(At the bridge, Francesca looks for Robert but he is gone. She looks through the bridge to the other end and sees only the tripod. No Robert. She walks through the bridge and out the other end. She finds Robert bent over, picking flowers.)

FRANCESCA Oh there you are.
ROBERT Oh! You caught me.
(He rises with a bouquet of wildflowers for her.)
ROBERT Thanks for your help.
(Francesca smiles, not knowing how to take this.)
ROBERT Men sill give women flowers, don't they? I mean, as a sign of appreciation? I'm not that out of date, am I?
FRANCESCA No, not at all --- (suddenly) except those are poisonous.
ROBERT WHAT!

(He flings the flowers down. He wipes his hands furiously.)
FRANCESCA I'm sorry. I was kidding.
(Robert looks at her with a shocked smirk, secretly liking her strange behavior.)
FRANCESCA I'm sorry. I don't know what -- I'm sorry. Really. They're lovely.

(She begins picking up the flowers.)
ROBERT (smiling) Are you by nature a sadistic person?
FRANCESCA No, I'm not. (trying not to laugh) I don't know why I said that. I've been in a very... strange mood all day. I've never done anything like that before. It's... I'm just... (looking for excuse) Well, you know, the whole world is just going nuts.

(Robert looks at her like she's nuts. Francesca tries to dig herself out of her hole. Robert enjoys offering no help.)
FRANCESCA What with those riots in Los Angeles and people burning draft cards and ... Adlai Stevenson dying last month.

(She rises with the flowers. Robert gives her a friendly pat on the arm.) ROBERT Shouldn't let things get to you so much.

(He continues with his work. Francesca expresses relief and embarrassment behind his back.)

Useful lanuage items:

You cautght me. 我被你抓住了。Back

as a sign of appreciation. 为了表示欣赏。 Back

fling 扔。 Back

Robert looks at her with a shocked smirk, secretly liking her strange behavior. 不无惊讶地笑着看着她，暗自喜欢上了她这种奇怪的做法。 Back

Are you by nature a sadistic person? 你生来就是一个虐待狂吗？Back

The whole world is just going nuts.整个世界都疯狂了。Back

Francesca tries to dig herself out of her hole. Francesca 努力给自己找个台阶。 Back

Shouldn't let things get to you so much.不应该让事情太影响了你。Back