英语中有个词组“play it cool”,看字面意思好像是“装酷”,但其实并不是哦。看看《我们这一天》里的用法吧。

对话原文

I just came out for some air.

我只是出来透透气 

I'm waiting for my Uber.

我是出来等优步的 

I don't know what that is.

我都不知道那是什么 

How does it feel to be dying?

知道自己快死了是什么感觉 

It feels...

那感觉… 

like all these beautiful pieces of life

就好像是生活中的美好瞬间 

are flying around me and...

像碎片一样在我周围翻飞 

I'm trying to catch them.

而我在努力地伸手去抓 

When my granddaughter falls asleep in my lap,

当我孙女靠在我的腿上熟睡时

I try to catch the feeling of her breathing against me.

我想努力抓住她的呼吸触碰在我身上的感觉 

And when I make my son laugh,

当我逗得我儿子发笑时 

I try to catch the sound of him laughing.

我想努力抓住他的笑声 

How it rolls up from his chest.

记住他放声大笑的样子 

But the pieces are moving faster now,

但现在这些片段飞得越来越快 

and I can't catch them all.

快得我难以抓住 

I can feel them slipping through my fingertips.

我能感觉到 它们正在从我指间溜走 

And soon where there used to be my granddaughter breathing

存在我记忆中 孙女的呼吸 

and my son laughing, there will be...

和儿子的笑声 很快就将... 

nothing.

消失了 

I know it feels like you have all the time in the world.

我知道你觉得自己现在还有大把的时间 

But you don't.

但并非如此 

So, stop playing it so cool.

所以别再装得那么冷漠

Catch the moments of your life.

把握生活中的美好瞬间 

Catch them while you're young and quick.

趁着你还年轻利落 把握机会 

Because sooner than you know it, you'll be old.

因为在不经意间 你就老了 

And slow.

变得步履蹒跚 

And there'll be no more of them to catch.

那时候想再重来也没有机会了 

And when a nice boy who adores you

另外 要是有为喜欢你的男孩 

offers you pie,

送你一块派 

say thank you.

说声谢谢

 

今日重点:

睡着:fall asleep

大腿:lap。笔记本电脑,laptop

卷起:roll up

滑动:slip。拖鞋,slipper

指尖:fingertip

抑制情感,冷静处理:play it cool

爱慕:adore。可爱的,adorable

 

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