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What the hell's wrong with yourjob?

你的工作这么轻松。　　

You've got a great job. A desk job.

只要坐在办公室。　　

l'd kill for a desk job.

我羡慕死了。　　

You should try stocking vending machines.

你去改行装贩卖机好了。　　

Now there's excitement.

不，谢了，那才叫无聊。　　

Don't you ever get antsy?.

你有没有兴趣到外面走走？　　

Where's there to go?

去哪儿？　　

Fiji. Where's Fiji? Near Florida?

斐济在哪里？佛州吗？　　

This is us.

这是我们。　　

See here?

看好。　　

And all the way around here,Fiji.

斐济群岛就在这儿。　　

You can't get any further away before you start coming back.

再走远一点就回到这里。　　

There's still islands in Fiji where no human being has ever set foot.

那儿尚有些小岛还没有人涉足。　　

So when are you gonna go?

什么时候走？　　

lt's not that simple.

没那么简单。　　

lt takes money, planning.

我需要钱和计划。　　

You can't just up and go.

不能说走就走。　　

Right. l'm gonna do it, don't worry about that.

没错，不过我一定会去。　　

Bonus time is just around the corner.

快要发年终奖金了。　　

Are you coming for a drink?

过来喝杯酒？　　

No, l can't tonight.

今晚不行。　　

l don't like that weather, son. we should head back.

这天气看来不大乐观，我们开回去吧。　　

Oh, no, dad. Not yet. No, come on. We should go back.

不要，不行，该回去了。　　

Just a bit farther. Please?

多开一会，拜托。　　

Okay.Yes!

好吧。

妙语佳句

1.vending

adj. 贩卖的

v. 贩卖，出售（vend的ing形式）

It could be described as a store with no employees inside, or perhaps the world's biggest vending machine.

它可以被形容成一个里面没有服务员的商店，或者是世界上最大的自动售货机。

2.antsy

坐立不安的；焦虑的

Often, the antsy-ness seemed to relax my mind enough for me to get over my creative hurdle.

通常，坐立不安的举动似乎能放松精神，使我能克服创作障碍。

3.further

adv. 进一步地；而且；更远地

adj. 更远的；深一层的

vt. 促进，助长；增进

Increased costs will militate against further enlargement of the buildings.

成本的增加影响了建筑物的进一步扩建。

4.come back

回来；记起；恢复原状，重新流行

You go over to the Coke machine, get your Coke and come back out.

你到对面的可乐机那儿买到你的可乐后再走回来。

5.around the corner

在拐角处；即将来临

But lately many on the right have seized on rising commodity prices as proof that they were right all along, as a sign of high overall inflation just around the corner.

不过，最近许多右翼人士却利用商品价格上涨来证明他们一贯正确，并将价格上涨视为全面通货膨胀高涨即将来临的信号。

考考你 (请翻译)

1.你去改行装贩卖机好了。　　

2.快要发年终奖金了。　

上期参考答案

1.Besides, a half hour across the bay will do you good.

2.Look what l got free at the checkout.