打工姐妹花第二季 第112期:设想成为老板的样子

 That was some ballsy, bold, in-your-face awesome¹ lying. 刚才还真是有种够胆，牛逼哄哄的扯谎呀。

I learned it by watching you, dad. 虎父无犬子嘛，父亲大人。

Had to lie. We need every minute we can steal away from here to get the cupcake shop ready. 不撒谎不行，为了蛋糕店，我们得尽可能偷时间，能偷多少是多少。

We still have to do the second coat of paint, figure out tables and chairs... 我们还得再刷一遍漆，搞定桌椅...

What? Didn't have time for lunch. 看什么，我没时间吃午饭。

Oh, I don't care. I'm surprised you're using a spoon. I just stick my face in it. 我又不在乎。我只是惊讶你居然还用勺子。我通常直接把脸埋进去吃。

So, my brilliant idea of how we get this all done is we should get an intern² to help. 我有个能把这一切搞定的绝妙主意，就是招个实习生来帮忙。

What? No. I can't be a person that has an intern. 什么，不行。我当不了用实习生的老板。

I can barely be a person that doesn't have an intern. 我连当个没实习生跟班的老板都很勉强了。

Max, all businesses use interns³. We just have to post an ad online at NYU or Columbia, 麦克斯，所有企业都用实习生啊。只需在纽约大学或哥伦比亚大学的网上，发个招聘广告，

and we'll have 20 applicants⁴ battling it out to do our grunt⁵ work for credit. 就能收到雪片般飞来争先恐后求这苦差事的申请。

You make it sound like The Hunger Games: college edition. 被你说得像是《饥饿游戏之大学版》。

Sorry, I'm against getting people to work for free. 抱歉，我反对不给钱让人干白活。

I'm with you, Max. My people were interns for 436 years. 我同意，麦克斯。我们黑人免费"实习"了436年呢。

I am just getting used to the idea of having my own business and now you want me to be someone's boss? 我才刚习惯拥有自己的小生意这个念头，现在你就要我当别人的老板啊？

I am not the boss. I'm the person who talks behind the boss's back. 我不是当老板的料。我是那种在老板背后说他坏话的人。

Pick up. Thanks. Isn't han a tool? Total tool. Yeah, a tiny tool. 上菜。谢了，阿憨是个傻逼吧？纯傻逼。一个小傻逼。

Like the kind you fix your eyeglasses with. 就像拿来修眼镜的小工具一样。

See? That's my wheelhouse. 看见了吗？那才是我擅长的事。

Look, I don't want to ask someone to work for free. We can do it all ourselves. 我不想让人来免费帮咱们工作。我们可以自己做啊。

You want to do it all yourself? Great. I'll write everything you need to do on a to-do list. 你想一切都自己搞定吗，没问题。我会列个待办清单，你得去办好一切。

Why don't you to-do that? And I will to-tear it up. 为什么你不"去办"呢？然后我"去把它撕成碎片"。

 

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

3 interns   

n.住院实习医生( intern的名词复数 )v.拘留，关押( intern的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• The interns work alongside experienced civil engineers and receive training in the different work sectors. 实习生陪同有经验的国内工程师工作，接受不同工作部门的相关培训。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

4 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

5 grunt   

v.嘟哝；作呼噜声；n.呼噜声，嘟哝

参考例句：

• He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt.他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
• I ask him what he think,but he just grunt.我问他在想什麽，他只哼了一声。