摩登家庭第六季 第48期:妈妈咪呀！

 Did you sign something so that Manny could switch¹ to French? 你签了名让Manny改学法语吗？

I did. 是啊。

You knew that I wanted him to learn Spanish. 你知道，我想让他学西语的。

I also know you can't force a kid to be interested in something that he's not. 我也知道不能强迫小孩喜欢他不感兴趣的事。

That's why I have a picture of Mitchell and his prom date shaking hands. 看看那张Mitchell和毕业舞会舞伴妹子握手的照片就知道了。

It would be nice for someone to care what I think for a change. 怎么就没人在乎我的感受。

You should also know that I hired a new swimming instructor².But don't worry. 另外，我另请了个游泳教练。别担心。

She's got the same broad shoulders plus a mustache. 她也有宽厚的肩膀和浓密的胡须。

So all this is because you're jealous³? 你吃醋了所以这么做？

I can't believe that you're being so...in...fer...ur... 你竟然这么...利... 发...呃...

What is the word? 那是啥词来着？

Selfish⁴. Pigheaded.Really? 自私自利。顽固不化。不是吧？

Her words, not mine. 她的意思，看我干嘛。

Do you know how frustrating⁵ it is to have to translate everything in my head before I say it? 你知道说句话脑子里还要翻译一遍有多痛苦吗？

To have people laugh in my face because I'm struggling to find the words? 让大家笑话我因为我想不出词说？

You should try talking in my shoes for one mile! 你真该"转"着我的鞋走路试试！

I think you meant... 我想你是说...

I know what I meant to mean. 我知道我什么意思。

Do you even know how smart I am in Spanish? 你知道我说西语有多聪明吗？

Of course you don't. 你当然不知道。

For once, it would be nice to speak to someone in my own language in my own home. 我也盼着有机会在家里跟人说说母语。

Whatever the Spanish word is for women, Am I right? 西班牙语里的女人估计就是这样说的吧哈？

Mother nature! 妈妈咪呀！

Cheez-its! 我的天！

Andy. I did not know you were there. Andy 原来你在啊。

Sorry. Stupid little cat feet. 不好意思。有点轻手轻脚。

I'm not sure where Haley is. 我也不知Haley在哪。

Actually, Mr. Dunphy, I was hoping I could speak with you. Dunphy先生，其实我想找您聊聊。

Oh, yeah? What can I do for ya? 是咩？有何指教？

Mr. Dunphy, I love being a manny, but I can't do it forever. Dunphy先生，做男保姆我骄傲，但我不能做一辈子。

I just didn't know what the next chapter should be, but then I met a guy named Phil Dunphy. 之前一直迷茫前途在何方，直到我认识了Phil Dunphy。

What? 啥？

A guy who loves what he does, and...Yeah. A guy who provided⁶ all this for his family. 一个热爱事业。照料家人的好男人。

And then I realized, a career in real estate⁷ is what I want. 然后我顿悟了房地产业才是我的归宿。

And I was hoping I could...learn from the best. 我希望我可以...拜业界翘楚为师。

Skip woosnum? Woosnam老师吗？

Um, I can put in a call. 我可以帮你打个电话给他。

He doesn't really get back... 不过他不咋甩我...

No. 不。

You. 是你。

 

1 switch   

n.开关，电闸，转换，软枝；vt.转变，切换，摆动，转换，使转轨；vi.转换，变换，摆动

参考例句：

• The switch on the wall was beyond the baby's reach.墙上的开关小孩子是够不到的。
• There's been a switch in our plans.我们的计划改变了。

2 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

3 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。

4 selfish   

adj.自私的，利己主义的，自我中心的

参考例句：

• You must learn to share and not be so selfish.你一定要学会与他人分享，不要那么自私。
• She is a selfish person.她是一个自私自利的人。

5 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。

7 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。