《美少女的谎言》第69期:自负心理

Mom?

妈

Wait, so people just let you do this?

等等 他们允许你这么做吗

I mean, you go up to them and say, "Can I take a picture of your locker¹,"and they say yes?

你到他们跟前说 "我能为你的柜子拍个照吗" 他们就同意了吗

If you tell them you have to have their locker for the book.

如果你告诉他们这照片是做年鉴用的

They think it's all about them,and they open right up.

他们会认为这是种荣誉 会很乐意地打开柜子

Gotta love that human ego².

人类的自负心理真可爱

So, I was thinking four lockers³ to a page with the name underneath⁴ each picture.

我想在每页放上四张储物柜的照片下边注上所有者的姓名

No, you know, don't put the names.

不 不要标出姓名

They should guess whose locker is whose.

让他们自己去猜这是谁的柜子

You can put numbers and a list in the back of the book. Be more fun.

你可以在年鉴末尾做个名单 这就更有趣了

Yeah, it would.

对 肯定会的

I like that. It's smart.

好主意 你真聪明

This is impressive.

这相机太赞了

Because you're used to taking pictures by pointing your phone at people.

你只不过是习惯了用手机给别人照相

I like a camera that actually feels like a camera.

我喜欢用真正的相机拍照

These aren't cheap, are they?

这可不便宜 是吧

No, but I auctioned⁵ some stuff online and got a good deal for it.

没错 但是我在网上拍卖了一些东西赚了不少钱

Well, what kind of stuff did you sell?

你都在网上卖些什么

Stuff.

东西呗

Action figures?

动漫公仔

They were really important to me when I was 12.

我12岁的时候对它们爱不释手

Who buys action figures from 12-year-old boys who are tired of them?

谁会从一个玩腻了公仔的12岁男孩手里买这些东西

40-year-old men.

40岁的男人呗

1 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

2 ego   

n.自我，自己，自尊

参考例句：

• He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
• She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

3 lockers   

n.寄物柜( locker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I care about more lockers for the teachers. 我关心教师要有更多的储物柜。 来自辞典例句
• Passengers are requested to stow their hand-baggage in the lockers above the seats. 旅客须将随身携带的行李放入座位上方的贮藏柜里。 来自辞典例句

4 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

5 auctioned   

v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》