Torsten, can you think of a time?

Torsten， 你能想出一个时间吗？

They took even more land than Torsten.

他们占领的土地甚至比托斯顿还要多。

Torsten thinks clipping coupons is a waste of time.

托斯顿认为剪掉优惠券是浪费时间。

For Torsten, it seems like it's a little, like, first comes slow job growth.

对于托斯顿来说，似乎首先是就业增长缓慢。

So Torsten's like, just imagine what with the effects will be a year from now.

托斯顿说，想象一下一年后会产生什么影响。

We'll talk about what those are by listening to a dialogue between Torsten and Cindy.

我们将通过听托斯顿和辛迪之间的对话来讨论这些是什么。

And this is not just Torsten.

这不仅仅是托斯顿。

Yeah, Torsten's saying it can still be pretty bumpy.

是的，托斯顿说它仍然很坎坷。

'We give food to those who need it.' 'But it's my food, ' said Torsten.

“我们为需要的人提供食物。” “但这是我的食物，”托斯顿说。

'These hedges grew overnight! ' 'Get out! ' shouted Torsten.

“这些树篱一夜之间就长大了！” '出去！'托斯顿喊道。

So for Torsten, these are, like, the economic tarot cards he's reading that are telling him that something bad is coming.

所以对于托斯顿来说，这些就像他正在读的经济塔罗牌一样，告诉他不好的事情即将到来。

He walked around town with pride, and some could not look out of their windows because Torsten's cruel smile filled them with fear.

他自豪地在镇上走来走去，有些人不敢往窗外看，因为托斯顿残酷的微笑让他们充满了恐惧。

To Torsten, the fact that people are falling behind on payments now is a delayed effect of the early interest rate hikes from a year ago.

对托斯顿来说，人们现在拖欠付款的事实是一年前提前加息的延迟效应。

'I have come here from far away, and I can see that there is no reason in this town.' 'What are you talking about? ' said Torsten.

“我从很远的地方来到这里，我看得出这个小镇没有任何理由。” '你在说什么？'托斯顿说。

Leave the food there and I'll get it myself.' Old Man Torsten came outside holding his pitchfork, and the two boys didn't have to be told twice.

把食物放在那里，我自己去拿。老托斯顿拿着干草叉走了出来，两个男孩不需要被告知两次。

Torsten says that coupons are " not worth the trouble, " meaning they are not beneficial; they don't really help very much, especially because you have to spend time clipping them and so forth.

托斯顿说，优惠券“不值得麻烦” ，这意味着它们没有好处；它们并没有多大帮助， 特别是因为你必须花时间修剪它们等等。

Torsten says, " Are you putting me on? " To " put someone on" is a phrasal verb meaning to trick someone, to deceive someone, to get someone to believe something that isn't true.

托斯顿说：“你是在骗我吗？ ” “把某人放在” 是一个短语动词，意思是欺骗某人， 欺骗某人，让某人相信一些不真实的事情。

Torsten says, " No one actually saves much money using coupons." Cindy says, " That's what you think." The expression " that's what you think" means you disagree with what the other person has said.

托斯顿说：“实际上没有人使用优惠券能省很多钱。 ”辛迪说：“这就是你的想法。 ” “这就是你的想法” 这句话的意思是你不同意对方所说的话。

Torsten says, " You might save money with rebates, but you have to sit around (you have to wait) forever for the rebate check." The " rebate check" is the money that the company is sending you back.

Torsten 说：“你可能会用回扣省钱，但你必须永远坐着（你必须等待）回扣支票。 “回扣支票” 是公司寄回您的钱。

Torsten says, " How can you keep track of all of the expiration dates and terms and conditions? " An " expiration date" is the date after which something cannot be used or something will no longer be valid.

Torsten 说：“您如何跟踪所有到期日期以及条款和条件？“到期日期”是指某些内容无法使用或某些内容将不再有效的日期。