打工姐妹花第一季 第121期:逼迫老板降价

 Well well, if it isn't everything that's wrong with the current economy, in a boys' v-neck sweater.

唉，居然有人穿小男孩的低领毛衣，世界经济的萧条可见一斑呀

Oh, what do you think you are doing?

哎呀，你这是在干嘛呢

Oh, just putting straws in the container... in case, uh...

把吸管放进罐子里啊，以防...

Just in case a woman might suddenly need a straw and not have 75 cents.

以防有女士突然需要个吸管，又碰巧没有75分钱

Those are not straws.

那些不是吸管

They do not belong in public.

它们不应该出现在公共场合

Didn't your mother ever teach you that is secret, no-no private lady thing?

你母亲难道没教你那是女性不能说的秘密吗

You can't even say the name.

你连那个词都不敢说

Come on Wall Street, if you can sell it, you should be able to bring yourself to say it.

说啊，满口钱的华尔街男孩，你敢涨价，就要敢说出口啊

I will never speak of it.

打死我也不说那词

Just say it. Tampon, tampon, tampon. What's the big deal?

就说啊，棉条，棉条，棉条。有那么难吗

In Ukraine, there are pop songs about it.

我们乌克兰还有以此为题的流行歌呢

She's so pretty, she's so grouchy¹.

她好美丽，她好有个性

That is inappropriate counter display. You take it down.

吧台上不应该放这种东西，收回去

You take down the price and I will.

你把涨的价收回去，我就照办

No, it is free market. I charge what I want. I am the boss.

不要，这是自由的市场。价格多少，我说了算。我可是老板

Max, someone left a stack² of newspapers filled with cue-pons, and look, a double for Duncan Hines.

麦克斯，有人落下了一叠满是折"家"券的报纸，你瞧，邓肯蛋糕粉双倍折价呢

Could this day get any better?

今天还能更完美点吗

Oh, and tables four, seven and eight want their checks.

对了，第4、7、8号桌，要结账

Okay. Have 'em ready right here.

好的。随时准备出击

Max, no, that is private!

麦克斯，不行，那是私密物品

Here's your check.

您的账单

And a little something extra, compliments³ of women without three quarters everywhere.

附赠一点小礼物，赠给没有随身携带75分钱的女士们

Thank you very much.

感谢您的莅临

I don't know about your flow, so I gave you a regular and a super.

我不知道您的流量，所以我给了您普通型，跟大流量型

Max, have you no shame?

麦克斯，你有没有羞耻心啊

Nope. Ladies, at that time of the month, I invite you to think of this man.

没有。女士们，每个月姨妈到访时，我请你们想想这男人

This man, Han Lee, right over here.

就这男人，李憨，那边那位

The man who thinks your menses should be more expenses.

就是这男的决定，让大家月事变"贵"事

Okay, okay, I will lower the price back to a quarter.

好了，好了，我会把价钱还原，降回25分钱

And that is end of discussion⁴, period. Oh.

此话题结束，画下句点。哎哟

Tampons for everyone.

棉条赠贵宾

Max, you are the Norma Rae of feminine⁵ hygiene⁶.

麦克斯，你简直就是女性卫生界的诺玛蕾啊

1 grouchy   

adj.好抱怨的；愠怒的

参考例句：

• Grouchy people are always complaining for no reason.满腹牢骚的人总是毫无理由地抱怨。
• Sometimes she is grouchy, but all in all she is an excellent teacher.有时候她的脾气很坏，但总的来说她还是一位好老师。

2 stack   

n.堆叠，堆；vt.堆积，成叠放在；vi.堆成一堆

参考例句：

• There's a whole stack of bills waiting to be paid.有一大堆账要付呢。
• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。

3 compliments   

n.问候，道贺，致意；赞美（话）( compliment的名词复数 )；向…送礼以表示敬意；问候；致意v.表扬，恭维( compliment的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He ladles out compliments to everyone, but he's not really sincere. 他见人就大加吹捧，但并非出于诚意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You pay her a few compliments and she immediately rises above herself. 你只要稍许赞扬她几句，她即会沾沾自喜。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。

5 feminine   

adj.女性的，女子气的

参考例句：

• He has a very feminine voice.他的声音非常像女人。
• She was a very feminine person.她是个很有女性气质的人。

6 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。