《查莉成长日记》精讲 147

Na na!

来拿啊！

Just wait till I get my tentacles¹ on you.

你等着，我的触手迟早会抓到你的。

Hey, I'm stuck. Could you help me? - No.

嘿，我卡里面了。帅哥帮帮我吧？-没门。

Hello? Anybody? Kelp.

有人吗？有人吗？秋命啊。

Uh! I'm getting better, aren't I?

我打的越来越好了，是不是？

Yeah, mom. That time you only lost 6-1.

是啊，老妈。这次只是六比一惨败。

Hey hey, excuse me, what are you doing?

嘿，嘿，你要干嘛？

I have to study for my history test tomorrow.

我要复习历史了，明天有考试。

Put that book down and pick up the controller.

快把你的书放下，拿起游戏控制器。

Dad, mom won't let me do my homework.

爸，老妈不让我学习。

You can do it when you finish playing.

和我打完了你再学。

I am so confused².

真是纠结啊。

Fine. You know what? Finish your stupid³ homework. Call me when you get your priorities⁴ straight.

好吧。随便你，写你的白痴作业吧。等你理清楚什么才是最重要的后再叫我吧。

Dad, dad, she's out of control. You have to talk to her.

老爸，老爸，她完全失去理性了。你必须去找她谈谈心。

Why? Because when I tell her to do things, she does them? Haven't you been paying attention to the way things work around here?

别傻了？你觉着她能听我的吗？你没注意过我们家的情况吗？

Well, what am I supposed to do?

是吗，那我应该怎么做？

Well, it's easy. Next time you play her, you let her win.

很简单。下次和她玩的时候，让她赢。

Let her win? Have you ever seen her play? I'm not even sure that's possible.

让她赢？你看见过她玩的吗？我实在是质疑这个方法的可行性。

I'm sure you'll figure⁵ it out. All right, come on, get over there and study for your test.

我敢肯定你会想出办法的。好了，快去复习功课吧。

Oh, I made that test up just to get rid⁶ of her. You want to play? -Yeah, sure.

噢，考试是我瞎说的，就为了能摆脱她。你想玩玩吗？-好啊。

Hey Kayla. Are we going on a picnic?

嘿，凯拉。我们是要去野餐吗？

Yes, we are. I have animal crackers⁷, juice boxes. And pbj sandwiches cut into the shapes of stars.

猜对了。我带了动物饼干，果汁。还有切成星状的花生酱果酱三明治。

Wow, all my favorites.

哇，全是我爱吃的。

No, I brought them for Charlie, silly.

对不起，我是带给查莉的，傻瓜。

Well, Charlie's not here. Mom took her to the playground.

那个，查莉不在家。妈妈带她去操场了。

Oh. Well, let's go meet them there.

噢。好吧，那咱们去那里找他们。

You know what? I'm starting to think that you'd rather spend time with Charlie than with me.

告诉你吧，我开始在想你是不是更想和查莉在一起，而不是我。

What? That's crazy. Are you really jealous⁸ of a two-year-old?

什么？别瞎说了。你是不是在吃一个两岁小孩的醋？

How can a hot guy like you be so insecure?

像你这样的一个帅哥怎能如此缺乏自信呢？

Okay, I'm feeling a little better. -Yeah. -The "hot guy" part really helped.

好了，感觉好多了。-是啊。-“帅哥”那部分说的是实在精彩。

1 tentacles   

n.触手( tentacle的名词复数 )；触角；触须；触毛

参考例句：

• Tentacles of fear closed around her body. 恐惧的阴影笼罩着她。
• Many molluscs have tentacles. 很多软体动物有触角。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。

3 stupid   

adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜

参考例句：

• The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
• He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

4 priorities   

n.先( priority的名词复数 )；优先；优先权；优先考虑的事

参考例句：

• The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
• We must work together to fund only our most important priorities. 我们必须共同努力，只为最重要的项目提供资金。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5 figure   

n.数字，算术，图解；轮廓；vi.计算，出现，扮演角色；vt.计算在内，估计，推测，认为

参考例句：

• I will check up the figure.我来核对一下这个数字。
• I'm watching my figure.我一直注意保持身材。

6 rid   

v.摆脱，除掉，克服，干掉，消灭；vt.使摆脱，使去掉

参考例句：

• She is rid of fever.她不发烧了。
• Try to get rid of your nasty cold.想法除去你那讨厌的感冒。

7 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。