laurance——How long before we get to Phoenix？
    soony——Oh，i don't know.About an hour，I guess.
    laurance——Do you want to play a game of chess？
    soony——Do you think we'll have time？
    laurance——We can play till we get to Phoenix.
    soony——Okay.But I'm not very good.
    laurance——That's what they all say！
    soony——No，seriously.I haven't played very much at all.
    laurance——Well……that doesn't matter.Neither have I！But I really would like to learn to play well.
    soony——"Practice makes perfect"they say.
    laurance——I know，but I don't think I'll ever be able to practice enough！
    注解：
    1）Phoenix：菲尼克斯。美國城市，亞利桑那州首府。
    2）a game of chess：一盤棋。
    3）Practice makes perfect：（諺語）熟能生巧。
    譯文
    laurance——我們還有多久到達菲尼克斯？
    soony——哦，我不知道。我猜大約還有一小時。
    laurance——你想下盤棋嗎？
    soony——你看我們還有時間下嗎？
    laurance——下到我們到菲尼克斯就算了。
    soony——行?？晌蚁虏缓?。
    laurance——人人都這么說。
    soony——不，我真的下不好。我不怎么常下棋。
    laurance——哦，沒關(guān)系。我也不常下！但我很想學(xué)好下棋。
    soony——人說"熟能生巧"嘛。
    laurance——我知道。我看我永遠也練不熟。