E22【双语精讲】感谢牦牛哥，找到新线索啦！

E22 感谢牦牛哥，找到新线索啦！

原文及翻译 

Out in the courtyard, Judy tried to act normal. Her eyes darted around, looking for a neutral place to land.

在户外的庭院里，朱迪尽量表现得自然一些。她目光睃了一眼，想要落在一个不让她那么尴尬的地方。

“Yeah, some mammals say the naturalist life is weird,” said Yax. “But you know what I say is weird? Clothes on animals! Here we go. As you can see, Nanga’s an elephant, so she’ll totally remember everything.”

“哦，有些动物说自然主义者的生活怪异，”犀利哥说道，“不过你知道在我看来什么才怪异吗？动物穿衣服！我们到了。正如你们所看到的，南格是一头大象，所以她能记住所有的事情。”

Nanga looked curiously at the newcomers.

“Hey, Nanga, these dudes have some questions about Emmitt the otter,”said Yax.

“Who?” Nanga asked.

“Emmitt Otterton,” Yax prompted.

“Been coming to your yoga class for like six years.”

南格一脸好奇地看着陌生的访客。

“你好，南格，这些家伙要问几个有关水獭艾米的问题。” 犀利哥说道。

“谁？”南格问道。

“艾米·奥獭顿，”犀利哥提醒道，“一直在上你的瑜伽课，都六年了。”

“I have no memory of this beaver,” Nanga stated.

“Yeah, he’s an otter, actually,” Judy corrected, looking over at Nick in dismay.

“He was here a couple Wednesdays ago. ’Member?” Yax prompted Nanga.

“我不记得这只海狸。”南格说。

“嗨，实际上，他是水獭。”朱迪纠正道，失落地看向尼克。“两个星期之前的星期三他来过这里，想起来了吗？”犀利哥追问道。

But the elephant just shook her head. “Nope.”

但是这头大象只是摇摇头，说了声 ：“没有。”

“Yeah,” Yax continued. “He was wearing a green cable-knit sweater-vest and a new pair of corduroy slacks. Oh, and a paisley tie, sweet Windsor knot, real tight. Remember that, Nanga?”

“来了，”犀利哥继续说道，“他当时穿了一件绿色的绞花针织马甲和一条新买的灯芯绒休闲裤。哦，还戴了一条佩斯利印花领带，很漂亮的温莎结，打得很紧。想起来了吗，南格？”

Judy couldn’t believe her luck. Yax was a gold mine! She scrambled to write everything down.

“No,” Nanga said again.

朱迪怎么也想不到自己运气这么好。犀利哥简直就是聚宝盆！她匆忙记下了所有信息。

“没有，”南格继续说道。

 “Uh, ah, you didn’t happen to catch the license plate number did you?” Judy asked.

“Oh, for sure,” Yax nodded. “It was 29THD03.”

“呃，啊，你有没有碰巧记下车牌号码？”朱迪问道。

“哦，当然，”犀利哥点点头，说道，“车牌号是 29THD03。”

Judy’s pen moved quickly. “—03. Wow. This is a lot of great info. Thank you.”

Yax smiled.

“Told ya Nanga had a mind like a steel trap. I wish I had a memory like an elephant.”

朱迪下笔飞快。“——03。哇，很多有用的线索。谢谢你。”

犀利哥微微一笑，说道 ：“跟你说了，南格有着极其敏锐的头脑。我真希望我的记忆力能像大象那样。”

Outside the club, in Sahara Square, Nick smiled smugly.

“Well, I had a ball. You are welcome for the clue. And seeing as how any moron can run a plate, I’ll take that pen and bid you adieu.”

出了俱乐部来到撒哈拉广场，尼克自鸣得意地微微笑道：“好了，我真开心。你查到线索了，不用谢我。既然再笨的人也能查到车牌，我就要取回那支笔，跟你道别了。”

Judy held out the pen, but as Nick went to reach for it, she realized something.

She pulled it back before he could swipe it. “The plate...I can’t run the plate...I’m not in the system yet.” She put the pen back in her pocket and smiled at Nick.

朱迪掏出那支笔递了出去，但是在尼克伸手去拿时，她意识到一些问题。还没等他碰到笔，她又收了回来。“那个车牌…… 我没法查车牌……我还没进入那个系统。”她把那支笔放回到口袋里，面带笑容地看着尼克。

“Gimme the pen, please,” said Nick.

“What was it you said? ‘Any moron can run a plate’? Gosh...if only there were a moron around who was up to the task...,” she said.

“Rabbit, I did what you asked; you can’t keep me on the hook forever,”said Nick.

“拜托把笔给我。”尼克说道。

“你之前说什么？‘再笨的人也能查到车牌’？老天……要是身边有个笨人正好适合做这个事情……”她说道。

“兔子，你让我做的事情我做了 ；你不能永远拖着我。”尼克说道。

“No, not forever. I have”—Judy paused as she checked her phone—“thirty-six hours left to solve this case. Can you run the plate or not?”

“不，不是永远。我还有”——朱迪确认了一下手机，顿了顿继续说道——“36 个小时来侦破这起案件。你会不会查车牌？”

Nick stared at Judy, and then slowly grinned. “I just remembered, I have a pal at the DMV.”

尼克凝视着朱迪，然后慢慢咧嘴一笑，说道 ：“我刚刚想起来了，我有个朋友在动物车辆管理局上班。”

重点单词

1.dart v. 目光飞快扫过

I dart around the room. 我飞快扫了一眼房间。

2.prompt v. 提醒

They get too nervous on stage and have to be prompted.

他们太紧张了，必须要有人提示一下。

3.beaver n. 海狸

4.corduroy n. 灯芯绒

5.grin v. 咧嘴笑

She grinned at us. 她朝着我们咧嘴笑了笑。

重点词组/句型

1.“An elephant never forgets.” 记性可真好啊。

2.sb is a gold mine. 这个人真是个“宝藏男孩/女孩“。

3.license plate number 车牌号

4.Told ya(you). 早告诉过你了。

5.A person with a mind like steep trap 一个头脑敏捷的人

6.have a ball / have a good time.

I had a ball at that party. / I had a good time at that party. 我在那个派对上玩得很开心。

7.Bid adieu说再见

8.Can someone do sth or not?  某人是否能做某事？

Can you make it to the restaurant or not?

这个餐厅你到底是来还是来不了了？

Can you do it or not?

这事儿你是能做还是不能做？