《摩登家庭》第1季第8集 第17期:有点愚蠢的歌唱

 The year was 1991. 当时正值1991年

America was immersed¹ in Desert Storm. 美国沉浸于"沙漠风暴"行动中

Meanwhile, stateside, another storm was brewing²... 与此同时  在国内  另一股风暴正袭来

in my heart. 向我心中袭来

This is stupid, isn't it? This is-  No. 太蠢了  对吧  不

Is it stupid, Phil?  No. Just keep- keep going, Claire. 很傻吗  菲尔  不不  请继续  克莱尔

It's wonderful.  Okay. 非常有情调  好的

After a romantic dinner at Fratelli's, 在弗里特利餐厅共享晚餐后

a certain nervous young couple shared their first kiss... 羞涩的情侣为对方献上了初吻

as the radio played this song. 而广播里正是这首歌

*So true* *太真实*

*Funny how it seems * *似乎滑稽可笑*

*Always in time* *时机恰好*

*But never in line for dreams* *美梦却总不能成真*

*Head over heels when toe to toe* *四脚相对  深深相爱*

*This is the sound of-* *那声音是*

You know what? No. No. Sorry. Sorry. Not gonna do it. 算了  不行  抱歉  我办不到

What's wrong? 怎么了

 

1 immersed   

浸入的，沉入的，沉思的

参考例句：

• She immersed herself in her work. 她埋头工作。
• When a body is immersed in a fluid, it apparently loses weight. 身体浸入水中就会明显减轻重量。

2 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。