本文选自The Big Bang Theory《生活大爆炸》，Leonard和Sheldon讨论是否要邀请他们的新邻居过来吃饭聊天。

Leonard: I think we should be good neighbors and invite her over, make her feel welcome.
Sheldon: We never invited Louis/Louise over.
Leonard: Well… and that was wrong of us. We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on "MySpace".
Leonard: Yes, and you've never met one of them.
Sheldon: That's the beauty of it.
Leonard: I'm gonna invite her over. We'll have a nice meal and... chat.
Sheldon: Chat? We don't chat. At least not offline.

重点知识讲解：

1. invite over 邀请某人过来
例句：He's decided to invite her over, and tell her how much he loves her and maybe propose. 他已经决定邀请她过来吃饭，告诉她他是多么爱她，或许还要求婚。
2. wrong of 不确实的，不正确的，错误的
例句：It was wrong of you to go there. He will not be happy to see you. 你去那是错误的。他看到你会不高兴的。
3. widen circle 扩大朋友圈
例句：We should widen our circle, and make more friends outside of the Internet. 我们应该扩大一下朋友圈，多交一些网络以外的朋友。
4. the beauty of something 美好之处
例句：It's relaxing to be around nature. That's the beauty of it. 投入大自然的怀抱令人心旷神怡，那正是它的美妙之处。

汉语译文：

Leonard: 我觉得我们应该做个好邻居，请她过来吃饭，让她感到受欢迎。
Sheldon: 我们就从未请过之前那个叫Louis还是Louise的邻居过来。
Leonard: 嗯，所以还是我们做得不对。我们需要扩大我们的朋友圈。
Sheldon: 我的朋友圈已经很大了。在MySpace里我有212个好友。
Leonard: 是，但是你从来没见过他们。
Sheldon: 这正是它的美好之处。
Leonard: 我决定去请她过来，大家一起吃顿好饭，然后……聊聊天。
Sheldon: 聊天？我们不聊天。至少离线后不聊。

课后题目：外国人的聊天很幽默。你呢？你经常上网聊天吗？那上网聊些什么呢？与我们一起分享吧。例如：今天班里发生了什么好笑事？今天上班有什么烦心或者开心的事？都可以说一说。