《摩登家庭》第1季第5集 第12期:解铃人还需系铃人

 Well, she's pissed.Yeah. 她很生气 很明显

She wouldn't even come out of her room. Aw. 她一直窝在自己的房间

Did you really have to call her that? 你真有必要称呼她

A gold digger. 淘金女吗

Well, you know what, dad? 你知道吗 爸爸

It was a year ago. 那是一年前的事情了

And it was a natural question to ask. 而且一般人都会有这种疑问

She's a beautiful, hot woman, 她很漂亮 身材又好

And you're not exactly... you know. 不过你就不是那么的...你懂我的意思吗

Not exactly what? 我不是那么的什么

Um...mitchell, a little help, hmm? Mitchell 这应该怎么说

No, you are doing great. 不用问我 你说的不是挺好吗

No, see, this is exactly why we sweep things under the rug¹. 所以我们要粉饰太平

So people don't get hurt. 这样就不会有人不高兴

Well, yeah, until you sweep too much under the rug. 是的 不过你粉饰太多的话

Then you got a lumpy rug. 到最后纸包不住火了

It creates a tripping hazard². 就变成了火山爆发

You open yourself up to lawsuits³. 到最后麻烦缠身

Boy, you can go a really long time without blinking⁴. 伙计 你定力真好 眼都不眨一下

Gloria? It's phil. Gloria 我是Phil

Hi. Can I talk to you for a second? 我可以和你谈谈吗

Claire likes to say, Claire总是说

You can be part of the problem or part of the solution. 解铃还须系铃人

Well, I happen to believe that you can be both. 我觉得局外人也可以解决问题

 

1 rug   

n.毯子，地毯，旅行毯

参考例句：

• The rug can double up.这条地毯能卷起来。
• It will be more beautiful if you work some blue into the rug.如果你再织些蓝色的图案，这毯子会更好看。

2 hazard   

n.危险，危害；vt.冒...的危险，使遭危险

参考例句：

• He climbed into the car at the hazard of his life.他冒着生命危险进了汽车。
• I think we have provided for every possible hazard.我认为我们已经准备好了应付每一种可能的危险。

3 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

4 blinking   

a.(英俚)该死的，讨厌的；十足的

参考例句：

• Shut the blinking door! 关上那扇该死的门！
• Her ring is an odd little concern fitted with blinking diamonds. 她的戒指是装有许多闪光钻石的小玩意儿。