Dialogue 1：
Salesman: Big summer blow out. Half
of swimming suits, clogs, and a sun balm of my own invent, yah?
Anna: Oh, great. For now, how about boots,
winter boots, and dresses?
Salesman: That would be in our winter
department.
解析：
1.blow out: 愿意是“a big expensive meal or large
social occasion”，
例： We had a
big blow-out at the club for our twenty-fifth anniversary.
这里引申为“夏季大促销”。
2.Half of
swimming suits：半价，“打折”也可以用discount。
例：
（1）Tickets are $9, with a $2 discount
for kids. 儿童票价$9元，正常票$11元。
（2）Disney gives shareholders a
discount on visits to Disneyland.
（3）Vendors were selling the posters at
a discount.
（4）He gets a 15% employee discount.
他有八五折员工价。
3. sun balm：防晒霜；lip balm：唇膏。
4. in our winter department:
Department: an area in a large store where
a particular type of product is sold
例：Ties are in
the men’s department. 领带在男装部那儿。
Dialogue 2：
Anna: I was just wondering, has another
young woman, the queen perhaps, I don’t know, passed through here?
Salesman: Only one crazy enough to be out
here in the storm is you, deer. (Kristoff comes in.) You and this fellow... Hoo
hoo. (to Kristoff) Big summer blow out.
解析：
1. I was just
wondering...：我想问……
例：I was just
wondering, do you think it would be possible if I got $100 advance on my
salary. 我想问能不能预支$100工资。（《Friends》S01E09）
2. pass
through someplace：经过某处。
3. Only one
crazy enough to be out here in the storm is you. 倒装句。
Dialogue 3：
Salesman: That'll be forty.
Kristoff: Forty? No, ten.
Salesman: Oh dear, that's no good. See. These
are from our winter stock, where supply and demand have a big problem.
Kristoff: You want to talk about a supply
and demand problem? I sell ice for a living.
Anna: Ooh, that's a rough business to be
in right now. (looks at Kristoff) I mean, that is really...Ahem. That's unfortunate.
Salesman: Still forty. But I will throw
in a visit to Oaken's sauna. Hoo hoo! Hi, family.
Kristoff: Ten's all I got. Help me out. 我就剩10块了，帮个忙。
Salesman: Ten will get you this and no
more. (shows him only carrots)
Anna: Okay, just tell me one thing...What
was happening on the North Mountain? Did it seem magical?
Kristoff: Yes! Now, back up while I
deal with this crook here.
Salesman: What did you call me? (stands up
and who’s very tall and strong)
Kristoff: Okay. Okay, I'm-Ow! Whoa! (He is
thrown out by the man)
解析：
1.These are
from our winter stock, where supply and demand have a big
problem. 结合语境，这里应该翻译成“供不应求”。
supply and demand：供求关系
2.I sell ice for
a living. 我靠卖冰为生。
例：
（1）It’s not a great job, but it’s a
living.
（2）So what do you do for a living?
你靠什么谋生？
（3）I want to make a living
being creative.
3. That's a
rough business to be in right now. 这天气卖冰可不好卖啊！
4.I will throw
in a visit to Oaken's sauna. 赠送一次桑拿
（1）throw in：'to add something to what you are selling, without increasing the
price'
例：When we bought
the car, the dealer threw in the floor mats.
（2）sauna：['sɔnə] 桑拿
例：take a
sauna洗桑拿
5.Help me out.
这里是“帮帮忙”的意思。
|
help out 两个意思 |
例 |
|
to help someone who is busy by doing some
of their work for them |
We’re thinking of hiring a couple of
people to help out in the store. |
|
to give help or support to someone who
has problems |
It’s an organization that helps out
people in need. |
6.back up：这里是“退后”的意思。
例：Back up a
bit so that everyone can see you.
7.I deal with
this crook^here. 根据“省音原则：任何一个辅音，若后面紧跟着/h/，/h/可以不发音”，crook here的h不发音，这两个词连读，/kru:kiə/。听的时候注意一下。