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2008-07-01
Lingling: It’s my birthday today, Pingping.
birthday: 生日 today: 今天
Pingping: Whuh?
whuh: 什么
Lingling: I say… It’s my birthday.
Pingping: So?
so: 那么…
Pig: Why do you think the zoo has so much trouble getting Lingling to mate with Pingping?
zoo: 动物园 trouble: 麻烦，困难 mate with: 紧密配合【交配】
Sheep: Who knows.
know: 知道
2008-07-02
Pig: I heard you got a job writing epitaphs for people’s tombstones.
hear: 听说 job: 工作 writing: write的现在进行式，写 write for：为……撰写 epitaphs: 墓志铭 tombstones: 墓碑
Rat: Yeah…this one’s tough, though, ’cause the guy didn’t seem to do a lot.
tough: 棘手的 though: 然而，不过 ‘cause:because 因为 seem: 好像
Pig: Let me see.
He lived. He died. We barely cried.
live: 活着 die: 死 barely: 仅仅，勉强 cried: 哭
Pig: Quite a tribute.
quite a tribute.: 好一首颂词！【讽刺的语气】 quite: 很，十分 tribute: 颂词；赞颂
Rat: Hey. It rhymes.
rhyme: 押韵
2008-07-03
Zebra: I hear you got a job writing epitaphs.
hear: 听说 job: 工作 writing: write的现在进行式，写 epitaphs: 墓志铭
Rat: Yes, but it’s hard to sum up a person’s life respectfully in just a few lines. Here, look at one I just did…
hard: 困难的 sum up: 总结，概括 person: 人 respectfully: 恭敬地 a few lines: 几句话，几行字
Here layeth Bob. Who never got a job. But don’t be sad, be funny. He’s done leeching your money.
layeth: =lay,躺 never: 从不 sad: 悲伤的 funny: 高兴的 leech: 榨取
Zebra: I don’t think I’ll hire you.
hire: 雇佣
Rat: Hey…does anything rhyme with “drunken hobo”?
drunken: 常醉的 hobo: 无业游民
2008-07-04
Man: Hey, Rat. What are you doing?
Rat: Well, since I got a job writing epitaphs, I thought I’d write yours.
since：自从 epitaph；墓志铭
Man: Do I want to see this?
Rat: Oh, sure. It’s more complimentary than you’d probably imagine.
complimentary：称赞的 probably：可能地 imagine：想象
He drew cartoons, but they were rotten. And that is why he’s now forgotten.
drew：画画 cartoon：卡通 rotten：腐烂的 forgotten：忘记
Rat: You see upset.
upset：烦乱的
2008-07-05
Rat: What the matter with you?
matter：问题
Pig: My back hurt, so my doctor gave me pain killers. But I think I took too much. I feel weird.
Pig: My back hurt, so my doctor gave me pain killers. But I think I took too much. I feel weird.
back：后背 hurt：疼痛 doctor：医生 pain killer：止痛药 weird：怪异的
Rat: How do you mean weird?
Pig: Weird.
Dinasaw: How weird?
Pig: I gotta go.
gotta：<美俚> (=have got to) 必须
2008-07-06
Pig: I’m thinking about going to Mexico. But I’m worried about not knowing Spanish.
think about：考虑 worry about：担心 knowing：知道，了解 Spanish：西班牙语
Rat: I know some… What do you want to know?
Pig: Well, what’s the Spanish word for taco?
taco：玉米卷，墨西哥煎玉米卷
Rat: That’s it.
Pig: What’s it?
Rat: That’s the word.
Rat: That’s the word.
Pig: What’s the word?
Rat: I just told you.
Pig: You said that’s the word.
Rat: Yes.
Pig: So what’s the word for burrito?
burrito：玉米煎饼
Rat: It’s the same.
Pig: It’s the same.
Rat: Yes.
Pig: Then what’s the word for enchilada?
enchilada；墨西哥菜
Rat: Dude, don’t be a moron.
