THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( short 42/50 ) THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( corto 42/50 ) 年轻而多产的 T.S. 斯皮维特（短篇 42/50）

People are so predictable it's nuts, really.I should write a handbook on how to move the masses. يمكن التنبؤ بالناس بشكل كبير ، إنه جنون ، حقًا يجب أن أكتب كتيبًا عن كيفية تحريك الجماهير. 噢，人就是爱看热闹 真是一群蠢蛋 我都要成舆论操纵专家了 别挂 亲爱的，笑一下 Hang on! Honey! Smile! No, I think it would be better if you're sketching in your notebook. ！你给摆个写写画画的造型可能更好

But, I didn't bring one. 但我没带笔记本

Sally, can we have a notebook here, Quick.Hang on a minute, problem with the kid. 萨利，麻烦拿个笔记本来，快 再等等，小鬼有点事情 给 There you go.

But, It's not the right colour.I'd never sketch on a green notebook. 但这本颜色不对，我从不在绿色笔记本上记事

This is just a photograph, nobody cares.OK, so, where were we? 噢宝贝，拍个照而已，没人在乎这些 喂，我们聊到哪了？

It's amazing! Wow. Thank you.

Now, I don't want to get your hopes up, but ... Listen to this: The White House is sniffing around! 虽然我想给你留个惊喜，但忍不住了 听着：白宫在打听我们！

The White House?

The President stated the union addresses next week, and they, and they love having talking points in the audience. 州联盟主席下周会发表演说 观众需要这样的谈资

I can hear 'em now 我都可以听见他说了

重点

predictable 可预见的；可预料的

a predictable result 可预见的结果

The ending of the book was entirely predictable. 那本书的结局完全是可以想见的。

move mass 群众；平民百姓

government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses 政府试图压制群众不满情绪的做法

a TV programme that brings science to the masses 普及科学知识的电视节目

sketch

The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。

She drew a sketch map of the area to show us the way. 她画了一幅这个地区的略图,用来给我们指路。

hang on

Hang on—I'll just see if he's here. 等一下——我这就看看他在不在。

sniff/sniff around/sniff round (informal) 探查,打探,访查(秘密信息)

to try to find out information about sb/sth, especially secret information 探查,打探,访查(秘密信息)

We don't want journalists sniffing around. 我们不需要四处打探的记者。