《查莉成长日记》精讲 186

Actually, I called and they said I could perform alone...something about drawing a bigger crowd.

其实，我打电话问过，他们说我可以一个人表演...表演一些引人注目的节目。

No, I don't know. I should get back in line, so good luck.

不清楚。我还是回去排队吧，祝你们好运。

You know something? His teeth were not that sparkly¹.

你发现了吗？他的牙并不是那么闪亮嘛。

That's just what I was thinking. Dude, we're gonna win this thing because we are so insane². We're so insane. Fist bump³. Up top. Fist...fist bump. Up top. Up top. Fist bump.

我早就发现了。老兄，我们会胜利的，因为我们是如此的给力。我们最给力了。碰下拳。击下掌。碰，碰拳。击掌。击掌。碰拳。

Okay, stop stop stop. We've done this before. Oh, wait.

好了，先停下，先停下。我们之前有做过啊。噢，等下。

Hey. Hey. What you got there?

嘿。嘿。手里拿的什么东西？

A brand new my tab. My best friend Lucas gave it to me.

全新的平板电脑。我的好朋友卢卡斯给我的。

Lucas? Never heard of him. How long have you guys been best friends?

卢卡斯？没听过啊。你俩是好朋友多久了？

Since 3:00 today when he gave me this my tab.

自从今天三点他给我平板电脑后。

Sounds like he's trying to buy your friendship. Well, it worked.

感觉像他在用金钱买你的友谊。是吗，那他得逞了。

Well, it's too expensive a gift. You're gonna have to give it back. What? Why?

好了，这个礼物太昂贵了。你还是快去还给他了吧。什么？为什么？

You shouldn't choose your friends because of the stuff⁴ they have.

你不能以物取人以物会友。

Now how would you like it if people only liked you because you had nice things?

如果某人只因为你有好东西而和你做朋友你乐意吗？

Why don't I keep this and we'll test your theory?

不如我先留着它，然后咱们再验证你的理论？

Gabe, if you won't give it back, I will.

盖比，如果你不还，我去还。

Fine. Fine, dad. I don't need this thing. I have plenty of other great games to play with. Like this.

好吧。好吧，老爸。我不再需要这玩意了。我还有其他好玩的。比如这个。

You disgust⁵ me.

什么烂玩意。

1 sparkly   

闪耀的

参考例句：

• Gardens and fields, sparkly green, decorated the desert landscape like bright emerald necklaces. 一片挨着一片绿得发亮的花园和田园，活像晶亮的绿宝石项链点缀着这荒凉的背景。 来自教父部分
• Description of Moongate: Blue oval sparkly vortex as tall as a player and about as wide. 月门的描述：能容纳一个玩家高宽的椭圆形，里面是有火花的蓝色漩涡。 来自互联网

2 insane   

adj.蠢极的，荒唐的，精神错乱的，疯狂的

参考例句：

• Insane people are sometimes dangerous.精神病人有时非常危险。
• The letter made her insane with jealousy.那封信使她妒忌得发疯。

3 bump   

v.（against,into）碰，颠簸；n.碰撞，隆起物

参考例句：

• I heard a bump in the next room.我听到隔壁房间传来“砰”的一声。
• He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前额隆起一个大包。

4 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

5 disgust   

n.使厌恶，使反感；vt.恶，反感

参考例句：

• The food at the hotel filled him with disgust.旅馆的食物使他作呕。
• My immediate reaction was just disgust.我当时的第一反应就是反感。