《查莉成长日记》精讲 27（在线收听）

Good morning, dad.

早安 爸

you gonna get to that lawn today?

你今天可以把草坪的草割好了吧

You know, when someone says "Good morning,"

你知吗 通常听到别人跟你说“早安”

The traditional response is "Good morning" back.

你应该说回一句“早安”

Sorry.

抱歉

You gonna get to that lawn today?

你今天可以把草坪的草割好了吧

So where you off to?

你要去哪儿

I'm meeting with some jingle writers,

准备跟几位广告歌作曲人见面

Getting ready to shoot a new commercial for bob's bugs be gone.

Bob灭虫公司的新广告快要开拍了

A jingle? That's like a song, right?

广告歌 那也算歌 对吧

That's right, a catchy little tune that sticks in your head

没错 一段朗朗上口的小调

And drives you just a little bit crazy.

一旦听过便忘不了 整天在脑子里转悠

You know emmett and I have a band, right?

你还记得Emmett跟我有一个乐队吧

You know we have a lawn mower, right?

你记得我们有个割草机吧

Don't you think you should give us a shot at writing your jingle?

难道你不觉得你应该给我们一个机会去写你们的广告歌吗

P.J., come on, music's a great hobby for you,

P.J. 老实说 音乐是一个很不错的兴趣

but I need a professional.

但我需要专业人士

Come on, just give us a chance.

不要这样吧 就给我们一个机会嘛

All right, okay.

好吧

If you guys wanna take a shot at it, knock yourselves out.

如果你们是真的想要个机会 那就尽力一试吧

You will not be sorry.

你不会后悔这个决定的

And then one day when I accept my grammy for best exterminator jingle,

将来当我上台接受我的格莱美奖最佳除虫广告歌奖项时

I'm gonna say,

我一定会说

"This one's for you, dad.

“这个奖是为你而获得的 老爸”

And my girlfriend Taylor Swift.

“还有我的女朋友Taylor Swift”

What up, Tay-tay?"

“好啊 Tay-tay”