《摩登家庭》第1季第7集 第15期:打开天窗说亮话

 So,can we take you and caroline out for ice cream? 我们能带你和Caroline去吃雪糕吗?

We can't. 不行

She's diabetic. 她有糖尿病

Of course she is. 都能猜到了

Let's get out of here. 我们快走吧

Let's get this thing in the trunk. 把这个放进车箱

I can't decide if I'm feeling more proud or mortified¹. 真不知现在是自豪还是压抑

How about now? 那现在呢?

We tell our kids it doesn't matter if you win or lose, 我们总是告诉孩子输赢没关系

But let's be honest. 但是开天窗说亮话

Winning feels pretty great. 赢的感觉还是很爽

There's nothing like that golden moment in the sun. 没什么比这黄金太阳的感觉更好了

I think every parent probably wants that for their child. 我想做人父母的都想孩子好

You know,maybe a little bit for ourselves,too. 但也是带点儿私心的

buddy²! 厉害啊!

So,sometimes, we push too hard. 有时候我们太过强求

And that leads to a lot of resentmend and guilt³. 结果带来了悔恨和内疚

 

1 mortified   

v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 )；伤害（人的感情）；克制；抑制（肉体、情感等）

参考例句：

• She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
• The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities. 对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

3 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。