成长的烦恼第二季:Carnival

Mike: Hey. Mother.
Maggie: Your tour has just been cancelled.
Mike: I thought you were working late tonight.
Maggie: I did.
Mike: Well, you'll be pleased to know that I did all the dishes and put your dinner in the oven
so it would be nice and warm for you when you got home from a long hard day at the paper.
Carol: I did the dishes, and I put your dinner in the over.
Mike: Yeah, well who told you to do it?
Maggie: Thank you carol. Is your dad in the kitchen?
Mike: No. He's gone and left me in charge.
Carol: Hu!
Maggie: Where is he?
Mike: He's at bens school at the mothers club meeting.
Maggie: tonight.
Mike: I know. It sounds a little shaky to me too mum.
Maggie: I'm so busy with this story, the meeting completely slipped my mind.
Mike: So you believe him?
Maggie: Of course. Why shouldn't I?
Mike: well you know, you've been a little busy with the paper and a man can get to feel lonely
after a while..
Maggie: Michael Aaron Seaver. What are you suggesting?
Mike: That a man who leaves him home with two dozen home made fudge surprise brownies,
is up to no good.
Maggie: Hi Bennie.
Ben: Hi.
Maggie: How’s my favorite ten year old on the planet?
Ben: I'm good.
Maggie: It’s nice to see you doing your homework, but isn't it passed your bed time?
Ben: Yeah, I was waiting up for you.
Maggie: Well, why don't you stay up a few more minutes and keep my company while I eat.
Ben: Great. Look what I made in art class.
Maggie: Wow! How stylish¹.
Ben: Yeah, and if I #####, that stuff won't hurt me.
Maggie: They know you Ben.
Ben: So do you have a picture I can put in it?
Maggie: You want my picture?
Ben: Oh yeah.
Maggie: Gee² Benjamin. This is quite an honor.
Ben: And practical too.
Maggie: Practical?
Ben: Sure. I figure with your picture I won't miss you so much. Even when you work late. So,
how was your day?
Jason: Maggie!
Maggie: In here.
Jason: Hi honey. Sorry I'm late.
Maggie: I trust that the mothers at the mothers club enjoyed my fudge surprise brownie
recipe?
Jason: Yes, they did. Well the meeting kind of bobbed down though, when we got on to the
plans for the school carnival³ and Melinda Forrest said "we're going to have to drop the dart⁴
group this year because it's just all together too violent." Well, that Judy Jones thing, so she
said “over my dead body", and Melinda says “that’s fine to me." Well Judy freaks, rahh, and
she leaps over the desk, grabs Melinda by the throat and starts throttling⁵ her. Then throws her
down, two three. We're pulling bodies apart. There s make up everywhere. I'm just kidding.
Maggie: I knew that. Do you think I didn't know that?
Jason: Maggie, am I off base here, or are you a little tense?
Maggie: What makes you think I'm tense?
Jason: Well you are soaking, and you never prune⁶ out like this unless there's tension.
Maggie: Well if you know me so well Jason, why didn't you let me know that I was failing as a
mother?
Jason: Is that the darn door bell?
Maggie: Aren't you going to tell me that I'm not failing as a mother?
Jason: Of course Maggie. You're not failing as a mother.
Maggie: Don't patronize me.
Jason: Did you get fired today, or something?
Maggie: No. At work everybody loves me.
Jason: Well, before I turn in, I think I'll go buff the Volvo.
Maggie: At home, on the other hand, little Ben has to carry a picture of me to remember what
I look like.
Jason: Maggie, Ben carries pictures of Rambo.
Maggie: I totally forgot about the mothers club meeting.
Jason: Do you want a massage⁷?
Maggie: Then I find this. Read this.
Jason: You might have to help me here Mag.
Maggie: It's a letter form the Wendell Wenkie elementary school mothers club. And the first
line says fellow mothers, and it’s addressed to you. An official body of the long island school
system recognizes you as Bens mother.
Jason: Well you know Maggie, we're just a bunch of women. It’s a joke. Come on. Laughter is
the best way of releasing tension naturally. Come on try it. Ha ha ha ha ha . Ok, get serious
