《柯南脱口秀》第183期:关系有点微妙

 Two of the whole¹ thing?They'd bring out two steaks² for him,and two salads and two sides⁴ of every side³ he ordered⁵. 两份吗 然后他们会给他上两份牛排 两份沙拉 两份他点的配菜

It was⁶ like the quitest Farley.He would⁷ calmly⁸ be like,you didn't want to say like,hey man,you didn't even⁹ want to make a joke¹⁰ about.Let him do his thing. 这就是最安静的法利 他会很冷静地  你不会想说 老兄 你都不想讲个笑话什么的吗 让他专心吃吧

There was a period¹¹ where you left "Saturday Night Live"?Right,yes. 我记得以前你离开过《周六夜》 是吗 对

But you were really nice because,I was on at NBC and you'd still do my show. 但你非常好 我当时在NBC 你还会帮我做节目

You were so nice about it.You'd come on and so my show in the early,early days when hardly¹² anybody¹³ else would do the show. 你真的非常好 你回来 在最早期时 几乎没人来做这节目时就帮我做

But you were maybe,it was maybe a little strange¹⁴ with you and NBC at the time. 但你也许 那时你和NBC关系有点微妙

I got¹⁵ fired,right?You got fired from NBC?I got fired from "Saturday Night Live." 我被开除了 不是吗 你被NBC开除了 我被《周六夜》开除了

Then that summer I loved doing your show but NBC,my manager¹⁶ called me up and said,NBC wants you  to do "Conan."It's seeeps. 那年夏天 我喜欢做你的节目 但是NBC 我的经纪人打电话跟我说 NBC想让你去做《柯南秀》 清理周

I said,what do you mean?he goes,it's sweeps¹⁷ week.So they want you on there. 我说 什么意思 他说这周是清理周 所以他们想让你去那边

I said,I thought¹⁸ they don't like me,they just fired me. 我说 我以为他们不喜欢我了 刚刚开除了我

He's like,no no,it's for Conan,It's not "Saturday Night live".I was like,isn't that NBC?and he said,yeah. 他说 不不 这是为了《柯南秀》 和《周六夜》无关 我很好奇 不是NBC吗 他说 是啊

To make a big stand,I was young and angry. 我为了表明立场 我当时年轻愤怒

I said,you tell them I will do "Conan Show",but they have to buy me a fax¹⁹ machine²⁰. 我说 你能告诉他们 我可以做《柯南秀》 但他们得给我买台传真机

 

1 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

2 steaks   

n.牛排( steak的名词复数 )；肉排；鱼排；碎牛肉（不是最佳部位，常剁碎出售，可以炖或做馅等）

参考例句：

• I ate four steaks yesterday. 昨天我吃了四块牛排。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句

3 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

4 sides   

adv.侧&n.提花织机墙板

参考例句：

• The two sides signed a peace accord last July. 在刚过去的七月，双方签订了和平条约。
• Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire. 双方均申明答应停火。

5 ordered   

adj. 有序的，整齐的 动词order的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The troops were ordered back to barracks . 士兵们被命令返回营房。
• I've ordered some flowers from the florist's. 我向花店订购了一些花。

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

7 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

8 calmly   

adv.平静地，沉着地

参考例句：

• I got up and walked calmly out into the early evening. 傍晚时分我起身平静地走了出去。
• He spoke calmly, but every sentence carried weight. 他说话沉着，但每句话都有分量。

9 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

10 joke   

n.笑话；笑柄；vi.开玩笑；vt.开…的玩笑，戏弄

参考例句：

• Come on,lighten up!It was only a joke.喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。
• They all laughed about the joke.这个笑话把他们全逗笑了。

11 period   

n.学时，课时；一段时间，时期，周期；句点

参考例句：

• Trade is always good over the Christmas period.圣诞节期间生意一向很好。
• He nursed the company through a difficult period.他帮助公司渡过了一段困难时期。

12 hardly   

adv.几乎没有，刚刚，几乎不，勉强是

参考例句：

• I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
• The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。

13 anybody   

n.重要人物；pron.任何人

参考例句：

• They do not see anybody.他们没看见任何人。
• You couldn't tell anybody.你不能告诉任何人。

14 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

15 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

16 manager   

n.经理；负责人

参考例句：

• The manager believes in him.经理信任他。
• In our company the manager has the last word.在我们公司经理有最后决定权。

17 sweeps   

v.扫( sweep的第三人称单数 )；扫视；蜿蜒；步态轻盈地走

参考例句：

• My mother sweeps the kitchen every day. 我妈妈每天打扫厨房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

19 fax   

n.传真；v.传真

参考例句：

• This fax is really slow.这个传真机真慢。
• This fax machine is broken.这部传真机坏了。

20 machine   

n.机器，机械装置，机械般工作的人；v.以机器制造；（计算机）机器

参考例句：

• I can't guess how to control the machine.我猜不出来怎样操作那台机器。
• This kind of machine is out of date.这种机器过时了。