打工姐妹花第二季 第116期:老板亲自刷墙

 As a kid, people told you everything you did was amazing, didn't they? 你小时候，是不是做什么屁事大家都称赞你啊？

I was given a lot of positive reinforcement. 那是通过赞赏来强化我的积极度。

I think it gave me the confidence that's gotten me through this last year. 我觉得这也是我去年有信心撑过难关的原因。

Well, it's time you heard the truth. 是时候告诉你真相了。

You stink¹ at stuff. Like painting. 你做啥事都很烂。比如刷墙就很烂。

Fine. And you stink at stuff too. Like telling an intern² what to do. 行，你也做啥事都很烂啊。连叫实习生做事这事都不会。

Ruth had to go to that concert. She had the tickets for weeks. 露丝必须得去那演唱会嘛。人家好早就买的票了。

It was Ashley D and Ashley B's joint³ birthday. Duh. 是她好友艾希莉D，艾希莉B的联合生日会呢。

And so the intern's out having fun, and here we are, the bosses, painting the walls at 3:00 A.M. 所以实习生在大玩特玩，而我们这两位老板半夜三点来这刷墙。

Well, I'm painting. You got a kind of autistic ballerina thing going on over there. 我是在刷墙啊。而你看起来像是自闭芭蕾舞者在犯二。

Can I ask you something? 我能问你件事吗？

I don't like Maroon⁴ 5. No matter how many times you ask, the answer will always be no. 我不喜欢魔力红。你再问几次也一样，不喜欢就是不喜欢。

Not that. Would it be okay if I told Andy not to come over tonight 'cause I'm so exhausted⁵, 不是要问这个。你觉得我今晚让安迪别来我们家合适吗，我今天太累了，

or is it a little too early in the relationship to be all, 还是你觉得才在一起不久，我就说

"I don't think I can have my legs up around my ears tonight"? "我今天没精力把双腿开到耳旁，任你..."

It's fine. You don't think he'd enjoy a night off from constant Maroon 5 badgering? He would. 没事的。你觉得他就不会想要放一晚假，不用被魔力红魔音穿脑吗？

Feels awkward. Can't. My legs can go up there. They're fine. 太尴尬，算了。双腿开到耳后，任他...没问题的啦。

I don't want to have that conversation right now. 我还不想跟他说到这事

Hey, look, I get it. There are conversations you don't want to have. 我懂你。常有事情难以启齿，不想谈到。

Like, "Hey, Ruth, here's $0. Put down some rat traps." 例如，"露丝，这里是0元薪水。去把捕鼠夹放好。"

We have a box right here that's not touched. 那还完全没人去搞呢。

Look, we're not talking about your relationship anymore. We're done. 都说了你的性事部分已经谈完。别再说了。

And relax. It's probably not even a rat, it's probably a mouse. Not a big deal. 别紧张嘛，不见得是大老鼠，可能只是小小鼠辈，没事的。

 

1 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。

2 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 maroon   

v.困住，使（人）处于孤独无助之境；n.逃亡黑奴；孤立的人；酱紫色，褐红色；adj.酱紫色的，褐红色的

参考例句：

• Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks.埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。
• Robinson Crusoe has been marooned on a desert island for 26 years.鲁滨逊在荒岛上被困了26年。

5 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。