伍迪单口相声精选 第6期:驼鹿The Moose

 　　I shot a moose, once. I was hunting up -state New York, and I shot a moose, and I strap¹ him on to the fender of my car.

　　曾打到过一头驼鹿。我到纽约的西北边狩猎，我打到了一头驼鹿。我把他捆在我车子的前杠上。

　　And I'm driving home along the west side highway, but what I didn't realize was, that the bullet did not penetrate² the moose.

　　我沿着西边公路驱车回家。但是我当时没意识到子弹并没有穿透这头驼鹿。

　　It just creased³ the scalp, knocking him unconscious.

　　它只是擦了一下头皮，把它弄昏过去了。

　　And I'm driving through the Holland tunnel - the moose woke up.

　　在我开车通过“荷兰隧道”时，驼鹿醒了过来。

　　So I'm driving with a live moose on my fender. The moose is signaling for a turn, you know.

　　所以我正开着车，前杠上驮着一头活着的驼鹿。这驼鹿还会打出转弯的手势。

　　There's a law in New York State against driving with a conscious moose on your fender, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

　　纽约州有一条法律：在星期二、星期四和星期六，你开车时前杠上驮着一头有知觉的驼鹿是违法的。

　　And I'm very panicky, and then it hits me: some friends of mine is having a costume party.

　　因此我感到特别紧张，可我突然想起来：我有几个朋友正在举办化装舞会。

　　I'll go, I'll take the moose, I'll ditch him at the party. It wouldn't be my responsibility.

　　我这就过去。我要带上驼鹿一块去，然后在舞会上把他甩掉，那样就不是我的责任了。

　　So I drive up to the party and I knock on the door.

　　于是我开车来到舞会地点，敲响了房门。

　　The moose is next to me. My host comes to the door. I say "Hello. You know the Solomons".

　　驼鹿就站在我旁边。舞会的主人过来开门，我说：“你好啊。你应该认识所罗门吧。”

　　We enter. The moose mingles⁴. Did very well. Scored.

　　我们进了屋，驼鹿马上混入了来宾当中。干得不错，有本事。

　　Two guys were trying to sell him insurance for an hour and a half.

　　有两个家伙甚至向它推销了一个半小时的保险。

　　Twelve o'clock comes - they give out prices for the best costume of the night.

　　午夜十二点，到了颁发当晚最佳服装奖的时候了。

　　First price goes to the Burcowiche's, a married couple dressed as a moose.

　　第一名颁给了伯科维奇夫妇，他们夫妻两个化装成一头驼鹿。

　　The moose comes in second. The moose is furious.

　　驼鹿只拿到第二名。驼鹿怒不可遏。

　　He and the Burcowiches lock antlers in the living room. They knock each other unconscious.

　　它在客厅里拿鹿角和伯科维奇展开了角斗。他们把对方都打昏在地。

　　Now, I figured, is my chance. I grab the moose, strap him onto my fender, and shoot back to the roads, but I got the Burcowiches.

　　现在，我想正好给了我一个机会。我抓过驼鹿，又把它捆到我车子的前杠上，然后我飞速上路。但是我捆的是伯科维奇。

　　So I'm driving along with two jewish people on my fender, and there's a law in New York State...Tuesdays, Thursdays and especially Saturday.

　　因此我正开着车，前杠上驮着两个犹太人。纽约州有一条法律：在星期二、星期四、特别是星期六。

　　The following morning the Burcowiches wake up in the woods, in a moose suit.

　　第二天早上，伯科维奇夫妇在林子里苏醒了过来，仍穿着驼鹿装。

　　Mr. Burcowich is shot, stuffed and mounted-at the New York Athletic⁵ Club, and the joke is on them, because it's restricted.

　　伯科维奇先生被射杀、被填料、被做成标本放到了“纽约运动俱乐部”

　　【1】成立于1868年，属于私人性质的社交俱乐部，其宗旨为“提高发展美国的业余体育运动”。

　　【2】暗指俱乐部限制犹太人加入。

1 strap   

n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎

参考例句：

• She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
• The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。

2 penetrate   

v.透(渗)入；刺入，刺穿；洞察，了解

参考例句：

• Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
• The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。

3 creased   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴

参考例句：

• You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
• The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。

4 mingles   

混合，混入( mingle的第三人称单数 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• He rarely mingles with persons of his own rank in society. 他几乎不与和他身份相同的人交往。
• The distant rumbling of the guns mingles with our marching song. 枪的深邃长声与我们行进歌混合。

5 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。