1. I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. And I made up my mind as a young kid…that when I had children… my children were gonna know who their father was.

我第一次见到我的父亲时，已经28岁，我儿时就决定，将来我有了孩子，我的孩子一定得知道他们的父亲是谁。

解析：

（1）For the first time：首次，初次，破天荒头一遭

例：

It is nature that you feel nervous when you give your lecture in such important occasion for the first.

第一次在这么重要的场合演讲，你感到紧张也是自然的。

I will never forget the scene we met for the first time.

我绝不会忘记我们第一次见面的场景。

It occurs to me that I came here for the first time.

我突然想起自己第一次来到这个地方时候的情景。

For the first time, he asked me to have dinner together.

破天荒头一次，他请我共进晚餐。

（2）make up one’s mind：下定决心

例：

Once you make up your mind, you should start immediately.

一旦你下定决心，就应该立刻着手。

You can make up your mind about tomorrow’s schedule according to a dice.

你可以通过投骰子决定明天的行程。

Reluctance or an inability to make up our mind will make you indecisive.

犹豫不决，举棋不定都会让你变得优柔寡断。

2. That’s mine. There’s no parking near hospitals. That’s what happens when you’re always in a rush.

那是我的车，医院附近不准停车，赶时间的结果就是这样。

解析：

（1）no parking：禁止停车；不准停车

例：

“No parking”, reads the sign.

禁止停车，牌子上面写道。

Don’t you see the sign “No touching”.

你没看到牌子上面写得请勿触摸的字样吗？

People can’t smoke in the “no smoking” area.

人们不能在“禁止抽烟”的区域抽烟。

（2）in a rush：急急忙忙，急速地

例：

They came in with a rush.

他们一哄而入。

Everyone working here is in a rush. I doubt that they never stop that.

每个在这儿工作的人都匆匆忙忙，我都怀疑他们从不休止。

Finding what he wants, he left the room in a rush.

找到他想要的东西，他急忙地离开这个房间。

3. I’ve been sitting there for the last half-hour…trying to come up with a story that would explain my being here dressed like this. And I wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate qualities… that I’m sure you all admire here, like earnestness or diligence, team-playing, something.

我在外面做了半个多小时，一直想编出个理由，向你们解释我这身打扮出现的原因。想变出个故事说明我身上，拥有你们所欣赏的优点，像诚实，勤奋，团队精神等等。

解析：

Come up with：提出，想出，赶上

例：

We will come up with some new suggestions before tonight.

我们将在今晚之前提出新的建议。

I came up with them when they were rounding the corner.

他们在拐弯的时候，我赶上了他们。

The expert came up with a new problem about the black hole.

这个专家针对黑洞提出了一个新的问题。

4. Don’t ever let somebody tell you… you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream…you gotta protect it. People can’t do it. If you want something, go get it.

别让别人告诉你你成不了事，即使是我也不行。如果有梦想的话，就阿婆起捍卫它。哪些一事无成的人，想告诉你你也成不了大器。有理想的话，就要去努力实现。

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5. So basically, you want nobody’s hand in your pockets but your own? Are you familiar with tax-free municipal…?

也就是说，除了你自己，不想让别人的手伸进你口袋。听过免税国债券吗？

解析：

Be familiar with：了解，通晓

例：

You must be familiar with the operating principle before you use it.

你在使用它的之前必须足够了解它的运作原理。

I was familiar with the Taylor formula.

我对泰勒公式很了解。

6. -We can go back to the cave if you like.

你要是愿意的话，我们可以回那个山洞去住。

-No, thank you.

不用了，谢谢

-why not?

为什么不？

-because some things are fun the first time you do them and then not so much the next.

因为有些事情第一次做兴致盎然，之后再重复就索然无味了。