趣味英语第68期:怎么能和闪电侠跑得一样快

3Eris asks...

3Eris问道：

"How can I run as fast as The Flash does?"

“我怎么能和闪电侠跑得一样快？”

Who's The Flash?

闪电侠是谁？

I don't know, but if you find out, give me a heads-up.

我不知道，不过如果你找到了方法，告诉我一声。

How fast does The Flash run? I'm not sure I know how fast that is.

闪电侠能跑多快？我想我并不知道他跑得多快。

That's not a real show. Like, that's not real. So I'm sorry to break it to you. You're never gonna get that fast.

那不是实况节目。那不是真的。很抱歉我打破了你的美梦。你永远不能跑那么快。

Try and fall in radioactive¹ waste.

尝试掉进放射性废物中。

Ingest a lot of sugary sweets.

摄取大量的糖份。

Record yourself three hours running around like a circle, and then speed it up in Final Cut.

记录下自己跑圈三个小时的时间，然后在最后一圈加速。

Have you ever watched Phineas and Ferb? 'Cause there's this one episode² where they make these super-cool boots, and you run really fast like a cheetah³.

你有没有看过《飞哥与小佛》？里面有一集他们做了非常酷的靴子，穿上那个靴子能跑得像猎豹一样快。

Maybe The Flash has some special sneakers. Maybe it's like some secret, double-secret special power that you're gonna have to figure out how to get for yourself.

也许闪电侠有特殊的运动鞋。也许那是个秘密，那是一种秘密的特殊能力，你一定要自己弄清楚怎么能跑得那么快。

No technology can do that. But, um, training, lots of training. Run a mile, like... every day.

没有技术能做到。不过你可以进行大量的训练。比如每天跑一英里。

I don't think anybody can, not even The Arrow. (chuckles) You know, that's where I see it. This is a special gift to, um, to Barry.

我认为没人做得到，就连绿箭侠也做不到。（低声轻笑）我看到的就是这样。这是巴里获得的特殊才能。

Which one are you talking about? Barry Allen? Bart Allen? Which one? You could probably run as fast as Kid Flash. Just keep running on a treadmill⁴ over and over and pick up the speed.

你在说谁？巴里·艾伦？巴特·艾伦？你说的是谁？你也许可以跑得和闪电小子一样快。只要坚持在跑步机上跑步，然后一直提速就可以了。

The bottom line is nobody can. Running second fastest isn't bad, so work towards that.

关键是没人能做到。做跑得第二快的人也不错，你可以向这个目标努力。

Don't ask that question. No one can run as fast as The Flash does. If anybody has a chance, it's Usain Bolt⁵. But he can't even run a millionth as fast as he can.

不要问这个问题。没人能跑得和闪电侠一样快。如果有人有机会做到，那可能是尤塞恩·伯尔特。不过他最快的速度还不及闪电侠的百万分之一。

Fussins wants to know...

Fussins想知道：

"How do you sleep in the same room as someone who snores a lot?"

“怎么和打鼾声音很大的人睡在一个房间里？”

I don't know. You'd have to ask my family. They all move to the other room.

我不知道。你要去问我的家人。他们都搬去其他房间睡了。

You can get guards and stuff⁶ to make you stop snoring.

你可以用保护装置之类的东西去制止打鼾。

Wait 'em up, smack⁷ 'em a couple times, and then tell them to shut up, and then you're good.

等他们醒来，打他们几下，然后让他们闭嘴，这样你就可以好好睡觉了。

Confront⁸ who it is and tell them, "Hey, you snore too much."

当面告诉他们：“嘿，你打鼾的声音太大了。”

Try to fall asleep before the other person.

试着比其他人先入睡。

When my wife falls asleep first, she's okay with it. But if I fall asleep first, she will never able to sleep at all. So I always let her go to sleep first.

我妻子先睡着时，她就没什么问题。但是如果我先睡着，那她就睡不着了。所以我一直让她先睡觉。

I would say a good solid pair of earplugs, and you'll be sleeping like a baby.

我建议你戴结实的耳塞睡觉，这样你会睡得像个婴儿一样。

Try wearing those giant earmuffs that you use to a shooting range. Put them over, and you don't have to worry about it.

戴射击场用的那种大型的护耳罩试试。戴上它们，你就不用担心了。

Listen to calming music, one. Wear earplugs or wear earmuffs.

听平静的音乐。戴耳塞或耳罩。

Put some headphones on. Play some music. And when you do that, you won't even hear them. You'll be lost in your thoughts while sleeping. Then you'll have such a good dream. Trust me. I do it all the time.

戴耳机。放音乐。这样你就不听到其他人打鼾了。你会沉浸在自己的想法中，然后入睡。你会做个好梦的。相信我。我一直是这样做的。

1 radioactive   

adj.放射性的

参考例句：

• People should keep away from the radioactive waste.人们应远离放射性废物。
• The radioactive material is stored in a special radiation-proof container.放射性材料储存在防辐射的特殊容器里。

2 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

3 cheetah   

n.(动物)猎豹

参考例句：

• The cheetah is generally credited as the world's fastest animal.猎豹被公认是世界上跑得最快的动物。
• The distribution of the cheetah ranges from Africa to Central Asia.印度豹的足迹遍及从非洲到中亚的广大地区。

4 treadmill   

n.踏车；单调的工作

参考例句：

• The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
• Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。

5 bolt   

n.螺栓；插销；vt.闩，栓住；vi.冲出去，逃跑

参考例句：

• It is a bad habit to bolt your food.狼吞虎咽地吃东西是个不良习惯。
• That door refuses to bolt.那扇门关不牢。

6 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。

7 smack   

vt.拍，打，掴；咂嘴；vi.含有…意味；n.拍

参考例句：

• She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。
• I gave the fly a smack with the magazine.我用杂志拍了一下苍蝇。

8 confront   

vt.遭遇，勇敢地面对，正视，使对质

参考例句：

• A soldier has to confront danger.士兵须面对危险。
• We must confront future with optimism.我们必须乐观地面对未来。