《丑女贝蒂》精讲 25家庭的议论

Betty: Thank you, Justin.

谢谢你，Justin。

Justin: I'm sorry it didn't work out.

我很抱歉, 这次没成功。

It happens. Mom said she wasn't surprised.

有时会这样的，妈妈说过她不会感到惊讶。

Betty: Hilda said that?

Hilda这么说了?

Justin: She said all the stuff¹ you want to do,

她说你想做的一切，

owning a magazine, doesn't happen for people like us,

拥有一家杂志社。不会发生在我们这种人身上，

unless you're J. Lo or something.

除非你是洛佩兹或者其他人。

She said she wishes you'd be more realistic²,

她说她希望你能更现实一点。

but... I think she's full of crap.

但是...我觉得她都是胡说。

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 realistic   

adj.现实的，逼真的，现实主义的，实在论的

参考例句：

• She is a realistic woman.她是位很实际的女人。
• He will go down in history as a realistic poet.他将作为一个现实主义诗人而永载史册。