《摩登家庭》第1季第1集 第7期:母性的本能反应

 See? You hurt his feelings. 看到没  你伤他的心了

Ah- Well, if it toughens him up a little bit then- 要是这能让他变得坚强点

Oh, geez. He's picking flowers. 妈  他去采野花了

Manny's very passionate¹, just like his father. 曼尼是个多情种  和他爹一样

My first husband- he's very handsome, but too crazy. 我的前夫  风度翩翩  但太疯狂了

It seemed like all we did was fight and make love, 我们不是在吵架就是在做爱

fight and make love, fight and make love. 吵架  做爱  吵架  做爱

One time, I'm not kidding you, we fell out the window together. 说真的  有一次  我们从窗口摔下去了

Which- Which one were you doing? 你们当时到底在做什么

I'm hearing this for the first time. 我也是第一次听说

This doesn't worry you? 你不担心吗

She barely slept on the plane and she's still wide awake. 她在飞机上就没怎么睡  现在还很清醒

Oh, stop worrying. I can't. 别想多了  不想才怪

That- That orphanage² was all women. 那个孤儿院里都是女人

Maybe she just- she can't fall asleep unless she feels a woman's shape. 也许离开女性柔软的怀抱  她就睡不着  

I guess that's possible. So here. 有可能  那你抱着她

What the hell is that supposed to mean? 你这话是什么意思

Yes, 没错  

I've gained a few extra pounds while we were expecting the baby, 在等待领养孩子的期间  我是长胖了一点

which has been very difficult. 过程相当艰辛

But apparently³ your body 但显然你的身体会

does a nesting, very maternal⁴, primal⁵ thing... 产生一些母性的本能反应

where it retains nutrients- 来储存养分

some sort of molecular⁶ physiology⁷ thing. 像是分子生理学那类的

But that's science. 那是科学事实

You can't- You can't fight it, so- 人类  根本无力抵抗

 

1 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

2 orphanage   

n.孤儿院

参考例句：

• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
• They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

5 primal   

adj.原始的；最重要的

参考例句：

• Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
• Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。

6 molecular   

adj.分子的；克分子的

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。
• For the pressure to become zero, molecular bombardment must cease.当压强趋近于零时，分子的碰撞就停止了。

7 physiology   

n.生理学，生理机能

参考例句：

• He bought a book about physiology.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in physiology.他因生理学方面的建树而被授予诺贝尔奖。