Man: You want what senor?
senor：绅士
Pig: Two that’s one same, and dude, don’t a moron.
dude：花花公子，纨绔子弟 moron：低能，笨人
2008-07-07
Fred: Okay, guys, listen. There seems to be a trend in comic strips of killing off a character, or at least coming close. They’re all doing it， ‘Funky winkerbean’, ‘Dilbert’, ‘For better or for worse’…
there seems to be：似乎只有 seems：看上去 trend：趋势 comic strips：连环画 kill off ：消灭光，除去 character：角色 at least：至少 coming close：接近 Funky winkerbean【 •Funky Winkerbean is a comic strip created by high school teacher Tom batiuk (pronounced "BAT-ick"), which debuted on March 26, 1972.】 dilbert：(经理、上级)蔑视，欺侮，欺辱【一部漫画的名字】 better：更好的 worse：更坏的
Pig: ‘For better or for worse’? Is that great strip that was gonna retire. But then didn’t , then started running repeats, then didn’t. Then ran new ones, but then fixed up the old ones and now is gonna run new old un-new new ones?
strop：长条,条状 gonna：<美> 将要(=going to) retire：退休，退职 started：开始 repeats：重复 ran：连映 fix up：安排
Pig: Whoa, I think my brain exploded.
brain: 大脑 exploded：爆炸了的
2008-07-08
Fred: Ok, guys. Now listen. Other comic strips have been killing their characters right and left. So if we are gonna stay competitive, I think we have to “off” a character also.
comic strips：连环画 killing：杀死【砍掉】 character：角色 stay competitive：保持竞争力 character：角色
Fred: One of our own characters.
Rat: Oh.
2008-07-09
Goat: Do you really think partis is going to kill off one of our main characters?
kill off：除去 main：主要的 characters：角色
Rat: Yep. ..And I am excited. We can use a little thinning of the herd.
excited：兴奋的 thinning：稀释 herd：兽群
Goat: But who do you think it’ll be?
Rat: Somenoe useless. Someone who’s not funny.
useless：无用的 funny：有趣的
gasp：喘气
Rat: Dibs on the ipod.
dibs on the ipod：还要看了跟个为重要
2008-07-10
Goat: Oh, my god! I can’t believe it! Our own creator died. It’s so sad!
god：上帝 believe：相信 creator：创造者 died：死了 sad：悲伤的
Rat: Sad? Dude. It rocks. He said a character had to die this week. And it’s not us!
dude：花花公子，纨绔子弟 rock；摇动 character：角色 week：周，星期
Fred: Did he say it was only one?Well，no，but I ack
thud：重击声
Goat: I suppose it would look bad to jump up and cheer.
suppose：假设，以为 jump up：跳起 cheer：加油，激励
2008-07-11
Fred: Whoa，Dude. I died in my ownstrip. This is so messed up.
dude:小子 die:死于 own：自己的 strip:轨道 messed up：【糟糕】
Rat: You? Who caresabout you? I died! Me, the star! And I’m stuck in eternity with you!
care：关心 star：星球大战 stick in：陷入 eternity：永远
Fred: Well, where do we go now?
Rat: How do I know? Don’t we get somesort ofangel escort or something?
sort of：有几分地 escort：护卫者 angel：天使
Rat: That’s one homely angel.
Homely：丑陋的
2008-07-12
Rat: Well, here we are. The creator and star of this stupid strip dead and stuck somewhere in the whuh?
creator：创建者 star：明星 dead：死者 stick：坚持 somewhere：某处 ｗhuh：【什么】
Lisa: Stephean, it’s me, Lisa khm Wilson. The hood of your syndicate behold you and Ratcannot die. There’s too much money to be made. The books, the calendars, the stuffed animals.
Lisa: Stephean, it’s me, Lisa khm Wilson. The hood of your syndicate behold you and Ratcannot die. There’s too much money to be made. The books, the calendars, the stuffed animals.
hood：头巾 behold：看到 calendar：月历 syndicate：联合组织 stuffed animal：玩具动物
Rat: Whoa, that’s amazing.
amazing：令人惊异的
Fred: You mean how the head of our syndicate transformed hershelf into a giant head in the sky?
mean：意味着 syndicate：企业联合的 herself：她自己 transformed……into：改革 giant：巨大的 sky：天空
Rat : No, how she slipped in all those plugs.
slip：打滑 plug：塞子，电插头
Fred: That was impressive.
impressive：给人深刻印象的
Lisa: I’m good.
