The Day before Labor Day
　
Jack: Honey, I’m home! How’s my favorite girl?

Carol:[1)groaning] My back is killing me. And the baby won’t s kicking.

Jack: Here, put your feet up. I brought you a movie to watch.

Carol:And popcorn? Thanks, babe. Oh no! Jack! I think my water just broke!

Jack: Oh my god! We’ve got to get you to the hospital!

Carol:Let me change first. I can’t believe this is happening now. It’s too early!

Jack: You’ll be fine. I’ll go grab your hospital bag and warm up the car.

劳动节前一天
　
杰克：宝贝，我回家了！我ABC亲爱的女生还好吗？

卡萝：（呻吟声）我的背痛死了，宝宝还一直踢个不停。

杰克：来，把你的脚抬起来。我帮你带了一部片子回来看。

卡萝：还有爆米花？谢啦，宝贝。糟了！杰克！我的羊水刚刚好像破了！

杰克：天啊！我们得赶紧把你送到医院！

卡萝：我先去换衣服。真不敢相信就是现在了，还太早了！

杰克：你不会有事的。我去拿你要带去医院的袋子，然后去暖车。

好用句 Hang in there. 撑着点。加油。

hang 有“吊死”的意思，对话中 Jack 是用双关语嘲笑自己受尽 Carol的折磨。

A: I have three term papers due, and I haven’t even started studying for finals yet!

我有三个学期报告要交，而且还没开始念书准备期末考！

B: Hang in there. Summer vacation’s just two weeks away.

加油吧。再过两个礼拜就放暑假了。

Vocabulary

1) groan (v./n.) 呻吟

The wounded soldier groaned with pain.

受伤士兵疼痛呻吟。@

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