Larry: They would be cute on an 8-year old girl, not a college-aged young woman...And how about that jacket you have with all the extra zippers all over it?

LH: 哼！咱俩眼光不同，我不跟你争了。反正我妈的这件爱心毛衣，你非穿不可。

Larry: Lihua, I don't think you understand. There is no way I'm going out in public with that thing on!

LH: 你不穿我就要生气了！

Larry: Forget about it! (a second passes) Lihua, come on. Don't be angry. Lihua?

LH: 别理我。我正生气呢。

Larry: (Begrudgingly, sighs) OK, fine. I guess I'll have to swallow my pride and wear the sweater.

LH: Swallow your pride？你说什么呢？

Larry: To swallow your pride means to begrudgingly do something that you are embarrassed to do.

LH: Swallow one's pride就是忍气吞声，勉强去做不愿做的事儿。这么说……你是要穿这件毛衣喽？

Larry: Yes, if it will make you happy, I will swallow my pride and wear your mother's tacky sweater.

LH: OH YEAH! Larry你真好！

Larry: Well, it's only because I know you have to swallow your pride and do many things on my behalf as well.

LH: 啊？我也为了你忍气吞声过？

Larry: Well, remember when my boss accidentally called you his "Japanese friend"? You just smiled and nodded, but I'm sure you wanted to correct him.

LH: 哦，想起来了。那次，你老板的确把我当成了日本人，不过没关系啦，美国人把中国、韩国、日本人搞混是常事。我不介意，我们中国人也常常觉得只要金头发蓝眼睛就都是美国人！

Larry: Well, do you remember when you swallowed your pride last Halloween? I made you wear that tacky French maid costume to my friend's party!

LH: 对！那次万圣节，你非让我穿那件难看得要命的法国女仆装！

Larry: Right. And I want to thank you for swallowing your pride and wearing that tacky costume.

LH: 等等！你是说这件爱心毛衣和那件女仆装一样俗气难看？

Larry: Why not? I think the sweater is tacky, just like you thought the costume was tacky.

LH: 可是……我穿的那件女仆装还特别曝露，别扭死了！

Larry: Oh, come on. Wearing a sexy costume is normal on Halloween!

LH: 可我不喜欢穿这种衣服！穿女仆装在你一大堆朋友前走来走去，I really had to swallow my pride! 我牺牲了多少自尊啊！

Larry: Gee, I didn't realize it was so embarrassing for you. You win, ok? I'll wear the tacky sweater. But that's all I can do.

LH: 你想得美！你看，这里还有一个 Hello Kitty的手套，也是我妈织给你的！戴上吧！

Larry: Oh good grief. How does your mother know how to make all of this stuff?

来源：流行美语   编辑：许银娟