for a minute then. Maggie if you don't lighten up, I’m going to have to shoot you.
Maggie: Is that the best you can do?
Jason: Well, without a rubber chicken, yeah.
Maggie: Jason, I expected some sound advice, like "Maggie, put your feelings of failure to
work." Do something, spend more time with Ben. Volunteer for his carnival so he knows I care.
Why not. That is a great idea. It is so good. It's so simple. Jason, why didn't I think of this?
Jason: You're welcome.
Maggie: Honey I am not showing off. I just felt like killing⁸ six hours and whipping up a batch⁹ of
bucklum.
Murtle: Yoo hoo! Jason.
Jason: Hi.
Ladies: Oh! Jason! You made it.
Jason: You remember my wife?
Gale¹²: Oh of course. Annie.
Maggie: Hi Annie.
Gale: No, I’m Gale.
Murtle: Hi.
Maggie: Maggie.
Murtle: No I’m Murtle.
Judy: Girls, girls, let’s grab our seats.
Ok. We have a lot of carnival business to discuss before we can get to those luscious¹³,
tantalizing¹⁴, very succulent desserts. Some of which are still warm. So, any old business? Yes
Gracey.
Gracey: I just wanted to tell Jason that I tried his rump roast marinade recipe, and my whole
family just adored it.
Jason: Oh good. Well if you want to have some real excitement next time, try soaking your
rump for two full days.
Judy: Ok, any new business? First of all I think.. Yes
Maggie: Hello, I'm Maggie Seaver and I'm the other Seaver mother. And I just wanted to say
that I'd be happy to volunteer to help out at Saturday’s carnival.
Ladies: Oh! (Applause)
Jason: Bravo!
Maggie: And I know I'm a little late, but since this is to raise money for our kid’s school, I
know how important it is, anything I can do to help.
Judy: Oh! That is the Wendell Wilkie spirit. Come on ladies! Maggie Seaver you come on down!
Oh, you need to get with Gracey Thornton. She's our carnival chairman. Chairperson.
Yes Gracey.
Gracey: I just want to move that I be replaced as carnival chairperson by Maggie Seaver.
Lady: I second that motion.
Maggie: No, see that I really..
Judy: All in favor say 'I'
Everyone: 'I'
Jason: Sorry, 'I'.
Maggie: No.
Judy: Motion carried. Maggie Seaver is the new carnival chairperson.
Ok, with no other business before me, this meeting is adjourned¹⁶. Let’s eat.
Maggie: Wait a minute.
Judy: Why?
Maggie: I don't know anything about being a carnival chairman.
Judy: Chairperson.
Macey: It’s really very simple.
Judy: I thought you wanted to help.
Maggie: yes I do, but..Is there any one on the carnival committee who has done this before?
Judy: Carnival committee. What a wonderful idea.
Jason: Ah Judy. I move that we let Maggie off the hook here.
Lady: I second that.
Maggie: Wait a minute. How many of you have volunteered to work on the carnival? Well with
this attitude, I’m surprised somebody hasn't moved to cancel the whole carnival.
Lady: I second that motion.
Maggie: Stop it. So this means we are all too busy to help the children. Is that it? Well look.
I’m busy too but I am going to make the time. What do you all have to do that's so important?
The cooking? The laundry. The housekeeping.
Macey: I'm arguing a case before the state supreme¹⁷ court.
Maggie: Ok. But what about the rest of us?
Jason: I'll volunteer.
Maggie: And this is a very busy man.
Jason: Yes. You know I’m a psychiatrist¹⁸. I could spend up to eight hours a day, on my anal
retentives alone.
Maggie: Aren't we all forgetting what’s important here. The children. They are why we're here.
Are we really all going to sit here and let our kids down, just when they need us the most?
Lady: I volunteer.
Lady: me too.
Maggie: Great.
Lady: I'll volunteer.
Macey: Oh, to heck with my client. Let him fry.
(Later that week)
Carol: Keep stirring carol. This chilly¹⁹ is going to bring Ben’s school a dollar a bowl.
Carol: You could raise a lot more by giving this stuff away and charging ten dollars for antacid
tablets.
Ben: Hi. Wow, what neat stuff.
Maggie: Oh don't touch those Ben. Those are grab bag prizes for your carnival.
