打工姐妹花第一季 第128期:找上门来的波兰邻居(2)

 　　Yes, we have a cupcake business. We're just starting, but doing well.

　　是的，我们有个小蛋糕生意。虽然刚开始，不过生意还不错

　　Max is the baker¹. Say hello, Max.

　　麦克斯是蛋糕师，打声招呼吧

　　I know people in the mob.

　　我认识黑帮的人哦

　　That's Max, and I'm Caroline. You are?

　　她是麦克斯，我是卡洛琳，您叫...

　　Sophie Kuchenski.

　　苏菲·科臣斯基

　　Is that a polish accent I'm detecting?

　　没听错的话，是波兰口音吧

　　Yes.

　　对

　　I visited Warsaw once, I love it.

　　我去过一次华沙，爱死那里了

　　Oh, 'cause I hate it. Rats and pimps. Why have you not yet offered me cupcake?

　　我恨死那里了，老鼠和皮条客一堆。你怎么还不请我吃个小蛋糕

　　It's the least thing you can do, after horrible, horrible note.

　　写了这种坏坏恐吓信，至少也得表示表示吧

　　打工姐妹花第一季

　　Oh, sure. Chocolate or vanilla²?

　　没问题，要巧克力的还是香草味的

　　Yes. Why such sourpuss?

　　都要了。干嘛一副苦瓜脸啊

　　Sorry about that.

　　不好意思啊

　　It's just, we work long hours at the neighborhood diner,

　　只是我们在附近餐馆上班，每天长时间工作

　　and Max has another job as well, and then she comes home and she has to make the cupcakes.

　　麦克斯还打两份工，回到家还得做这些小蛋糕

　　Mmm. So good.

　　太好吃了

　　How could someone so angry make something so sweet?

　　像她这种怨气冲天的人怎么能做出如此美味的蛋糕呢

　　She's not always like this.

　　她也不总是这样啦

　　I'm usually like this, just ask the previous tenant³. Oh, wait. You can't.

　　我这人就这样，问问你之前的住客就知道了。等等，死人不能回答你

　　You know, you two girls are like these cupcakes.

　　我觉得你们俩就像这俩小蛋糕

　　One is dark and heavy and one is light and fluffy⁴. I prefer the fluffy one.

　　一个又黑又重口，一个又白又松软。我比较爱松软白妞

　　Well, I think we've made our point.

　　好吧，我想你懂我们的意思了

　　No music, no clumping⁵, I'll shoot you through the floor, thanks for stopping by.

　　别放音乐，别大声走路。不然我就一枪崩了你，慢走不送

　　I'm so glad we can joke with each other already.

　　真高兴我们关系好得都能乱开玩笑了

　　Sorry about the note, can we start ov... you have the Chanel Allure⁶ lip gloss⁷?

　　那封信，实在抱歉，我们可以重...你有香奈儿诱惑唇彩啊

　　Yeah. Mm, you know the Chanel?

　　是啊，你也知道香奈儿啊

　　Know? Love. I can't afford it any more.

　　何止知道，我爱死了，不过买不起了

　　Oh, take one. I got handfuls in my bag.

　　来吧，拿一根走，我包里好多呢

　　Really? Oh, that's so nice.

　　真的吗？你人真好

　　Hey. Hey! Hey! Do I have to put you on a leash⁸?

　　喂，喂，喂。要我也帮你拴上狗链吗

　　Hey, we start again. You take a chanel, and I take more cupcakes to go.

　　我们重新认识吧。你拿一根香奈儿，我多拿几个小蛋糕走

　　Oh, sure.

　　当然，没问题

　　Yes.

　　真乖

1 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

2 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。

3 tenant   

n.承租人；房客；佃户；v.租借，租用

参考例句：

• The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
• The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。

4 fluffy   

adj.有绒毛的，空洞的

参考例句：

• Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
• The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

5 clumping   

v.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的现在分词 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声

参考例句：

• Wipe the wand off before the first coat to prevent clumping. 把睫毛棒刷干净，避免结块。 来自互联网
• Fighting gravitational clumping would take a wavelength of a few dozen light-years. 为了对抗重力造成的聚集，这些粒子的波长可能会长达好几十光年的距离。 来自互联网

6 allure   

n.诱惑力，魅力；vt.诱惑，引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
• The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。

7 gloss   

n.光泽，光滑；虚饰；注释；vt.加光泽于；掩饰

参考例句：

• John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点，但是没有用。
• She rubbed up the silver plates to a high gloss.她把银盘擦得很亮。

8 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。