Anchorperson: The animals are said to have suffered a mild seasickness, but now are back to eating the finest calf's liver.
Garfield: Oh, boy. Must be sweet. My tummy's upset. May I have some liver? Boy, I wish Jon was a queen.
Maid: Housekeeping.
Garfield: Okay, blockhead, time to bust out of here and catch up with Jon. First, let'sgrab some chow, before I eat your liver with some fava beans and a niceChianti. Sorry, we left a bit of mess in the bath room. Thanks.
Garfield: Take the picture. Take the picture. Take it! Take it! Take the picture!
Garfield: Excuse me. Did you see a couple of people who look like they might be tourists? Oh, I know this drill. They won'tcrack up, no matter what you do. Hey,Freeze-Frame, your knee's on fire. Hmm. I know I can get this guy. No, seriously, your zipper's down. Hey,Dry Goods. Yeah. Anybody ever tell you look like Tina Turner? That was effective.
Coachman: Her Majesty, the Queen of England!
Garfield: What's all the hubbub?
Guard: Attention!
Garfield: Hey, Odie, look, it's those royal corgis. Hey, lady, you got any leftover liver?Stuck-up little punk. Oh, I know she heard us. They had the top down. Odie? Odie? D'uh-oh! Odie, no! Don't do theugly-American thing! The British's coming! The British's coming! Well, you made him crack anyway.
妙語佳句,活學活用
1. Grab some chow
Chow 的意思是“food,esp. hearty dishes or a meal”,grab 的意思是“拿東西”,那grab some chow就是“找點好東西吃吃”的意思了。例如:I'm starving. Let's grab some chow.
2. Chianti
A dry red table wine made from a blend of different varieties of grapes, originally produced in northwest Italy. Chianti是個地名,是一個老的意大利葡萄酒產區(qū),位于Tuscany,那里出產的酒普通質量的裝在一種有藤編的大肚子瓶里,質量好的則是裝在波爾多形瓶里。