摩登家庭第六季 第210期:经历迟到的中年危机

 I think my dad is really gonna enjoy returning his gift this year. 我想我爸今年会很享受退掉礼物的过程。

Mitchell, I have some really sad news. 米奇尔，我有个非常悲伤的消息。

Yes, you seem very broken up. 是啊，看你心都碎了。

Apparently¹, I had an uncle, uh, Cyrus, who died and out of the blue left me a pretty handsome sum. 是这样，我有个叔叔叫赛勒斯去世了，竟给我留了一笔相当可观的遗产。

I-I guess he didn't have a lot of other kin². 我猜他没什么近亲吧。

Okay, this is the one time I don't mind you saying "Kin." 只有这次我不介意你说这个词。("kin"也是f**king的简称)

Now, when you say "handsome," are we talking carpool dad at Lily's school or are we in a more Clooney/Pitt area? 你说"可观的"(英俊的)，是指莉莉学校里那个拼车的父亲，还是更像克鲁尼或者皮特那样的？

I would say more Harry³ Hamlin. 我觉得是哈利·哈姆林那样的。

That's not bad at -- That's not bad at all. 那还真是不错...相当不错啊。

You know, and this is crazy, because, um, I just saw that the upstairs unit went back on the market,  真是不可思议，因为我刚刚看到楼上的房子开始出售了，

and Harry Hamlin would almost equal a down payment, and -- 这笔哈利·哈姆林正好够首付，而且...

I'm -- I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Look at me, spending your money. 我，我很抱歉，很抱歉。瞧我，随意决定如何花你的钱。

No, Mitchell, it's not my money. It's our money. 不，米奇尔，这不是我的钱。是我们的钱。

I-is this a sign, Cam? I mean, we talk about it all the time. We should buy that upstairs apartment. 这是个信号吗，小卡？我们一直都在说这事。我们应该把楼上的公寓买下来。

I don't see a reason why not! 为什么不买呢！

This is so exciting. 真是太棒了。

I know. 我知道。

I'm really proud of you, because there was a time when I wouldn't have even seen this check. 我真为你骄傲，因为曾经有段时间我根本不可能看到这张支票。

Oh, well, yes. You know, I used to be quite the impulse⁴ buyer. But I don't even recognize that guy anymore. 是啊。我以前老是冲动消费。但我再也不是那样的人了。

I love my new faux mink⁵, daddy. I forgot -which Gabor sister am I? 我喜欢我的新人造貂皮大衣，大爸。我又忘了，我是嘉宝姐妹中的哪个来着？

Y-you're Eva, the classy one, but listen. We need to keep the tags on it, because it's going back. 你是艾娃，漂亮的那个，但是听我说。我们得留着吊牌，因为要把衣服退回去。

Well, then yours is going back, too. 那你的也得退。

No, that's a hard thing, because the saleslady said I look like Dr. Zhivago. 不行，那太难了，因为店员说我穿上像日瓦戈医生。

So, is that a birthday present for you or an extremely late mid-life crisis⁶? 所以这算是你的生日礼物，还是你在经历严重迟到的中年危机？

I don't think "extremely" is necessary. It's on loan -- kind of a weekend-long test-drive. "严重"这词没必要吧。这是借的，一周的试驾期。

I walk into a store, they make me leave my backpack behind the counter. 我走进一家店，他们把我的背包放在柜台后面。

It's an old car salesman's trick. They're hoping I fall in love with it and never give it back. 这是老派汽车销售员的策略。他们希望我爱上这辆车，然后买下。

 

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 impulse   

n.（一时的）冲动，冲力，脉冲，神经冲动

参考例句：

• She wrote that letter on impulse.她一时冲动写了这封信。
• I don't know how to resist my impulse.我不知道怎样抑制自己的感情冲动。

5 mink   

n.貂，貂皮

参考例句：

• She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.她穿着一身蓝色的套装和一件貂皮大衣。
• He started a mink ranch and made a fortune in five years. 他开了个水貂养殖场，五年之内就赚了不少钱。

6 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。