情景对话
(Joe comes to Mary's apartment with a large package)
Mary: What's that?

Joe: It's a surprise!

Mary: For me?

Joe: Yes. Let's go inside and you can open it up.

Mary: Wow! It's big! What could it be?

Joe: I'll give you two clues. First, it cost more than $250. And second, it's not big, but fat.

Mary: What does that mean, not big but fat? You didn't buy...

词汇注释

★ apartment (n.) 公寓

★ package (n.) 包裹

★ open up 打开

★ clue (n.) 线索，暗示
参考译文
(乔带着一个大包裹到玛丽家)
玛丽：那是什么啊？

乔：是一个惊喜喔！

玛丽：给我的吗？

乔：没错。我们先进去，你才能打开它。

玛丽：哇！好大啊！这会是什么呢？

乔：我给你两个提示。第一，它价值超过两百五十元美金。第二个，它不大，但很胖！

玛丽：这是什么意思，不大但很胖？你该不会是买……