《查莉成长日记》精讲 208

Did I get everyone's check? Very good. Now so the magic can begin, will the parents please exit to the hallway?

你们都付过学费了吗？很好。现在魔法可以开始了，家长可以到外面的走廊上去吗？

And there's no peeking¹ in the window. It distracts³ the children.

还有不要从窗子里偷看。那会让孩子们分心的。

Um, um, mi...miss Donna? Yes? Hi, Bob Duncan. Listen, I promised my wife I'd videotape the class.

嗯，唐娜小姐？什么事？嗨，我是鲍伯·邓肯。你看，我答应了我妻子要把这堂课录下来。

Well, I'm sure a giant man with a shiny camera won't distract² the children.

我确定壮汉拿摄像机拍来拍去不会让孩子们分心呢。

Okay, look, if I don't get this on tape, I'm in really big trouble.

好吧，看，如果我不把全过程录下来的话，我会遇到大麻烦的。

It's not my problem you're afraid of your wife.

你惧内可不是我的问题。

Okay, I am not afraid. I just have a very healthy respect.

拜托，我可不惧内。我只是宰相肚里能撑船。

All right, children, the first piece we'regoing to learn today is called "a dance to spring."

好的，孩子们我们今天要学的第一段叫做“春之舞”

If anyone needs to make a doody, please raise your hand.

有谁想去便便请举手。

Daddy. No, dear, I said "doody." Daddy.

爸爸。不，亲爱的，我是说“便便”。爸爸。

Um, Mr. Piper. Hi, I'm Amy Duncan, Teddy's mom.

派珀先生。嗨，我是艾米·邓肯，就是泰迪的妈妈。

Ah. Teddy Duncan. She's one of my most...Students.

啊。泰迪·邓肯啊。她是我最...的一个学生。

Right. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about her last quiz.

是的。不管怎么说，我想和你谈谈关于她上次的测验的事。

Mrs. Duncan, parents must schedule an appointment for any conference.

邓肯夫人，家长想找老师谈话是需要事先预约的。

Right, and I am so sorry, but I'm here now during my lunch hour, so if you could just make an exception⁴.

是的，我很抱歉，可是我是在午餐时间赶过来的，所以你能不能破例一下。

Oh, let me check over here where I posted the special rules that apply only to you.

让我查一查适用于你的特殊条例贴在哪儿了。

Oh, look, they don't exist. At any rate, as you can see by my desk, I am far too busy right now. Oh, okay.

看，他们压根不存在。不管怎样，你也看到了我的办公桌了，我现在实在是太忙了。好吧。

Mama bear just cleared your schedule.

你现有的计划熊妈妈已经帮你清空了。

1 peeking   

v.很快地看( peek的现在分词 )；偷看；窥视；微露出

参考例句：

• I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer. 我不由得偷看了一下抽屉里面。
• They caught him peeking in through the keyhole. 他们发现他从钥匙孔里向里窥视。 来自辞典例句

2 distract   

vt.分散注意力，转移注意力，使分心

参考例句：

• Don't distract my attention.不要分散我的注意力。
• It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.那纯粹是障眼法,用以分散人们对他真正意图的注意力。

3 distracts   

v.使（人）分心，分散（注意力）( distract的第三人称单数 )；打扰

参考例句：

• I'm bored with bridge, but golf still distracts me. 我已经玩厌了桥牌，但是还喜欢玩高尔夫球。 来自辞典例句
• That kind of thing distracts us and keeps us from doing good. 这些事情使我们耽心，并且妨碍我们做正当的事情。 来自辞典例句

4 exception   

n.例外,除外

参考例句：

• Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception. 每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
• There's an exception to every rule. 每项规则均有例外。