耳朵耳環 -- LÜT #26：英語精讀講義

A bird house that looks like a surveillance camera and Mr. Spock-topus. It's episode 26 of LÜT. Now here's a perfume designed to make you smell like a book

一間長得像監視攝影機的鳥屋，還有 Mr. Spock-topus。這是《LÜT》第 26 集。先來看看這款香水，它能讓你聞起來像一本書，

and generate offers a limited edition life wall clock. 片語搭配

而 Generate 還推出了一款限量版「人生」掛鐘。

It's just like a normal clock except slowed down by a factor of 61,320. 片語搭配

它就像一般時鐘，只是速度慢了 61,320 倍。

Every number represents a year and it's meant to go around once in the average person's life. 文法

每個數字代表一年，設計成在一般人的一生中剛好走完一圈。

Keep your head warm by making your own knitted brain hat,

親手織一頂大腦造型的帽子，讓腦袋暖呼呼，

but if you prefer ears, put some ears on your ears

但如果你比較喜歡耳朵，就在耳朵上戴幾隻耳朵，

or around your neck or on your finger or how about a mouth? 語氣意圖

或戴在脖子上、手指上；嘴巴造型的怎麼樣？

In fact, just get a nose ring. 表達脈絡

其實，乾脆來個鼻環吧。

No, no, no.

不，不，不。

A nose ring.

是「鼻子戒指」。

Fifty Shades of Grey?

《格雷的五十道陰影》？

Learn them.

把它們認清楚。

Seriously, here's a poster delineating Fifty Shades of Grey. 文化背景

說真的，這張海報清楚標出了五十種灰色。

And these plates are perfect for finger food because they are finger-sized. 慣用語

這些盤子特別適合裝手指食物，因為它們只有手指大小。

Now if you're going to be making sandwiches, 文法

如果你打算做三明治，

use this crust cutter to turn it into two dolphins and a heart. 文法

就用這個麵包去邊切模，把它切成兩隻海豚和一顆愛心。

If it's too early for sandwiches, 片語搭配

如果現在吃三明治還太早，

simply be a cereal killer. 慣用語

那就當個「麥片殺手」吧。

Tuxedo ring.

燕尾服戒指。

Emoticon rings.

表情符號戒指。

Inflatable Cthulhu arm.

充氣式克蘇魯手臂。

Or this touching little number, 用詞

或者這件暖心的小玩意：

two rings that come attached at the middle.

兩枚戒指從中間連在一起。

You snap them apart so that you and one other person 講解

把它們掰開，你和另一個人

have perfectly matching unique two of a kind rings. 慣用語

就能各自擁有一枚獨一無二、彼此完美相配的戒指。

Time moves under this watch's face crossing the red present line. 用詞

時間會在這支錶的錶面下移動，穿過代表「現在」的紅線。

Now you can't see the future

這樣你就看不到未來，

and the past is gone,

而過去已經遠去，

faded away. 片語動詞

逐漸消逝。

For lunch,

午餐時間，

carry your sandwiches in disguise bags. 慣用語

把三明治裝進偽裝袋裡。

And rock in a rocking chair designed to generate electricity while you rock. 慣用語

還可以坐在搖椅上搖啊搖——這張搖椅會在你搖動時發電。

Paper, scissors necklaces are cool

紙和剪刀項鍊很酷，

and sausage neck pillows are even better.

香腸頸枕就更讚了。

When you fall asleep,

睡著時，

don't do it alone with these sheets which have a fake little dog on them to keep you company. 片語搭配

別一個人睡——這款床單上印著一隻假小狗，可以陪著你。

The goofy eyes on this clock tell you the time.

這個時鐘上逗趣的眼睛會告訴你時間。

The one on your left looks to the hour 文法

左邊那隻眼睛看向小時數，

and the other looks at the minute.

另一隻則看向分鐘數。

This gumball tastes like apple cobbler,

這顆口香糖吃起來像蘋果烤酥，

but it's just the dessert in your TV dinner gum set. 文化背景

但它只是這套「電視晚餐」口香糖裡的甜點。

These two are flavored like roast beef and buttered corn.

另外兩顆分別是烤牛肉和奶油玉米口味。

And these envelopes are fruit flavored when you lick them to stick them. 文法

這些信封也有水果口味，舔一下封口就能黏好。

Oh, look,

喔，你看，

a bathroom mist designed to smell like a baby's head.

