《辛普森一家》精讲26 在美国赚外快

Homer!

荷马！

How are we supposed¹ to get to AIaska without any money?

没有钱，我们怎么去阿拉斯加？

AII right, son. If you don't beIieve in me, b?eIieve in America.

儿子，要是你不相信我 那就相信美国梦吧

America. Where any man can make quick money with no questions asked.

美国，一个遍地黄金的地方

Step³ right up and win my truck!

人人都有机会，快来赢这辆货车啊！

AII you have to do is conquer⁴ the BaII of Death⁵.

只需到达圆球之巅就可轻松实现

What's the catch?No catch.

有什么蹊跷吧？没有

Just ride the motorcycIe aII the way around just one time.

只要一次性开着这辆摩托到球顶就算赢

Three tries for $ 1 0.

三次机会，10块钱

Marge, how much money do we have? -Ten doIIars.

玛芝，我们还剩多少钱？10块

That counts as² a try.

这也算一次呦

That's two.

两次

And that's three.

三次

Here's what I'II do, because I Iike seeing you hurt yourseIf:

这样吧，我喜欢看你摔得这么惨

I'II give you one on the house.

再免费给你试一次

You're the best. Dad!

你太好了，爸！

When you get to the top, don't sIow down, speed⁶ up!

到球顶的时候别减速，加速！

But that's when it's the scariest⁷. -Just do it!

但我好怕！听我的没错！

Yes!

耶！

Yay, Dad!

耶，爸！

I'II take that truck now.

现在把卡车给我吧

Oh, man. My wives⁸ are gonna kiII me.

天，我老婆会杀了我的

Next stop, AIaska!

下一站，阿拉斯加！

1 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

4 conquer   

vt.克服，征服，战胜，占领；vi.得胜

参考例句：

• There is always one thing to conquer another.一物降一 物。
• Will can conquer habit.意志能战胜习惯。

5 death   

n.死，死亡

参考例句：

• His death was a great shock to the family.他的死对他的家庭是一个很大的打击。
• I was shocked at the news of her death.我听到她去世的消息十分震惊。

6 speed   

vt./vi（sped,sped,speeded,speeded）加快；飞跑；n.速度

参考例句：

• The car was running at high speed.汽车急速地向前行驶。
• We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up. 如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。

7 scariest   

使人惊恐的，吓人的，可怕的( scary的最高级 )

参考例句：

• This is the scariest story I ever heard. 这是我所听过的最可怕的故事。
• Still, it is rated as the scariest scene in the history of movies. 这个桥段仍被认为是影史上最恐怖的一幕。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年5月号

8 wives   

n.妇人；妻子( wife的名词复数 )v.娶妻( wive的第三人称单数 )；嫁；与…结婚

参考例句：

• Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives. 不主张丈夫代妻子投票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All are good lasses,but whence come the bad wives? 姑娘个个好，泼妇何处来？ 来自《简明英汉词典》