《查莉成长日记》精讲 184

Hey, charlie. Listen, when you get to be my age, don't pretend¹ to be someone you're not just to impress a guy. I just learned² that.

嗨，查莉。听着，等你像我这么大了，不要为了给一个男孩留下好印象而假装成别人。我刚刚学到的。

I also learned that if you walk home from the park dressed like a giant chicken, you're going to be chased³ by a dog.

我也学到了如果你穿得像只巨型小鸡从公园走路回家，你会被狗追的。

Hey, did you touch my pokeo cards? -No. -Liar!

你碰我的口袋游戏王牌了吗？-没有。-撒谎！

There's a bent⁴ corner on my slugmar card. Mom!

我的斯莱格玛牌有一个角被折弯了。老妈！

Oh, one more thing. If you fall for a guy with something in common with Gabe, good luck, Charlie.

噢，还有一件事。如果你喜欢上一个和盖比有些像的家伙，那就祝你好运喽，小查莉。

Lewis! -Hello, Mr. D. -Come on in. Hey, Teddy, Lewis is here.

刘易斯。-你好，邓肯先生。-进来。嗨，泰迪，刘易斯来了。

Actually I came here to talk to you, Bob. Can I call you Bob?

其实我来是有些话和你说，鲍伯。我可以叫你鲍伯吗？

Can you? It would be my pleasure.

可以吗？这将是我的荣幸。

Well, Bob, as you know, I've been spending a lot of time with Teddy and things are going very well.

鲍伯，正如你所知道的，我和泰迪在一起已经很长时间了，关系也发展的非常好。

And Amy and I are absolutely thrilled⁵ about that.

艾米和我都很高兴。

My future is bright, sir. I have a good part-time job at the comic book store. I own my own bike.

我的未来很光明啊，先生。我在漫画书店有一份很好的兼职工作。我有自己的自行车。

I think I know where this is headed.

我想我猜到接下来是什么了。

I guess what I'm trying to say is...I'd like your permission to ask Teddy to be my g-girlfriend.

我猜我想说的是，我请求你允许让泰迪做我的女朋友。

Welcome to the family, son.

我家欢迎你 好儿子。

Reality!

回到现实吧！

Well, thank you for the larp, Mr. Duncan.

非常感谢你的真人角色扮演，邓肯先生。

Just go wash the car, Lewis. -Yes, sir.

去洗车吧，刘易斯。-遵命，先生。

1 pretend   

vt.假装，假托，装扮；vi.假装，装作

参考例句：

• So you don't need to pretend,do you?所以你不必装假了，对吧？
• Many people pretend that they understand modern art.许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

3 chased   

vt.追捕（chase的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy chased the decoys down to the place of ambush. 敌人将诱骗者一直追到伏兵所在地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

5 thrilled   

adj.非常兴奋的；极为激动的vt.“thrill”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He was thrilled at the prospect of seeing them again. 他一想到將要再次见到他们便欣喜若狂。
• They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery. 他们因发现了一件保存完好的罗马时代陶器而欣喜若狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》