打工姐妹花第一季 第238期:请大家品尝蛋糕

 　　Attention, everyone. Max and I have a little late-night treat for you.

　　大伙们，注意啦。我跟麦克斯有深夜小礼物要给你们

　　Don't say it all excited like that. Now when it's not drugs, Earl's going to be pissed.

　　别用这种兴奋的语气说好吗。你又不是给毒品，厄尔会失望得发火的

　　You are invited to a very important taste-test of Max's homemade cupcakes.

　　你们获邀参加万分重要的麦克斯自制小蛋糕品尝会

　　Okay, but I will have only one.

　　好的，不过我只吃一个哦

　　When I get a tummy, single ladies call me Buddha¹ and rub me for luck.

　　我一有小肚腩，单身女郎会叫我弥勒佛，还摸我肚皮求好运

　　I gotta watch out, too.

　　我也得小心

　　Last time I had Max's chocolate espresso cupcake just before going home,

　　上次我回家前，吃了一个麦克斯的黑咖啡小蛋糕

　　I was awake till 5:00 A.M., hand washing all my thongs².

　　结果早上5点都睡不着，手洗了一夜的丁字裤

　　Thongs? Earl, you devil.

　　丁字裤啊，你个小坏蛋

　　That's right, just because there's snow on the roof doesn't mean there's not swing in the sling³.

　　别看我头顶花白，白发胜雪，裤裆里还是龙精虎猛，翻江倒海呢

　　Oh, Caroline, darling. Can you go back over there? I forgot my racing⁴ form.

　　卡洛琳，亲爱的，你能去我座位帮我拿赛马报吗

　　Oh, horse racing? It reminds me of Chestnut⁵. Max... Chestnut.

　　赛马啊，害我好想念栗宝。麦克斯，小栗宝

　　What's with the sad face? Your horse is living it up at a fancy stable nearby.

　　你装个屁哭脸啊。你的马就住在附近的豪华马厩

　　Not gone to the great stud farm in the sky.

　　又不是住在天国的种马场

　　Did someone say "stud farm"? My fee is $10 a quart or $15 if you want a boy.

　　有人提到"种马场"吗？我的精每0.9升10块，包生男的15块

　　Wow. You bounced back from your Sophie breakup pretty quick.

　　不错啊。看来你已经走出分手的阴霾了

　　It was not a real breakup. I will have her very soon again.

　　我们不是真分手。她很快又会回到我身边

　　Right now, I lay low and wait in bushes like determined⁶ jungle cat.

　　现阶段，我就淡定地躲在草丛，如同盯上猎物的猎豹

　　Or a rapist.

　　是盯上猎物的强奸犯吧

1 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

2 thongs   

的东西

参考例句：

• Things ain't what they used to be. 现在情况不比从前了。
• Things have been going badly . 事情进展得不顺利。

3 sling   

vt.扔；悬挂；n.挂带；吊索，吊兜；弹弓

参考例句：

• The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。
• By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 chestnut   

n.栗树，栗子

参考例句：

• We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
• In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。