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影片对白：

Messer: They definitely didn't think this through.

Holly: We need to establish a sleep schedule. It's very important.

Messer: What?

Holly: I guess. What? What did you say?

Messer: I said they didn't think any of this through. Did Pete say anything to you about this? Or Alison? 'Cause they didn't tell me anything about this.

Holly: Nope.

Messer: This is not the kind of thing you just forget to mention. "Hey, you see that game where Kobe put the juke on that dude then hit the fadeaway jumper? Oh, and by the way, if I die, I'm gonna leave you with my kid." It's messed up.

Holly: Alison was a planner. We are part of a plan.

Messer: You wanna walk me through this plan? Are we supposed to live in this house together? Share the place, both sleep-deprived? Because that sounds like a compelling psych experiment. Assuming you and I can even afford to pay for this place.

Holly: Dunn said the mortgage is covered.

Messer: Well, what about the upkeep? Or the utilities or the taxes? You have any idea what the nut on a place like this is a month? Pete was a junior partner at a law firm. I don't make this kind of cash. And what do you do? You bake scones for a living?

Holly: I run a successful business, Messer. I do pretty well for myself actually.

Messer: Yeah? Well, running a baby is not like running a bakery.

Holly: I didn't say it was.

Messer: They're a mess. They pee on things. They bite. They're basically dogs. Except at least a dog knows not to lick the electrical sockets.

[Sophie crying]

Holly: She's up. She's up. Okay, honey. Hey. Hi.

Messer: Hey. Hey, look at the sleepyhead.

Holly: Hi, honey.

Messer: Here we go. Hey, come here.

Holly: No, no, don't pick her up.

Messer: Why?

Holly: Because she needs to learn how to self-soothe. This is really important.

Messer: She needs to what?

Holly: Self-soothe. Soothe herself. I just read it, Messer. It's important. Let's just give it a minute. Everything's okay. Happy, happy girl. You know what? Let's just sing a song. We'll sing a song. [Singing] The wheels on the bus go round and round...

Holly & Messer: Round and round. Round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round. All through the town.

Holly: The-- I don't know.

Messer: And then Keanu Reeves saves the bus.

Holly: Nice.

Holly & Messer: Saves the bus. Saves the bus. And then Keanu Reeves saves the bus.

Holly: And then he dies.

Messer: That's all I got.

Holly: Does he die? I don't know. Okay. Maybe she's hungry. I think she's hungry. I'm gonna feed her. Hi. Come on, let's go eat. Come on.

Messer: I thought we weren't picking her up.

 

 

Holly: Okay, Sophie girl, I'm almost done, hold on.

Messer: She's not a food critic. She's a 1-year-old.

Holly: I know that, Messer. I'm not gonna feed her just anything.

Messer: But we're gonna feed you sometime today, Sophie, I promise. Hopefully before you're 2. So tell me, what does Sophie do to your dreams of ever meeting a guy and having your own baby? You ever thought about that? A woman your age already has a hard time competing for the few guys out there who don't suck.

Holly: I'm sorry, did you just say a woman my age?

Messer: In the dating world, you wouldn't be considered single. You know that? You know what you'd be? Complicated. Beyond complicated.

Holly: You don't know anything about me, Messer.

Messer: Well, I know that you can't open a childproof drawer. Oh. There it is.

Holly: Why are you trying so hard to convince me not to help her?

Messer: I'm not trying to convince you not to help her. I'm just trying to do what's best for her.

Holly: You're trying to do what's best for you.

Messer: I'm trying to do what's best for her. OK? And you know what? We're not it.

Holly: They loved Sophie more than anything in the entire world, and out of everyone, Messer, they picked us. They picked us. I'm coming. Check this out. I think you're gonna love it. Taste sensation. Ready? Mmm. No? Come on. Just try it, Soph. Just try it. I think you're gonna love it. Just try it. Come on, Soph, give it a try. Oh, please? I've seen you eat things like this. I think you're gonna love it. Come on. Mmm. Mmm. Yum, yum, yum. There you go. Good girl, Soph--

[Sophie coughs]

Messer: So you honestly think we're the best thing for her?[page]

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1. think something through: 充分考虑，全盘考虑，彻底地想清楚。看一下例子：You must think it through before you take any action.（在采取任何行动之前，你必须仔细想清楚。）

2. Kobe: 科比·布莱恩特，美国职业篮球运动员，自1996年起效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队，司职得分后卫。科比是NBA最好的得分手之一。

3. juke: 用假动作诱使（对方球员）离位。

4. dude: 男人（非正式称呼）。

5. fadeaway: 后仰跳投。

6. sleep-deprived: 睡眠不足。

7. compelling: 强制性的。例如：compelling advice（使人不得不接受的忠告）。compelling还可以表示“引人入胜的；扣人心弦的”。请看例子：His eyes were strangely compelling.（他的眼睛有一种奇特的吸引力。）

8. upkeep: 维护费，保养费，维修费。看一下例子：The upkeep of the large house is more than she can afford.（维修这幢大房子不是她能负担得起的。）

9. junior partner: 新合伙人，初级合伙人。与其相对的是senior partner（资深合伙人）。

10. scone: 英国茶饼，英国司康饼。

11. sleepyhead: 小睡虫，贪睡的人。

12. childproof: 防止孩童开启的。[page]

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1. 这本书发人深思。

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2. 他在政治上仍是一个引人注目的人物。

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3. 游艇的维修保养费是很昂贵的。

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4. 汤姆是个贪睡的人。

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经常听音乐能使宝宝变漂亮

 

 

 

当今时代科学发展异常迅速，古老而又年轻的音乐被人们重新认识和应用。美国有关科研部门研究发现，常听音乐能改变儿童的容貌，使孩子的脸孔变漂亮。

人的喜、怒、哀、乐都是通过接受外界的资讯而产生的，即资讯通过耳、眼等器官传递到大脑，大脑再经过处理指派面部某个部位的神经发生变化。

常接收悲伤、恐惧、惊吓、不愉快的资讯，与常接收愉快、喜悦、欢乐的资讯比较，儿童面部的某些肌肉有着根本的差别。因为大脑神经使面部某些肌肉长期处于紧张状态，久而久之愉快或悲伤的面部表情难以退去而固定下来。

经常让幼儿听些欢快的乐曲，用音乐来刺激神经，调节精神，会使幼儿的身心得到健康的成长。对这一点，日本幼儿开发协会做过试验，并取得很好的效果。他们把几十位出生不久的孩子集中起来，一一拍照、录像，作为原始资料。然后每天分上午、下午、晚上三次播放莫扎特的小夜曲。开始时没有什么变化，可四个月以后，这些孩子的面容发生了很大变化，表情也比一般孩子活泼，动作协调，就连眼神都与一般孩子有根本区别。

由此可见，在幼儿期让孩子多听些优美的乐曲，不仅对孩子的智力有利，而且能使孩子变得漂亮起来。

除了播放音乐之外，对宝宝有益的美妙声音还来自能发出悦耳声音的玩具、能发出清脆声音的风铃，还有周围人的声音。父母温柔的声音，充满了爱和感情，是宝宝最好的音乐。