2008-07-13
Rat: What’s the matter with you?
Goat: Computer problems. I’m ticked because I haven’t been able to post on my blogtoday.
problem：问题 be able to：有能力做某事 post on：【粘贴】 computer：电脑 ticked：被套
Rat: And yet somehow the world goes on.
yet：然而 somehow：无论如何 world：世界 goes on：进行
Goat: Leave.
leave：离开
2008-07-14
Rat: What are you doing, Pig?
Pig: I’m imagining ‘Gummy Bear’ heaven. It’s my happy place. It’s where I go when the world is too mean.
imagining：想象 heaven：天堂 mean：低劣的
Rat: Dude, why do you say that. It’s like you’re some kind of pansy!
dude：小子 pansy：紫罗兰色的
2008-07-15
Croc: Zebra, neighbor! Look! Is Stevie wonder live singing famous zebra song?
neighbor：邻居 wonder：奇妙的 live：生活的 song：歌曲
Croc B: Eborry and Ivoty striped together make me so down hungry.
stripe：抽打 down：失意
Zebra: Those are not the words.
Croc B: Hmm. Let me see lyric book.
lyric：抒情的
Zebra: Stevie Wonder’sBlind.
Croc B: Uhh, let me feel lyric book.
lyric：抒情的
2008-07-16
Rat: What are you doing, pig?
Pig: I’m wearing a ‘Fonzie’ mask. I want to be cool. Not uncool which what I am.
wear：戴 mask：面具 cool：酷 uncool：没有把握的
Rat: Wearing a ‘Fonzie’ mask does not make you cool.
cool：冷静地
Pig: Oh, I know, it’s just step one on my road to coolness.
coolness：冷静 step on：踏上 road to：方法，通往……的道路
Rat: What’s step two?
Pig: Hey!
2008-07-17
Rat: You want to go to the game tonight?
game：游戏 tonight：今晚
Zebra: It’s sold out.
sell out：售完
Rat: So? We’ll just get tickets from one of the scalpers outside the park.
ticket：车票 scalpers：黄牛 outside：外面 park：公园
Zebra: Those guys? I hate them. Always jacking up prices. What kind of jerk does that?
jerk：笨蛋 price：价格 jack up：顶起，顶高
Cat: Meow.
meow：猫的叫声
2008-07-18
Lion: Yo, Ebony and Ivory. Mind if we talk to you about your ride?
mind：注意 if：如果 talk to：对某人说话 ride乘车：
Zebra: What about it?
Lion: It’s dooming you, bro. The wives have noticed it and they think you look weak. So word to the wise. Jack that baby way up in the air and put a set of those super huge monster truck tires on it.
doom：命中注定 notice：注意 baby：婴儿 way up：高级的，远远在上的 in the air：在野外 put…on：穿上，戴上 a set of：一组 super：超级 huge：巨大的 tires：轮胎 weak：弱的 wise：使……明智 monster：怪物 truck：卡车
Zebra: I drive a ‘Prius’.
prius：混合动力车
Lion: Sh… Don’t say it out loud.
out loud：大声地
2008-07-19
Rat: What are you doing, Goat?
Goat: Updating my facebook page.
updating：升级，更新 facebook：肖像影集 page：【网页】
Rat: What’s facebook?
Goat: This great social networking site. It lets you stay in touch with people and find old friends.
And it helps them find you.
site：位置 social network：社群网络 stay in touch with：保持联系
Rat: Let’s hope it fails.
fail：失败
2008-07-20
The huge train needed to be pulled over the mountain.
train：火车 need to：需要 pull over：靠边停车 mountain：山脉
Big Enginces: We can not do it. It’s too hard.
Tiniest train in the yard: I will do it.
