Gloria发现自己怀孕了，很担心年过65岁的Jay接受不了，因为Jay不喜欢新事物。在和曼尼聊天的时候，Gloria有点心不在焉，曼尼看出来了，便问她怎么回事，一起来看看他们的对话。
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S04E01 00:04:44
Manny: Are you okay? You seem distracted.
Gloria: Manny, sit down. I have to tell you something.
Manny: What?
Gloria: I am pregnant.
Manny: You're what?
Gloria: I'm going to have a baby.
Manny: Well.
Gloria: What? You're not happy?
Manny: Yeah. Sure. It's just a lot to take in. And I'll be honest, this isn't coming at a great time for me, with everything I've got going on.
Gloria: This is not your responsibility.
Manny: Neither is our wooden salad bowl, but I'm the only one who oils it. Without me, that thing would soak up dressing like a sponge.
Gloria: Manny, I can take care of a baby. I took care of you.
Manny: Please. I was an anomaly. I self…potty trained. (I just did not get the appeal of intentionally soiling one's pants. That said, I will admit to missing the kisses on my tummy.) How did Jay take it?
Gloria: I haven't been able to tell him yet.
Manny: He might not be too thrilled.
Gloria: Do you think? I was starting to wonder the same thing.
Manny: He doesn't deal well with change.
Gloria: I know. He still checks the front step for the evening paper.
Manny: Don't worry, mom. I'm sure he'll adapt.
distracted心不在焉的 pregnant怀孕的 responsibility责任
wooden木质的 sponge海绵的 anomaly异常不规则
intentionally故意的 tummy肚子，胃 thrilled非常兴奋，激动
曼尼：你没事吧？你看起来心不在焉的。
格洛丽亚：曼尼，坐下，我有事要告诉你。
曼尼：什么事？
格洛丽亚：我怀孕了。
曼尼：你什么？
格洛丽亚：我要生孩子了。
曼尼：哦。
格洛丽亚：怎么？你不高兴吗？
曼尼：我当然高兴。只是消息太猛，需要时间消化。说实话，这孩子来得真不是时候，因为我现在有一大堆事要忙。
格洛丽亚：照顾孩子又不是你的责任。
曼尼：那木质沙拉碗也不关我事，但只有我给它上油。要不是我，那玩意儿会像海绵一样吸光沙拉调料。
格洛丽亚：曼尼，我能照顾宝宝，你就是我带大的。
曼尼：拜托，我是奇才。我上厕所都是自学的。（因为我不想弄脏裤子。尽管如此，我承认喜欢她亲我肚子。）杰伊怎么说？
格洛丽亚：我还没告诉他。
曼尼：他可能不会太激动。
格洛丽亚：你也这么觉得？我也在想这个问题。
曼尼：他不喜欢变化。
格洛丽亚：我知道。他到现在还在门前的台阶上找晚报。
曼尼：别担心，妈妈，我想他会适应的。
口语大搜集
怀孕的各种说法
■ 比较直接的说法：
1．I am 8 months pregnant．我已经有8个月的身孕。
2．She is going to have a baby．她将会有个宝宝。
3．She is going to be a mother．她马上要做妈妈了。
4．She is carrying a child．她怀宝宝了。
5．She has a baby on the way．她的孩子即将出生。
■ 但是“怀孕”这件事说得太直白有时也会让人觉得尴尬，所以英语里有不少关于它的委婉说法。
1．She has a bun in the oven．字面意思是烤箱里有馒头，比喻怀孕，很生动形象。
2．She is expecting．说完整了就是She is expecting a baby.
3．She is in the family way．这句话很委婉地表达了家里将要多一个成员。
现学现用说说看
How did Jay take it?
杰伊是怎么想的？
take这个词用法非常多，在这句话中，take是“看法”的意思。一起举例看看take的相关用法：
■ Take it easy．别着急，别紧张，看开点
Take is easy. I will take care of everything．别担心，我会照料一切的。
■ take it for granted理所当然
Don't take it for granted that I should do it．别认为我做这个事是理所当然的。
■ Take your time．别急，慢慢来
Take your time. You can buy anything you want．慢慢来，你可以买任何你想要的。
■ take care (=watch out, be careful, look out)小心，口语中表示“保重，再见”。
Take care, it's wet here．小心点，这里地面是湿的。
■ take for把……视作
Don't take me for a fool?你以为我是傻瓜吗？
■ take it from me (=take my word for it)相信我，我保证
Take it from me, it's true．相信我，这是真的。
■ take five/take ten休息几分钟，小憩
He doesn't deal well with change.
他不太能适应变化。
这句话很有意思，deal with表示“处理”，那么doesn't deal well with change就是“不能很好地处理变化”，就是“不太能适应，不太能接受变化”的意思。其实英文很有意思，很简单的词组合在一起，有时能表达很深的含义。
■ deal with表示处理
Please tell me how to deal with this case．请告诉我怎么处理这件事。
■ deal with表示打交道，与……做生意
We deal with him frequently．我们经常跟他打交道。
■ deal with涉及
His speech deals with the air pollution．他的演讲跟空气污染有关。
那么适应变化该如何表达呢？
适应变化：adapt to the changes
与时俱进：keep pace with the times/change with the time/move with the times
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