THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( short 49/50 )

I know Miss America and Miss USA different, But the criteria they use..is shameful.. Why?.. Mom! Mom! I guess the crown necessarily be a ravishing beauty... ..underfed...

Mom!

What?

You will stay here or go?

Go.

A river... of emotion ... No, No, come back! This is a twenty minute interview, there's nine minutes left.This is reality, this is better than science! This is cable TV.

You're a filthy little liar.

Wait! wait! Oh! Where do you think you are going?

To Coppertop ranch.

You OK?

Reckon if you're OK, that's all it gots!

My boy's OK.

So, I'm mute.. and I'm dead?

Sorry, Dad.

重点

filthy /1. very dirty and unpleasant

filthy rags / streets

It's filthy in here!

reckon

I reckon (that) I'm going to get that job.

He'll be famous one day. What do you reckon (= do you agree) ?

mute 同义词：silent

a look of mute appeal

The child sat mute in the corner of the room.

not necessarily /used to say that sth is possibly true but not definitely or always true

The more expensive articles are not necessarily better.

Biggest doesn't necessarily mean best.

criterion

The main criterion is value for money.

What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability?