Walter: The tall one with red hair is your cousin Irene...
Annie: You'll recognize her by the disappointed look on her face.
Walter: Who is married to Harold, who ran off with his secretary.
Annie: But came back because Irene threatened to put the dog to sleep if he didn't.
Walter: Your brother Dennis is a professor at Johns Hopkins, who's married to Betsy.
Annie: The most competitive woman in the world.
Walter: I don't see how I'm going to remember all this.
Annie: Oh, well, Walter, you will.
Walter: Your uncle Milton lost all of his money...
Annie: and some other peoples'...
Walter: in a pyramid scheme. Don't mention the IRS or the federal business system.
Your mother is Barbara. Your father is Cliff.
Annie: My father has electric trains.
Walter: Really? Am I what they had in mind?
Annie: Oh, Walter they're going to love you!
妙词佳句
1. run off with sb.
在不少部电影中都听到过这句话,虽然在日常没用过,但大伙还是了解的好。它的意思就是和私奔,或者再柔和一点:由于感情的关系和另外的一个生活活在一块了。譬如杰克和他的前任女朋友在一块了就能说成是 Jack1 ran off with his ex-girlfriend.
2. put the dog to sleep
这句话的表面意思是把那只狗给弄睡了,事实上可不是这么回事。这里的dog 可不是狗的意思。在美国俚语中dog可以指丑女性。整句话的意思就是把那个女性给干掉。
大家来举例:
假如你还不娶我的话,我就把那女的给杀掉。
If you don't marry me, I'll put the dog to sleep.
3. IRS: Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service 是美国财政部的一个机构,职能是实行税收法。Revenues are collected through inpidual income taxes; corporation taxes; excise2, estate, and gift taxes; and social security taxes.