《美食从天而降》精讲 28

I've got jellybeans for teeth.

我给牙齿糊上了软心豆粒糖。　　

And when the fun is done.

当所有的欢愉都享受过了。　　

gaze upon the sunset cresting¹ over Mount Leftovers².

就欣赏一下剩菜山的日落吧。　　

From which we're protected by a presumably indestructible dam.

我们被一个据推测不可毁灭的大坝保护着。　　

We've got people here today from all around the world.

我们把这个世界上从中国到西弗吉尼亚的人们。　　

from as far as China to West Virginia.

聚集到这儿。　　

Also I think there's some Canadians here.

当然，应该还有些加拿大人。　　

You're supposed to be broadcasting this.

应该是你报道这个。　　

There's a problem. The food's getting bigger.

这儿出问题了 食物变大了。　　

I know, it's great. Bigger portion sizes. Everyone loves it.

我知道，这很好，大配额 所有人都欢喜。　　

I'm not sure we're doing the right thing here.

我不肯定我们在这儿做得对。　　

What if we've bitten off more than we can chew?

我们要的太多了?　

For the first time in my life, everybody loves something that I've done.

这是我生命中的第一次，所有人都爱我做的东西。　　

Why can't you just be happy for me.

你为什么就不能为我高兴。　

and go say the weather or something. Jeez.

或者说说天气什么的，天啊。　　

And without further ado.

毋庸赘述。　

our town's hero and my metaphorical³ son.

我们镇子的英雄 我心目中的儿子。　　

Flint Lockwood. Flint Lockwood.

1 cresting   

n.顶饰v.到达山顶（或浪峰）( crest的现在分词 )；到达洪峰，达到顶点

参考例句：

• The old man stood with his back to the fire, cresting up erect. 老人背火昂然而立。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Various shapes of returns like triangular, semi-circular are available for cresting your own office. 极富创意的办公桌，有着不同形装如三角形、半圆形、曲尺形及四边形，以创造您个人品位的办公室。 来自互联网

2 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。

3 metaphorical   

a.隐喻的，比喻的

参考例句：

• Here, then, we have a metaphorical substitution on a metonymic axis. 这样，我们在换喻（者翻译为转喻，一种以部分代替整体的修辞方法）上就有了一个隐喻的替代。
• So, in a metaphorical sense, entropy is arrow of time. 所以说，我们可以这样作个比喻：熵像是时间之矢。