Weird Butterfly Ceremony

課文：

Jack and Sasha are chatting between classes at school.

Jack：Hey, Sasha. I want to ask you something.

Sasha：Sure, Jack. What’s on your mind?

Jack：Well, I was wondering … would you like to see a movie with me this weekend?

Sasha：You mean … like a date?

Jack：Um, yeah. I think you’re really nice and pretty, and well, would you go on a date with me?

Sasha：That’s very sweet, Jack, but I don’t think so.

Jack：Why? Don’t you like me?

Sasha：You’re a very thoughtful guy. Buy my parents don’t want me to date yet.

Jack：Really? But we’re in high school now. That’s when a lot of people start dating.

Sasha：I know. I wish I could go to the movies with you, but my parents want me to concentrate on my studies. And I want to get into a good university.

Jack：I don’t think one date is going to affect your studies. Maybe you could tell your parents that you’re going to the movies with your friend Linda. Then they wouldn’t know that you went with me.

Sasha：I don’t know. That seems so misleading.

Jack：It would just be a little white lie. The only difference is the name of the person.

on one’s mind：有心事、惦記著
thoughtful：體貼的、細心周到的
concentrate：全力以赴
misleading：誤導的、騙人的
white lie：善意的謊言

文法：
I was wondering … （委婉的請求）

特別補充：
have someone on one’s mind：想念某人、惦記某人