The larger trains laughed at the tiny train: You cannot do it. I can try my best.
lager：更大的 tiny：微型的 laugh at：嘲笑 try my best：竭尽所能
So the tiny train pulled and pulled with all his might and soon the large train started to move. The other trains were amazed.
with all：虽有种种 might：可能 the large：大规模的 move：移动 amazed：吃惊的
“I think I can. I think I can.” Said the tiny train to himself as he slowly moved up the mountain pulling his large load.
himself：他自己 slowly：慢慢地 move up：向上移动 tiny；微小的 mountain：山脉 load：负荷
“I know I can! I know I can!” shouted the tiny train as he reached the summit.
shout：呼喊 reach：到达 summit：最高点
Then a massive landside destroyed the train.
massive：巨大的 landside：犁侧板 destroy：毁坏
Goat: You’re not putting this in a children’s book.
children：儿童们
Rat: “So remember, kids. Luck and timing are much more important than personal effort.
remember：记住 luck：幸运 timing：【时机】personal：个人的 effort.：努力 important：重要的
Pig: I will never try again.
2008-07-21
Pig: Dear my girlfriend Pigita,
dear：亲爱的 girlfriend：女朋友
Rat: You stupid Pig. You don’t begin a letter with ‘My girlfriend Pigita’ give her a pet name. Something endearing. Maybe referencing something that only the two of you share.
pet：宠物 name：名字 letter：信函 endearing：惹人喜欢的 reference：参考，文献
Pig: Dear girl who toots in he sleep repeatedly.
toots：亲密的人 sleep：睡眠 repeatedly：再三地
2008-07-22
Croc: Okay, Zebra neighbor. Now you doomed. This crazy Gary. He unpredictable. He quick. He bite off hand so fast. Zebra not know what happen.
neighbor：邻居 crazy：疯狂的 happen：发生
doomed：注定的 unpredictable：不可预测的 bite off：咬掉 quick：快速的
Croc: Zebra hand, Gary… Zebra hand.
2008-07-23
Pig: I visited Andy today. He’s that little chained-up dog. He thinks he’s finally figured out a way to break from his chain.
visit：拜访 chain-up：用锁链绑着的 finally：最终 figured out：搞懂了 break from：摆脱 chain：链
Rat: And what is that?
Pig: A skill. He’s gonna get good at just one thing and hope it’s his ticket out.
gonna：将要 ticket：票
Rat: What’s the skill.
skill：能力
2008-07-24
Goat: What are you doing, Rat?
Rat: Reading ‘The secret’. It’s about how if you visualize something, you can make it’s true.
secret：秘密 visualize：形象化 true：真实
Goat: You know, a lot of people credit that kind of thinking for their success. But I’m surprised to hear you say it. What have you been trying to visualize?
credit：信任，归功于 think for：认为，预料 success：成功 surprised：惊奇的 hear：听说
Rat: Pig’s failure.
failure：失败
Pig: It really works!
work：有效，生效
2008-07-25
Duck: Good morning, sir. I hear your little friend Andy wants to be a disco dancer, sir.
disco：迪斯科舞厅 dancer：舞者
Pig: Yeah, and he’s a little worried. He knows that when you reach for the stars. You catcha handful of critics. All trying to stop you.
worry：担心 catch：赶上，捕抓到 handful：少数 critic：批评 stop：【阻止】
Duck: Gee, sir. I can help him with that.
gee：马
2008-07-26
Rat: I’ve decided that from now on. I will only make friends with twins.
decide：决定 from now on：从现在开始 make friends with：和……做朋友
Pig: Why is that?
Rat: Because a friend is a big investment of time and effort and I’d hate for that to go to waste.
investment：投资 effort：努力 hate for：彼此起誓 waste：浪费
Pig: What’s that have to do with twins?
Rat: If one dies. There’s a spare.
die：死亡 spare：剩余的
2008-07-27
Pig: Hey, there, Mr. Crumb. How goes it?
Mr. Crumb: Not good, Pig. I’m tired of the humdrum of living on the streets. I just sit in silence and eat fruit I find outside the market.
Humdrum：单调乏味的 street：街道 silence：安静的 fruit：水果 market：市场
Pig: Well, what do you want to do?
