《查莉成长日记》精讲 160

Well, that didn't work. Actually it worked for me. See ya.

看来，还是没效果。其实对我还挺有效果。一会见。

Hi. -Hi. I'm Raymond. -Hi, I'm Teddy. Come on in. Ivy¹, Raymond's here.

嗨。-嗨。我是雷蒙德。-嗨，我是泰迪。请进。艾薇 雷蒙德来了。

It's kind of dark in here.

这儿有点黑啊。

Yeah, we're having a power outage. Could I offer you some chunky milk or a glass of ice cream?

是啊，我们家停电了。给你来点结块的牛奶还是一杯融化的冰激凌？

Uh, I'm cool. Can I use the bathroom?

呃，算了。能用下你们的洗手间吗？

No. The water's out too.

不能。家里也停水了。

Oh, nice place.

噢，世外桃源啊。

I'm gonna see what's keeping Ivy. Just have a seat right there. Ivy!

我去看看艾薇磨蹭什么呢。先坐下吧。艾薇！

Enjoying myself so far.

目前为止还不错。

What's going on?

怎么了？

What if I say something stupid? Then he won't like me.

要是俺说了什么傻话怎么办？他就不喜欢俺了。

Ivy, you say stupid stuff² to me all the time. And I still like you.

艾薇，你一直在对我说傻话。但我也不讨厌你。

I'm serious, t. This is the first guy I've ever really liked. I don't want to mess it up.

很严肃的，小泰。这是俺第一个中意的男生。俺可不想搞砸了。

Come on, you can do this. I can't.

别这样，你没问题的。有问题。

I just know if I look into those big brown eyes I'm gonna freeze.

每当俺对视那双棕色的大眼睛俺都会僵住的。

So you don't want to see his eyes. I can work with that.

这么说来是那双眼睛在作祟。我来帮你搞定。

Ivy will be right out. Meanwhile, let's enjoy some nice battery-powered music...Kicking it old school. Like they did back in the diz-ay.

艾薇马上出来。与此同时，咱们来享受下那收音机里的美妙音乐，重温下复古风。让我们回到上世纪。

Oh, Teddy, right. Ivy did mention you.

噢，泰迪，是吧。艾薇的确提到过你。

Okay, Ivy, come on out. There she is. Now Raymond is right over there by the couch³.

好了，艾薇，出来吧。她来了。雷蒙德现在在沙发旁。

1 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

2 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。

3 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。