Mike: Well if this isn't a gift from god.
Ben: Wow!
Carol: Mum. A huge bubble is forming.
Jason: Maggie, come and see this.
Maggie: Mike, tell your dad I’m busy.
Mike: She's busy dad. She's lancing a grease pocket.
Maggie: Ben, step back. Ben I told you those were prizes.
Jason: Look what Charlie Bubus donated to the auction²⁰.
Maggie: Well put it by the auction box.
Ben: Who's going buy a statue with the arms busted²¹ off?
Carol: Ben, you're a real aficionado²².
Ben: Take that back.
Maggie: Ben, no arguments. I have a lot to do to get ready for your carnival.
Ben: But mum. She called me a fish.
Maggie: Ben, I said no arguments. We are doing all this for you. If you can't help, you can at
least stay out of the way.
Mike: Yeah. We're working here.
Carol: Mum. The chilly just burped.
Maggie: That means it’s ready.
Maggie: All this is wonderful. We have a huge crowd gathering²³ outside, so we're either going
to have a festival, or riot.
Jason: Well, I’ve got the two twenty split up, I’ve the one ten all fired up and ready to go.
Sounds like I know what I’m doing. Doesn't it? Alright everybody, hit.
Everyone: Oh Jason. Yeah!.....(power fails) oh!
Jason: Well at least be thankful I’m not running a nuclear power plant. Just a short
somewhere. I’ll take care of it.
Maggie: Ok. Ok, everybody ready?
Kissing Lady: Kissing booth ready.
Mike: Poker²⁴ booth ready.
Macey: Dart booth ready.
Lady: Cotton candy booth ready.
Carol Do I have to wear this hat?
Lady: Face painting booth ready.
Maggie: Oh good work Clarabelle. Now what about the auction booth? Oh I’m running that. Ok
auction booth ready.
Judy: I need help with my what-cha-ma-call-it booth.
Kissing Lady: I could use some male lips in my booth.
Jason: Alright. Hit it again Earl.
Everyone: Yeah! Oh! Wow!
Maggie: Jason, if you're through, we need some help on the booths.
Kissing lady: Over here Jason.
Fat Lady: Oh Jason. Help me!
Jason: What to do, what to do. Well it's time I lent my lips to charity.
Maggie: You would have to pick her?
Jason: I'll help Judy if that would make you happy.
Maggie: Very. Earl, would you help Murtle please.
Earl: Oh (sprays breath fresher)
Judy: Maggie. May I say, in the calm before the storm, that, well you're an inspiration to all
the other mothers. Balancing a career, kids, this carnival. Oh, what a gal¹¹! It is so wonderful to
meet someone at lifes banquet, who is able to dish up another helping²⁵.
Girl: look at them. They think they are doing all this for us.
Ben: Yeah.
Girl: And they are really doing it for themselves.
Ben: Yeah!
Girl: Blatant²⁶ self aggrandizement²⁷.
Ben: Yeah.
Girl: It’s disgusting.
Ben: Which mother's yours?
Girl: the one that looks like Marianne from Gilligan’s island. Which one is yours?
Ben: The one who's ignoring me. She wouldn't even let me run the dart booth, just because
she said I’m so unpredictable. Which one was Marianne?
Maggie: Going once. Going twice. Sold. Use it in good health sir. Well that's our last animal
item. What do we have left Gale?
Oh, somebody donated a little clay cameo. With my picture in it. Let’s start...No, my picture.
Where did this come from Gale?
Gale: It was in the box.
Maggie: Ben.
Man: A buck¹⁰.
Maggie: Just a minute.
Lady: Two bucks²⁸.
Gale: Ho!
Maggie: I can't sell this.
Man: Two fifty
Gale: Ho!
Lady: Five bucks.
Maggie: This is not for sale.
Man: Ten.
Gale: Ho!
Maggie: Twelve.
Lady: Fifteen.
Maggie: Sixteen.
Man: Seventeen.
Gale: Ho!
Maggie: Twenty.
Lady: Hey.
Maggie: Twenty five.
Gale: Maggie!
Maggie: Thirty.
Gale: Stop.
Maggie: Thirty five. Going once, going twice, sold!
Gale: Alrighty righty righty! So what’s my opening bid for a box of size 38 double d braziers?
Man: One thousand dollars.
Gale: Sold.
Mike: Ok, judgment²⁹ day. Fifth and final card. The seven from heaven. Wow. Three of a kind. A
ten. Lousy luck, ride the garbage truck. And a Jake. What does that make? Two pair, life’s not
