美语会话实录第184期(MP3+文本):My bottom still stings

英文原文:

After the doctor's visit
Mom:See? That wasn't so bad.
Lily:Easy for you to say. My bottom still stings.
Mom:It might be sore for a while. You'll be OK. Now let's go home and rest.
Lily:Can't we go to McDonald's first?
Mom:No, sweetie. I'll make you some tomato soup and rice.
Lily:No, thanks.
Mom:And vegetables with porridge.
Lily:Blah...What's that?
Mom:This is all your medicine. You need to take it four times a day for three days straight.

参考译文:

看完医生
妈妈：你看吧？没那么糟嘛。
莉莉：你说得倒轻松。我的屁股还在痛。
妈妈：或许会酸痛一阵子。你不会有事啦。我们现在回家休息吧。
莉莉：我们不能先去麦当劳吗？
妈妈：亲爱的，不可以。我会帮你煮些饭和西红柿汤。
莉莉：不用了，多谢。
妈妈：还有蔬菜粥。
莉莉：是喔……那是啥？
妈妈：这是你的药。你需要一天吃四次，连续吃三天

重点词汇:

bottom (n.)
屁股
The road was slippery, and I fell on my bottom.
马路很滑，害我摔倒。
sting (v.)
感到刺痛
Be careful (so) that the bumblebee doesn't sting you.
小心不然大黄蜂会叮你。
sore (a.)
酸痛，疼痛
A: Your back must be sore from all that bending over.
你的背一定因为弯腰而感到酸痛。
B: And my neck, too!
还有我的脖子！
porridge (n.)
稀饭，燕麦粥
A: What's your favorite breakfast?
你最喜欢吃什么样的早餐？
B: Banana porridge, like my girlfriend makes it.
香蕉麦片粥，就像我女朋友做的。
straight (adv.)
连续
A: How long have you been sick now?
你生病多久了？
B: For eighteen days straight!
大概连续十八天了！