胡萝卜削皮器. LÜT #27：英语精读讲义

Why would anybody peel a carrot 語法

为什么还会有人用手削胡萝卜，

when they could use an oversized pencil sharpener

明明可以用一个超大号卷笔刀，

built just for them?

而且还是专为胡萝卜打造的？

And the same goes for cigarette pencils. 短語搭配

香烟造型的铅笔也是同理。

It's episode 27 of LÜT.

这里是《LÜT》第27集。

For pencils that are more musical,

想让铅笔更有音乐范儿，

grab yourself a pair of drumstick pencils. 短語搭配

就来一对鼓槌铅笔。

And David Bizer records the waveform of a word or phrase you speak

David Bizer 会记录你说出的单词或短语的波形，

and then makes this,

然后做出这个东西，

whose pieces you can pop out to make your own waveform 講解

你可以把上面的组件取出来，拼成自己的波形，

into a necklace.

再把它变成一条项链。

He's also published instructions

他还发布了制作教程，

on how to make your own for free.

教你如何免费自制一个。

Now, brass knuckles are a more useful form of jewelry, 文化背景

铜指虎算是一种更实用的首饰，

especially when you upgrade to the kind that's also a taser.

尤其是升级成兼具电击器功能的款式后。

Projectile defences improved by using a target dummy,

要提升对投射物的防御能力，可以使用假人靶，

so you better choose the bleeding zombie target. 語法

所以最好选择会流血的僵尸靶。

This brain-eater will actually bleed when hit.

这个食脑怪物被击中后真的会流血。

You can rub it in by wearing a Kentucky Fried Brains T-shirt 習語

你还可以穿上“Kentucky Fried Brains”T恤，再刺激它一下，

or this one,

或者穿这件，

which reminds all of us that zombies were people too.

它提醒我们：僵尸也曾经是人。

Now, keep your hair tidy with periodic table barrettes 語法

现在，用元素周期表发夹把头发整理好，

and make some customized art right away with myDaVinci. 短語搭配

并通过 myDaVinci 立刻定制一件艺术品。

With one click,

只需点击一下，

you can personalize and order prints

就能按自己的喜好定制并订购印刷品，

just the way you want them. 語法

做成你想要的样子。

Now, while photos in lockets are romantic,

虽然挂坠盒里的照片很浪漫，

this Mystery Science Theater 3000 frame pendant 文化背景

但这款 Mystery Science Theater 3000 相框吊坠

makes whatever photo you put in it 語法

能让你放进去的任何照片

that much more hilarious. 語法

都变得搞笑得多。

Stay safe and bright with Monkey Lights,

用 Monkey Lights 骑得安全又亮眼，

a brilliant array of LEDs for your bike tires

这是一组装在自行车轮胎上的炫亮 LED 灯，

that can display patterns while you ride.

骑行时还能显示各种图案。

Ooh.

哦。

If it's a chilly bike ride you're taking,

如果你要在寒冷天气里骑车，

be sure to wear these matching lobster gloves and hat. 短語搭配

一定要戴上这套相配的龙虾手套和帽子。

Food time.

开饭时间。

Use this mold to bake a 1-Up cupcake

用这个模具烤一个 1-Up 纸杯蛋糕，

and decorate food with googly eyes

再用活动眼珠装饰食物，

that you can eat.

而且这些眼珠还能吃。

Season the rest of your food

给其余食物调味时，

with some salt and pepper shakers

可以用这套盐瓶和胡椒瓶，

gnome butt.

它们是小矮人屁股造型。

Or if you feline like it, 習語

或者，如果你想来点猫系风格，

use these shakers that look like cat butts.

就用这套猫屁股造型的调味瓶。

Now, cats also love couches,

猫也喜欢沙发，

so get yourself a cat tunnel couch.

所以给自己来一张猫隧道沙发吧。

If you've upgraded from a cat to a baby, 習語

如果你已经从养猫“升级”到养宝宝，

don't carry it like a square. 用詞

可别用那么老土的方式抱孩子。

Stick your kid in a baby holster

把孩子塞进婴儿枪套，

like a real cowboy.

像个真正的牛仔一样。

You know, like the kind that ride on dogs.

你知道的，就是那种骑在狗身上的牛仔。

Feeling handy? 用詞

觉得自己很会动手？

Paint the house with electrically conductive paint

用导电涂料粉刷房子，

and install this power-up plate on top of your switches

再把这块能量升级面板装到开关上，

to control your lights with buttons and a joystick.

