「you「re a kind lady, so i」ll grant you one wish, 」 the genie tells her.
精灵说:「你是一个好姑娘,我要让你实现一个愿望。」
the genie disappears and only the gentle lapping of beer on the hull breaks the stillness as the two men consider their circumstances.
精灵消失了,两个人安静地考虑他们的处境,只剩下啤酒轻轻拍击船壳的声音。
at school, the parentes「 seven-year-old」s class was asked to write out what wish they would present to a genie, should a genie appear.
在学校,帕伦特家七岁小孩所在的班上,老师让孩子们写下他们会向精灵提什么愿望,如果精灵确实存在的话。
a genie pops out. he says 「i will grant each of you three wishes.」
一个妖怪突然就飞了出来,他说「我将给你们每人3个愿望。」
the genie agrees and—poof!—the cat turns into a brad pitt clone.
精灵同意了,只听「扑」一声,乖乖,那只猫立刻变成布拉德皮特的克隆版!
i「m sure they」ll be quick to figure out how to stuff the genie back in the bottle (they always do).
我敢肯定他们会很快搞清楚怎么把妖怪塞回到瓶子里(他们总是这么做)。
the genie laughs, 「that’s impossible.
精灵笑着摇了摇头,“恐怕不行。
the pluralist genie will be out of the bottle.
多元论这一精灵被从瓶中召唤出来。
the genie paused, and then sighed, 「did you want two lanes or four?」
精灵停了一会,叹气说:“你想要双车道还是四车道?」
but by that time the file-sharing genie was out of the bottle.
但是,这时的文件共享已经是魔法瓶子逃出的精灵。
the genie grimaced, thought for a few minutes and said, "listen, i「msorry, but i can」t do that!
精灵愁眉苦脸地想了几分钟说,“听着,很抱歉,我不能那样做!
we act as if god is a giant genie -- just rub the lamp and whatever your wish is his command.
我们把神看为一个大精灵--他的职责就是实现我们的愿望,他要对我们唯命是从。
we can never put the genie back into the bottle, but putting a hold on further development of this technology could limit the damage.
我们永远不能把精灵关回油灯里,但是暂缓这项技术的未来发展也许能够限制它的危害。
the genie claps his hands with a deafening crash, and the entire sea turns into beer.
精灵拍拍手,随着震耳欲聋的轰鸣声,整个海洋的海水都变成了啤酒。
on the other hand one friend thought her diaper genie ( a diaper disposal device ) was nothing more than an over-engineered difficult-to-use garbage can.
另一方面,一个朋友认为她的尿片妖怪(一个尿片清理设备)简直就是一个超功能的难用的垃圾筒。