《美食从天而降》精讲 34

Oh, son. Listen, when your boat is, when it's listing.

儿子，听着，当你的船，当它立起来时。　　

and if it's not running, you know.

要是它不能开，你知道。　　

Don't worry, Dad, I get it.

别担心，老爸，我知道了。　　

Mom was wrong about me.

妈妈对我的看法是错的。　　

I'm not an inventor.

我不是发明家。　　

I should've just quit when you said.

当你说时我就应该放弃。　　

Well.

好啦。　　

when it rains, you put on a coat.

下雨时，要穿上外套。　　

Dad, you know I don't understand fishing metaphor¹.

爸爸，你知道我不懂捕鱼寓言。　　

What?

什么？　　

My coat.

我的外套。　　

Come on, Steve. We've got diem to carpe.

走啦，Steve，我们要抓紧时间。　　

Kill code downloading.

下载自杀指令。　　

Redesigning. Virtualizing.

重设，虚拟化。　　

Cutting.

切。　　

Welding. Forging.

焊，铸。　　

Wiring. Helping².

安电线，帮忙。　　

Testing.

测试。　　

Yes.

耶。　　

Flying Car 2.

飞车ＩＩ。　　

Now with wings.

现在有翅膀了。　　

Hey, I had a weird³ dream like this once.

嘿，我曾经做个一次这么离奇的梦。　　

I have a macaroni on my head.

我头上有个通心面。　　

Run.

跑。　　

No school!

学校没了。

1 metaphor   

n.隐喻，暗喻

参考例句：

• Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。
• In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。