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No, the Iift is stuck.
不，升降机卡住了…
Am I getting through to anyone?
大家明白我的意思吗？
HeII, yeah. We need a new one of those things.
明白！我们需要一台新升降机！
AII in favor of a new scissor Iift, say ''aye. ''
赞同购买新升降机的请说"赞成"
Aye. No!
赞成。不！
This Iake is just one piece of trash away from a toxic nightmare.
这湖水离彻底变成剧毒之湖仅仅一步之遥
But I knew you wouIdn't Iisten.
但是我知道我说的你们只会充耳不闻
So I took the Iiberty of pouring water from the Iake in aII your drinking gIasses.
所以我擅做主张把你们喝的水都换成了湖水
This is why we shouId hate kids.
所以说不能给孩子好脸色看！
This is serious, peopIe.
这事事关重大
No more dumping in the Iake. I hereby decIare a state of emergency.
今后禁止向湖中倾倒废物 我现在宣布进入紧急状态
Code bIack.
黑色紧急状态！
BIack? That's the worst coIor there is.
黑色？这可是最糟糕的颜色！
No offense there, CarI. -I get it aII the time.
不是说你，卡尔 - 算了，这种事我都习惯了
Sorry, sorry. No dumping in the Iake.
对不起，湖里禁止丢弃废物
Fine. I wiII put my yard trimmings in a car compactor.
好吧，那我就把后院清理的垃圾扔到车里去
Chief, I think there was a dead body in there.
警长，我觉得那好像是具尸体
I thought that too, untiI he said ''yard trimmings. ''
我也是这么想的，但他说了是后院废物
You gotta Iearn to Iisten, Lou.
卢，你得会听才行
Let us now make sure this barrier is compIeteIy idiot-proof.
现在来看看这屏障是不是 对傻子也百毒不侵
CIetus. -Yessum?
克里特斯？ - 有何吩咐？
Try to dump something in the Iake.
往湖里扔点东西进去
Okay.
好的
I can't. I simpIy can't.
不行啊，扔不了啊！
BriIIiant。Very effective.
太好了。真有效啊

妙语佳句

1.in favor of
有利于；支持；赞同
Some people are in favor of reform, and others have concerns.
一些人赞同进行改革，而另一些人心存疑惑。

2.make sure
确信；证实
Make sure your relationship has room for give and take.
请确信你们的关系有索取和给予的空间。
该公司把分装商的姓名或易识别的姓名首字母加在商店品牌的后面。

剧情百科

看来丽莎的新闻发布会效果还不错，能把镇上的居民们发动起来一起进行一场大清洁行动，不过这场大清洁行动能奏效吗？……

考考你 Q&A
Please fill in the blanks with the proper words

1.There are concerns that a new civil war may ______ ______ if no solution is found.
有人担忧，如果不尽快找出解决方案，可能会爆发新的内战。

2.When I hurried to school, I was almost ______ ______ ______.
当我赶到学校时几乎是上气不接下气。

本期答案见下期

上期答案：

1.Symptoms, if any, depend on location and size;
若有症状的话，要看位置与大小。

2.In any case, feeling a sense of accomplishment is a powerful source of motivation.
在任何情况下，成就感是一种保持积极性的十分有力源泉。