So that's why I'm trying to earn some brownie points.

所以这就是我要努力获得认可的原因。

What could you do to earn some brownie points?

你能做什么获得称赞和奖励？

Wow, you really are trying to earn some brownie points, aren't you?

哇，你真的很努力要赢得老人的认可啊，是吧？

So if you do something good, you earn or you get brownie points, right?

如果你做得好的话，你就会赢得“奖励和称赞”，对不对？

Well he's hoping to earn a few brownie points with the bosses.

嗯，他希望赢得老板的嘉奖。

Hey have you heard this expression before about brownie points?

你之前有听说过“称赞和奖励”这个表达吗？

But to earn brownie points is more than just doing someone a favour.

但是获得嘉奖并不仅仅意味着要帮他人的忙。

When was the last time you earned brownie points from someone, Feifei?

菲菲，你上次获得他人的赞赏是什么时候？

But having brownie points is definitely a good thing.

但是有这种额外的奖励很肯定一件好的事情。

So you would probably earn brownie points with your neighbours if you left a cake on their doorstep for them.

如果你在邻居家门口放一块蛋糕给他们，肯定会赢得他们的称赞和认可的。

But she was like " I know, but I don't want to lose my brownie points."

“我知道，但我不想失去我的奖励。”

So can you think of something that would earn you brownie points with someone in your household at the moment?

你能想到可以什么事情可以让你在家里获得别人的额外称赞呢？

'Brownie points' are badges young girls who are members of a youth organisation called 'The Brownies' earn for doing good things for others.

Brownie points指The Brownies幼年女童子军组织的年轻女孩为他人做了好事而获得的奖章。

It doesn't matter if you know the answer or not, this will improve the other person's overall attitude towards you and earn you some extra brownie points.

你是否知道答案并不重要，这将改善对方对你的整体态度，并为你赢得额外的印像分。

It's relevant now but you can use it at any time because you earn brownie points by getting praise or approval for something that you've done.

这个表达和现在的情况很相关，但是你随时都可以使用它，你因为自己做的某件事情得到了表扬，也就是获得了额外的奖励。

Or if your partner cooked a meal and cleaned the whole house for you, you might be a little suspicious and think why are you trying to earn brownie points with me?

或者是如果你的伴侣为你做了一顿饭，清理了整个家，你可能会有点怀疑，觉得你为什么要跟我抢功劳呢？

While writing Carrie I never once stopped to think: “Ah, all this blood symbolism will win me Brownie Points with the critics” or “Boy oh boy, this should certainly get me in a college bookstore or two! ”

我在写《魔女嘉丽》的时候，从来也不曾停下来想过：“啊，这么多血的象征意义一定会让批评家们对我刮目相看。”或是“好家伙，这肯定能让我的书进到一两个高校图书馆里去！”

All my family were into performing in some way, amateur performing in some way, so I knew from a very early age that it was something that you could doand that you got, sort of, brownie points for.

我所有的家人都热衷于以某种方式进行表演，以某种方式进行业余表演， 所以我从很小的时候就知道这是你可以做的事情，并且你可以得到某种奖励分。