《美食从天而降》精讲 22

Oh, my, what's that?

哦，我的…那是什么？　　

Jell-O's my favorite.

果子冻是我的最爱。　　

You never made a request, so.

你从未请求过。　　

l made one for you.

所以我为你做了一个。　　

Flint? Flint？Flint? Flint？　Join me.

Flint，来吧。　　

But how did you?

你是怎么？　　

I made it rain Jell-O, then I gathered it up with the Outtasighter.

我下了果子冻，再用抛食机把它们收集起来。　　

and then I brought it here and pressed it.

然后在这儿我把它们压进。　　

into a gigantic custom-carved plastic Tupperware mold I made. No big deal.

我做的一个大塑料塔模型，没啥大不了的。　　

Everything's made of Jell-O.

所有东西都是用果子冻做的。　　

This piano, those sconces.

这架钢琴，烛台们。　　

that Venus de Milo with your face on it.

有你脸的米洛岛维纳。　

next to a Michelangelo's David that also has your face.

旁边是米开朗琪罗的大卫，那也是你的脸。　　

Come on, Sam, what are you waiting for?

来啊，Sam 你在等什么呢？　　

Nothing!

没有什么事。　　

Yeah.

耶。　　

Cannonball.

炮弹。　　

Belly¹ flop².

腹部拍水。　　

Why did I do that?

我为什么要做这个呢？　　

So Jell-O. Right. Right, right.

大果冻， 对，对，对。　　

It's a solid, it's a liquid.

它是固体，也是液体。　　

it's a visco-elastic polymer made of polypeptide chains, but you eat it.

它是多肽链的粘粘性聚合体，但是你可以吃。　　

I mean.

我是说。　　

it tastes good.

它尝起来很好。　　

Why do you do that? Do what?

你为什么这么做？ 怎么做？　　

Say something super smart and then bail³ from it.

说一些相当聪明的东西 然后又否认。　　

Can you keep a secret?

你可以保密吗？　　

No.

不。　　

But this time, sure, yeah.

但是这次，当然。

1 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

2 flop   

n.失败(者)，扑通一声；vi.笨重地行动，沉重地落下

参考例句：

• The fish gave a flop and landed back in the water.鱼扑通一声又跳回水里。
• The marketing campaign was a flop.The product didn't sell.市场宣传彻底失败，产品卖不出去。

3 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。