美语会话实录第269期(MP3+文本):Grindstone

英文原文:
Steve:What have you been up to, Johnny?
Johnny:You know-sweeping, scrubbing, washing, drying, waxing, polishing...
Steve:Wow, your grandma's really having a field day with you, huh?
Johnny:You got that right...and my mom's still mad about what we did with the dishes.
Steve:You have all the fun, don't you?
Johnny:Listen, I'd better get back to the grindstone.
Steve:Sure thing, Johnny. Watch out for dishpan hands there, kid!

参考译文:
史帝： 最近都在忙什么啊，强尼？
强尼： 你知道的——扫地、刷洗、清洗、烘干、打蜡、磨光……
史帝： 哇，你奶奶跟你挺忙的嘛？
强尼： 你说的没错……而我妈还在气我们丢掉碗盘的事。
史帝： 你还真是不亦乐乎啊，不是吗？
强尼： 听着，我最好回去工作了。
史帝： 没错，强尼。小心别得富贵手啊，小子！

重点词汇:

grindstone (n.)
石磨，引申为“日复一日的琐事、杂务”。get back to the grindstone就是“要回去做每日的工作了”
You have all the fun don’t you
玩得很开心吧？”在此是反讽的说法
A: Last week, my car was stolen, I got into a fight, and my boss fired me.
上星期，我的车被偷、我跟人打架，我的老板还开除我。
B: You have all the fun, don't you?
你过得还真是痛快啊，不是吗？
dishpan hands
富贵手，因手部长期接触清洁剂，造成龟裂、脱皮、红肿的皮肤病
A: He put on a disgraceful performance!
他的演出很糟糕！
B: I know! His singing was terrible!
我知道。他的歌声真是糟透了！