读者文摘:美国生活(2)

THE DEFINITION¹ of a perfectionist:

完美主义者的定义：

someone who wants to go from point A to point A+.

想要从A到A+的人。

OMG! MY MOM JUST SAID ...

天啊 ！妈妈说…

In the good old days, a mother might utter² something a little,

过去美好的时光里，妈妈的话可能有点

well, wacky, and only the kids would know. Now they can blab on Twitter using #momquotes.

好吧，怪怪的，但听到的只有孩子，现在他们可以在Twitter上用#momquotes分享。

Growing up, my mom would often say, "If you kids didn't cost so much,

长大了，妈妈常说：“如果孩子花费不高的话,

I could drink wine that comes out of a bottle."

我会喝瓶装酒。”

Instead of LOL, my mom will text OTAH ... for Oh That's a Hoot³.

妈妈发的不是LOL而是OTAH（Oh That's a Hoot）…意思是哦，太好了。

I told my mom that I did a report on Mary, Queen of Scots, and she said, "She ruled Ireland, right?"

我告诉妈妈，我做了一份关于苏格兰女王——玛丽的报告，妈妈说，“她统治爱尔兰的，对吧?”

My mom said, "You know what I need? A selfie stick.

妈妈说：“你知道我需要什么吗？我需要一个自拍杆，

So whenever I see someone taking a selfie, I can hit them with the stick."

每当我看到有人在自拍，我就可以打他们了。”

Mom: I keep my cell phone turned off so my bill won't be too high.

妈妈：我把手机关掉，这样话费就不会太高。

Me: But how can I call you?

我：但是我怎么联系你呢？

Mom: I'll turn it on if u call.

妈妈：如果你给我打电话，我就开机。

Me: Mom, if you could have any power, what would you want?

我：妈妈，如果你有一种能力的话，你想要什么能力?

Mom: To sleep through the night without getting up to pee

妈妈：一觉睡到天亮，不用起来上厕所。

1 definition   

n.定义；限定，确定；清晰度

参考例句：

• The book attempts a definition of his role in world politics.该书要阐明的是他在世界政局中的作用。
• I made a definition for this word.我给这个字下了定义。

2 utter   

vt.发出(声音)，说；adj.完全的，绝对的

参考例句：

• He smacked his lips but did not utter a word.他吧嗒两下嘴，一声也不言语。
• I was at an utter loss what to do.我完全不知道该怎样做才好。

3 hoot   

n.鸟叫声，汽车的喇叭声； v.使汽车鸣喇叭

参考例句：

• The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路。
• In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound,he quickly ran to her.在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中，他快速地跑向她。