Eztalk美语【291】回去做每日的工作

Steve:What have you been up to, Johnny?
Johnny:You know-sweeping, scrubbing¹, washing, drying, waxing, polishing...
Steve:Wow, your grandma's really having a field day with you, huh?
Johnny:You got that right...and my mom's still mad about what we did with the dishes.
Steve:You have all the fun, don't you?
Johnny:Listen, I'd better get back to the grindstone.
Steve:Sure thing, Johnny. Watch out for dishpan hands there, kid!

grindstone (n.)
石磨，引申为「日复一日的琐事、杂务」。get back to the grindstone就是「要回去做每日的工作了」

You have all the fun don’t you
玩得很开心吧？」在此是反讽的说法
A: Last week, my car was stolen, I got into a fight, and my boss fired me.
上星期，我的车被偷、我跟人打架，我的老板还开除我。
B: You have all the fun, don't you?
你过得还真是痛快啊，不是吗？

dishpan hands
富贵手，因手部长期接触清洁剂，造成龟裂、脱皮、红肿的皮肤病
A: He put on a disgraceful performance!
他的演出很糟糕！
B: I know! His singing was terrible!
我知道。他的歌声真是糟透了！

三天后

史帝： 最近都在忙什么啊，强尼？
强尼： 你知道的——扫地、刷洗、清洗、烘干、打蜡、磨光……
史帝： 哇，你奶奶跟你挺忙的嘛？
强尼： 你说的没错……而我妈还在气我们丢掉碗盘的事。
史帝： 你还真是不亦乐乎啊，不是吗？
强尼： 听着，我最好回去工作了。
史帝： 没错，强尼。小心别得富贵手啊，小子！

1 scrubbing   

v.用力擦洗，刷洗( scrub的现在分词 )；取消（原有安排）；对…不予考虑，取消；涤气

参考例句：

• I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor. 我见他在厨房擦地板呢。
• Give them a thorough scrubbing and soaking in hot water. 好好洗洗，用热水烫一烫。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说