《美食，祈祷和恋爱》一

精彩对白

Stephen: I proofread¹ all of her manuscripts. My wife is very, very beautiful, but she can't spell for anything.

Delia Shiraz: Look at Uncle Stephen. And Auntie Liz. I'm counting the minutes for this to be over so I can get in my big girl pants.

Liz: You look fantastic. You just had a baby.

Delia Shiraz: Oh, you're lying. I'm fat, I'm exhausted²...I can't keep two thoughts. I feel like Liza Minnelli. Stephen, can you hold Jack³? I'm gonna introduce you to Walter.

Stephen: Yeah. Hey, dude, you wanna grab a beer or something?

Liz: My new book comes out in April. Thank you for asking.

Walter: Great.

Delia Shiraz: May.

Liz: May. May.

Delia Shiraz: This is Andre. You two are Times' Most Notable nominees⁴.

Liz: So glad to finally meet you.

Andre: Nice to finally meet you.

Stephen: I fed him nachos. Is that bad?

Andy Shiraz: You look comfortable. What'd you feed him, chloroform? Give him to his dad.

Stephen: I told you, nachos. Know what? I'd be asleep too if I had a dump like that.

Andy Shiraz: We'll give him to his mom.

Delia Shiraz: Come here then. Wanna help me change his diaper?

Liz: Yes, I do.

Andy Shiraz: Hey, how's the vintage car thing going?

Stephen: Oh, no, no, no. l changed jobs. I'm a pastry⁵ chef now.

Andy Shiraz: You mean you're a baker⁶.

Stephen: Yeah.

Andy Shiraz: You wanna get baked?

Liz: I know, I know. It's hard, isn't it? Oh, no.

Delia Shiraz: This is so much fun.

Liz: Did you know the exact moment you wanted to have a baby?

Delia Shiraz I can't remember, but l've had the box since before l got married.

Liz: What box?

Delia Shiraz: It's girly and embarrassing, and you'll laugh at me if I tell you.

Liz: I will laugh at you, but you still have to tell me. Come on.

Delia Shiraz: Under the bed. I've been filling it with baby things...waiting until Andy was ready to be a father.

Liz: So sweet. Does this come in my size? I have a box just like this, except it's filled with National Geographics...and The Times travel section. All the places I wanna see before I die.

Delia Shiraz: Liz, having a baby is like getting a tattoo⁷ on your face. You kind of wanna be fully⁸ committed.

妙语佳句 活学活用

1. proofread: 校阅，校对。

例如：I have proofread twenty pages.（我已经校对完二十页了。）

2. count the minutes for this to be over: 掐表计算这聚会什么时候结束，也就是“指望这快点儿结束”。

3. Liza Minnelli: 丽莎•明奈利，出生于演艺世家，上世纪70年代成为当红演员、歌手、舞蹈演员和电视节目主持人。1973年她凭借影片《歌厅》获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。

4. dude: 花花公子，纨绔子弟。在口语中指“老兄，哥们”。史蒂文这里的意思是“嘿，哥们，来瓶啤酒还是啥？”

例如：His immaculate appearance gave him the nickname of "The Dude" among some.（他那完美的外表，使他在有些人之中赢得了“花花公子”的浑名。）

Who's that dude over there? 那边的那个男的是谁?

5. nacho: 墨西哥人食用的烤干酪辣味玉米片。

6. chloroform: 氯仿，三氯甲烷（旧时医用麻醉剂）

7. change the diaper: 换尿布。

8. vintage car: 古董车，老式汽车。Vintage意思是“佳酿的, 古典的, 优质的”，作名词时可以指“葡萄酒”。

比如：He has some rare old vintage in his collection of wine.（在他的酒类收藏中有一些名贵的陈年葡萄酒。）

9. pastry: 油酥糕点。这里的pastry chef就是“糕点师”。

10. girly: 像少女的, 女人气的。而girly-girly则是指“过于忸怩作态的”。

11. Does this come in my size: 这件我也能穿？