Can I Stay Out Later? Negotiating a Curfew with Mum

Mum, um, have you got a minute?

妈，嗯，你有空吗？

Uh-oh, that sounds serious. What have you done?

哎哟，听起来很严重。你闯什么祸了？

Mum! Nothing! It's about Saturday night.

妈！什么都没有！是周六晚上的事。

Priya's having a birthday party, and it finishes at midnight.

Priya要办生日派对，半夜十二点才结束。

Midnight? Your curfew is ten o'clock, as you well know.

半夜？你的门禁是十点，你很清楚。

But everyone else is allowed to stay until the end!

可是别人都可以待到结束啊！

Oh, the old "everyone else" argument.

哦，又是那套"别人都可以"的说法。

Seriously, I'll be the only one leaving early...

真的，只有我一个人要早走……

Look, it's not that I don't trust you.

听着，不是我不相信你。

I just worry about how you'd get home so late.

我只是担心那么晚你怎么回家。

Actually, I've already thought about that!

其实我已经想过了！

Priya's dad has offered to drive us all home.

Priya的爸爸说要开车把我们都送回家。

Oh, has he? Well, that changes things a bit.

哦，是吗？那情况就有点不一样了。

And I'll keep my location on the whole time.

而且我会一直开着定位。

Hmm. You've clearly been planning this for a while, haven't you?

嗯。看来你计划这件事很久了，是吧？

Here's my offer. Eleven thirty, not a minute later.

我的条件是：十一点半，一分钟都不能晚。

Eleven thirty? But they're cutting the cake at eleven!

十一点半？可是他们十一点才切蛋糕！

Then you'll have half an hour to eat it.

那你有半小时可以吃蛋糕。

What if we meet in the middle? Quarter to twelve?

要不我们各让一步？十一点四十五？

Don't push your luck, young lady.

别得寸进尺，小姑娘。

Fine... eleven thirty it is.

好吧……那就十一点半。

And if you're late, you're grounded for a month. Deal?

要是迟到了，禁足一个月。成交吗？

Deal! Thank you, Mum, you're the best!

成交！谢谢妈，你最好了！

I know I am. Now, what are you wearing?

我知道。那你打算穿什么？

Well... about that. Could I borrow your black jacket?

嗯……说到这个。我能借你那件黑夹克吗？

Ha! I knew there was something else coming!

哈！我就知道还有别的事！