打工姐妹花第一季 第8期:设想的蛋糕"事业"

 　　Hi ready to order?

　　准备好点餐了吗

　　Do you have anything that's really special?

　　你们有什么特色说来听听

　　Not according to my high school guidance counselor¹.

　　我高中辅导员说我没有特色

　　I'll have the veggie plate.

　　那我要个蔬菜拼盘

　　But instead of beets² I want kale.

　　不要甜菜 换甘蓝

　　And instead of broccoli³ more kale.

　　不要花椰菜 再放点甘蓝

　　I want the veggies steamed.

　　蔬菜要用蒸的

　　And instead of dressing⁴ I want lemons.

　　色拉调料改用柠檬代替

　　Don't you need to write this down?

　　你怎么还不动笔记下来啊

　　I'm afraid if I start writing that down

　　现在只有心情写遗书

　　it'll turn into a suicide note.

　　因为要被烦死了

　　I'm assuming this table's gonna have a lot more of those requests.

　　我猜你们都会这么点餐吧

　　Yes I could tell by the hats.

　　没错 看你们那帽就知道是事儿精

　　Earl I have something new I want you to try.

　　厄尔 我有新东西想你尝尝

　　That's the exact same sentence

　　正是因为这句话

　　that got me hooked on cocaine⁵ in the '80s.

　　我才会在几十年前 染上吸毒的恶习

　　It's my new cupcake flavor.

　　我说的是 蛋糕的新口味啦

　　Delicious dark chocolate the ladies can't help but love.

　　女人无法抗拒的美味黑巧克力口味

　　I'm calling it "The Earl."

　　我把它称为"黑伯爵厄尔"

　　I know you got that right.

　　说得好

　　Hi I'm here.

　　我来了

　　I was running late so I decided⁶ to hail a cab.

　　本来我以为要迟到了 想说打个的吧

　　And then I remembered I didn't have any money on me.

　　然后才想起我没带钱

　　And then I remembered I didn't have any money at all.

　　接着意识到我现在是两袖清风的穷光蛋

　　So I walked the whole way here.

　　所以我不辞辛苦地走来上班

　　The apartment's three blocks away.

　　我家到这里才隔三条街

　　Yes I know.

　　我知道

　　Three blocks and 15 "hola chicas" away.

　　三条街 外加十五声"哟呵 妹子"那么远

　　Well you can't be late again.

　　你不能再迟到了

　　I'm already worried about me being late...

　　我够烦我每个月迟到的...

　　every month.

　　大姨妈了

　　On my way here a homeless man asked me for money.

　　在我来的路上 一位无家可归的流浪汉向我讨钱

　　And I told him that I usually always give

　　我跟他说 通常我都会慷慨解囊

　　but that my father was indicted⁷ in a Ponzi scandal

　　但我的父亲因为非法敛财而被起诉了

　　and I've lost my family fortune and my Manhattan townhouse

　　我们家产没了 曼哈顿豪宅也没了

　　so I've been sleeping on a couch in Brooklyn but

　　还得在布鲁克林区朋友家的沙发过夜

　　in spite of it all I'm still optimistic

　　尽管世事无常 但我还是对于

　　that you and I will achieve success

　　开小蛋糕店持乐观态度

　　in our exciting new cupcake business venture.

　　并坚信未来将会取得成功

　　And look what he gave me!

　　瞧 看他给了我啥

　　You took money from a homeless man?

　　你连流浪汉的钱都拐啊

　　I prefer to think of Bob near the bridge as our first investor⁸.

　　应该说 是桥边的鲍勃入股投资才对

　　Pickup⁹! Special sandwich.

　　上菜 特制三明治

　　I can think of even more special sandwich.

　　我还想到一种更妙的三明治

　　You me and the hot blonde giraffe.

　　你 我 金发长颈鹿夹一起

　　Well she recently lost her dignity

　　她破产后尊严全没了

　　so you might have a shot.

　　搞不好她会愿意屈就

　　Hello today!

　　今天好啊

　　I have nametag for you.

　　我给你做了个名牌

　　Only your second day and look nametag already.

　　你才来第二天 我就给你备好名牌了

　　As new owner I am killing¹⁰ it.

　　这新东家当的 太牛逼了

　　Thank you.

　　谢谢

　　Oh it says "Carolin."

　　上面写的是"卡洛淋"

　　It's Caroline. With an "E".

　　我叫卡洛"琳" 是"王"字旁

　　I'm Caroline.

