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But what a glorious end to your final crossing.
但你马上就要退休了。　　　　
if we were to get into New York on Tuesday night and surprise them all.
若能在周二抵达纽约，会让所有人惊呆了。　　
Make the morning papers. Retire with a bang, eh, E.J.?
这样退休多光彩啊？报纸马上就会登出来。　
Good man.
好船长。　　
Well, after that I worked on a squid boat in Monterey.
后来，我又在蒙特里的鱼船上工作。　　
Then I went down to Los Angeles to the pier in Santa Monica.
接着又到洛杉矶。　　　
and started doing portraits there forten cents apiece.　　
在码头画人像，一张一毛钱。　
Why can't I be like you, Jack...ust head out for the horizon.
如果我也能这样就好了，要走就走。　　
whenever I feel like it?
想去哪就去哪。　　
Say we'll go there sometime to that pier.
说我们会去那码头。　　
even if we only ever just talk about it.
哪怕只是说说。　
No, we'll do it.
不，我们一定会去。
We'll drink cheap beer. We'll ride on the roller coaster till we throw up.
可以去喝便宜的啤酒，坐云霄飞车直到吐。　　
Then we'll ride horses on the beach right in the surf.
我们还要在海滩上骑马。　　
Butyou'll have to do it like a real cowboy. None of that sidesaddle stuff.
但要跟牛仔一样，不能侧坐。　
You mean, one leg on each side? Yeah.
两腿分跨两边？
Can you show me? Sure...if you like.
你能教我吗？一句话的事。
Teach me to ride like a man. And chew to bacco like a man.
教我如何像男人一样地骑马，跟男人一样嚼烟草。　　
And spit like a man.
还有跟男人一样地吐口水。

妙语佳句
1.glorious
光荣的；辉煌的；极好的
I would not normally, I cannot write that "ah, our glorious bridge" kind of things.
我不愿随大流，我是写不出那种“啊，我们光荣的大桥”一类的东西的。
2.squid
鱿鱼；乌贼；枪乌贼
The nocturnal animals hide in underwater caves by day, then venture out at night, feeding on small fish, squid, and octopus.
这种夜行性动物白天时隐藏在水底洞穴里，晚上才出来冒险，它们以小鱼、乌贼和章鱼为食。
3.portrait
肖像；描写；半身雕塑像
They said the paint used was also characteristic of that period, as was the intricate and costly style of the lace ruff worn by the man in the portrait.
他们还说，所用的油漆也具有是那个时期的特征，肖像画里男人所穿戴的复杂而又昂贵的花边环状领款式的情况也是这样。
4.throw up
呕吐；抛起
Alcoholics get special treatment making them throw up every time they drink alcohol.
酗酒者得到特殊的治疗让他们每次在喝酒后呕吐。
5.sidesaddle
n. 横座马鞍
adv. 在偏座
There will be huge ball gowns, enchanting combinations of color — pale blue served with pistachio, and equestrienne habits for riding sidesaddle.
那些大大的舞会长袍，迷人的色彩混合-浅蓝色搭配淡黄绿色，还有侧骑女骑士的设计。
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翻译
1.可以去喝便宜的啤酒，坐云霄飞车直到吐。　
2.要怎么把商业策略转译成感情？
上期答案
1.So you've not yet lit the last four boilers?
2.教我如何像男人一样地骑马，跟男人一样嚼烟草。