《心灵驿站》精讲21 Cleo的邀请

Here,Fin! It's a permission slip¹ so you can speak at my school.

给你，芬!这是张许可证,你可以到我们学校演讲了.

I can't speak at your school, Cleo.

我不会去你们学校演讲, 克利奥.

Yes, you can. You can pick any Friday that you want.

你能,当然能.如果你愿意，可以周五来.

I'm sorry. I can't. - Why?

很遗憾.我去不了. - 为什么?

It's just not something I can do.

我什么也没干.

You have to! - I'm sorry.

你干了! - 很抱歉.

But I already told everyone you were coming!

我已经给每个人都说了你会去的!

I'm sorry, Cleo.

很抱歉, 克利奥.

No, you're not. If you were sorry, then you would come.

没有,你没有.如果你真的感觉抱歉,就应该跟我去.

What was that all about?

怎么了?

I guess no coffee for Olivia today.

我看奥莉维亚今天不会来喝咖啡了.

No. Guess not.

对.我猜也不会来了

I didn't like that guy, man. - Who?

我不喜欢那个家伙. - 谁?

Olivia's ex. Uptight² white guy.

奥莉维亚的前夫，那个生气的白人.

Can I ask you a personal question? - Sure.

我能问你个私人问题吗? - 当然.

You've had sex, right? - Yes.

你有过性经验,对吗? - 是的.

With a regular-sized chick?

和正常的女孩? -

Yeah. With a regular-sized chick.

对.和正常的女孩.

You ever had it with someone your own size? - No.

有没有过跟你一样的? - 没有.

Do you wanna?

你想吗?

I don't want to talk about this, Joe.

我不想说这个, 乔.

Why? - I just... I just don't.

为什么? - 我...我就是不想谈.

1 slip   

n.滑倒，事故，片，纸片；vi.滑动，滑倒，失足；减退；vt.使滑动，滑过，摆脱，闪开，塞入；adj.滑动的，活络的，有活结的

参考例句：

• One slip and you could fall off the building.脚下一滑就可能从建筑物上跌下去。
• I hope you will pardon me for that slip.我希望您原谅我那次失误。

2 uptight   

adj.焦虑不安的，紧张的

参考例句：

• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.试着一笑了之，不要紧张。