伍迪单口相声精选 第8期:不幸福的童年Unhappy Childhood
时间:2019-02-01 作者:英语课 分类:伍迪单口相声精选
英语课
I was talking about this on TV last week. I escape always into a rich fantasy life, that comes from an unhappy childhood.
上周我就在电视里谈论过这个。我总是逃离现实生活而沉浸于绚丽多姿的幻界,这是由于我不幸福的童年导致的。
I come from a poor family. My father worked at Coney Island. He had a concession 1 on the boardwalk, where you knock over milk bottles with baseballs, which I could never do for my entire childhood.
我来自于一个贫穷的家庭。我父亲在科尼岛上工作,他在博德沃克大街上经营着一小块游乐场,就是那种你可以在里面拿着棒球击倒牛奶瓶的地方。可是在我整个童年中,我一次也没有击倒过。
There was a tidal wave at Coney Island, when I was a child, ripped up the boardwalk and did about a million dollars worth of damage, houses and everything.
有一次巨浪冲上了科尼岛,那时我还是个孩子,冲毁了整条博德沃克大街,造成了约一百万美元的损失,房屋等等的一切被冲个干净。
The only thing left standing 2 was those little milk bottles, y'know.
你知道,唯一屹立不倒的东西就是那些小小的奶瓶。
I was, I would say, over-disciplined which is really humiliating. I had to be home nine thirty, prom night.
可以这么说,我被管教得过于服服帖帖,这真的很丢人。我必须九点半回家,还是毕业舞会的晚上。
I made a reservation at the Copa Cabana for five o'clock.
我在“科巴卡巴纳夜总会”预订了一个五点钟的桌子。
I took my date and we watched them set up.
我带着约好的女生去那里,看他们布置场地。
I was, as a matter of fact, when I think of it, terrorized as an adolescent. I was not that young when it happened, I was...I guess about thirteen or so at the time, and was on my way to an amateur music contest.
说实话,回想起那件事我当时真的吓坏了,我还是个青少年,也不算很小了,我想当时大概十三岁左右,事情发生在我去参加业余音乐比赛的路上。
And, my family is musical, you should know that, my father used to play the tuba as a young man, he tried to play the tuba, he tried to play "Flight of the Bumblebee", and blew his liver out through the horn.
我们家很喜欢音乐,你们应该知道,我父亲在他年轻的时候吹过大号,他想学吹大号,他想吹《野蜂飞舞》,差点没把肝脏从喇叭口吹出来。
Now I'm on the subway with my clarinet Jerry jazz musician style, unwrapped and everything, and these twelve guys come running through the subway. Really hairy-knuckled types, y'know, raced through there.
我当时正坐在地铁里,带着我的单簧管,学着杰瑞爵士音乐家的样子。这时有十二个家伙在地铁上跑了过来,真的是那种连指关节上都长毛的家伙,争先恐后。
Apparently 3 they just come from a settlement house, y'know' as they were dribbling 4 a social worker as they went through the car.
显然他们是刚从“社团之家”【1】出来,你知道,因为当他们跑过车厢时,拿一个社会义工当运球玩。
They stop right over me, y'know, because I was conspicuous 5, 'cause I had just eaten a sea-food lunch, I had forgotten to remove the lobster 6 bib, y'know.
他们到我跟前就停住了,因为我看上去比较抢眼,因为我中饭刚吃了海鲜,忘了把围兜摘下来。
So I looked like a farmer with a fat tie, y'know, with Neptune 7 on it.
因此我看起来就像个乡巴佬,戴着一条硕大的领带,上面还画着海神尼普顿。
They stand over me, they start cursing and smoking and tearing up seats, y'know.
他们站在我旁边,开始骂骂咧咧,一边抽着烟一边撕扯坐垫。
I don't say anything, y'know, I just sit there, look down, continue reading 'Heidi'.
我一声不响坐在那里,低着头,继续读我的《海蒂》【2】。
All of a sudden the leader puts his finger under my neck, like this, and goes...
突然之间,他们的头目把手指放到了我脖子下面,就像这样,然后一提。
I got up. He snapped his knee up, quickly, and I refused to give him the satisfaction of doubling over.
我站起身。他弯曲膝盖,猛地一抬,动作非常快。我拒绝朝前弯下身子,让他看我的笑话。
But I did one of the greatest imitations of Lily Ponds, you've ever heard. I hit an M over high C.
不过我的确发出了你可能听到过的最厉害的对莉丽·庞斯【3】的模仿。我触到了高音C之上的M调。
Showed up an hour late for the music contest. Came in second anyhow.
音乐比赛迟到了一个小时,不过我仍然拿了个第二。
I won two weeks at Interfaith Camp, where I was sadistically beaten by boys of all races and creeds 8.
我赢得了参加两周“信仰交互营”【4】的机会,在那里我被所有不同种族和不同信仰的男孩们暴打。
【1】英国和美国的社会慈善组织,举办社交、教育和艺术等的活动。
【2】瑞士儿童文学女作家约翰娜·施毕利的代表作,被改编成各种艺术形式而历久不衰。
【3】莉丽·庞斯,法裔美籍花腔女高音歌唱家。
【4】为了给具有不同背景、不同信仰的青少年提供同吃、同住、同玩、共同成长的机会而举办的集体营。
n.让步,妥协;特许(权)
- We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
- That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
- 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。
n.(燃料或油从系统内)漏泄v.流口水( dribble的现在分词 );(使液体)滴下或作细流;运球,带球
- Basic skills include swimming, dribbling, passing, marking, tackling, throwing, catching and shooting. 个人基本技术包括游泳、带球、传球、盯人、抢截、抛球、接球和射门。 来自互联网
- Carol: [Laurie starts dribbling again] Now do that for ten minutes. 卡罗:(萝莉开始再度运球)现在那样做十分钟。 来自互联网
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
- It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
- Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
n.龙虾,龙虾肉
- The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
- I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾,但它不适宜于我的健康。
n.海王星
- Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
- Neptune turned out to be a dynamic,stormy world.海王星原来是个有生气、多风暴的世界。