《童话镇》第80期:谢谢你的美言

 What is that? 那是什么玩意

Oh, this is lanolin. Used for waterproofing¹. 这是羊毛脂  用来防水的

It smells like livestock². 闻着像牲畜的味道

Well, it is the reason why sheeps' wool repels³ water. 这正是羊毛能防水的原因

It stinks⁴. 太臭了

Um, if there was a reason you called the sheriff's department, 你打电话到警局有什么事吧

if you want to talk about that quickly or outside... Yes. 你想简单说下还是去外面详谈  是的

I just wanted to, uh, express my condolences, really. 我只是想表达下哀悼之情  真的

The sheriff was a good man. 警长是个好人

You're still wearing the deputy's badge. 你还带着副警长的警徽啊

Well, he's been gone two weeks now. 他已经去世两周了

And I believe that after two weeks of acting⁵ as sheriff, 我相信在你承担警长的职责两周之久后

the job becomes yours. 这个职位肯定会是你的

You'll have to wear the real badge. 你会有一个真正的警徽

Yeah, I guess. 也许吧

I'm just not in a hurry. 我只是不想那么快

So, um, thank you for the kind words. 谢谢你的美言

 

1 waterproofing   

v.使防水，使不透水( waterproof的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The company will come up with a new technique for waterproofing walls. 该公司将推出防止墙壁渗水的新技术。 来自辞典例句
• Large scope of heat-resistant, waterproofing and the anti-chemical properties. 耐温范围大，具防水及抗化学性。 来自互联网

2 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

3 repels   

v.击退( repel的第三人称单数 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• His manner repels me. 他的举止让我厌恶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her callous attitude repels me. 她冷酷无情的态度引起我的反感。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。