fair. And an ace¹⁵ for the ace. Another full boat. Dealer³⁰ wins again. And on behalf of all the little
children, I thank you.
Maggie: Mike, have you seen Ben?
Mike: Yeah, he came by and gave me all his tickets.
Maggie: Why would he do that?
Mike: Mum, very little of what Ben does makes sense.
Maggie: I better check with Carol.
Mike: Yeah, good idea. She's just as weird³¹ as he is.
Carol Well, look at it this way. If you can't eat it you could strip your furniture with it.
Maggie: carol, has Ben been around here?
Carol Just for a second. Same as everybody else mum. Smell this stuff.
Maggie: did he say anything?
Carol Well, he asked for my house key.
Maggie: Did he say why?
Carol He may have. You know I think this chilly is effecting my hearing.
Maggie: Jason!
Jason: Not now honey. I'm a little.....(falls in water)
So what did you want?
Maggie: Honey, did Ben say anything to you about going home?
Jason: No.
Maggie: Well he did. He gave Mike his tickets and got Carols key.
Jason: That doesn't make any sense. He wouldn't miss his own carnival.
Maggie: Jason, I’m talking to you.
Jason: I'm listening. I'm listening.
Maggie: Look at this. His cameo that he made for my picture. I found it in the auction box.
Jason: Well, you know. Maybe that’s just his way of telling you something.
Maggie: Like what?
Jason: I don't know honey. You got to think. Kids have different ways to try to communicate.
They...(falls in water)
You just have to explore every possible way..Maggie!
Song playing: Its quarter to three. There's no one in the place. Except you and me. So set
them up Jo. I got a little story.
Maggie: Benjamin Seaver.
Ben: Mum. Where have you been?
Maggie: At your carnival Ben. Until I found out you left without a word.
Ben: You were busy.
Maggie: Bennie. I am never too busy for you.
Ben: Mum, I left hours ago. And you show up now.
Maggie: So you wanted to worry me?
Ben: I wanted something.
Maggie: Is that why you got rid of this?
Ben: I was wondering where that went.
Maggie: Well I found it in the auction box.
Ben: How did it get there?
Maggie: So you wanted me to find it and come running home?
Ben: No. I wanted you to miss me and come running home.
Maggie: Ben, there were three hundred people there.
Ben: Yeah. But only one who's your most favorite ten year old on the planet.
Maggie: Honey. Why do you think I volunteered?
Ben: I don't know. I didn't know anything except you were a really great mom before that
stupid carnival.
Maggie: Oh Ben. I didn't do any of this for myself. The only one I cared about was you. See,
I’m not the kind of person who gets so wrapped up in what I’m doing, that I’d forget
about..you. Oh holy dolito!
Ben: Hu!
Maggie: Oh Ben, I owe you an apology. Talk about me being a jerk.
Ben: I didn't say that.
Maggie: No I did.
Ben: Oh.
Maggie: Oh honey, I, I’m so sorry. I couldn't see the forest for the trees.
Ben: What trees?
Maggie: Ben, I thought that you thought my work was more important to me than you. But
what I thought you thought, you never thought, and what you thought I thought, I never
thought.
Ben: What were we thinking?
Song playing: Make it one for my baby. And one more for the road.
Mike: Alright! Lets here it for the little spit baller with pigtails. Alright! That’s thirty eight in a
row.
Girl: Thirty seven. This next one will be thirty eight.
Mike: Ok, now carnivals³² almost over folks. We don't want you to go home with any coupons³³ in
your pockets, so you can help out over here and sink a shrink for charity.
Jason: Hey Judy. I'm out of here Judy. You're going to have to find another sinkee.
Everyone: Boo!
Mike: Come on dad. Remember this is all for a very good cause.
Jason: I know that. You what? You want to take my place.
Everyone: Applause.
Jason: So ladies and gentlemen, just one dollar. Seventy five cents, fifty cents, I’ll loan you a
dollar. Step right up here. My money is your shot. Go ahead and dunk a punk. Yes ladies and
gentlemen. Go for it!
Carol Ah, may I try? I'm his sister.

