Donna: Okay, good night, two cowboys.
Ben: Reach for the sky, Pocahontas.
Donna: No, back to bed. Come on. Pocahontas is off duty. You getting sick, sheriff?
Michael: I don't got time to be sick, so no. I need to watch this documentary1 on Asian architecture.
Donna: Well, you gotta get some rest sometime, sweetheart. Besides, the woodland creatures will laugh at you if you collapse2 trying to put up the tent this weekend.
Michael: Yeah. I forgot to tell you. We gotta postpone3 the camping trip. Ammer put me on a project. It's due Tuesday. If I don't finish this design, I'm off it, so...
Donna: The kids have been talking about camping all year.
Michael: Think I don't know that? It's just every choice I make, everything I do, I disappoint somebody.
Donna: So, maybe make sure you don't keep disappointing the wrong people.
Michael: Honey, I'm not out drinking or gambling4 or hitting on chicks. I'm working my ass5 off so my family can have a better life than I've dreamed about when I was a kid. The only way for that to happen is for me to watch this stinking6 show! So relax, hon. Ah! Are you kidding me? Will you give me a break one time? Damn7 it! The O'Doyles got a stinking universal remote control. We're gonna have one too. I'm sick of this.
Donna: You want me to open the garage for you?
Michael: Yeah. Closed. Closed. Open. Bed Bath Beyond it is. Hey, man? You guys got universal remote controls in there?
Man: For a shower curtain or a bathmat?
Michael: For a television.
Man: I don't think so. Maybe for a blanket?
Michael: You got a remote for a blanket?
Man: Im sorry, dude. I don't work here. I'm waiting for my friends.
Michael: You're kidding me.
Man: Actually, yes. I don't have any friends. Will you be my friend? Wow, wow, man.
Michael: Bed. Bed. Bath. Bath. Bed. So tired of my life. Beyond? Sorry to sneak8 up on you. I just... You guys got a universal remote control back here?
Morty: Something stinks9 like stale French fries.
Michael: All right, that's probably me.
Morty: You know, fast food shortens10 your life.
Michael: Yeah, that's what I heard. But the way my life's been going lately, that ain't such a bad thing.
Morty: You're looking for a universal remote control?
Michael: Yeah. Just one device to do it all for me... make my life a little easier, quicker, not so damn complicated.
Morty: I'm not supposed to do this, but you seem like a good guy.
Michael: Hey. Somebody noticed. Thank you.
Morty: I'm gonna show you a remote we just got in that's probably the most advanced piece of technology we have in this place.
Michael: Sounds sweet.
Morty: It is sweet. The latest, greatest universal remote not even on the market yet.
Michael: I guess the O'Doyles' remote can bite my advanced-technological ass then.
Morty: I don't know the O'Doyles. But they can bite it hard.
妙语佳句,活学活用
1. Off duty
这个片语大家并很熟悉,off duty 的意思是not at one's post or work; at liberty,比如:They spent their days off duty in hiking and fishing.
Off duty 的反义词就是on duty,意为At one's post, at work,比如:The new nurse was on duty that evening.
2. Be off
Be off 有Be free from work, school, or some other regular occupation的意思,在这个电影片段中Michael 的意思是假如他不可以在到期之前完成设计的话,他就不可以再做这个设计工程了。大家来看个例子:The secretary is off today, but perhaps I can find it.
3. Hit on
Hit on 这个俚语的意思是骚扰,勾引,比如:John loves to go out and hit on chicks.