经典再现

LEONARD:So, wait, what have you been doing for the past six months?
L:等等，那之前的6个月你都干嘛了？
Raj:You know, checking e-mail, updating my facebook status, messing up wikipedia entries.
R:你知道的，收发邮件，更新我在脸谱网的个人状态，搞乱维基百科条目。
Hey, did you know Netflix lets you stream movies on your computer now?
嘿，你们知道Netflix现在能下载电影了吗？
Sheldon:And you've continued to take the university's money under false pretences?
S:你是说你仍在以欺诈手段继续挥霍大学的研究经费？
Highly unethical for an astrophysicist.
对一个天体物理学家来说这是很不道德的。
Although practically mandatory for a pirate.
尽管盗版事实上也是被逼无奈的。
Raj:I don't want to go back to India.
R:我不想回印度。
It's hot and loud, and there's so many people.
又热又吵，人满为患。
You have no idea, they're everywhere.
你们根本就不了解，到处都是人。
Howard:Okay, guys, think, how do we keep Raj in the country?
H:好啦，伙计们，想想办法。怎么才能让拉杰留下？
Penny:Why doesn't he just get another job?
P:干嘛不再找份工作？
Howard:What are you asking me for? I don't know if you can talk now or not.
H:你问我干什么？我又不知道你现在能不能讲话。
Raj:Oh, beef, I'm going to miss you so much.
R:噢，亲爱的小牛肉…我一定会想念你们的。
Do you know, at the Mumbai McDonald's, you can't get a Big Mac?
你知道吗？孟买的麦当劳根本买不到巨无霸。
All you can get is a Chicken Maharaja Mac.
除了王公鸡肉汉堡啥都没有。
And the special sauce, curry, which, in India, believe you me, is really not that special.
酱料嘛…咖喱…相信我，在印度咖喱可没什么特别。
Leonard:Don't worry, you'll find another job.
L:别担心啦，你会找到新工作的。
Raj:Yeah let me start practicing for it. Do you want fries with that Maharaja Mac?”
R:好吧，我先来练习一下。要来份王公汉堡加薯条吗？

身临其境练一练

本段对话选自The Big Bang Theory 《生活大爆炸》

职场美语

Don,you never help around the house with the house work.
唐，你从来不帮着做家务。
Well,I'm wiinning the bread and butter,aren't I？
恩，我不是每天都为家里挣钱吗？

Where have you been these days?I havn't seen you for a long time.
你最近干嘛去了？我都很久没见到你了。
Oh,I'm winning the bread and butter,because my mother has been sick.
哦，我在维持生计啊，我妈妈病了很久了。

精讲部分

Win the bread and butter字面意思上是“赢得面包和黄油”。在西方，面包和黄油是日常饮食的基本需求，常用来指代生存的必需品，生计。所以win the bread and butter就是“谋生，维持生计”的意思。