摩登家庭第六季 第142期:只有小姑娘才会在乎情人节

 You don't have to do that for me, Gloria. 你不用为了我这么做，歌洛莉亚。

I usually spend Valentine's Day selling artificial flowers near the well in my village. 情人节我通常都在村子里那口井附近卖手工花。

Where do you people live, National Geographic¹? 你们都住哪儿啊，《国家地理》杂志吗？

I just feel so bad. 这样我会很内疚。

You have both shown me such kindness this week, and I repay you with bad weather over Tampa. 你们这星期对我这么好，我却只给你们带来坏天气。

No, this is better. 不会，这样更好。

It gets crazy out there. 外面过节的人太多了。

I'm happy to avoid the fuss. 能避开那些纷扰我很开心。

Wouldn't have minded a little fuss. 有点纷扰也不错。

Maybe I've been kind of feeling taken for granted lately. 我感觉最近有点被忽视了。

I know only girls are supposed to care about Valentine's day, but -- 我知道只有小姑娘才会在乎什么情人节，但是...

Ah, what am I crying about? 我在哀嚎什么啊？

We get paid more, so what the hell? 我们赚的钱多，管它呢？

Cooper didn't even have the decency² to leave me in time to cancel the caterer³. 库珀做人太不地道了，都没给我时间取消派对厨师预约。

I have 300 of this wasabi shrimp⁴ if you're hungry. 如果你有胃口，这有三百只芥末大虾。

Oh, no, thank you. 不用了 谢谢。

Sardine⁵ rillettes, olive crostini -- 沙丁鱼肉酱，橄榄脆吐司...

What am I supposed to do with all of this? 要怎么才能吃完啊？

Carmelina, that's for company. 卡尔梅利纳，那是给客人吃的。

Oh, well, there's Cam, so we should probably go. 小卡来了，我们该走了。

Oh, you were gone so long, I was afraid you'd woken mother. 你离开了好久，我还担心你吵醒了我妈。

Uh, m-mother? 妈妈？

Didn't I mention? 我没提到吗？

She's recuperating⁶ here, just had both hips⁷ replaced. 她在这里康复，刚置换了两个髋关节。

Oh, that reminds me -- 那提醒了我...

I should put on the security camera in her room. 我该把摄像头安在她房间里。

Did you get it? - Yes. 你拿到了吗？-拿到了。

And guess where they keep the last-minute wedding gifts? 猜猜他们把最后送来的结婚礼物放在哪里？

Hint -- apparently⁸ you need your original hips to keep a nightgown closed. 提示一下，显然你需要原来的髋关节才能让睡衣合上。

Well, I'm glad you stopped by. 很高兴你们过来了。

I really needed this. 我真的很需要。

Oh, Cam, get in here. 小卡，来吧。

Oh, I have a little bit of a sniffle. 我有点鼻塞。

Oh, come on. 来吧。

What's this? 这是什么？

Uh, that is, um -- 那是...

That's a wedding gift for you and Cooper, but once we heard, we didn't think it was appropriate. 送给你和库珀的结婚礼物，但我们听说后就觉得这不合适。

Oh, are you kidding? 你开玩笑吗？

There's no bad time for a gift. 收礼物就没有不合适的时候。

I'm -- I'm sorry it's so late. 抱歉，我们送得太晚了。

We just wanted to get you something that you would really cherish. 我们只是想送你你会珍爱的东西。

Pretty much the best gift we've ever given anyone. 这是我们送出的最棒的礼物。

Yeah, it's -- it's a beautiful...Cheese plate! 是啊，这是很漂亮的...奶酪盘！

 

1 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

3 caterer   

n. 备办食物者，备办宴席者

参考例句：

• My wife went to a lot of trouble; she called a caterer. 我太太花了很多心血，她找了专办派对的人来。
• The wedding reception has been organized by an outside caterer. 婚宴由外界的饮食公司承办。

4 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

5 sardine   

n.[C]沙丁鱼

参考例句：

• Every bus arrives and leaves packed as fully as a sardine tin.每辆开来和开走的公共汽车都塞得像沙丁鱼罐头一样拥挤。
• As we chatted,a brightly painted sardine boat dropped anchor.我们正在聊着，只见一条颜色鲜艳的捕捞沙丁鱼的船抛了锚。

6 recuperating   

v.恢复（健康、体力等），复原( recuperate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He's still recuperating from his operation. 他动了手术，还在恢复。
• He is recuperating from a serious back injury. 他背部受了重伤，目前正在康复中。 来自辞典例句

7 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。