《柯南脱口秀》第109期:失去一代的观众

 We're back,sitting here with Ice Cube.You are,you are a big L.A.Sprots fan.Yeah,yeah,a big Sports fan. 我们回来了 我旁边坐着的是艾斯·库珀 你是一个超级洛杉矶体育迷 是的 超级洛杉矶体育迷

But you know what is interesting about you,a lot of celebrities¹ that are into the L.A. Sports scene, 你的有趣的一点是 很多喜欢洛杉矶体育活动的名人

they hang out with the celebrities a lot,they become friends with them,they party with them.You don't do that. 都会和体育明星一起玩 和他们交朋友 一起聚会 你没这样做 

No,I don't do that.because I don't want to say you suck and then have to go out and have dinner with you.I want to be a real fan. 不 我不会这样做 因为我不想骂完“你好烂”之后 再跟你一起出去吃晚餐 你懂吗 我想当真正的体育迷

I'm a real fan,so I'm yelling at you.I'm yelling at the refs. 我是真正的体育迷 所以我会对你吼 我会对裁判吼

I hate your game today.I love your game tomorrow.If I don't want to hang out.I want to stay a fan. 我讨厌你今天的比赛 我喜欢你明天的比赛 所以我不想跟他们玩 我想继续当一个粉丝

That's cool.I appreciate that.I think that's very wise. 真酷 我欣赏这点 我觉得这很明智

Now,you're a dodgers² fan but here's the weird³ thing,I don't know how people know this nationally,but you cannot watch dodgers on TV in Los Angeles. 你是道奇队的球迷 但是有件怪事 我不知道全国人民是否知道 在洛杉矶的电视上看不到道奇队的比赛

Yeah,I'm about to kick somebody's ass⁴ about that.Let's talk about that.It's a controversy⁵ with DirecTV. 是的 因为这事我要揍某些人 我们来谈谈这事 这是美国直播电视公司的争议事件

They will not make a deal with the dodgers.They don't seem to be able to make a deal. 他们不和道奇队签约了 他们没谈妥

I don't think it's with the dodgers.I think it's DirecTV and it's time Warner Cable. 我觉得这不是道奇队的问题 而是美国直播电视公司和时代华纳有线公司的问题

They got to get it together.Baby what's happening,you all?You all businessmen,do business.you're losing a generation.Losing a generation. 他们必须想办法解决 这是搞毛呢 各位 你们是生意人 快谈生意啊 你们失去了一代的观众 失去了一代的观众

You're saying they're killing⁶ themselves,they are hurting the game.They're driving sport fans away. 你是说他们在自杀 破坏了比赛 赶走了体育迷

Young kids who could be watching baseball now and they're going to lose them. 年轻人本可以看棒球 而现在他们不会看了

Yeah,there about to be on the ipads and stupid phones,whatever they're going to be on, 对 他们会去玩iPad和愚蠢的手机 或是其他什么东西

you know what I'm saying,everything but watching the dodgers.and you guys haggling⁷ over a couple of dollars here and there.you are going to lose a generation of fans. 懂吗 他们会做别的事 不看道奇队比赛 你们为几美元讨价还价的同时 失去了一代的体育迷

You know My son is already mad,and I'm trying to say man,stick with it,stick with it.they're going to come back.Get it together.We want to see some dodgers in L.A. 我儿子已经生气了 我试图给他说 坚持住 比赛会回来的 赶紧解决问题 我们想在洛杉矶看道奇队比赛

 

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 dodgers   

n.躲闪者，欺瞒者( dodger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains 对火车逃票者的严厉打击
• But Twain, Howells, and James were jeeringly described by Mencken as "draft-dodgers". 不过吐温、豪威尔斯和詹姆斯都是被门肯讥诮地叫做“逃避兵役的人。” 来自辞典例句

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

4 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

5 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 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。

7 haggling   

v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
• Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句