本對(duì)話選自Two and a half men《好漢兩個(gè)半》。Jake詢問叔叔Charlie，他的父母在干什么，Charlie告訴他，他的父母在為誰在哪一天能夠得到他而爭(zhēng)論。

Jake: What are they arguing about now?
Charlie: It's actually kind of ironic. They're arguing about who gets you on what days.
Jake: That is ironic.
Charlie: You know what's ironic means?
Jake: No, but I trust you.
Charlie: What's ironic is while they're arguing about who gets you, I get you. And you know what? It's not such a big deal.
Jake: Ha Ha .
Charlie: No offence, but let's face it, you're 10. I can't take you to Vegas, we can't double bate. And when was the last time you picked up a cheque, you mooch?
Jake: I'm almost 11.

重點(diǎn)知識(shí)講解：

1. ironic adj. 諷刺的；具有諷刺意味的
例句：How ironic that he should have been invited to play for the England team on the very day that he broke his leg. 他正好在跌斷腿的那一天收到了要他為英格蘭隊(duì)踢球，這真具諷刺意味。
2. offence n. 傷害感情的因素
例如：to give/ cause offence to someone 得罪某人
例句：I hope you won’t take offence if I ask you not to smoke. 如果我叫你不要抽煙，希望你不要見怪。
3. pick up 在這里準(zhǔn)備支付
例如：The football club should pick up the bill for the damage, since their fans are responsible for it. 足球俱樂部應(yīng)當(dāng)負(fù)責(zé)賠償損失，因?yàn)樗麄兊那蛎詫?duì)此有責(zé)任。

漢語譯文：

Jake: 他們?cè)跔?zhēng)論什么？
Charlie: 事實(shí)上有些諷刺。他們?cè)跔?zhēng)你的時(shí)候該跟誰。
Jake: 那可真諷刺。
Charlie: 你知道“諷刺”的意思嗎？
Jake: 不知道。但我相信你。
Charlie: 諷刺的是他們爭(zhēng)奪你的時(shí)候，你卻是我的。你知道嗎? 這并不重要。
Jake: 哈哈。
Charlie: 我無意冒犯，但面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)吧，你才10歲，我不能帶你去拉斯維加斯，也不能四人約會(huì)，而且你什么時(shí)候有過錢啊，小笨蛋？
Jake: 我快11歲了。

課后題目：學(xué)習(xí)完后，你知道Jake父母在爭(zhēng)論什么嗎？