《查莉成长日记》精讲 149

Dad, why are you banging¹ your butt² against the tube?

老爸，你干吗老用屁股撞这管道啊？

I'm trying to butt-dial the house. It's number one on the speed-dial, so it should be easy.

我在试着用屁股往家里打电话。我把它设在了快拨一号键上，所以应该不会太困难。

Ralph's pizza. You want your usual, bobby?

拉尔夫披萨店。还是老几样，是吧鲍伯？

The house is on speed-dial two.

应该是快拨二号键。

Mom, phone. -You get it. -No, you get it.

老妈，接电话。-你去接。-我不去，你去。

Hi-yo. -Charlie, Charlie, it's daddy, honey.

嗨呦。-查莉，查莉，我是爸爸啊，宝贝。

Listen, go tell your mother we're stuck in a tube. At that kids' place at the mall. What's the name of this place?

听着，去告诉你妈妈我们卡在管道里了。在一个游乐场。这地方叫什么？

Dad, she's two. -Good point. Charlie, go get your mommy. -Bye-bye.

爸 她才两岁。-说得好。查莉，去找你妈妈。-拜拜。

Good going, dad.

干得好，老爸。

I'm not the one who got stuck in a tube. Well, I'm not the first one anyway.

卡在这里的又不是我。好吧，总之我不是第一个。

No, this is all your fault. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't even need this stupid job.

不，这都怪你。要不是为了还清账单，我才不会来找这白痴工作。

Hey, you're the one who went over her texting minutes. Actions do have consequences.

嘿，你才是那个透支话费的人。事出必有因。

Not for P.J.It's like you hold me to a totally different standard.

PJ怎么就没事。就好像给我定制了另一套标准。

Yeah, I treat you differently. -But why?

没错，我对你是有所不同。-但这是为什么啊？

Look, Teddy, this isn't about P.J.This is about you. I have high expectations. That's why I'm tough on you.

听着，泰迪，这不是关于PJ。这全是关于你。我对你抱有很大的期望。所以我才会对你严格要求。

Dad, that's not fair.

老爸，这太不公平了。

Oh, honey, look, I hold you to a high standard. Because you are capable³ of great things. -I am?

噢，宝贝，听着，我为你树立高标准严要求。因为你是个能干大事的人。-真的？

Well, in the future. Today you were defeated by an octopus⁴ costume. And a plastic tube. -Thanks, daddy.

那个，是在将来。今天你只是被章鱼套装和塑料管道打败了的悲剧女。-谢谢，老爸。

What was that? -That sounded like...Whoa! Ow!

什么声音？-声音像是...天啊！疼啊！

1 banging   

vt.猛击，猛撞（bang的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• The baby was banging the table with his spoon. 小宝宝用调羹敲打着桌子。
• Stop banging around, children, Father is trying to sleep. 孩子们，别到处乱敲！爸爸想睡觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

3 capable   

adj.有能力的，有才能的

参考例句：

• The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
• Jim is capable at sports.吉姆擅长运动。

4 octopus   

n.章鱼

参考例句：

• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
• One octopus has eight tentacles.一条章鱼有八根触角。