《天才少女》精讲 37玛丽接受询问

Hi, Mary. I'm Pat¹ Golding, but you can call me Pat if you like. Got it

嗨 玛丽 我叫帕特戈尔丁 你叫我帕特就行 知道了

Do you know why you're here?

你知道你为什么来吗

I mean, has anyone told you what this is about?

有人说过是为了什么事吗

My grandmother wants me to live with her and I wanna stay with Frank²

我外婆希望我跟她一起住 而我想跟弗兰克一起住

That's correct. I'm sure this can all be very scary³ stuff⁴

很好 我知道这可能挺可怕的

Does any of it worry you?

你担心过吗

Nope. Frank says I'm not goin' anywhere

不担心 弗兰克说我哪儿也不去

Your uncle told you you're not going anywhere?

你舅舅说你哪儿都不去

Just fifteen minutes ago. So we done here?

十五分钟之前说的 我们谈完了吗

Not quite yet

还没有

My best friend other than Frank and Fred is Roberta who lives a couple houses away

除了弗兰克和弗雷德 我最好的朋友就是罗伯塔 她住在我家附近

Really? What's she like?

是吗 她是什么样的人

She's nice and funny. And I love her

她和善 风趣 我喜欢她

That's nice. Is Roberta your only friend your age?

那挺好 罗伯塔是你唯一的同龄朋友吗

Roberta's not my age. She's like 40 50 30 something

罗伯塔跟我不同龄 她大概40 50 30多岁的样子

Roberta's a grown woman?

罗伯塔是个成年人?

People my age are boring. Roberta's cool. Okay

我的同龄人都很无趣 罗伯塔很棒 好

I don't watch TV. But I got hooked on SpongeBob

我不看电视 但我喜欢海绵宝宝

Mostly because Roberta loves it

主要是因为罗伯塔喜欢

1 pat   

n.轻拍，拍打声；vt.轻拍，拍打；vi.轻跑，轻击；adv.适时，彻底；adj.油腔滑调的，恰好的，合适的

参考例句：

• Could you hear the pat?你能听到轻轻的拍击声吗？
• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。

2 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

3 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？

4 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。