　　我叫卡洛琳

　　As new owner I am sucking it.

　　这新东家当的 太二逼了

　　Just put it on.

　　你就挂着就是了

　　You can't tell an Asian he made a mistake.

　　不能告诉亚洲人他犯了错误

　　He'll go in the back and throw himself on a sword.

　　不然等会他就去拔剑自刎了

　　Thank you Mr. Lee.

　　谢谢你 李老板

　　You may call me Han.

　　你可以叫我憨

　　H a n.

　　勇"敢"的"心"

　　No trap in my name.

　　好记不会错

　　I'm thinking we should take

　　我在想 我们可以迈出

　　the first step in our new cupcake business

　　我们蛋糕事业的第一步了

　　by writing "Max's Homemade Cupcakes"

　　就在优惠餐板上

　　up on the specials board.

　　写上"麦克斯自制蛋糕"吧

　　No I can't have my name up there.

　　不行 姐的大名不能张扬

　　Everyone I owe money to thinks I live in Seattle.

　　我的债主们都以为我住在西雅图呢

　　Oh we used to own Seattle.

　　哎 以前西雅图是我家的呢

　　Max we've got to get the name out there.

　　麦克斯 你的名字一定得亮相

　　打工姐妹花

　　Create a buzz.

　　制造名气嘛

　　Ooh good idea!

　　好棒 好棒

　　Let's create a buzz.

　　赶紧开始名气大作战

　　Exactly in order to launch

　　没错 要想打开市场

　　I'm mocking you.

　　我是在模仿你那傻样儿

　　When in doubt I'm always mocking you.

　　以后别怀疑 我向来都是在嘲笑你

　　Seriously Max.

　　说真的 麦克斯

　　This new cupcake business is our lifeline.

　　这个蛋糕事业是我们的救生索

　　A way out for both of us.

　　能助我们走上脱贫致富的道路呀

　　And I wanna thank you again for letting me move in.

　　我还想再次感谢你 让我搬进你家住

　　If there's anything I can do to help you

　　如果有任何事我能帮得上忙的

　　You mean besides starting to wait on tables?

　　是指除了招待客人以外的忙吗

　　I meant anything I can do to help you

　　我是说 任何能帮你平复

　　through your breakup with Robbie.

　　和罗比分手的难过心情的事

　　Oh. Thanks but I'm fine.

　　谢了 我没事

　　And we're working.

　　而且现在是我们工作时间

　　Well one of us is.

　　你不干活 我还干呢

　　Are you sure you're fine?

　　你确定你没事吗

　　'Cause I heard you crying last night.

　　昨晚我听见你在哭

　　I don't cry.

　　我才不哭

　　I sold my tear ducts to an organ bank for cash two years ago.

　　早在两年前 我就把泪腺拿去器官银行卖钱了

　　I was on the couch.

　　当时我躺在沙发上

　　And I heard you crying alone in your bedroom.

　　听到你在卧室里独自啜泣

　　Really? What did the crying sound like?

　　真的吗 那哭声听起来像啥样

　　Like...

　　像这样...

　　I wasn't crying.

　　我不是在哭

　　Well then what were you d

　　那你是在干嘛...

　　Oh! So none of my business.

　　哎哟 那事我管不着

　　That's right.

　　正确

　　And remember that. Got it.

　　麻烦记住这点 收到

　　In fact let's just say that anything having to do

　　事实上 任何有关于

　　with my bedroom my tables or my life

　　我卧室 我桌子 或我生活的事

　　you should stay away from.

　　你最好都别多管闲事

　　Boundaries. Got it.

　　界限 明白

　　And please don't tell anyone at work

　　而且千万不要告诉任何同事

　　I let you move into my apartment.

　　我让你搬进我家住

　　That is one boundary we both don't want crossed.

　　一说出去 后果难以想象

　　Why?

　　为什么

　　Hey roomies.

　　嗨 同居"蜜"友

　　That's why.

　　懂了吧

1 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

2 beets   

甜菜( beet的名词复数 )； 甜菜根； （因愤怒、难堪或觉得热而）脸红

参考例句：

• Beets are Hank's favorite vegetable. 甜菜根是汉克最爱吃的蔬菜。
• In this enlargement, barley, alfalfa, and sugar beets can be differentiated. 在这张放大的照片上，大麦，苜蓿和甜菜都能被区分开。

3 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。

4 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

5 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

8 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

9 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

10 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。