Eztalk美语【199】Take it收下吧

剧码： 黑手党的女儿

Acheng:Thank you so much. [to Sophia] I can't take this.
Sophia: She will insist. It's a rosary. She has millions of them. Take it.
Acheng:What did she mean just now about raising pigs?
Sophia: Oh! My grandmother used to say “raising pigs, raising kids...at least you can eat the pigs.”
Acheng:Ha-ha. I get it. That's funny. Your cousin's a real sarcastic¹ lady.
Sophia: She likes to complain about her macho husband and her “bambinos”, but she loves them all dearly.

insist (v.)
坚持
I insist you stop looking at my tush.
我警告你别再看我的屁股了。

rosary (n.)
（专指天主教徒念玫瑰经时用的）念珠。一般佛教念珠则称为prayer beads²
You must say the rosary eight times for your sins.
你必须念八次玫瑰经赎罪。

sarcastic (a.)
挖苦的，讽刺的
A: I think GB is the best president ever.
而且我觉得乔治布什真是有史以来最好的总统。
B: Don't be so sarcastic, we all know how you really feel!
别这幺话中带刺嘛，我们都知道乔治布什很糟糕!

阿　震：谢谢。（对苏菲亚）我不能收下。
苏菲亚：她会坚持要你收下。这是念珠。这东西她多得是。收下吧。
阿　震：她刚刚说养猪是什幺意思？
苏菲亚：喔！我祖母常说「养小孩还不如养猪，至少养猪还吃得到猪肉。」
阿　震：哈哈。我懂了。真好玩。你表妹还真是个会挖苦人的小姐。
苏菲亚：她喜欢抱怨她的肌肉老公还有她的小孩，不过她还是很爱他们

1 sarcastic   

adj.讥讽的，讽刺的，嘲弄的

参考例句：

• I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。
• She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。

2 beads   

n.（空心）小珠子( bead的名词复数 )；水珠；珠子项链

参考例句：

• a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
• Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。