就能用按钮和摇杆控制灯光。

You can install the whole thing with a handgun drill

整套装置可以用手枪造型的电钻来安装，

and then go to the hardware store

然后再去五金店，

to cut this rude key into something useful.

把这把不雅的钥匙坯切成能用的钥匙。

The Labyrinth Aquarium is a mansion for sea life, 習語

Labyrinth Aquarium 是海洋生物的豪宅，

but don't count out owning this one 短語動詞

但也别排除把这一款带回家的可能，

you can fill with actual jellyfish

你可以在里面养真正的水母，

they sell you.

而且商家连水母都卖给你。

Even scarier is a jack-o-lantern with pumpkin teeth. 文化背景

更吓人的是长着南瓜牙的南瓜灯。

Your pumpkin will feel beautiful.

你的南瓜会觉得自己美极了。

So, next,

接下来，

raise your own self-esteem 短語搭配

提升一下自己的自尊心，

by using self-deprecating golf balls from TheCheeky. 用詞

方法是使用 TheCheeky 的自嘲高尔夫球。

They contain phrases like,

球上印着这样的句子：

"We both know that shot was my fault." 語氣意圖

“我们都知道，刚才那一杆是我的错。”

Tetris is kind of like putting together a puzzle, 語氣意圖

《俄罗斯方块》有点像在拼拼图，

which makes this a puzzle puzzle. 習語

所以这就成了“拼图的拼图”。

ThinkGeek offers a pack of 566 digit magnets,

ThinkGeek 推出了一套 566 块数字磁贴，

which you can use to spell things out like an old calculator, 短語動詞

你可以像用老式计算器那样拿它们拼出文字，

but on your fridge,

只不过是在冰箱上，

which might contain soda bottles.

而冰箱里可能放着汽水瓶。

But why not replace them with Vat19's giant cola gummies? 語氣意圖

不过，为什么不把它们换成 Vat19 的巨型可乐软糖呢？

The only thing more luxurious is a slide for your yacht, 語法

唯一更奢华的东西，就是给你的游艇装一条滑梯，

which you of course captain 語氣意圖

当然，游艇由你亲自掌舵，

while wearing a pair of 24-karat gold-dipped Nikes 表達脈絡

同时脚穿一双镀有 24K 金的 Nike 鞋，

while sipping tea brewed with your TIE Fighter Death Star infuser.

再喝着用 TIE Fighter Death Star 泡茶器泡出的茶。

But don't do these things alone. 表達脈絡

不过，这些事可别独自做。

Be watched by these ominous security cameras

让这些阴森的监控摄像头盯着你，

that are actually a lamp.

其实整组只是一盏灯。

In this notebook,

在这本笔记本里，

your doodles and scribbling become automatic tattoo art,

你的涂鸦和乱画会自动变成纹身图案，

and even trash can be useful, 語法

就连垃圾也能派上用场，

like these playing cards 語法

比如这些扑克牌，

Metrodeck makes out of discarded subway cards.

是 Metrodeck 用废弃的地铁卡做成的。

Your furniture can contain optical illusions

家具里也可以藏着视错觉，

like these cracked cabinets or perspective curtains

比如这些开裂的柜子，或带透视图案的窗帘；

that close off a room 短語動詞

它们能隔开房间，

while presenting what looks like lies behind them.

同时呈现出仿佛藏在后面的景象。

Here's a table that is a bad dog,

这是一张“坏狗狗”桌子，

and the glass sides of this chair

而这把椅子的玻璃侧板

make it look impossibly balanced from the side. 語法

让它从侧面看起来像以不可能的方式保持着平衡。

In the same way that letters on a street are elongated 語法

就像街道上的字母会被拉长，

so you can read them from a shallow angle, 短語搭配

让你从很斜的角度也能看清，

so are the numbers on Tokyoflash's newest watch.

Tokyoflash 最新手表上的数字也是如此。

From above,

从正上方看，

it looks like almost nothing.

几乎什么都看不出来。

And of course,

当然，

because Tokyoflash is so saucy, 用詞

既然 Tokyoflash 这么俏皮，

using code VSTF 語法

使用优惠码 VSTF，

gets you $10 off.

就能立减 10 美元。

All of those things are really cool,

这些东西都酷极了，

and you can find out more by clicking the links 短語動詞

想了解更多，可以点击相关链接，

in this video's description.

链接就在本视频的简介中。

Of course,

当然，

Vsauce also has a Facebook page,

Vsauce 也有 Facebook 主页、

a Twitter page,

Twitter 主页，

and as they say in Poland, 表達脈絡

以及用波兰人的说法，

Vsauce cupcakes.

Vsauce 纸杯蛋糕。