1 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

2 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

3 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

4 dart   

v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲

参考例句：

• The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
• Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

5 throttling   

v.扼杀( throttle的现在分词 )；勒死；使窒息；压制

参考例句：

• This fight scarf is throttling me. 这条束得紧紧的围巾快要把我窒息死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The latter may be used with bypass or throttling valves in the tower water pipework circuit. 近来，可采用在冷却塔的水管系统中设置旁通阀或节流阀。 来自辞典例句

6 prune   

n.酶干；vt.修剪，砍掉，削减；vi.删除

参考例句：

• Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗？
• It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。

7 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

8 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

10 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。

11 gal   

n.姑娘，少女

参考例句：

• We decided to go with the gal from Merrill.我们决定和那个从梅里尔来的女孩合作。
• What's the name of the gal? 这个妞叫什么？

12 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

13 luscious   

adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的

参考例句：

• The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。
• What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！

14 tantalizing   

adj.逗人的；惹弄人的；撩人的；煽情的v.逗弄，引诱，折磨( tantalize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands. 这是我第一眼看见的这些岛屿的动人美景。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have only vague and tantalizing glimpses of his power. 我们只能隐隐约约地领略他的威力，的确有一种可望不可及的感觉。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

15 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

16 adjourned   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
• The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。

17 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

18 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。

19 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

20 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

21 busted   

adj. 破产了的，失败了的，被降级的，被逮捕的，被抓到的 动词bust的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You are so busted! 你被当场逮住了！
• It was money troubles that busted up their marriage. 是金钱纠纷使他们的婚姻破裂了。

22 aficionado   

n.…迷；运动迷

参考例句：

• This is good news for postcard aficionado Drene Brennan.这对明信片迷杰纳•布雷南来说是个好消息。
• I'm a real opera aficionado.我是个真正的歌剧迷。

23 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

24 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

25 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

26 blatant   

adj.厚颜无耻的；显眼的；炫耀的

参考例句：

• I cannot believe that so blatant a comedy can hoodwink anybody.我无法相信这么显眼的一出喜剧能够欺骗谁。
• His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.他管理的傲慢作风在他对待秘书的态度上表露无遗。

27 aggrandizement   

n.增大，强化，扩大

参考例句：

• Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement. 她唯一的目的就是扩大个人权势。
• His sole aim is personal aggrandizement. 他唯一的目标就是要扩充个人的权势。 来自辞典例句

28 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

29 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

30 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

31 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

32 carnivals   

狂欢节( carnival的名词复数 )； 嘉年华会； 激动人心的事物的组合； 五彩缤纷的颜色组合

参考例句：

• The Venice Carnival is one of the oldest and most famous international carnivals in the world. 威尼斯嘉年华是世界上最古老、最富盛名的国际嘉年华会之一。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号
• A few exceptions would be made, he said, such as for carnivals. 他说一些免责条款将被制定出来，例如嘉年华会。

33 coupons   

n.礼券( coupon的名词复数 )；优惠券；订货单；参赛表

参考例句：

• The company gives away free coupons for drinks or other items. 公司为饮料或其它项目发放免费赠券。 来自辞典例句
• Do you have any coupons? 你们有优惠卡吗？ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语