月度归档： 2022年9月

Later on

Grandma:…and I always fold the sheets army style…
Johnny:Uh, huh.
Grandma: That way they look good the next morning no matter what kind of hanky-panky has been going on.
Johnny: And what about these pillow cases?
Grandma: Well, after you wash them and press them, just stick a pillow in ’em.
Johnny:Like this?
Grandma: That’s upside down! Can’t you get anything right?

army (n.)
军队，army style就是「军中要求的样式」，也就是非常整齐的样子
Josh polished his shoes army style–shiny as a mirror.
贾许把鞋油上得像军队里一样——跟镜子一样闪闪发亮。

hanky-panky (n.)
可疑、鬼祟的举动，搞鬼（一般暗示与性有关的可疑动作）
I don’t know what kind of hanky-panky was going on between you and that girl, but you better be careful.
我不知道你跟那个女孩在搞什么玩意，但你最好小心一点。

pillow case
枕头套
A: In the old days, criminals were beat with pillow cases full of doorknobs.
在过去，罪犯都会被用装满门把的枕头套揍。
B: You watch too many gangster movies.
你看太多帮派电影了。

press (v.)
熨烫
Alice got her shirt pressed so there would be no wrinkles in it.
艾莉丝把上衣送去烫，才不会有皱纹。

upside down
上下相反
A: After his girlfriend dumped him, he got deported from the country.
他女朋友甩了之后，就被驱逐出境了。
B: The poor guy’s life went right upside down.
这可怜家伙的生活可是一百八十度大转变了。

接下来

奶奶： ……而且我总是将床单折得像豆腐干一样……
强尼： 喔。
奶奶： 那样一来，不管经过什么胡搞瞎搞，隔天一早看起来还是完好如初。
强尼： 那这些枕头套要怎么弄？
奶奶： 洗过烫平之后，你只要塞一个枕头进去就好了。
强尼： 像这样？
奶奶： 颠倒了啦！你怎么什么都做不好？

Later that afternoon

Grandma: Johnny, are you just sitting around again?
Johnny:I’m just taking a break between washing the windows and cleaning the toilet.
Grandma: I’d say all you’ve done is moved the dirt from the windows on to your face and hands. Disgraceful!
Johnny: I’m doing my best, Grandma…
Grandma: Your best isn’t good enough. Back in my day, I’d clean a whole hospital with a toothbrush and spit, and it’d be twice as clean as this sty!
Johnny: Uh-oh, here we go…

sit around
蘑菇，偷懒
Esther didn’t do anything but sit around for her day off.
艾丝特什么事也没做，就那样混掉一天。

disgraceful (a.)
可耻的，差劲的
A: He put on a disgraceful performance!
他的演出很糟糕！
B: I know! His singing was terrible!
我知道。他的歌声真是糟透了！

sty (n.)
骯脏的地方，猪圈
My house is a real sty because I haven’t cleaned it for a week.
因为一星期没打扫，我家根本是个猪窝了。

稍后，当天下午

奶奶： 强尼，你又在那边摸鱼是不是啊？
强尼： 我刚刚洗完窗户，等一下要洗马桶，我只是中间休息一下。
奶奶： 我说你只是把灰从窗户搬到自己脸上和手上。真不象话！
强尼： 我尽力了，奶奶……
奶奶： 你尽力显然还不够。想当年，我光用一枝牙刷和口水就能清一整间医院，还比这个猪窝干净两倍！
强尼： 糟糕，又来了……

Three days later

Steve:What have you been up to, Johnny?
Johnny:You know-sweeping, scrubbing, washing, drying, waxing, polishing…
Steve:Wow, your grandma’s really having a field day with you, huh?
Johnny:You got that right…and my mom’s still mad about what we did with the dishes.
Steve:You have all the fun, don’t you?
Johnny:Listen, I’d better get back to the grindstone.
Steve:Sure thing, Johnny. Watch out for dishpan hands there, kid!

grindstone (n.)
石磨，引申为「日复一日的琐事、杂务」。get back to the grindstone就是「要回去做每日的工作了」

You have all the fun don’t you
「玩得很开心吧？」在此是反讽的说法
A: Last week, my car was stolen, I got into a fight, and my boss fired me.
上星期，我的车被偷、我跟人打架，我的老板还开除我。
B: You have all the fun, don’t you?
你过得还真是痛快啊，不是吗？

dishpan hands
富贵手，因手部长期接触清洁剂，造成龟裂、脱皮、红肿的皮肤病
A: He put on a disgraceful performance!
他的演出很糟糕！
B: I know! His singing was terrible!
我知道。他的歌声真是糟透了！

三天后

史帝： 最近都在忙什么啊，强尼？
强尼： 你知道的——扫地、刷洗、清洗、烘干、打蜡、磨光……
史帝： 哇，你奶奶跟你挺忙的嘛？
强尼： 你说的没错……而我妈还在气我们丢掉碗盘的事。
史帝： 你还真是不亦乐乎啊，不是吗？
强尼： 听着，我最好回去工作了。
史帝： 没错，强尼。小心别得富贵手啊，小子！