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Good morning, dad.

早安 爸

you gonna get to that lawn today?

你今天可以把草坪的草割好了吧

You know, when someone says "Good morning,"

你知吗 通常听到别人跟你说“早安”

The traditional response is "Good morning" back.

你应该说回一句“早安”

Sorry.

抱歉

You gonna get to that lawn today?

你今天可以把草坪的草割好了吧

So where you off to?

你要去哪儿

I'm meeting with some jingle writers,

准备跟几位广告歌作曲人见面

Getting ready to shoot a new commercial for bob's bugs be gone.

Bob灭虫公司的新广告快要开拍了

A jingle? That's like a song, right?

广告歌 那也算歌 对吧

That's right, a catchy little tune that sticks in your head

没错 一段朗朗上口的小调

And drives you just a little bit crazy.

一旦听过便忘不了 整天在脑子里转悠

You know emmett and I have a band, right?

你还记得Emmett跟我有一个乐队吧

You know we have a lawn mower, right?

你记得我们有个割草机吧

Don't you think you should give us a shot at writing your jingle?

难道你不觉得你应该给我们一个机会去写你们的广告歌吗

P.J., come on, music's a great hobby for you,

P.J. 老实说 音乐是一个很不错的兴趣

but I need a professional.

但我需要专业人士

Come on, just give us a chance.

不要这样吧 就给我们一个机会嘛

All right, okay.

好吧

If you guys wanna take a shot at it, knock yourselves out.

如果你们是真的想要个机会 那就尽力一试吧

You will not be sorry.

你不会后悔这个决定的

And then one day when I accept my grammy for best exterminator jingle,

将来当我上台接受我的格莱美奖最佳除虫广告歌奖项时

I'm gonna say,

我一定会说

"This one's for you, dad.

“这个奖是为你而获得的 老爸”

And my girlfriend Taylor Swift.

“还有我的女朋友Taylor Swift”

What up, Tay-tay?"

“好啊 Tay-tay”

影视精讲

1. meet with

与...见面

eg. Which Chinese leaders will meet with him?

中方哪些领导人将与他会见？

eg. Take the time to meet with and listen to employees—as much as they need or want.

花时间和员工见面、听取他们的心声 ——尽可能地满足他们的需求与需要。

2. drive someone crazy

使某人发疯(或发狂)，使某人精神失常 go(或run) mad发疯， 发狂；使某人发狂

eg. Focusing on blame will just drive you crazy.

关注于指责只会让你抓狂。

eg. No matter what field you work in there are tasks that are enjoyable and the ones that just drive you crazy.

无论你在哪个领域工作有任务愉快、让你发疯的事。

3. take a shot

猜测；尝试；射击

eg. I said, let me take a shot at selling this.

我说，让我尝试出售这个公司。

eg. But for hunters who are determined to take a shot, lead-free bullets are the “greenest” choice.

不过对于那些开枪射击的猎人来说，无铅子铅才是“最环保”的子弹。