Mr. Crumb: I don't know. It’s a real conundrum. I used to be doing something with my life. Like, I played guitar and percussion in a band. Maybe I should return to it.
real：真正的 conundrum：迷题 used to be doing：过去常常做 guitar：吉他 percussion：打击乐 band：乐队 return to：回到
Pig: Why don’t you?
Mr. Crumb: Because then I tell myself. It’s a dumb idea. I’m just as happy to sit in some rundown area and drink a little rum and hum myself a tune.
myself：我自己 dumb：愚蠢的 idea：意见，建议 rundown：总结 rum：甜酒 rum：歌曲 hum：哼
Pig: Oh, Mr. Crumb. Don’t get down like that.
don’t get down like that：不放弃
Mr. Crumb: I tell you, I’m numb to it all, Pig. And I don’t have any answers.
numb：麻木的 answer：答案
Rat: Answers to what?
Pig: Mr. Crumb conundrum of the humdrum of being mum and eating plums like a numb bum from some slum or drum and strum or hum with rum if dumb.
crumb：少许 conundrum：谜样的人 humdrum：单调的 bum：游荡者 plum：梅子 slum：贫民区 drum：击鼓 dumb：无言的
Rat: You’re a nausea inducing embarrassment.
embarrassment；困难 nausea：反胃 inducing：感应
Mr. Crumb: Sick tum? Come, have some gum.
sick：有病的 gum：口香糖
2008-07-28
Pig: What’s going on little duck?
duck：鸭子
Duck: The love of my life, Maura, my soulmate , the benevolent savior of my miserable exitence. Never returned from her winter migration.
soulmate：性情相投的人 benevolent：仁慈的 miserable：悲惨的 exitence：生存 savior：救世主 never：从来没有 return from：从……回来 winter migration：越冬洄游
Pig: So what are you doing?
Duck: I’m packing up every single brithday gift she ever gave me. I never want to be reminded of her again.
single：但一的 birthday gift：生日礼物packing up：包装 remind：提醒 ever：曾经 again：再次
Pig: It’s empty.
empty：空的
Duck: She never could remember my birthday.
2008-07-29
Rat: I went to a ‘Starbucks’ on Monday. It was 11:00 a.m. The cafe was filled with people all sitting around. I began to ponder some of life’s greatest mysteries.
cafe：咖啡馆 be filled with：充满 sit around：坐着没事干 begin to：开始 ponder：沉思 mysteries：神秘 greatest：最大的
Goat: Like what?
Rat: Like why don't these people have jobs?
job：工作
Rat: It’s the question of our age.
question of：……的问题 age：年龄
2008-07-30
Pig: The cows are taking hostages.
hostage：人质 cows：奶牛
Rat: What are you talking about?
talk about：谈论
Pig: Right here. On the side of the milk carton, they put a photo of this old guy. Who they say is missing. Then they add, “have you seen this preson?”.
Pig: Right here. On the side of the milk carton, they put a photo of this old guy. Who they say is missing. Then they add, “have you seen this preson?”.
milk carton：奶瓶用纸板 photo：相片 guy：家伙 missing：失踪的 on the side of：援助 add：增加 person：人
Pig: I hate being taunter by dairy cows.
hate：讨厌 taunt：辱骂 dairy：牛奶的
2008-07-31
Pig: What’s the matter, little guard duck.
matter：事件 guard：守卫者
Duck: It’s maura, sir. She’s never coming back. I know it.
Pig: Oh, little guard duck.
Duck: I don’t get it, sir. They say if you love someone, set them free. Well, I did that, sir. And she never came back. Oh, sir. What’s it all mean? What’s it all mean?
set free：释放 come back：复原 mean：意思
Rat: If you love someone, chain them to a heavy kitchen appliance?
chain：用铁链锁住 heavy：重型的 kitchen appliance：厨房用具
Pig: Well now there’s a suggestion!
suggestion：建议
Duck: I want a girlfriend, sir. Now a hostage.
hostage：人质
词汇解析：Bearbear 校对：弹珠
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