Here’s the story of Ben and Monica. They want to get back together…
Ben: Come on, Monica, I know we can get back together, it’s never too late!
Monica: Oh, really?
Ben: You’re such a cutie pie. Stop running.
Monica: Cutie pie? Me? You must be kidding!
Ben: I’m sorry I broke up with you. It was a mistake.
Monica: You broke up with me twice. Why should I trust you this time?
Ben: The third time is the charm, as they say.
Monica: No, I just got over you and now all I want is to start over.
Ben: Start your life over? That’s a good one.
Here’s the vocabulary summary:
| get back together | to start being a couple again after ending the relationship |
| cutie pie | an attractive person — often used as an informal way of addressing a lover, a small child, etc. |
| break up | to end a romantic relationship, marriage, etc. |
| The third time is the charm. | – used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful |
| get over sb | to stop being controlled or bothered by (something, such as a problem or feeling) |
| start over | to begin doing something again |
| That’s a good one. | = That’s amusing because it isn’t true. |
