《摩登家庭》第1季第6集 第7期:全职妈妈的艰辛

 What about work? 工作咋办?

I'm the boss. 我是老总嘛

Since I married you, people are surprised I come in at all. 自从娶了你 我去上班他们都觉得惊讶

Jay's very spontaneous¹. Jay真滴是信手拈来

He's always surprising me with little presents, 他总是有小惊喜给我 小礼物呐

Fun getaways. 欢乐小出游啦

I wasn't the greatest husband the first time around, 第一次结婚 老公没做好

But I'm trying to do better this time. 我这一次要做更好

And maybe by my third marriage, I'll have it down pat². 等到我第三次婚姻 我就炉火纯青了

Yeah,that one's gonna cost me. 呃 这下要大出血了

Whatcha reading there, a book? 你在看啥呀 什么书?

Yeah,I've been meaning to get to it for a while. 是啊 我想读它很久了

Oh,it's got a map at the beginning. 开头有张地图耶

I like it when books do that. 我就喜欢这样的书

Do you have an open house this morning? 你今天早上不是要展房吗?

I rescheduled. 我改时间了

Thought you might like some company. 我想你可能要人陪呀

Well,the first day of school can be tough 开学第一天

For stay-at-home moms. 对全职妈妈来说怪难受的吧

Now,you have to understand-- the kids are gone, 要知道 孩子不在家

The nest is empty, they are rudderless. 家里变得空虚 主妇们没了盼头

And a lot of guys wouldn't even notice. 大多数男人甚至都不会注意

But I'm not a lot of guys. 但我不是那些人

 

1 spontaneous   

adj.自发的，不由自主的

参考例句：

• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
• Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking.她一讲完，大家不约而同都鼓起掌来。

2 pat   

n.轻拍，拍打声；vt.轻拍，拍打；vi.轻跑，轻击；adv.适时，彻底；adj.油腔滑调的，恰好的，合适的

参考例句：

• Could you hear the pat?你能听到轻轻的拍击声吗？
• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。