摩登家庭第六季 第127期:我要引领你到另一个境界

 Victorian. Modern. Craftsman¹. Spanish. European...Gothic? 维多利亚式。现代。纯木工。西班牙式。欧洲的 ...哥特式？

Andy, it's the castle from "Frozen". I'm sorry, but you're not ready. 安迪，这是《冰雪奇缘》里的城堡。很抱歉，你没准备好。

What? 什么？

To hear that you're ready! Congratulations, assistant! I'm moving you up to the next level. 听到"你准备好了"这个消息！恭喜你，助理！我要引领你到另一个境界。

Holy cow. That was an emotional thrill ride. 苍天啊。刚才可把人紧张坏了。

This Sunday, you are manning the open house of the Cope Cod² on Linden. 这个周日你要负责销售林登那里的科德角式房。

That means you're gonna be sticking the sign and the balloons on the corner, you're gonna be turning on all the lights, you're gonna be baking all the brownies. 这意味着你负责在街边安放好售房标志和气球，你负责把所有灯打开，你负责烤好布朗尼蛋糕。

I will make you proud, sir. 我会让您为我骄傲的，先生。

What else are you gonna do? 你还要负责干什么？

I will make sure people sign in. 我要确保客人登记好信息。

What else? 还有什么？

When I show someone the master bedroom, I'll say, "This is where the magic happens." 我给客人展示主卧的时候，我会说 "这是奇迹发生的地方"。

I'm sold! - Yes! 保准能卖掉！-太好了！

Hey, buddy³. I got to hit the mall a little later. You wanna grab a couple of chair massages⁴ till they kick us out? 嘿，伙计，我等下要去商场。你想不想到按摩椅上去享受下，直到他们赶我们走？

Nah. I'm gonna go hang out with some of my friends. 不了，我要跟几个朋友出去玩。

Okay. Have fun. 好吧。玩得开心。

Teenagers, huh? 现在的青少年啊。

Yeah, it's been happening more and more, but it's natural. Kids that age want distance. 是啊，越来越不想和我一起，但这正常。这个年龄的小孩需要空间。

One day, they're holding your hand so tight it hurts. The next day, they're eating the apple you kind of wanted. 昨天他还紧紧抓着你的手。第二天他们就把你想吃的苹果给吃了。

Not me. I never turned down an offer to hang with my dad. 我可不会。我从来不会拒绝和我爸一起玩。

Luckily for him, he died before my rebellious⁵ teenage years. 他很走运，我开始叛逆之前他就去世了。

That must be grandpa with Stella. 肯定是外公和斯黛拉。

Remember, Lily, she's only gonna be here for a week, She's not gonna be our permanent pet. 记住，莉莉，她只会在这呆一周，她不会变成我们今后的宠物。

Don't tell me, tell Larry. He's been acting⁶ jealous all day. You're being crazy! 别跟我说，告诉拉里。他一整天都嫉妒得要死。你想太多了！

 

1 craftsman   

n.技工，精于一门工艺的匠人

参考例句：

• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
• The craftsman is working up the mass of clay into a toy figure.艺人把一团泥捏成玩具形状。

2 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

3 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

4 massages   

按摩，推拿( massage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs. 目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。
• His father massages his nose and chin. 他爸爸揉了揉鼻子和下巴。

5 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。

6 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。