Leo: A mother’s Pride 狮子座：母亲的骄傲
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- 创建于 2003年8月16日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年6月04日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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As Silvia’s son Lionel is getting ready to leave for college, their neighbor, Paul, drops by to find her organizing a scrapbook: 正当丝维亚的儿子莱昂诺将要离家去读大学，他们的邻居保罗来访，发现丝维亚正在整理剪贴簿：
P: Organizing old photos? I thought you’d be run off your feet today!
整理老照片吗？我还以为今天你们会忙得团团转。
S: Far from it. Lionel’s got everything under control. He’s organized all his friends to help him move into his new apartment near his college.
才不会。莱昂诺把所有事情都打理好了。他召集了他所有的朋友来帮他搬到离学校不远的新公寓。
P: I should have guessed. That kid’s always been a typical Leo.
我早该猜到的。那孩子一直都是个典型的狮子座。
S: What do you mean? Lionel’s far from typical!
你说什么？莱昂诺才不典型呢！
P: Sometimes mothers are utterly blind! Pass me that scrapbook. See this picture.
有时啊当娘的好像都瞎了眼似的！把那本剪贴簿给我。看到这张照片没？
S: Lionel’s first birthday party. I’ll never forget the mess he made! Chocolate cake everywhere!
莱昂诺的五岁生日宴会。我永远也忘不了他搞得一团乱。到处都是巧克力蛋糕！
P: And here’s the picture to prove it: observe the look on his face.
还有一张可以当作左证：瞧瞧他的神情。
S: Somehow he looks …. dignified, even though he’s covered in chocolate!
他看起来有某种…贵气，虽然他满身都是巧克力！
P: A regal bearing is one of the hallmarks of a Leo. Now this one ---
帝王般的气度是狮子座的特征之一。看这一张…
S: Lionel and the neighborhood kids playing follow-the-leader.
莱昂诺和邻居小孩玩跟随领袖的游戏。
P: Ever notice how Lionel was always the leader? Right now, for example, he’s out there supervising while his friends do all the dirty work! Need I mention his independent streak?
有没有注意到莱昂诺总是当领袖？比如现在，他的朋友们帮他干那些苦差事，而他在场边指挥监督。我还要再提他独立自主的天性吗？
S: (sighing) No, you’ve made your case. Lionel’s a typical Leo, and he’s always made his mother proud.
（叹气）不用了，我被你说服了。莱昂诺是个典型的狮子座，而他总是让我这老妈感到骄傲。
－by Sandra Walker
Vocabulary
单词发音
drop by 顺便拜访
scrapbook [ˋskræp͵bʊk] n. 剪贴簿
run off one’s feet 累得精疲力竭, 疲于奔命 to have to work very hard or very fast
Leo [ˋlio] n. 狮子宫[座]时段（7月23日至8月22日）出生的人
utterly [ˋʌtɚlɪ] adv. 完全地；彻底地；十足地
dignified [ˋdɪgnə͵faɪd] adj. 有尊严的；庄严的；高贵的
regal [ˋrig!] adj.【正式】帝王（般）的
bearing [ˋbɛrɪŋ] n. 举止，风度；体态
hallmark [ˋhɔl͵mɑrk] n. 特点﹐特征
supervise [ˋsupɚvaɪz] v. 监督；管理；指导
dirty work【口】苦活；没人愿做的活
streak [strik] n. 倾向，气质
make (out) one’s case for something 证明自己对…有理
Sentence of the Day
He's gotten the lion's share of his mother's love.
他最得母亲的宠爱。
the lion's share 最大(或最好)的一份