《查莉成长日记》精讲 162

Something wrong with your face?

你的脸怎么了？

No, there's some kind of odor¹.

没事，只是有些怪味。

Oh, that's my husband. Yeah, guilty as charged.

噢，这都赖我老公。没错，我罪该万死。

You know we're having some plumbing² issues at our house and we weren't able to shower.

我们家水管坏了，所以我们就没有洗澡。

Yeah, that explains why I smell like a hobo.

是啊，这就是为什么我闻起来像个流浪汉。

Not that there's anything wrong with hobos.

并不是说流浪汉不好。

No no no, some of my best friends are hobos. -Yeah.

对对对，我有几个好朋友就是流浪汉。-是的。

Why don't we talk about Charlie? -Great idea. -Okay.

我们还是聊一聊查莉吧？-太好了。-好的。

So how old is Charlie? -Already two.

查莉多大了？-已经两岁了。

Is she still napping? -Most days in the afternoon, yes.

她有小憩的习惯吗？-大多都在下午，是的。

Is she potty-trained? -Oh, of course. -Absolutely.

她可以自己解决内急问题吗？-噢，当然。-那还用说。

Yeah, potty train has left the station. -Absolutely. Yes, sir. Whoo-whoo!

没错，内急已经不再急了。-没错。不再急了。

I'm sorry about that. Charlie sweetheart, can you turn the tv off?

对不起啊。查莉宝贝，能把电视关了吗？

That's okay. The little ones sure love those "gurgles."

没关系的。小家伙们都喜欢看“咯咯笑”。

It's her favorite show. -"Gurgles."

-她就喜欢看。-“咯咯笑”

So the potty train hasn't left the station. Whoo-whoo.

看来内急依旧很急啊。完蛋喽。

1 odor   

n.气味，香气，臭气

参考例句：

• The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odor.整株药草有种独特的味道和气味。
• He is in bad odor with his friends.他在朋友中声誉不佳。

2 plumbing   

n.水管装置；水暖工的工作；管道工程v.用铅锤测量（plumb的现在分词）；探究

参考例句：

• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。
• They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。 来自《简明英汉词典》