《摩登家庭》第1季第17集 第12期:女儿第一次站起来

 That was funny this morning, huh- 今天早上挺有意思的  是吧

when I pulled up next to you at that stoplight? 红灯的时候我刚好停在你的车旁边

Funny? 有意思

Yeah. Because I was on the phone with my partner... 对  当时我正在和我老公打电话

talking about how horrible¹ his boss was- his. 谈论他的上司多讨厌  他的上司

And then you pull up. So- 然后你刚好停下  所以

Anyway, I'm glad I ran into you. 不管怎么说  很高兴路上碰见你

I'm getting worried they're gonna move up our court date. 我担心他们要把开庭日期提前

I need you to bust² ass³ preparing. 所以你要全力做好准备

'Cause if they call us on Monday- 因为一旦周一叫我们去开庭

Uh, you need to get that? 一定要现在看吗

No. It's fine. It's just a... 不是  没关系  只是一张

picture of my daughter standing⁴ for the first time. 我女儿第一次站起来的照片

Yeah, they do that. It's a big day. 可以理解  确实值得庆祝

Anyway, I need you here tomorrow. 无论如何  明天你还要来加班

I know it's a Sunday, but, 我知道明天是周日  但是

uh, you think you can be on time, okay? 你肯定会准时到的  好吗

Actually, um, I have plans tomorrow, 其实  明天我有事

uh, so I won't be here. 就不来了

I-I have plans to stay at home 我打算明天待在家里

with my family and do absolutely nothing. Okay. 和家人一起  什么都不做  就这样

But I will see you on Monday. 不过周一我还是会来上班

So, you're in charge now, is that it? 你的意思是  这事你说了算

Well, I just figure if my daughter can stand up, 我才意识到  既然我女儿都能站起来

then so can I. 我也应该起身反抗

All right, look. We've all been working hard lately, okay? 好了  最近大家加班都很辛苦

But that's the job. 但这是工作性质决定的

So either come in tomorrow or don't bother coming back again. 明天不来  你就永远不用来了

 

1 horrible   

adj.可怕的，极可憎的，极可厌的

参考例句：

• This is a horrible monster.这是一个可怕的怪物。
• That is a horrible accident.那是一次可怕的事故。

2 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

3 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。