艾伦脱口秀第209期:不是省油的灯

 　　Yeah, I know. I do remember this, I know.And now they're gonna be 4 years old. I know.It's crazy. 我确实记得那次 我知道 这一晃都四岁了 可不是么 太不可思议了

　　I know. Max is, you know, all over the place and Emme's just...Are they musical? Do they sing? Max现在 满屋乱跑 Emme就... 他俩喜欢音乐吗 唱歌吗

　　Yes! They love to sing and dance.Emme loves to dance, she loves to perform. 喜欢 爱唱歌爱跳舞的 Emme爱跳舞 爱表演

　　Are they good? Now be honest.I'll be honest. I think...Emme has a bit of a voice. I do. 他俩音乐素养怎么样？说实话 当然说实话 我觉得吧 我觉得Emme嗓音不错 真觉得

　　I'm not sure, but I kind of hear it every once in a while. 不是特别肯定 但偶尔就会有这种感觉

　　I'am not sure about Max...as much...but he has a big personality¹. 至于Max我就不太敢说了撒 但他的娱乐感很强

　　He's got my, like, personality.Maybe, Emme has Marc's voice.We traded. 好像是遗传了我的娱乐感 可能Emme就去遗传Marc的嗓音了 我俩交叉遗传了

　　Alright， well either way, they're both good things.Aright,um,I'll babysit² anytime you want. 好吧 不管怎样反正都是好事 那个你要是需要 我愿意给你带孩子

　　I like being around babies. Really?I just don't want them full time.Auntsie Ellen!Drop them off! 我最喜欢陪萌孩子了， 真的？ 就是不太喜欢整天陪着 带他们去见Ellen阿姨 扔下孩子我就走

　　I gotta warn³ you, Max is a bit of a handful⁴.Yeah don't drop them off...They're not gonna mess up my house. 我得警告你 Max可不是省油的灯哦 我那个 那个什么 不要让他们来我家捣乱啊

　　I'll go to your house. Right about that, by the way. 还是我去你家吧 你这么想就对了

　　That's one of the reason. You can't tell them not to draw on the walls. 就是说啊 又不能叫他们不准乱画

　　That's what they're gonna do. You're right.Now have they messed up stuff⁵? Have they... 小孩不可能不乱画的嘛 太对了 他们在家捣乱过什么吗

　　Cause I, they've got to, like draw on things at your house. 我觉得肯定至少在墙上画过东西

　　Yeah, no we try to control where the crayons are and the paints and stuff like that. 嗯也没用 我们会尽量放好水笔和颜料的位置

　　But um, you know, they do ruin things.That's more with like food, like food everywhere and... 但他们确实会制造麻烦的 主要是吃的 满屋子都是

　　all over the couches⁶, and I'm like...Yeah, cause then they put thier hands on. 沙发上都是 搞得我... 而且还会上手摸吧

　　On everything, on your clothes like when you're walking out.You know, every mom knows how it is. 什么都摸 刚刚要出门就抹了你一衣服油 当妈的都懂

　　Alright, um never mind. I'm not gonna babysit. so...we're gonna take a break and we'll be right back with Marc, right after this. 那个当我没说 我才不帮你带孩子 那么我们稍事休息 广告之后Marc将加入我们

1 personality   

n.个性，人格，名人

参考例句：

• Einstein was a great personality.爱因斯坦是个伟大的人物。
• She has a powerful personality.她有坚强的个性。

2 babysit   

v.担任临时保姆，照顾婴儿

参考例句：

• Minna could babysit one night if your father has to work.如果你的父亲得去工作，米娜可以看一晚上孩子。
• I helped him babysit the kids.我帮他看孩子。

3 warn   

vt.警告，注意，远离；vi.提醒

参考例句：

• I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.我必须警告你我已经没有耐心了。
• If you warn me in advance,I will have your order ready for you.你若预先通知我，我就能给您准备好了。

4 handful   

n.一把；少量，少数，一小撮

参考例句：

• We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.我们邀请了30人，但是只到了几个人。
• He pulled out a handful of coins from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一把硬币。

5 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

6 couches   

n.长沙发椅( couch的名词复数 )；睡椅；（病人受检查时躺的）长榻；（尤指诊室内的）诊察台

参考例句：

• In the small room we disguise our beds as couches.during the day. 在这间小房间里，白天我们把床改作长椅用。 来自辞典例句
• The furniture was old and comfortable-leather couches, newspaper racks, priceless antique tables. 家具古老而舒适——有皮靠背椅，报纸架，无价的古董桌子。 来自辞典例句