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Nora: Mom! Jethro's eating my underwear! Here, piggy, piggy, piggy. Jethro.

Ian: Mom, before she starts, there isn't a shred¹ of evidence to support her allegations.

Farren: Gillian, your son is a psycho. He booby-trapped my hair dryer².

Ian: Nice hypothesis, but you can't prove it.

Farren: Yeah, but I can hurt you. Mom! Mom! She needs to be medicated.

Nora: Come on, Jethro. Come here.

Farren: I hate this family. Come here.

Nora: Jethro, you're getting a time out.

Gillian: Come on, guys. Backpack.

Farren: What? It's in style.

Gillian: It's inappropriate. Go put on some jeans. And spit out the gum. So, what color do you want to wear today? Red? Blue? Purple?

Nora: Pink, Momma, pink.

Gillian: Farren.

Farren: What? You said jeans.

Gillian: I meant in your size. Come on, guys. Come on. We don't want to be late. There you go. Come on, sweetie.

Farren: No! Get out!

Gillian: No fighting.

Bob: Allow me.

Gillian: Hi. Are we still on for dinner?

Bob: I'll be there.

Gillian: We have an audience.

Farren: Yuck. I'm going to vomit³.

Ian: He is such a loser.

Nora: I like Bob. He's nice.

Farren: He's a boring pen importer. He does the same routine every day. He's like a robot.

Ian: That's 'cause he is a robot. A cyborg, sent from the future, to destroy humanity. Starting with us.

Gillian: Well, it's been three months. Happy anniversary. What is it?

Bob: I have to tell you about my job. This might shock you, but you should know everything before this relationship goes further.

Gillian: Don't, Bob.

Bob: What?

Gillian: I'm very happy when I'm with you.  No one has ever made me laugh like you do, and if I were a single woman, I could see a real future for us. But I'm a package deal.

Bob: What do you mean?

Gillian: My kids are my priority and... How can I put this gently?

Bob: They hate me.

Gillian: Yeah.

Bob: I can make them like me. See?

Gillian: See? You can't make kids like you, not mine or anyone's. My kids have been through a lot, and... I don't think we should take the next step until they warm up to you.

Bob: Doesn't your happiness count? Excuse me. Sorry, I gotta go. Emergency at work.

Gillian: No ink?

Bob: It's much bigger. Sorry, really. I will explain everything tomorrow.

Gillian: Okay. I'll see you tomorrow.

妙语佳句 活学活用

1. a shred of evidence：丝毫的证据。也可以说成是a shred of truth，not a shred of evidence就是说“没有丝毫的证据表明……”。

2. psycho：神经病。法伦在这里是说“你儿子发什么神经？”

3. booby-trap：设陷阱，布置机关。也可以指安放饵雷。例如： The car had been booby-trapped by terrorists.（恐怖分子在那辆汽车里安放了饵雷。）

4. time out：工作中的休息时间，也可以指比赛时的暂停。而out of time则用来表示“不合时宜”，例如：He is born out of time.（他生不逢时。）

5. backpack：背包，背包旅行。背着旅行包去长途旅行的驴友就称为backpacker（背包客），这种旅行方式也称为go backpacking。登山者或远足者使用的背包、旅行包就是rucksack。

6. in style：时髦，别具风格

此外，in style还可以表示“很成功”，或者场面非常“豪华、隆重”，常用in great/grand style来形容。例如：If ever she gives a party she likes to do it in style.（她每举办舞会，总喜欢搞得很排场。）

7. We have an audience：吉莉安在这里的意思是“孩子们正盯着我们”。

8. cyborg：科幻故事中的电子人、半机械人。

9. package deal：一揽子交易，整批处理。吉莉安在这里是说“我还有帮小不点”。

此外，package deal还可以表示“成套服务”，例如：I want a package deal including airfare and hotel.（我需要一个成套服务，包括机票和住宿。）

10. warm up to someone/something: to become more fervent⁴ and earnest toward someone, something, or a group; to become more responsive and receptive to someone, a group, or something.（对某人、某事或某团体更加热情、真挚，更容易接受）

例如：After we talked, he began to warm up to us a little. （在我们交谈后，他开始有些接受我了。）

11. no ink: 无语了，没话说了。

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