我才不要分心

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【我才不要分心】

Dave:          Do you think maybe it would be better to just talk to Vince? Explain the situation?

戴夫：         你觉得去跟文斯说会不会好一点？解释这整个情况？

Zina:           No way. I want the satisfaction of ¹⁾ squishing this bug myself. Plus, what if it\'s Vince?

吉娜：         门都没有。我要自己享受压扁这只虫子的满足感。而且若文斯就是那小子怎么办？

Dave:          I don\'t think so. Your admirer seems kind of sweet. Aren\'t you even a little ²⁾ curious about him?

戴夫：         不会吧。你那仰慕者似乎还蛮贴心的。难道你对他一点都不好奇？

Zina:  He\'s just a ³⁾ distraction, like a mosquito buzzing in my ear. I want no distractions.

吉娜：         他只会让人分心，就像耳边蚊子嗡嗡叫。我才不要分心。

Dave:          A little distraction might ⁴⁾ do you some good, Zina.

戴夫：         稍微分点心或许对你有好处，吉娜。

语言详解

A: Our two-year-old baby is always getting into trouble.

    我们家那个两岁的小鬼老是出状况。

B: Two is the age when they start to get curious.

    孩子就是从两岁会开始好奇。

【a little curious 一点儿好奇】

a little 意思是“不多，但仍有一点”，如果是little，意思是“很少”，隐含否定之意。

A: There\'s still a little time. We can have another drink.

     还有一点时间，我们可以再来一杯。

B: But there is little money with us.

     但是我们没有什么钱了。

A: I think they would accept my credit card.

     我想他们会接受我的信用卡。

1）quish  (v.) 挤扁，压扁

2)  curious  (a.) 感到好奇的

3)  distraction  (n.) 分心

4)  do someone good  对某人有好处