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原来真的有人叫圣诞老人

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We're driving out to Long Island today

今天我们要开车去长岛
because we found out there's a man out there
因为我们发现那里有个人
who legally changed his name to Santa Claus, so...yeah.
经过合法渠道把自己的名字改成了圣诞老人的名字。嗯……真的是这样
We're gonna go interview Santa.
我们准备去采访一下他
It turns out this Santa's not so traditional.
结果发现这位圣诞老人并没有想象中那么传统
I drive a black Dodge pickup truck.
我开一台黑色的道奇皮卡
With vanity plates.
还带一个个性牌照
Oh, yes, I have vanity plates that says SANTA SLA.
噢,是的,我的牌照上写着“SANTA SLA”
Before he was Santa, he was Frank.
改名为圣诞老人之前,他叫弗兰克
I was born in Brooklyn, but we lived here on Long Island.
我出生在布鲁克林,但我们住在长岛
I have been married 23 years now.
我结婚已经23年了
So, how do you tell your wife that you're changing your name to Santa Claus?
那……你是怎么跟你妻子说你要把名字改成圣诞老人的?
She said, “As long as I don't have to change my name,go right ahead.”
她说,“只要不让我改名字,你随便改”
Santa has been Santa for almost two decades, and he's good at it.
圣诞老人叫圣诞老人这个名字已经有20多年了,而且他还挺在行
I'm probably on, and this is not an exaggeration, thousands of refrigerators.
贴着我照片的冰箱估计,估计得有成千上万台,我一点儿没夸张
He's got the laugh.
他能像圣诞老人那样笑
You know, that's my Santa laugh.
你看,我模仿圣诞老人的笑声就是这样
Santa

The suit.

圣诞老人装
I designed my suit.
我的圣诞装是我自己设计的
But here are some other things about Santa that might surprise you.
但圣诞老人的有些事儿可能会惊讶到你。
I have three tattoos on me, of me.
我身上有三个纹身,纹的都是我自己
I'm very into zombies.
我很喜欢僵尸
I love barbecue.
我超爱烧烤
I have a smoker that you can fit 150 pounds of meat in.
我有一个烤肉机,里面能放下150磅的肉
He's got this tiki hut and above ground saltwater pool in his backyard.
他的后院儿里还有这样一个小屋,和一个地上海水泳池
Yes, I'm that extreme when it comes to my idea of relaxation.
是的,谈到我的消遣理念的时候,我就是这么极端
So there's a little Frank left in there,
所以弗兰克还没有完全从圣诞老人身上消失
but no question, he's fully committed to being Santa.
但毫无疑问的是,他是一个尽职尽责的圣诞老人
I wanna look like the poem says:
我想成为诗里写的样子:
I'm the most loved person on the planet.
我是世界上最被宠爱的人
We totally met Santa.
我们遇到的可不就是圣诞老人嘛。

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committed [kə'mitid]

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adj. 献身于某种事业的,委托的

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vanity ['væniti]

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n. 虚荣心,浮华,自负,无价值的东西

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dodge [dɔdʒ]

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v. 避开,躲避 n. 躲避

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interview ['intəvju:]

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n. 接见,会见,面试,面谈
vt. 接见,采

 
frank [fræŋk]

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adj. 坦白的,直率的,真诚的
vt. 免费

 
planet ['plænit]

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n. 行星

 
relaxation [.ri:læk'seiʃən]

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n. 松弛,放松,消遣

 
exaggeration [ig.zædʒə'reiʃən]

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n. 夸张,夸大

 
extreme [ik'stri:m]

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adj. 极度的,极端的
n. 极端,极限

 
traditional [trə'diʃənəl]

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adj. 传统的

 

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