地道美语听力播客960：给孩子改衣服

Mom: Put on these pants and this shirt, come over here, and stand still. I need to alter your brother’s clothes to fit you.

妈妈：穿上这件裤子和衬衫， 过来，站好。你哥哥的衣服，得给你改改，你才能穿。

Sa’ad: Oh, Mom!

Sa’ad：哦，妈妈!

Mom: Hurry up. I need to let down the hems and take up the sleeves. I don’t think I have to take in the pant legs, but I might have to let out the waist a little.

妈妈：快点。我得把侧边改小点，把袖子改短点，裤腿不用改短，裤腰得改小点。

Sa’ad: Ouch!

Sa’ad：哎呀!

Mom: Sorry, but you need to stop moving around or your hem will be uneven and your seams will be crooked. You and your brothers are growing so fast I feel like a full-time tailor!

妈妈：抱歉，你别乱动了。再动这个褶边就不平了， 针脚就弯弯曲曲的了。你和你哥哥长得太快了，我觉得我就像是一个全职裁缝。

Sa’ad: Are we done?

Sa’ad：弄好了吗?

Mom: No, we’re not. Stay right there. You can help me iron a crease into this shirt before I put it through the sewing machine.

妈妈：没有，还没，在这儿待着。你帮我把衬衫上的褶皱熨平了，待会我要用缝纫把衣服缝好。

Sa’ad: Oh, Mom!

Sa’ad：哎呀，妈妈!

Mom: Don’t “Oh, Mom” me. This machine doesn’t seem to be working. I hope I don’t have to stitch all these by hand.

妈妈：别老是这么叫我。缝纫机好像不管用了，可别让我用手缝完啊。

Sa’ad: Mom, since I’m growing so fast, I’ll probably grow out of these clothes in a couple of months. Let’s wait until after my growth spurt to alter them.

Sa’ad：妈妈，你看我长得这么快，几个月以后，这些衣服我就又穿不下了，等我长到能穿的时候再穿吧。

Mom: And what will you wear in the meantime, high waters?

妈妈：那你现在穿什么，九分裤?

Sa’ad: No, shorts!

Sa’ad：不，穿短裤!