Larry: They would be cute on an 8-year old girl, not a college-aged young woman...And how about that jacket you have with all the extra zippers all over it?

LH: 哼！咱倆眼光不同，我不跟你爭了。反正我媽的這件愛心毛衣，你非穿不可。

Larry: Lihua, I don't think you understand. There is no way I'm going out in public with that thing on!

LH: 你不穿我就要生氣了！

Larry: Forget about it! (a second passes) Lihua, come on. Don't be angry. Lihua?

LH: 別理我。我正生氣呢。

Larry: (Begrudgingly, sighs) OK, fine. I guess I'll have to swallow my pride and wear the sweater.

LH: Swallow your pride？你說什么呢？

Larry: To swallow your pride means to begrudgingly do something that you are embarrassed to do.

LH: Swallow one's pride就是忍氣吞聲，勉強去做不愿做的事兒。這么說……你是要穿這件毛衣嘍？

Larry: Yes, if it will make you happy, I will swallow my pride and wear your mother's tacky sweater.

LH: OH YEAH! Larry你真好！

Larry: Well, it's only because I know you have to swallow your pride and do many things on my behalf as well.

LH: 啊？我也為了你忍氣吞聲過？

Larry: Well, remember when my boss accidentally called you his "Japanese friend"? You just smiled and nodded, but I'm sure you wanted to correct him.

LH: 哦，想起來了。那次，你老板的確把我當成了日本人，不過沒關系啦，美國人把中國、韓國、日本人搞混是常事。我不介意，我們中國人也常常覺得只要金頭發藍眼睛就都是美國人！

Larry: Well, do you remember when you swallowed your pride last Halloween? I made you wear that tacky French maid costume to my friend's party!

LH: 對！那次萬圣節，你非讓我穿那件難看得要命的法國女仆裝！

Larry: Right. And I want to thank you for swallowing your pride and wearing that tacky costume.

LH: 等等！你是說這件愛心毛衣和那件女仆裝一樣俗氣難看？

Larry: Why not? I think the sweater is tacky, just like you thought the costume was tacky.

LH: 可是……我穿的那件女仆裝還特別曝露，別扭死了！

Larry: Oh, come on. Wearing a sexy costume is normal on Halloween!

LH: 可我不喜歡穿這種衣服！穿女仆裝在你一大堆朋友前走來走去，I really had to swallow my pride! 我犧牲了多少自尊啊！

Larry: Gee, I didn't realize it was so embarrassing for you. You win, ok? I'll wear the tacky sweater. But that's all I can do.

LH: 你想得美！你看，這里還有一個 Hello Kitty的手套，也是我媽織給你的！戴上吧！

Larry: Oh good grief. How does your mother know how to make all of this stuff?

來源：流行美語   編輯：許銀娟