《一呼一吸》精讲 09

Need a drink.

我想喝点东西

I'll have another go. Let's have another go.

我要再试一下 再试一下

Are you all right?

你还好吗

Me? Yes, fine.

我吗 我挺好啊

What's the plan?

你接下来怎么办

I've asked Thomas to run me home

我让托马斯送我回家

because Don's coming round to prod¹ me again.

因为唐又要拿针戳我了

That's good. He may want to give me a prod while he's at it.

好的 也许他也该偶尔戳戳我

You sure you're all right?

你真的没事吗

Yeah, it's the pregnancy², isn't it?

没事啊 孕期就是这样 对吗

It's just making my joints³ ache. That's all.

我只是关节痛 仅此而已

Is it? Oh, poor Robin⁴.

是吗 可怜的罗宾

My joints are fine. It's funny that, isn't it?

我的关节好好的 真有趣 不是吗

That's because I'm bearing most of the weight in this pregnancy.

因为孕期负重最多的人是我啊

Will you come with me?

要不你陪我去吧

Oh, dear. No, I have my, well...

亲爱的 不行 我有...

I have my meeting tomorrow first thing in the morning,

我明天早上起来就要开会

so I was going to bunk⁵ here.

所以我今晚得住在这里

1 prod   

vt.戳，刺；刺激，激励

参考例句：

• The crisis will prod them to act.那个危机将刺激他们行动。
• I shall have to prod him to pay me what he owes.我将不得不催促他把欠我的钱还给我。

2 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

3 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

4 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

5 bunk   

n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位；废话

参考例句：

• He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
• Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。