听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》Kid Gloves - 6

No, of course I know your name is Donna. I mean, er, Vicky is just a little pet name I like to use. You know, like, er, honey, darling, Vicky. You are gonna hang up on me now, aren't you? Yes, you are.

Hey, how come you aren't wearing the little silver mittens¹ dad gave you?
What? Oh, I must have left them at the pool. No big deal, I'll buy him another pair tomorrow. Eric, scuba² is so cool. Look, I stayed under the water for 20 minutes.
Er, your fingers look like grandma's neck.

Hey, guys.
Hey, dad.
Hey, dad.
Ah, Cory, it occurred to me today that I never really explained to you about the gift I gave you this morning.
It's OK, dad. A gift like that doesn't really need explaining.
No, well, I explained to Eric about grandpa's buck³ knife after I gave it to him.
And have I told you lately just how much I loved that knife, Dad?
You know, in the navy I was on a boxing team.
Really?
Yeah, I wasn't half bad, either.
so you used to get in the ring and duke it out with other guys?
Uh-hum.
But what dose this have to do with the silver mittens?
Well, they are not silver mittens. They are silver gloves. I won them for coming in second place.
Is second place that good? I mean there's only two guys in the ring.
Not second place in one boxing match. Second in my weight division in the entire United States Navy.
What?
Yeah. That's why I'm so proud of those little silver gloves.
So, who did you lose to, dad?
Oh, the baddest, meanest, ugliest guy in the navy. I fought him in the championship fight.
Oh, did you hear that? Cor, the championship!
Yeah, I heard it.
Oh, this was a brutal⁴ fight.
Was there blood?
Oh, buckets.
Buckets?
You see the funny thing is I thought it was his blood. I thought I had the fight won till the referee⁵ held up the other guy's arm. See my eye was kind of hanging out of its socket⁶, which I should realize because I was looking at his head and shoes at the same time.
Oh, dad, you really must have fought your heart out to win those little silver gloves.
Yeah, so I lost a little depth perception. But tell you the truth, Cor, as good as it was to win those silver gloves, what was great was hoping that someday I'd have a son and pass them on to.
And did you?
Ha, yes, I did, ha.
Well, I thought you guys just like to hear about it. So, er, I'll see you at dinner.
See you, dad.

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

5 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

6 socket   

n.窝，穴，孔，插座，插口

参考例句：

• He put the electric plug into the socket.他把电插头插入插座。
• The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。