一款聞起來像嬰兒頭頂的浴室香氛噴霧。

Here's a special thermally insulated bag that's great for transporting wine, 講解

這裡還有一個特製的隔熱保溫袋，很適合拿來裝葡萄酒，

but it looks like a cheap paper bag.

外表卻像個廉價紙袋。

And you can frighten people when you sip from your cracked mug full of Death Wish Coffee, 片語搭配

端起裝滿 Death Wish Coffee 的裂紋馬克杯啜一口，還能嚇到別人，

a special roast guaranteed to be the strongest coffee you've ever tasted 文法

這款特別烘焙的咖啡保證是你喝過最強勁的，

both in terms of flavor and caffeine content. 表達脈絡

無論風味還是咖啡因含量都一樣強。

Your iPhone can snap into this little guy to become your pet

把 iPhone 卡進這個小傢伙裡，它就會變成你的寵物，

and these urine sample bottles contain a delicious yellow liquid candy.

而這些尿液檢體瓶裡裝著美味的黃色液態糖果。

Quiet down the baby with a pacifier that puts a mustache under his nose. 片語動詞

用這款會在寶寶鼻子下添上一撇小鬍子的安撫奶嘴，讓寶寶安靜下來。

This straw building kit allows you to make your own custom straws for mixing and sharing drinks 文法

這套吸管組裝套件讓你能設計自己的吸管，用來混合和分享飲料，

and these straws give you a kissy face.

而這些吸管會讓你擺出嘟嘴親親的表情。

Of course, make sure you're fancy

當然，別忘了講究一點，

and use these fine disposable paper cups or use an R2D2 mug

用這些精緻的拋棄式紙杯，或是 R2D2 馬克杯，

or glasses designed to express each one of the seven deadly sins. 文化背景

或是用這些分別展現七宗罪的玻璃杯。

For instance, 表達脈絡

例如：

pride, sloth, gluttony, wrath.

傲慢、怠惰、暴食和憤怒。

Here's a company that will take two photos of your head

有家公司會拍下你的兩張頭部照片，

and use them to print a 3D action figure head of your face.

再根據照片 3D 列印出一顆有你面容的可動人偶頭。

The smallest size can be used on LEGO dudes.

最小尺寸可以裝在 LEGO 人偶上。

Or look,

或者你看，

just use this backpack that turns into a basketball hoop.

直接用這個能變成籃框的後背包。

Or this goopy mud that changes color with your mood.

或是玩玩這種會隨心情變色的黏糊軟泥。

And why roll your sushi 語氣意圖

何必自己捲壽司，

when you could pack up this device and have a sushi bazooka? 片語動詞

把食材塞進這個裝置，來一發「壽司火箭筒」不就好了？

Here's a fun free thing.

接著是個免費又好玩的東西。

Desktop Gremlins offers easy-to-build templates for fun paper creations, 用詞

Desktop Gremlins 提供簡單好組裝的範本，讓你製作有趣的紙模型，

video game characters, books, movies.

主題包括電玩角色、書籍和電影。

He even made a special YouTube Space Lab paper craft. 文化背景

他甚至還特地做了一個 YouTube Space Lab 紙模型。

Because on September 13th,

因為在 9 月 13 日，

the winning experiments will be done in outer space live right here on YouTube. 文法

獲勝的實驗將在外太空進行，並在 YouTube 上現場直播。

Okay, finally,

好，最後，

let's get beardy. 表達脈絡

進入鬍子模式吧。

A beard for your apple,

給你的蘋果裝上一把鬍子，

lavender beard conditioner,

薰衣草味鬍鬚潤絲乳，

beard love buttons.

「愛鬍子」胸章。

And last but not least, 表達脈絡

最後但同樣重要的是，

a beer/beard cozy. 慣用語

啤酒／鬍子保冷套。

Amazing, right? 語氣意圖

超讚，對吧？

Well, for more cool things you can actually own,

如果還想看更多真的能買到的酷東西，

I highly suggest watching Naomi Kyle's show Cheap, Cool, Crazy. 片語搭配

我非常推薦 Naomi Kyle 的節目《Cheap, Cool, Crazy》。

It's on IGN's channel Start,

它在 IGN 的 Start 頻道播出，

which is full of original programming for nerds like us. 講解

頻道裡全是為我們這些阿宅打造的原創節目。

Oh, and

喔，還有，

As always, thanks for watching. 表達脈絡

一如往常，謝謝收看。