Tired of her fantasies, Francesca looks up to the sun toclear her mind. It is blinding. When she looks back out ontothe road, her vision is momentarily blurred¹. Until, slowly,out of the blue, she sees:

　　A TRUCK driving toward her house, kicking up dust, like somephantom appearing through the etheric plane. Francesca isn'teven sure it's real. She sips² cool drink & blinks toregain her vision. The truck slows down and turns into herdriveway. Francesca watches with suspicious curiosity as:

　　The truck stops and ROBERT KINCAID steps out. Flashing hisblue eyes in her direction, he smiles and says:

　　ROBERTSorry to bother you, but I've got afeeling I'm lost.

　　Francesca remains³ guarded.

　　FRANCESCAAre you supposed to be in Iowa?

　　ROBERT(laughs)Yeah.

　　FRANCESCA:

　　Well, you're not that lost.

　　He laughs. She puts down her tea and crosses to him.

　　ROBERTI'm looking for a covered bridge outthis way... uh... wait a minute --He looks through a small notepad for the name. Francescafinds herself scanning his body.

　　FRANCESCARoseman Bridge?

　　ROBERTThat's it.

　　FRANCESCAWell, you're pretty close. It's onlyabout two miles from here.

　　ROBERTOh, terrific. Which way?

　　Pause as Robert awaits directions and Francesca scans a suddenimpulse.

　　FRANCESCAWell, I can take you if you want.

　　Robert is pleased, but a bit surprised as is Francesca whoanxiously recants:

　　FRANCESCA (cont'd)Or I can tell you. I can take you ortell you. It's up to you. I don'tcare. Either way.

　　Robert smiles finding her sudden nervousness charming.

　　ROBERTWell --Suddenly, from the opposite direction of the road, A CHEVYbarrels by. The driver, FLOYD, toots his horn.

　　FLOYDHowdy, Francesca.

　　FRANCESCAHey, Floyd.

　　He drives off. Francesca knows they've been seen. Slightlyannoyed by Iowain neighborliness, she turns to Robert andwith some defiance⁴ says:

　　FRANCESCA (cont'd)It'd be better if I show you, I think.

　　ROBERTIf I'm not taking you away fromanything.

　　FRANCESCANo. I was just going to have someiced tea then split the atom, butthat can wait.

　　(he smiles)I just have to get my shoes.

　　Robert watches her as she turns and heads back to the house.

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1 blurred
v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离
参考例句：
She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。 Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 sips
n.小口喝，一小口的量( sip的名词复数 )v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
You must administer them slowly, allowing the child to swallow between sips. 你应慢慢给药，使小儿在吸吮之间有充分的时间吞咽。 来自辞典例句 Emission standards applicable to preexisting stationary sources appear in state implementation plans (SIPs). 在《州实施计划》中出现了固定污染的排放标准。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 defiance
n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗
参考例句：
He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。 He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

5 hips
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的
参考例句：
She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。 They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 graceful
adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的
参考例句：
His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了! The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

7 loam
n.沃土
参考例句：
Plant the seeds in good loam.把种子种在好的壤土里。 One occupies relatively dry sandy loam soils.一个则占据较干旱的沙壤土。

8 compartment
n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间
参考例句：
We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。 The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。

9 lighter
n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级
参考例句：
The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。 The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

10 flicks
（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的第三人称单数 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）
参考例句：
'I shall see it on the flicks, I suppose.' “电影上总归看得见。” 来自英汉文学 Last night to the flicks. 昨晚看了场电影。 来自英汉文学

11 bumpy
adj.颠簸不平的，崎岖的
参考例句：
I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。 The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。