美语会话实录第272期(MP3+文本):Dollar store

英文原文:

Four days later
Mom: Johnny, I want to thank you.
Johnny: What do you mean, Mom? For breaking your best china?
Mom: Oh, Johnny, that stuff was dollar store junk. No, I want to thank you for keeping Grandma busy.
Johnny: Well, it's more like she kept me busy...
Mom: I know, and normally she's trying to tell ME how to clean MY house. So, thank you.
Johnny:Am I back in your good books?
Mom: Not only that, but I'm going to buy you that video game after all!

参考译文:

四天后
妈妈： 强尼，我想谢谢你。
强尼： 妈，你的意思是什么？谢我打破你最好的瓷器吗？
妈妈： 喔，强尼，那不过是一元商店的便宜货。不，我是要谢谢你一直让奶奶有得忙……
强尼： 呃，比较像她让我一直有得忙吧……
妈妈： 我知道，一般她都是想教“我”如何清理“我”家。所以谢谢你。
强尼： 我又重新得宠了吗？
妈妈： 不只如此，我终于要帮你买新电玩游戏了！

重点词汇:

dollar store
一元商店，专门卖便宜日用品的商店，定价皆为美金一元，类似本地的十元商店
Everything costs one dollar at the dollar store.
在一元商店里，每样东西都卖一美元。
keep someone busy
让某人有事可忙，让某人闲不下来
My teacher keeps me busy with a lot of homework.
我的老师给了一堆功课。让我闲不下来。