老友记精校版第1季 第97期:祖母死了两回(11)

Rachel: Pheebs, could you maybe hand me a cracker¹?

Pheebs，递块饼干给我好吗？

Mrs. Geller: Your grandmother would have hated this.

你外婆会不高兴的。

Monica: Well, sure, what with it being her funeral² and all.

恩，当然，这可是她的葬礼啊。

Mrs. Geller: No, I'd be hearing about 'Why didn't I get the honeyglazed ham?'.I didn't spend enough on flowers, and if I spent more she'd be saying 'Why are you wasting your money? I don't need flowers, I'm dead'.

不，我听到的是“为什么我没有蜜酿火腿？”。我没买太多的花，如果买多了她会说“为什么你要浪费钱？我不要花，我都死了

Monica: That sounds like Nana.

听起来是外婆的性格。

Mrs. Geller: Do you know what it's like to grow up with someone who is critical³ of every single thing you say?

你知道从小到大和挑剔你每一句话的人生活在一起的滋味吗？

Monica: I can imagine.

我想像得到。

Mrs. Geller: I'm telling you, it's a wonder your mother turned out to be the positive, lifeaffirming person that she is.

我告诉你，你妈妈我能变成这样一个积极向上、坚定生活的人，真是个奇迹。

TMonica: That is a wonder.So tell me something, Mom. If you had to do it all over again, I mean, if she was here right now, would you tell her?

这是个奇迹。告诉我，妈妈。如果你可以重来一次，我的意思是，如果她现在在这儿，你会告诉她吗？

Mrs. Geller: Tell her what?

告诉她什么？

Monica: How she drove⁴ you crazy, picking on every little detail, like your hair...for example.

她怎么让你抓狂，挑剔每一个细节，比如你的头发……之类的。

Mrs. Geller: I'm not sure I know what you're getting at.

我不明白是否听懂你的意思了。

Monica: Do you think things would have been better if you'd just told her the truth?

你认为如果你告诉她实情会比较好吗？

Mrs. Geller: No. I think some things are better left unsaid. I think it's nicer when people just get along.

不。我认为有些事不说会比较好。我想大家融洽相处比较好。

1 cracker   

n.（无甜味的）薄脆饼干

参考例句：

• Buy me some peanuts and cracker.给我买一些花生和饼干。
• There was a cracker beside every place at the table.桌上每个位置旁都有彩包爆竹。

2 funeral   

n.丧葬，葬礼；adj.丧葬的，出殡的

参考例句：

• Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral.她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。
• A funeral is a somber occasion.葬礼是个忧郁的场合。

3 critical   

adj.批评的，评论的；危急的，紧要的；临界的

参考例句：

• We are at a critical time in history.我们正处在历史的危急时刻。
• Now that the situation becomes critical,one must keep calm.事到临头，要沉住气。

4 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。