2012年ESL之日常生活 01 Enduring Hazing

（单词翻译）

Enduring Hazing¹ 

Rafael: Go away and stop following us. Our club is for boys only. 

Hannah: But I want to join. 

Rafael: You do, huh? Did you know that to join our club, you have to go through an initiation²? 

Hannah: Okay, I’ll do that. What do I have to do? 

Rafael: You have to endure weeks of hazing. We’ll be putting you through your paces to make sure you’re club material. 

Hannah: I’m willing to do that. I can do anything you boys can do. Watch me! 

Rafael: I’m not so sure. If you want to be one of the guys, you’ll have to do everything we tell you to do, even if you don’t want to. 

Hannah: Everything? 

Rafael: Yeah, everything. If we tell you to eat dirt, you have to eat dirt. If we tell you to stand outside in the rain, you have to do that, too. Get the picture? 

Hannah: Yeah, I’ve got the picture. 

Rafael: If we tell you to pull a prank³, you have to do it. If we tell you to streak⁴, you have to do that, too. 

Hannah: You can’t be serious. That really crosses the line. 

Rafael: We decide what crosses the line and what doesn’t. See? I knew you’d be too chicken to join our club. 

Hannah: You’re right. I don’t want to join any club where the members are stupid enough to do all of those things. I’m starting my own club – one where you don’t have to humiliate⁵ yourself to get in. 

Rafael: Suit yourself. I knew you weren’t club material. 

Hannah: Thank goodness for that! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse