情景对话

Jennifer: What's that hunk of steel you're carrying?

Billy: It's my kickboard.

Jennifer: You'll drown if you think that's a kickboard.

Billy: Jen, get with the show, OK? This is the latest mode of transportation.

Jennifer: OK, so you've graduated from your tricycle and moved onto the kickboard...

Billy: Nice joke, Jen, but not every kickboard has three wheels. Some only have two wheels.

词汇注释

★ hunk (n.) 大块

★ drown (v.) 淹死，溺死

★ kickboard (n.) 练习游泳用的浮板

★ mode (n.) 样式

★ get with the show （俚）跟上流行，赶上时髦

★ transportation (n.) 运输，交通

★ tricycle (n.) 后轮装有辅助轮的脚踏车
参考译文

珍妮花：你提的那么一大块破铜烂铁是什么玩意？

比　利：这是我的浮板。

珍妮花：如果你认为那是浮板的话，你会淹死的。

比　利：阿花，赶上时髦，好吗？这是最新的交通方式。

珍妮花：好的，所以你刚从三轮脚踏车晋级到滑板车……

比　利：很好笑，阿花，但不是每台滑板车都是三轮的。也有两轮的。