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Chapter 18

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  EXT. RESTAURANT - DAY
The mother stands on the street frantically1 calling for herdaughter.

  MOTHERREBECCA!

  The Maitre'd, Francesca and Robert exit the restaurant.

  MOTHEROh my God...!

  FRANCESCAWhat happened?

  MOTHERI was paying the check. She ranoutside. I told her to wait for meright here! Oh God, where is she?

  Rebecca!

  The sidewalk is filled with people. Francesca looks toRobert. He recognizes the concern in her expression. Goinghome will have to wait.

  ROBERTI'll check down here. Someone callthe police.

  The Maitre'd goes back inside. Francesca comforts the mother.

  FRANCESCAThink for a second. Is theresomeplace she said she wanted to go?

  MOTHERI don't remember!

  EXT. STREETRobert searches through the street, poking2 in and out ofstorefronts, looking across the street.

  EXT. RESTAURANTFrancesca and the mother search in the opposite direction.

  EXT. STREETThrough the crowd of people, Robert looks across the fourlane Main Street to a LARGE CITY PARK. He crosses to it.

  INT. RESTAURANT - AN HOUR LATERFrancesca sits with the mother as TWO POLICEMEN take down adescription. The mother is crying. A waiter brings over somewater for her. The Maitre'd stands by.

  MOTHERShe was right outside. I turned myhead for a second.

  POLICEMANWhen was this?

  FRANCESCAAbout an hour ago.

  MOTHERThey're not going to find her!

  FRANCESCAYes, they are.

  At that moment, the mother looks up and cries.

  MOTHERREBECCA!

  She jumps out of her seat as all turn to see:

  Robert holding the little girl in his arms, entering therestaurant. He carefully hands her over to the mother. Thetwo wrap their arms around each other. Francesca looks toRobert, loving him even more now.

  FRANCESCAWhere was she?

  ROBERTAcross the street. She went into thepark and got turned around and didn'tknow her way out.

  MOTHERYou crossed the street by yourself?!

  REBECCA(crying)It was a green light.

  The mother is too relieved3 to be mad. Robert sits down.

  MOTHERThank you so much!

  ROBERT(frazzled)I need a drink.

  Everyone laughs out of relief. Francesca wraps her arm aroundhis shoulder and kisses his forehead. He kisses her back.

  INT. TRUCK - DUSKRobert drives as Francesca sits inside his arm. Neither speaks.

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1 frantically ui9xL     
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句:
  • He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
  • She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
2 poking poking     
n. 刺,戳,袋 vt. 拨开,刺,戳 vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
参考例句:
  • He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
  • He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。
3 relieved zkfzT6     
a.如释重负的
参考例句:
  • You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了,可以放心了。
  • Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了,省去我写长信的麻烦了。
4 softly HiIzR4     
adv.柔和地,静静地,温柔地
参考例句:
  • He speaks too softly for her to hear.他讲话声音太轻,她听不见。
  • She breathed her advice softly.她低声劝告。
5 strokes 0b2313f3d577e1821f71bc26766a8c0a     
中风; a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.; (游泳或划船的)划( stroke的名词复数 ); 中风; (打、击等的)一下; (成功的)举动
参考例句:
  • Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚,笔画要匀。
  • To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip. 为了提高你网球的击球法,你试试用另一种握拍方法。
6 tension zpUw6     
n.(紧张)状态;拉(绷)紧;张力,拉力
参考例句:
  • I could feel the tension in the room. 我可以感觉到房间里的紧张气氛。
  • Relaxaion is better than tension. 缓和比紧张好。
7 ingeniously Oq4z1b     
adv.天才地,独创地
参考例句:
  • They ingeniously conflated other characters and incidents to provide an opera-comique setting. 他们巧妙地把一些人物或事件揉合到一起编出一幕喜剧。
  • The plot of the film is ingeniously conceived. 影片的构思相当巧妙。
8 suspicious DrLw1     
adj.可疑的,容易引起怀疑的,猜疑的,疑心的
参考例句:
  • A man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。
  • He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.他这个人疑心太重,连自己的母亲也不相信。
9 facetiousness 1ed312409ab96648c74311a037525400     
n.滑稽
参考例句:
  • Jastrow said, with tremulous facetiousness. 杰斯特罗说着,显出抖抖嗦嗦的滑稽样子。 来自辞典例句
10 startles 65f2605646ba71a473d0b22878786da9     
n.使惊跳,使大吃一惊( startle的名词复数 )v.使惊跳,使大吃一惊( startle的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • What a disordered state you are in! The least thing--nothing--startles you! 一点点小事——什么事都没有——也都叫你吃惊! 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • \"I see my appearance startles you.\" “看来我的外表把你给吓着了。” 来自互联网
11 routine ssoyf     
n.例行公事,惯例;adj.例行的,常规的
参考例句:
  • It is everyday routine.这是每天的例行公事。
  • She found the hospital routine slightly dull.她感到医院的工作有点枯燥乏味。
12 linoleum w0cxk     
n.油布,油毯
参考例句:
  • They mislaid the linoleum.他们把油毡放错了地方。
  • Who will lay the linoleum?谁将铺设地板油毡?
13 voyeur IMSzz     
n.窥淫狂者,窥隐私者
参考例句:
  • The media has made unfeeling voyeurs of all of us.媒体把我们所有人都变成了无情刺探他人隐私的人。
  • A voyeur was seen lurking around the girl's dormitory.有人看到一位偷窥狂躲藏在女生宿舍附近。
14 hermit g58y3     
n.隐士,修道者;隐居
参考例句:
  • He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
  • Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。
15 hell Tduzg     
n.地狱,阴间;用以咒骂或表示愤怒,不满
参考例句:
  • It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
  • The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

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