Eztalk美语【198】So I've heard.我早已耳闻

剧码： 黑手党的女儿

Anna greets Acheng

Anna: Welcome! [gives Acheng a hug] Welcome to Little Italy. We're the most Italian family here!
Acheng:So I've heard. That's why I'm having such a great time.
Anna: If I hadn't married an Italian man, I probably wouldn't be pregnant so often. And maybe I could raise pigs instead of bambinos!
Acheng:Huh? Um...well, it's nice to see that some people still have big families.
Anna: It is nice, but it would be nicer if my macho husband would get off his tush and help me. Ha-ha.... Have this. It's from Italy!

greet (v.)
问候，欢迎，迎接
My dog greets me at the door every day.
我的狗每天都在门口跟我打招呼。

So I've heard.
我早已耳闻。
A: I got pregnant.
我怀孕了。
B: So I've heard.
我知道了。

bambino (n.)
意大利文，也就是「婴儿」baby
There're so many bambinos running around.
这里有好多婴儿跑来跑去。

macho (a.)
阳刚的，很有男子气概的
A: Robin¹ is always getting into fights.
罗宾总会卷入打架事件。
B: Yeah, he's such a macho jerk.
对啊，他真是个只会用蛮力的笨蛋。

tush (n.)
= ass² 屁股。get off someone's tush就是要某人移动尊驾，起来动手帮忙
She has a nice tush.
她有个漂亮的屁股。

安娜跟阿震打招呼

安娜： 欢迎光临！（拥抱阿震）欢迎来到小意大利。我们是这里最典型的意大利家庭！
阿震： 我听说了。所以我才玩得如此尽兴。
安娜：如果我没嫁给意大利人，也许我就不会一直怀孕。而且也许我会养猪而不是养小孩！
阿震： 啥？嗯……现在还能见到这种大家庭真好。
安娜： 是很好。不过如果我的肌肉老公愿意动动手帮我的话，生活就会更好了。哈哈……收下这个。这是意大利的喔！

1 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

2 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。