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Oh, son. Listen, when your boat is, when it's listing.
儿子，听着，当你的船，当它立起来时。　　
and if it's not running, you know.
要是它不能开，你知道。　　
Don't worry, Dad, I get it.
别担心，老爸，我知道了。　　
Mom was wrong about me.
妈妈对我的看法是错的。　　
I'm not an inventor.
我不是发明家。　　
I should've just quit when you said.
当你说时我就应该放弃。　　
Well.
好啦。　　
when it rains, you put on a coat.
下雨时，要穿上外套。　　
Dad, you know I don't understand fishing metaphor.
爸爸，你知道我不懂捕鱼寓言。　　
What?
什么？　　
My coat.
我的外套。　　
Come on, Steve. We've got diem to carpe.
走啦，Steve，我们要抓紧时间。　　
Kill code downloading.
下载自杀指令。　　
Redesigning. Virtualizing.
重设，虚拟化。　　
Cutting.
切。　　
Welding. Forging.
焊，铸。　　
Wiring. Helping.
安电线，帮忙。　　
Testing.
测试。　　
Yes.
耶。　　
Flying Car 2.
飞车ＩＩ。　　
Now with wings.
现在有翅膀了。　　
Hey, I had a weird dream like this once.
嘿，我曾经做个一次这么离奇的梦。　　
I have a macaroni on my head.
我头上有个通心面。　　
Run.
跑。　　
No school!
学校没了。
妙语佳句
1.listing
n. 列表，清单
v. 列表（list的现在分词）
So we have to resort to triggers as in Listing 8.
所以我们必须像清单 8 那样借助于触发器。
2.metaphor
暗喻，隐喻；比喻说法
Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.
让我们把各种隐喻分类。
3.put on
穿上；上演；增加；假装；使…上场
Put on your lifejacket, which would help you to stay up if you fall out of the boat.
穿上救生衣。这样在你万一从船上跌到水里时，它会帮助你不沉到水下去。
4.macaroni
通心粉；通心面条；纨绔子弟
She stuffed her face with lasagna, salad, corn bread, honey ham, turkey, rice, peas, macaroni and cheese and a list of other food this author had to stop naming because he was getting hungry.
她往嘴里塞满烤宽面条、色拉、玉米面包、蜂蜜火腿、火鸡肉、米饭、豌豆、通心粉、奶酪和其他一系列作者不得不停止命名的食物，因为作者越来越饿了。
考考你 (请翻译)
1.当你说时我就应该放弃。
2.我曾经做个一次这么离奇的梦。
上期参考答案
1.We are about to be in the epicenter of a perfect food storm.
2.And in four hours the entire northern hemisphere will be one big potluck.