听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》Kid Gloves - 2

Hey, Cory! You got a box on your face.
Hey, get up; some rich put a box on your face.
Cory, don't wake up, there's no box on your face.
Um? You lie. There is a box on my face.
What do you think it is?
I bet I know.
For my little boy who is about to become a little man, happy birthday! Love dad. It's not a Buck¹ knife.
No, it's not.
You got a Buck knife, I got a necklace.
Uh, it's because dad doesn't like you and want you to leave.
But this is my becoming-a-man gift from dad. I feel very bad for me.
Yeah, we'll get over it because to dad somehow these little trinkets are important.
You mean I've gotta act grateful?
That's right, and you gotta wear this sucker.
For how long?
Well, dad is still a relatively² young man.
What am I gonna do?
I'd say the only way out of this one is to get married, have kids and pass it on.
I'm just gonna pretend I never found it.
It was on your face.

Sorry, honey, but today our son's gonna love me just a little bit more than he loves you.
Well, one day a year, I think I can handle it.
Yeah, it's not every day that the son gets his father's silver gloves.
You know, considering how many punches you took to this face, you don't look too shabby.
Mom, I'm late, did you sign my. . .
Yes, your commission slip. Now you're going to listen to everything your scuba³ instructor⁴ tells you, right?
Yayaya. . .
And you're not gonna go for wrong with Shawn.
No. no. no.
And you're gonna wait how long after eating before you go into that water?
Mom, whatever answer gets me in the pool.
30 minutes.
Half an hour!
Deal.
Hi, son.
Oh, hi, dad. Yeah, er, thanks for the little silver mittens⁵. They really mean a lot to me. Really. Bye.

Words & Information:

trinket: A trinket is a pretty piece of jewellery or small ornament⁶ that is inexpensive. 小装饰物;廉价首饰

1 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

4 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

5 mittens   

不分指手套

参考例句：

• Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face. 棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。
• I'd fisted my hands inside their mittens to keep the fingers warm. 我在手套中握拳头来保暖手指。

6 ornament   

v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
• She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。