摩登家庭第六季 第42期:西班牙语家教

 You guys wanna see something really cool? 想看神物不？

Is it behind that old boat? 在那破船后面吗？

This is one of the most famous warships¹ of all time. The "U.S.S.Constitution²." 这可是史上最有名的军舰之一。美国宪章号。

Stayed in active duty 84 years. 服役84年。

No enemy managed to board her. 从未让敌人登陆。

10 seconds, she's already bored me. 无聊死我算了。

That's your Spanish tutor³. 你的西班牙语家教来了。

I'm gonna say it one more time. 我再说一遍。

I really think French will be a better fit for me. 我真的更适合学法语。

Your name is Manuel Alberto Javier Alejandro Delgado. 你的大名是Manuel Alberto。

How is French a better fit for you? 哪能更适合学法语？

Okay, I'm pretty sure you threw in a name I've never heard before. 好吧，我很确定你又加了个新的中间名进去。

Hello. 你好。

AH, AH! En Espagnol, por favor⁴. 要用西语说。

Okay, let's take it down a nacho. 好了，咱慢慢来。

Hola, Diego! 你好呀 Diego！

You must be Mr. Pritchett. 您一定是Pritchett先生。

Jay. And I'm just glad you're here. 叫我Jay，感谢你帮忙。

Gloria tried to tutor Manny. Gloria试过教Manny。

There was less yelling⁵ in The Miracle⁶ Worker. 结果只剩大吼大叫了。

Because he wasn't even trying. 因为他不好好学。

I'm sorry, but Spanish just doesn't seem natural to me. 抱歉，西班牙语我觉得它不自然。

I don't like the way it hits my ear. 耳朵听着不习惯。

What could be more natural than your mother's tongue in your ear? 你麻麻的舌头舔你的耳朵(Gloria把母语说成了妈妈的舌头)有神马不自然的？

Do you happen to know a good English tutor? 能介绍个英语家教不？

Hey, honey! 闺女！

Hey. 嘿。

Still studying for that test? 还在准备考试吗？

I can't. I have to study. 不，我得准备考试。

What time did you get to bed? 昨天几点睡的？

Sure thing. 没问题。

Claire, I think something's up with Alex. Claire 我觉得Alex不太对劲。

I don't know. Some kind of chicken. 不知道，可能是鸡。

Why is no one listening to me? 为神马都不听我说话？

Come here. I don't think she's getting enough sleep. 过来。我觉得她睡眠不足。

Look at her. She's like a human roomba. 看，简直像个爱撞墙的地宝。

Alex will be fine. Alex不会有事。

This is our real problem. 这才是我们的大问题。

 

1 warships   

军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只

参考例句：

• The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
• The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。

2 constitution   

n.宪法；体格，体质；构成，构造，组成

参考例句：

• He was responsible for the constitution of a new committee.他负责组成一个新的委员会。
• The constitution guards the liberty of people.宪法保障人民的自由。

3 tutor   

n.家庭教师，导师，助教，监护人；vt.当…的教师，教，指导，约束

参考例句：

• I think you should get her a tutor.我认为你应该替她请个家教。
• What do you think of your tutor?你觉得你的家庭教师怎么样？

4 favor   

n.好感；赞同；好事；vt.赞同，喜爱；有利于

参考例句：

• She is out of favor with her employer.她失去了雇主的欢心。
• The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.那位新老师很受家长的欢迎。

5 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 miracle   

n.奇迹，令人惊奇的人或事

参考例句：

• The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
• It is simply a miracle that rice should grow in such a place.稻子竟能在这样的地方生长，这实在是个奇迹。