《柯南脱口秀》第56期:管教小孩

 Let's talk about it.Cause obviously things have changed a lot since we were kids. 我们来谈谈这事 显然现在和我们小时候大不一样了

No cell phones.Do you think it's harder to discipline kids these days? 那时没手机 你觉得现在更难管教小孩了吗

Oh,Definitely.I mean you know,I came up in one of those neighborhoods where everybody could beat the kid,you know. 当然了 在我成长的那个区域 所有人都可以打小孩

If you got in any kind of trouble,anybody in the neighborhood could give you a whooping¹.I mean, 要是你惹上什么麻烦 那个社区的任何人都能打你一顿 我的意思是

It was allowed.It was customary².I mean,I got,we moved into a neighborhood. 那是允许的 那很正常 我们搬到了某个社区

I got a beating for taking the for sale sign out of our own yard. 我因为搬走了自家院子里的出售标志牌而被打了一顿

You know,From a stranger?From a lady.What are you doing?You don't know these people.I am these people.Pop,Pop! 你知道吗 陌生人打的 一个女士打的 她说你在干嘛 你又不认识屋主 我说我就是屋主 啪啪 她就打我

Was she hitting you with the sign?No,I was holding the sign away from her，so she wouldn't beat me with sign.She was spanking³ with her hand. 她在用牌子打你吗 不 我把牌子举得远远的 这样她就不能用牌子打我了 他在用手打我屁股

Those were different times.she was older.I was like ma'am,you're killing⁴ me. 时代不同 她年龄比较大 我假装说 女士 疼死了

Totally different times.Now my kids,my son,you know,our parents used to have a look,conan. 时代完全不同 现在我的孩子 我的儿子 我们的父母以前会瞪眼 柯南

Like if you were cutting up,my mother could give me a look and I would know to shut it down. 如果你在插科打诨 我妈妈会瞪我一眼 我就知道该收敛了

Now it's nothing.I tried to do my son like that the other day.I'm giving him the look. 但现在没用了 我有天也想这样对付我儿子 我瞪着他

He's not looking at me.I had to text him,hey,look at me. 他没看我 我必须给他发短信 喂 看着我

Look up.Look up,I'm trying to give you the look,son.come on. 抬头 抬头 我在瞪你呢 儿子 拜托

 

1 whooping   

发嗬嗬声的，发咳声的

参考例句：

• Whooping cough is very prevalent just now. 百日咳正在广泛流行。
• Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough? 你给你的孩子打过百日咳疫苗了吗？

2 customary   

adj.习惯上的，惯常的，合乎习俗的

参考例句：

• He makes his customary visit every week.他每星期都按照惯例造访一次。
• It is customary with me to do so.这样做是我的习惯。

3 spanking   

adj.强烈的，疾行的；n.打屁股

参考例句：

• The boat is spanking along on the river.船在小河疾驶。
• He heard a horse approaching at a spanking trot.他听到一匹马正在疾步驰近。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。