《查莉成长日记》精讲 167

Dad, make it stop. -Make what stop? -Play baby.

老爸，快让它停下来吧。-让什么停下来 -来玩娃娃。

That. Everywhere I go there she is "play baby, play baby, play baby."

那个。我走到哪她说到哪，“玩娃娃，玩娃娃，玩娃娃”

I'm sorry, son, but somebody has finally found you likeable.

抱歉了，儿子。但你总算讨某人喜欢了。

Well, I can't take it anymore. I'm going to the library.

不管了，我受不了了。我这就去图书馆。

The library? -Yeah, dad. It's come to that.

图书馆？-没错，老爸。你没有听错。

Do you even know where the library is? -I'll find it.

你知道图书馆在哪吗？-我会找到的。

She's coming!

她来了！

Okay, are you ready with your phone?

好了，你准备好电话了吗？

Ready. Oh, hi, Mrs. Wentz. Hi, Teddy. Ivy¹, didn't you hear me? -No.

一切就绪。噢，嗨，温茨太太。嗨，泰迪。艾薇，你刚才没听见我吗？-没有啊。

I have been honking² and screaming³ "Ivy" for 10 minutes.

我刚才边按喇叭边喊你“艾薇”十分钟了。

That was you? I know so many people.

那是你啊？我在这里可是颇有名气的。

Let's go. -Before that, quick question. -What?

赶紧走吧。-先别急，我想先问个问题。-什么问题？

There's a senior⁴ boy named Josh. And he invited Teddy and me to a party this weekend. Can I go?

有位学长叫乔希。然后他要请俺俩周末去参加他的派对。俺能去吗？

Now, Ivy, you know my policy⁵. Unless I've met the boy, the answer's no.

听着，艾薇，你知道我在这方面对你的政策。除非我见过那个男孩，不然就死了这条心吧。

And I'm sure Teddy's mom said the same thing.

我也很确信泰迪的妈妈也是这么说的。

Oh well, actually I haven't asked my mom yet. Oh hey, why don't I call my mom at work and see what she says?

噢，其实我还没问我妈妈呢。噢对了，为什么我不现在给她打电话来问问看她怎么说？

It's ringing. Hi, mom. -Hi, Teddy.

通了。嗨，老妈。-嗨，泰迪。

Uh, mom, I was calling to see if I can go to a party? -Where is it?

老妈，我想问下我能去参加派对吗？-在哪？

It's at my friend Josh's house. You know Josh, right?

就在我朋友乔希家。你知道乔希吧？

I like that boy. He's very nice.

我喜欢那个男孩。他人很好。

So what do you say? Can I go to the party?

这么说来，我能去参加吗？

Honey, of course you can.

宝贝，当然了。

Thanks, mom. You're the best. All right, I don't want to keep you. Love you!

谢了，老妈。世上只有妈妈好。好了，不打扰你了。爱你！

Love you too, honey.

我也爱你，宝贝。

1 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

2 honking   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cars zoomed helter-skelter, honking belligerently. 大街上来往车辆穿梭不停，喇叭声刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Flocks of honking geese flew past. 雁群嗷嗷地飞过。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 screaming   

adj.尖叫的，令人惊愕的，引人捧腹大笑的v.（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫 ~发出尖叫声( scream的现在分词 )；（向某人或为某事）高声喊；发出大而尖的声音；呼啸而过

参考例句：

• He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. 他捂上她的嘴，不让她叫出声来。
• People were floundering about in the water, shouting and screaming. 人们呼喊尖叫着在水里挣扎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 senior   

adj.年长的；资格较老的，地位较高的；n.年长者，前辈；大学高年级学生

参考例句：

• My brother is senior to me by two years.我哥哥比我年长两岁。
• They are senior students.他们是高年级学生。

5 policy   

n.政策，方针，保险单

参考例句：

• This policy is very tough.这个政策是很强硬的。
• The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。