《摩登家庭》第1季第8集 第13期:教小孩子上厕所

 I mean, what do we do? Do we say something? 怎么办  要说点什么吗

How do we even bring it up? 怎么提这事啊

She threatened our child, and that's your concern- a segue? 她威胁我们的宝宝  你担心的竟是开场白

You know what this is?  What? 你知道是怎么回事吗  什么

This is first- child syndrome¹.  What? 头生子综合征  什么玩意儿

It's where the first child is happy, 就是头生子原本非常幸福快乐

and then the second child comes along, 第二个宝宝出生以后

and the first child gets jealous of the second child 头生子就开始嫉妒小宝宝  

and starts acting² out. 然后闹脾气

Yes. That's brilliant, except Sal's not our child, so- 是啊  忒有道理了  可萨尔不是我们的孩子

Think about it. Listen, we've practically done everything for her. 想想看啊  我们曾经那么照顾她

We've held her when she's cried. 她流泪时  我们给她温暖的怀抱

We've carried her when she couldn't walk. 她无法走路时  我们背着她

We've done everything but potty- train her.  Um- Hey, guys. 就差没教她如何蹲马桶撒尿了  伙计们

I was thinking- Oh. - Oh. Sorry. 我在想  -不好意思

When we go to Cabo, 我们去卡波的时候  

we have to find a hotel with a swim- up bar, 要找个带池滨酒吧的酒店

'cause this going back and forth³ to the bathroom is a fool's game. 来来回回地跑厕所  太傻了

Okay, let's get more drinks. - Sal, we got to talk. 行  继续喝吧  -萨尔  我们得谈谈

It's about Lily. - Oh, shocker. 是关于莉莉的  -噢  我就知道

Okay. - Do you think it's at all possible... 好吧  -你觉得有没有可能

that maybe- maybe you're jealous of her? 也许你有那么一丁点嫉妒她

What? What? - It's just- 什么  说毛呢  -只是

I don't know.  I don't- Where- Why would you say that? 我也不确定  我不  你干嘛这么问

 

1 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。