A: Would you like to go see a movie tomorrow?
B: I can’t. My cousin is coming over tomorrow, and I already promised that I would spend some time with her.
A: You can bring her with us to the movie! My friend says that Scream is good. The trailer alone got my heart racing.
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B: That’s no good. My cousin isn’t old enough yet, so she can’t watch R-rated movies. And I’m scared of watching horror movies, anyway.
A: 你明天要不要去看電影？
B: 不行耶，我表妹明天要來我家，我已經答應要陪她玩了。
A: 你可以帶她一起來看電影啊！我朋友說《驚聲尖叫》超好看的！我光是看預告就嚇得心臟快跳出來了。
B: 不行啦！我表妹年紀還太小，不能看限制級的片子。而且我也不敢看恐怖片。
（Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱）
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