FATHER: What are you going to do this evening. Jill?
JILL: I m going to meet some friends. Dad.
FATHER: You mustn t come home late. You must be home at half past ten.
JILL: I can t get home so early, Dad! Can I have the key to the front door please?
FATHER: No, you can t.
MOTHER: Jill s eighteen years old, Tom. She s not a baby. Give her the key. She always comes home early.
FATHER: Oh, all right! Here you are. But you mustn t come home after a quarter past eleven. Do you hear?
JILL: Yes. Dad. Thanks, Mum.
MOTHER: That s all right. Goodbye. Enjoy yourself!
JILL: We always enjoy ourselves, Mum. Bye-bye.
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父亲：今晚你打算干什么，吉尔？
吉尔：我打算去看几个朋友，爸爸。
父亲：你不准回家太晚，你必须在10点半到家。
吉尔：这么早我到不了家，爸爸！我能带上前门的钥匙吗？
父亲：不行， 你不能带。
母亲：吉尔都18岁了，汤姆。她不是小孩子了。把钥匙给她吧。她总早早回家的。
父亲：那么，好吧！拿去。但你不能超过11点1刻回家。听见了吗？
吉尔：听见了，爸爸。谢谢，妈妈。
母亲：不用谢。再见。好好玩吧！
吉尔：我们总是玩得很开心的，妈妈。再见。