Carrie: Unlike Miranda, I wasn't ready to accept that all single men were freaks. I was so optimistic that I had actually agreed to go on my first blind date in two years. P.J. was a very successful independent movie producer. His documentary on endangered seagulls had just aired to excellent reviews on PBS. So, documentary films. That must be fun.
P.J.: Well, let's be realistic. I'm only doing this docu bullshit to earn a rep. You know, I may ultimately want to parlay into the action movie arena. I want to make money. I'm not afraid to say it. OK? I love money. I'd sell toilet bowls if it'd make me a millionaire.
Carrie: What about the seagulls?
P.J.: Fuck the seagulls.
Carrie: Step right up, folks. Two vodkas and a $12 pasta buys your admission to see The Man With No Soul. Observe, if you dare, this chilling sight. Bachelor Number Two seemed promising. Just so you know, I can't see a movie without popcorn.
Man: I'm a Junior Mints kind of guy. This relationship is probably doomed. You want to lean a little closer? Maybe hear our entire conversation? Hey, here’s a better idea. Why don't you and your fucking girlfriend just sit on our laps during the movie? Then you won't miss a fucking word, dick!
Carrie: Ladies and gentlemen, stand far away from The Man With Two Faces. They say the third time's the charm. Max was a broker who made two million on bonds last year. We had a great dinner in Little Italy. Not only did Max have two million, he also appeared to have a lending library in his pants. Parents, please keep the kiddies away from the cage of The Man Who Steals Cheap Used Books for No Reason.
妙語佳句，活學活用
1. Independent movie producer: 獨立電影制作人。
2. Public Broadcasting Service: (美國)公共廣播公司
3. Documentary film, documentary 記錄片
Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock, it has subsequently expanded to include video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video or made for a television series. Documentary, as it applies here, works to identify a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.
4. Parlay into
Parlay 的本意是“談判”，這里則指“成功地利用To maneuver (an asset) to great advantage”，例如：John parlayed some small investments into a large fortune. 約翰成功地把一些小投資轉變為一項大資產。
5. Earn a rep
Rep 這里是 reputation 的簡寫。這里我們又學到一個表達法，記住“賺得名聲”就可以用earn a rep 來表達。例如：All he wants to get is to earn a rep and make a lot of money.
Junior Mints are a candy currently produced by Tootsie Roll Industries. They are small rounds of mint filling inside of a dark chocolate coating, sold packaged in varying amounts from a single serving fun size to a much larger 3.5 servings for movie theaters. Junior Mints are sold in many venues, but are particularly popular in movie theatres. This is mainly because that is where they originated.
這個男人的意思是說他有在看電影時吃糖的習慣，就如同Carrie 在看電影時一定要吃爆米花一樣。
8. This relationship is probably doomed.
“這一定是上天注定的緣分。”下次哄女朋友時，不妨把這句話說給她聽。
9. Lending library
Lending library is a library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. 也叫做 circulating library.
