《摩登家庭》第1季第9集 第4期:给蟋蟀办生日派对

 I have an iguana¹ that eats crickets². 我有一只吃蟋蟀的鼠鳞蜥

That'd be scary if it was a birthday party for crickets. 要是给蟋蟀办生日派对  那才算吓人吧

Seriously, Jungle Tanya, 说真的  丛林女郎

I need you step it up a notch³. 我需要你升级一下恐怖程度

Is there anything that scares the cocoa out of you? 有没有什么东西能把你自己吓个半死

Uh, not really. I do have a bearded dragon. 还真没有  不过我有条"胡须龙"

Ooh. Does it- No, it does not breathe fire. 是吗  它会..  不  它不会喷火

Well, then we're back to square one, aren't we? 那说来说去又说回去了  是吧

I couldn't get Luke out of my mind. 我脑子里一直想着卢克的生日会

I know I made a promise to Mitchell, 我知道我向米奇尔保证过

but some things are bigger than promises. 但有些东西比"保证"二字要重要的多

Fizbo would be at that party. 菲茨宝一定要在派对上华丽登场

Hello, old friend. 你好啊  老朋友

It all happened so fast. 一切都发生在眨眼之间

I keep thinking 我一直在想

there was something I could've done. 我当时做点什么阻止这一切就好了

No, don't blame yourself. 不  你不要自责

Who could've possibly seen it coming? 谁能想到会发生这种事呢

Sweetie, that's a rock wall. Is that even safe? 亲爱的  那是道攀岩墙  那安全吗

Oh, my God. - Honey, relax. 老天啊  -亲爱的  放心

Hey, has anyone ever gotten hurt on one of these things? 嘿  有人因为这东西受过伤吗

I don't know, man. It's my first day.  See? 我不知道  今天是我第一天上班  瞧

They wouldn't let the new guy do it if it- 他们肯让新人操作肯定说明没有...

That did not make me feel better. - Don't worry. 那只会让我更加担心  -别担心

 

1 iguana   

n.美洲大蜥蜴，鬣鳞蜥

参考例句：

• With an iguana,you really don't have to say surprise.惊喜两字已经不足以形容这只鬣鳞蜥了。
• I'm going to turn on my computer and make a movie starring my pet iguanadj.打开计算机准备制作一部关于我的宠物蜥蜴的电影。

2 crickets   

n.蟋蟀( cricket的名词复数 )；板球

参考例句：

• The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note. 蟋蟀发出了它们持久的，单调而有意思的调子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The crickets chirped faster and louder. 蟋蟀叫得更欢了。 来自辞典例句

3 notch   

n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级

参考例句：

• The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
• He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。