艾伦脱口秀第267期:收视很好的节目

 　　And have you bought your mother a car or anything like that yet? 那你给你妈妈买车或者其他类似的东西了吗

　　No,no.No,I mean,I sounded like I've been stingy with her. 没啊 没有 不是 听起来像是我对她一直很吝啬

　　All it's just,you know,in fact she doesn't need a new car.Her car's in good shape. 事实上 她不需要新车 她的车好的很

　　I mean,what waste of funds¹.yes,that's true!you know,that true. 我的意思是 那多浪费啊 也对 你知道 确实

　　I'm not silly with money.So I feel this is partly necessity,partly fun. 对用钱方面 我可不蠢 就觉得该花才花

　　But it does feel good when you finally get to the place where you can actually help your family and do things. 这样的感觉挺好的 当你觉得自己可以为家人做点事情的时候

　　Absolutely,absolutely,usually nothing like that. 这个当然 没有什么比那种感觉更好了

　　And but your show is in syndication now,it's doing very very well. 现在你的节目在几个台同时在播 收视很好啊

　　Yes,it's doing very well.You're literary² you can not miss the show. 确实还不错 大家基本上都离不开这个节目了

　　No,I apologize for that.I'm sorry.my ugly mug's on your screen from six to ten every night. 不是的 为此我先说声对不起 实在很抱歉 每天晚上六点到十点 都要让你们忍受我那奇怪的脸

　　But you can turn,but you can't hide. 不过你可以转台 但是你躲不了的

　　You know,it's an amazing thing.It's a really exception³.Nothing like syndication for a show. 确实挺出人意料的 确实是个例外 还没有那个剧能火到几家电视台同时在播

　　Because people who never thought to check it out or thought,oh,I hate that. 因为从没看过这个节目的人 或者原以为我不喜欢这节目

　　And they see it and they go that's not as bad as I thought. 他们看了之后都是 没有我想象中的烂啊

　　And they start watch it on prime⁴ time or whatever 然后大家在黄金时段就开始收看了

　　It's been good,it's been good.And you're about to turn 39?I'll be 39 in March. 这样真的挺好的 你是快39了吧 今年3月份就39了

　　Congratulations⁵.Thank you.It's a good birthday,thank you.I'm a little obsessed⁶ with it,Are you? 恭喜 谢啦 这个岁数很不错哦 谢谢 对这个我还是有点小惆怅的 是吗

　　I guess,because I'm gonna be forty,you know.I'm aging pretty well. 因为我马上要40了 这么多年来也一直不错

　　I try to take good care of myself.But I just think things are gonna start falling off at some point.Really?Yes. 我一直都有好好打理自己 不过有的时候会觉得总会有一天 人生会开始走下坡路 真的吗 对

　　It's like a car travelling a thousand miles.Suddenly the bumper⁷ falls. 感觉就好比一辆车驰骋千里 猛的保险杆就掉了

　　You know,I did what I could.I wash it,I change the oil.Doesn't matter. 我做了我一切能做的 我会经常洗车加油 我无所谓啦

　　But things do start falling,I tell you that. 但是有些事情确实真的会每况愈下

1 funds   

n.pl.资金

参考例句：

• He absconded with the company funds. 他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。
• They held a harambee meeting to raise funds for a new classroom. 他们为筹款建新教室而办了个募捐会。

2 literary   

adj.文学（上）的

参考例句：

• Literary works of this kind are well received by the masses.这样的文学作品很受群众欢迎。
• The book was favourably noticed in literary magazines.这本书在文学杂志上得到好评。

3 exception   

n.例外,除外

参考例句：

• Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception. 每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
• There's an exception to every rule. 每项规则均有例外。

4 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

5 congratulations   

n.祝贺；贺词；祝词

参考例句：

• I send you my warmest congratulations on your success. 我对你的成功致以最热烈的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Please give her my congratulations when you see her. 见到她时请转达我的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

7 bumper   

n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的

参考例句：

• The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
• This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。