摩登家庭第六季 第221期:他偷走我继承的遗产

 My tears have barely dried, he stole my inheritance, and I'm left holding the bag for two fur coats. 我眼里还含着泪呢，他就偷走了我继承的遗产，而我却成买了两件毛皮大衣的罪人。

T-two? ! 两件？！

I can get three seasons of use out of it. 那件大衣我可以穿三季。

Hey, this might give you a chuckle¹. That money you all paid me back -- It's gonna cover the cost of that t-bird. Isn't that funny how stuff works out? 这可能会把你们逗笑。你们还给我的那些钱刚好够我买下那辆雷鸟。事情的发展是不是很好笑？

It sure is funny. - That's hilarious². 的确好笑。-超好笑的。

I can't. It's too cold. 我做不到，太冷了。

It's either cold for 5 minutes or cold forever. Come on. 要么现在冷五分钟要么就变冰冷的尸体。快点。

Funny -- I always thought I'd be found dead in a bird suit at the bottom of the Grand Canyon³. 说来好笑，我一直以为我会穿着鸟服摔死在大峡谷谷底。

You still will, buddy⁴. You still will. 你还是会的，兄弟。你还是会的。

If I ever catch you drinking again, your whole school is going to see this picture. 要是再被我抓到你们喝酒，你们全校的同学都会看到这张照片。

Sh-sh-she tricked us. 她骗了我们。

I know. 是啊。

As soon as we kill this worm, we're gonna get her back. 等我们冻死这只虫子就去找她算账。

There's...no...worm! 根本 ...没有... 虫子！

Not gonna help, kid. 没用的，孩子。

You're right. I can't drown my problems in alcohol. 你说得对。我不能用酒精麻醉自己的问题。

Well, you can, but that's water. You're not really gonna turn down Caltech? 你可以，但那里面是水。你真的打算放弃加州理工吗？

Oh, please don't tell me what a great school it is, how I'm gonna graduate in two years, and they're gonna name a country after me. 拜托不要跟我说那所大学有多好，我会在两年内毕业，人们会以我的名字命名一个国家什么的。

You're feeling some pressure. 你有压力。

What if I'm the dumbest one there? Someone has to be. 万一我是那里最蠢的学生怎么办？总得有人是最蠢的。

I could get there, be dumb, have a nervous breakdown⁵ -- 我可以去那里，做个蠢学生精神崩溃...

You're going. I know you. 你会去的，我了解你。

You've never backed down from a challenge your whole life. 你长这么大从没有在挑战面前退缩过。

Now, I could lie to you and tell you it's gonna be easy. 现在我可以骗你，告诉你一切会很轻松。

Well, do that. I'm vulnerable. I'll believe you. 那样好啊，我现在很脆弱。我会相信你。

It's not. It's gonna be hard. But you and I both know this is something you have to do. 不会的，会很艰难。但你我都知道，这是你必须要做的事。

 

1 chuckle   

vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑

参考例句：

• He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
• I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。

2 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

3 canyon   

n.峡谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
• The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

4 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

5 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。