over a new leaf: begin a new and improved course of behavior; begin anew（掀开新的一页，重新开始，改过自新）。例如：
He realized he had been rough and promised to turn over a new leaf and be nice.
他意识到自己一直很粗暴，就承诺改过自新，友善待人。
⑤ For now I’ve gotta get back to the grind! 因为现在我要回去工作了！
get back to the grind: get back to the job at hand, get back to what one was doing（回到工作岗位，回去工作）。例如：
I need to finish this project before the end of the week, so I should get back to the grind now.
我一定要在这周结束前完成这个项目，所以我现在得回去干活了。