《查莉成长日记》精讲 27

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 jingle¹ writers,

准备跟几位广告歌作曲人见面

Getting ready to shoot a new commercial for bob's bugs² 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 catchy³ little tune⁴ 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 mower⁵, 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 exterminator⁶ 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”

1 jingle   

n.叮当声，韵律简单的诗句；v.使叮当作响，叮当响，押韵

参考例句：

• The key fell on the ground with a jingle.钥匙叮当落地。
• The knives and forks set up their regular jingle.刀叉发出常有的叮当声。

2 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 catchy   

adj.易记住的，诡诈的，易使人上当的

参考例句：

• We need a new slogan.The old one's not catchy enough.我们需要新的口号，旧的不够吸引人。
• The chorus is very catchy to say the least.副歌部分很容易上口。

4 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

5 mower   

n.割草机

参考例句：

• We need a lawn mower to cut the grass.我们需要一台草坪修剪机来割草。
• Your big lawn mower is just the job for the high grass.割高草时正需要你的大割草机。

6 exterminator   

n.扑灭的人，害虫驱除剂

参考例句：

• You're an exterminator charged with examining a house for bugs. 您装满了杀虫剂准备清除屋里的臭虫。 来自互联网
• Finally, the sparrow was shot by an exterminator with an air rifle. 最后，这只闯祸的麻雀被人用气枪击毙。 来自互联网