参考译文
Sonia: What in the world is that?!
索尼亚:那到底是什么?
Nadir: It’s a life-size figure of George Washington. It’s for Leon’s school project.
纳迪:那是真人大小的乔治·华盛顿人像,为了里奥学校的项目准备的。
Sonia: Then why are you making it?
索尼亚:那你为什么弄这个?
Nadir: I’m not. I’m just helping him.
纳迪:不是我弄的,我只是帮忙弄了。
Sonia: Uh-huh. Why does George Washington have really big hands and flat palms?
索尼亚:呃…为什么乔治·华盛顿有那么大的双手和平掌?
Nadir: He cut down the family’s cherry tree. Remember? He probably needed big hands to do that.
纳迪:还记得他把家里的樱桃树砍倒了吗?也许他需要一双大手去做。
Sonia: And why does he have little tiny feet with six toes on each foot and no ankles?
索尼亚:为什么他只有小脚,而且每只脚都有六个脚趾,确没有脚踝?
Nadir: I made a little mistake with those, but they’ll be covered up with shoes, so no one will see them.
纳迪:这些地方确实出现了点失误,但是穿上鞋子后就会盖住了,所以不会有人看到他们。
Sonia: And why is George’s head shaped like an egg? His ears are lopsided and his earlobes are disproportionate to his other facial features.
索尼亚:为什么乔治的头像个鸡蛋?他的耳朵倾向一方,他的耳垂跟面部特征不协调。
Nadir: That’s why I made the forehead and chin bigger, so no one will notice those ears. We’ll probably put a hat on him anyway.
纳迪:这就是为什么我把前额和下巴弄得大点,那么就没人注意到耳朵了。也许还会给他戴个帽子。
Sonia: But his legs look really thin on top and thick on the bottom, with kneecaps that stick out.
索尼亚:但是他的大腿看着很单薄,小腿却很厚重,而且膝盖骨还那么突出。
Nadir: I’ll put pants on him, so no one will see those either.
纳迪:我会给他穿上裤子,所以也不会有人砍到。
Sonia: So it won’t matter if he’s not anatomically correct, right?
索尼亚:所以从解剖学上说,他比例不当也没有关系,对吧?
Nadir: Right.
纳迪:是的。
Sonia: Good thing this isn’t for science class!
索尼亚:好东西是不适合上科学课的!
听力原文
Sonia: What in the world is that?!
Nadir: It’s a life-size figure of George Washington. It’s for Leon’s school project.
Sonia: Then why are you making it?
Nadir: I’m not. I’m just helping him.
Sonia: Uh-huh. Why does George Washington have really big hands and flat palms?
Nadir: He cut down the family’s cherry tree. Remember? He probably needed big hands to do that.
Sonia: And why does he have little tiny feet with six toes on each foot and no ankles?
Nadir: I made a little mistake with those, but they’ll be covered up with shoes, so no one will see them.
Sonia: And why is George’s head shaped like an egg? His ears are lopsided and his earlobes are disproportionate to his other facial features.
Nadir: That’s why I made the forehead and chin bigger, so no one will notice those ears. We’ll probably put a hat on him anyway.
Sonia: But his legs look really thin on top and thick on the bottom, with kneecaps that stick out.
Nadir: I’ll put pants on him, so no one will see those either.
Sonia: So it won’t matter if he’s not anatomically correct, right?
Nadir: Right.
Sonia: Good thing this isn’t for science class!