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Do we have a baby name yet¹?

名字想好了吗？

No. It's so hard!

还没，好难喔

I went through this book and found² nothing.

翻这本书也没收获

I want a name that's really strong and confident³.You know? Like...Exxon!

我想取个勇猛有自信…例如爱克爽

It certainly⁴ worked for that Valdez kid⁵.

很适合阿拉斯加小孩

You want a strong name? How about The Hulk?

你要勇猛的名字？ 绿巨人如何？

I'm not sure about Hulk, but I like a name starting with "The".

绿巨人不太好 不过我喜欢什么“人”的

You want a good name, go with Joey.

想取好名字？就取乔伊

Joey's your pal,your buddy⁶.Where is everybody⁷? They're hanging⁸ out with Joey!

乔伊是好朋友，好兄弟.人都在哪里？都跟乔伊在一起

If you're going⁹ to name him Joey, you should name him Chandler.

要取乔伊，还不如取钱德

Chandler's funny,sophisticated, and very lovable...once you get to know him.

钱德风趣、世故，一旦了解他就会觉得他很可爱

Joey's lovable too.

乔伊也很可爱

But with Joey,if you need him, he'll be there.

重要的是当你需要乔伊 他就会出现

Chandler will be there too. He might¹⁰ be a little late...but he'll be there. And he'll bring you cold soda¹¹...

钱德也会出现，或许会慢一点 不过他一定会出现 他还会带冰汽水来

...if what you need him for is that you're really hot.

如果你找他是因为你很热的话

What do you say?

你觉得呢？

I like the idea of naming him after someone¹² I love.

跟心爱的人同名的想法很好

Joey and Chandler are both great names.

乔伊和钱德都是很棒的名字

All right,I don't

但是我不… 了

Maybe I'll just name him The Hulk.

或是就叫绿巨人好

I shouldn't have mentioned¹³ it. I wanted to name my kid that.

我不该提的 我想留给我小孩用

1 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

2 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

3 confident   

adj.确信的，自信的，有信心的

参考例句：

• I am confident in him.我对他有信心。
• We need a confident leader to overcome these difficulties.我们需要一个有信心的领导者来克服这些困难。

4 certainly   

adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定

参考例句：

• He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！
• Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。

5 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

6 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

7 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

8 hanging   

n.绞死；绞刑；（墙上装饰用的）帘子；帷幔adj.应处以死刑的；量刑偏重的v.悬( hang的现在分词 )；（被）绞死；贴；逗留

参考例句：

• He faced execution by hanging for murder. 他因谋杀要以绞刑处死。
• to sentence sb to death by hanging 判处某人绞刑

9 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

10 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

11 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

12 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

13 mentioned   

v.提到( mention的过去式和过去分词 )；说起；提名表扬；传令嘉奖

参考例句：

• I mentioned it to Kate and she wasn't averse to the idea. 我向凯特提起这个想法，她不反对。
• He mentioned en passant that he was going away. 他顺便提到他要离开。