廊桥遗梦 The Bridges of Madison County
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　　Beat. Awkward silence. Suddenly there is tension between them.

　　ROBERTMy mistake. I apologize.

　　FRANCESCAWhat made you ask such a question?

　　ROBERTI thought that's what we weredoing -- asking questions.

　　FRANCESCA(defensive)I thought we were just having aconversation. You seem to be readingall this meaning into it. Meanings Imust be too simple to, uh...

　　interpret or something.

　　ROBERTI already apologized.

　　Silence. Robert remains1 seated. Francesca remains at the sink.

　　ROBERT (cont'd)It's getting late.

　　(rises)Thank you for dinner.

　　Pause. Francesca feels badly.

　　FRANCESCAListen, I'm sorry I --ROBERTNo, no. Forgive me. I made a mistake.

　　It was an inappropriate thing to ask.

　　FRANCESCA(shrugs it off, then:)... I feel like something's beenspoiled now.

　　Robert smiles and crosses to her. He takes her hand into bothhis hands.

　　ROBERTIt's been a perfect evening. Just theway it is. Thank you.

　　Francesca smiles. The possibility of a kiss hangs in the airbetween them until Robert turns to get his film out of thefridge. As he exits through the screen door, he stops.

　　ROBERT (cont'd)One thing though -- don't kid yourself,Francesca. You're anything but asimple woman.

　　He smiles and exits, catching2 the screen door before itslams.

　　Francesca doesn't move for a moment, then crosses to the dooras if to run after him when she is stopped by the PHONERINGING. She picks up.

　　FRANCESCAHello?

　　RICHARD (on phone)Franny?

　　FRANCESCARichard, hi.

　　RICHARD (on phone)How are you?

　　FRANCESCAFine. Everyone settled in okay?

　　RICHARD (on phone)Just fine. We're all in one room.

　　Michael's on the couch andCarolyn's...

　　(continues...)She hears Robert's truck door open and close. She hears themotor being turned on. She half-listens to Richard.

　　FRANCESCAUh-uh... good... Hmmm...

　　She hears the truck driving away as Richard continues:

　　RICHARD (on phone)We got our position in the Fair. Notbad although I would have liked to bethird which is not too early and nottoo late. But I told Carolyn not toworry...

　　(continues, if needed)CUT TO:

　　INT. FRANCESCA BEDROOM - NIGHTFrancesca exits her bathroom, in her bathrobe, shutting thelight. She is brushing her hair and thinking of Robert. Shesits on the edge of the bed. She sees her reflection in amirror on the closet door.

　　She stands and takes her robe off. She steps forward to lookat her body -- running her hands gently around her curves, herneck, down the side of her

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1 remains 1kMzTy     
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。
2 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
参考例句：
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
3 thighs e4741ffc827755fcb63c8b296150ab4e     
n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿
参考例句：
  • He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 frustration 4hTxj     
n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
参考例句：
  • He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
5 quotations c7bd2cdafc6bfb4ee820fb524009ec5b     
n.引用( quotation的名词复数 )；[商业]行情（报告）；（货物或股票的）市价；时价
参考例句：
  • The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 tacking 12c7a2e773ac7a9d4a10e74ad4fdbf4b     
（帆船）抢风行驶，定位焊[铆]紧钉
参考例句：
  • He was tacking about on this daily though perilous voyage. 他在进行这种日常的、惊险的航行。
  • He spent the afternoon tacking the pictures. 他花了一个下午的时间用图钉固定那些图片。
7 chuckles dbb3c2dbccec4daa8f44238e4cffd25c     
轻声地笑( chuckle的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Father always chuckles when he reads the funny papers. 父亲在读幽默报纸时总是低声发笑。
  • [Chuckles] You thought he was being poisoned by hemlock? 你觉得他中的会是芹叶钩吻毒吗？
8 crumbled 32aad1ed72782925f55b2641d6bf1516     
（把…）弄碎， （使）碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 衰落； 坍塌； 损坏
参考例句：
  • He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
  • Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。
9 ashtray 6eoyI     
n.烟灰缸
参考例句：
  • He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray.他在大玻璃烟灰缸里磕净烟斗。
  • She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.她把烟头扔进烟灰缸。
10 bluesy 91c039de85da67027f680706fe8a5cef     
adj.布鲁斯乐的（一种摇摆乐）
参考例句：
  • As a teenager I was obsessed ragtime, and bluesy guitar guys like Johnny Winter. 当我十几岁的时候我迷上了雷鬼，和JohnnyWinter那样的布鲁斯吉他手。 来自互联网
  • Lips Accentuate your new bluesy beat in simply sensational LipSlicks Hint of Mauve. 为了强调新布鲁斯乐的节奏，涂上紫红色的唇彩是最自然的。 来自互联网
11 butt uSjyM     
n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶
参考例句：
  • The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
  • He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
12 butts 3da5dac093efa65422cbb22af4588c65     
笑柄( butt的名词复数 )； （武器或工具的）粗大的一端； 屁股； 烟蒂
参考例句：
  • The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。
  • The house butts to a cemetery. 这所房子和墓地相连。
13 tacks 61d4d2c9844f9f1a76324ec2d251a32e     
大头钉( tack的名词复数 )； 平头钉； 航向； 方法
参考例句：
  • Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement. 别管枝节问题，让我们讨论问题的实质，以求得基本一致。
  • Get down to the brass tacks,and quit talking round the subject. 谈实质问题吧，别兜圈子了。

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