11.在Sam的葬礼上，牧师说的话，

　　-We are reminded of his kindness, his generosity, his buoyancy of spirit,

　　...buoyance n.(指人、态度等)能从挫折中迅速振作起来的，乐天的

　　buoyancy of spirit　乐观精神

　　-We are all travelers on the same road, which leads to the same

　　end.每个人都是人生旅途中的一个过客!

　　-As our loved one enters eternal life, let us remember that love, too, is

　　eternal.eternal 永恒的，永久的

　　eternal life 永生，来世

　　-That although we will miss him, our love will light the void and dispel

　　the darkness.void, 太空，空间

　　dispel, 驱散，消除

　　12.在整理Sam的遗物时，Carl劝Molly不要太伤心，应出去散散步，

　　You can't stay in all day.stay in 不出门，呆在家里

　　No, I'm really not up for it.not up for 指Molly没心情散步

　　13.Sam走进了Oda Mae的“通灵”店，(店名是Spiritual Advisor)

　　Please be seated.小学课本上只有，“Sit down, please"。

　　14.Sam说Oda Mae是在骗前来“问仙”的人钱，

　　Way to go.　Milk her for every penny.milk, (比喻)从(某人或某机构处)骗取(钱财、情报等)

　　Way to to, 再这样下去的话

　　15.Oda Mae对“问仙”的人说，

　　-You're fortunate today. The spirits are churning.

　　-Have mercy!

　　churn　n.搅拌器 v.搅拌牛奶以制黄油。此处意为，剧烈搅动，翻腾

　　mercy (口)恩惠，幸运

　　16.Sam评说Oda Mae的骗术，

　　What a crock of shit.crock of shit [美俚]

　　nonsense, lies and exaggerations, mendacious cant = bullshit, 胡说

　　17.当Oda Mae真的听到Sam鬼魂的声音时，她吓坏了，

　　I swear, no more cheating. I promise. I'll do anything. I'll do penance,

　　but make that guy go away.do penance for sth.

　　为...苦行赎罪

　　18.Oda Mae要Sam离开，去找别人帮忙时，Sam说，

　　Somebody else?　You're out of your mind.our of one's mind

　　发狂的，精神错乱的　可能相当于上海方言中的的“有没有搞错?”(个人理解)

　　19.Oda Mae在Molly的楼下，想见Molly,

　　“This is for real."for real [sl]真的，实在的，可能的　例：Are you for real? (你讲的)是真的吗?

　　20.当Molly不信任地责问Oda，她来找她究竟为什么?Oda Mae说，

　　-Hey! Look! If you think I'm here for my health, you're crazy.

　　not for one's health [sl]

　　(美俚)不是干着玩的，另有目的

　　21.当Oda Mae罗哩罗嗦地向Molly解释为何Sam不肯离开尘世时，

　　Sam: Would you stop rambling?

　　Oda: I'm just answering her question, He's got an attitude now".ramble

　　v.(喻)漫谈，闲聊

　　rambling (指讲话、文章等)不切题的，不连贯的

　　当说别人态度不好时，可以说，“He's got an attitude."

　　22.Sam要Oda Mae告诉Molly,

　　Go to the police.　It was a setup, I was murdered.setup　有组织，有计划，有安排

　　23.当Molly告诉Carl关于通灵人Oda Mae来访一事，Carl说，

　　-Molly, there is no one on earth besides you who wants this to be true

　　more than me.除了你之外，世上再也没有谁比我更愿意相信这是真的。

　　-but you got to be rational about this.但是你得头脑清醒些。

　　rational　能推理的，神志正常的

　　-I don't buy it, Moll, not for a minute.buy (口)认为合乎情理而接受(某事物)，相信

　　可不能解释为“我不买它。” :-)

　　-This is getting deranged.deranged 混乱的，精神错乱的

　　-We're off the deep end.go (or jump) off the deep end (美俚)，贸然行事

　　在这儿相当于“we're over our heads". It simply means "we're in trouble"。

　　-Molly, I don't understand how you could swallow this crap, I mean this

　　guy may not even exist.swallow [sl] 接受，相信　=To accept or endure reluctantly

　　crap 　屎，废话，胡扯

　　-You gonna tell them that some storefront psychic has been communing with

　　the dead?storefront 沿街铺面，商店

　　-I'm sorry. This stuff just really gets to me.get to

　　[美俚]触动...的感情;使高兴，使激动，使恼火

　　To distress or anger someone; =bug, hassle

　　24.Molly去警察局讲述关于通灵人提供的线索，

　　I know how this sounds I hear myself saying it, and I want to

　　cringe.cringe (因恐惧而)退缩，畏缩

　　25.警察拿出Oda Mae的犯罪记录说，

　　-forgery, selling false I.D. Served one year, 1971

　　-arrested for fraud.

　　-racketeering, served 10 months,1974forgery (文件、画、签字等的)伪造，伪造行为，伪造罪

　　fraud 欺骗行为，诈骗

　　racketeering 敲诈勒索活动

　　26.晚上，Carl来向Molly脾气不好的原因，

　　...and I feel really lousy about what happened last right.lousy

　　[sl]糟糕的，讨厌的

　　Bad,　nasty;=crummy(肮脏的，低劣的)

　　And on top of it, it's stuff at work.on top of　除...之外，另外，还有

　　27.Sam说Carl，

　　“You lying snake.”snake [sl]追求和欺骗少女的男子　相当于我们说的“骗子!流氓!”

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