“David(letterman )is a fair and decent guy and makes me laugh as much as anyone”said(Jay)Leno,who was raked over the coals by another competitor,Arsenio Hall,when Leno took over Johnny Carson’s seat last May.

勒诺说，“戴维对人公平正直，打趣的功夫不下于任何人。”去年五月勒诺接替卡森的职位时遭到另一竞争者阿森尼奥·霍尔的严厉批评。

Another clue to the nature of this phenomenon was the joint statement they issued before going on letterman

另一条揭示这个惊人之作本质的线索在于她们在上莱特曼的节目之前所发表的联合声明。

Everyone presumes that NBC has Dana Carvey waiting in the wings if Letterman bolts. But, says an NBC executive,that’s a long way from a lock. For openers, Carvey is balking

每个人都认为如果莱特曼离去，国家广播公司已经有卡维等候接替。可是一位国家广播公司的高级主管说，“事情根本尚未销定。”首先，卡维并未接受。

The Spice Girls treated letterman like a prince, singing and dancing for him before smothering him in lipstick and cuddles

在节目中，辣妹们对莱特曼严然以王子相待，在他面前且歌且舞，之后又将他淹没在唇膏与热拥之中。

In New York, the Spice Girls went on David letterman ’s Late Show on TV to publicise their debut album which went to No 1 in America-out-performing the performance of the beatles in the 1960s

在纽约，辣妹们上大卫·莱特曼主持的电视节目(最新秀)替她们的首张唱片做宣传。该唱片在美国获得销量第一--超过了20世纪60年代甲壳虫乐队的成就。

“Right after the announcement, Wagoner hopped on his private jet and flew to the unemployment office. ” --David Letterman

“（奥巴马解雇他的消息）一公布之后，瓦格纳立即钻进他的私人飞机，飞往失业者救济办公室。”——大卫·莱特曼

“By the end of the show, it was all the guy’s fault, ” a clearly impressed Mr Rock told David Letterman , another talk-show host.

“到那场秀结束的时候，才发现原来都是那个男人的错，”洛克（Rock）在震惊之余告诉另一位脱口秀主持人大卫.莱特曼（DavidLetterman）。

“Others have, ” replied Letterman , referring to George Bush’s fondness for lengthy brush-clearing trips at his Texas ranch.

“某人可以”Letterman答道，暗指乔治布什在他德克萨斯的农场乐享漫长的清理灌木之旅。

“By the way, while you were laughing, AIG just handed out another $100 million in bonuses. ” --David Letterman

“顺便提一下，就在你们开怀大笑的时候，AIG刚刚又派发出1亿美元的奖金。”-大卫·莱特曼

“I learned a lot from Letterman and Leno while living in the States, ” he said confidently.

“住在美国时，我向Letterman和Leno学了不少”他自信的说。

It’s the same guy who broke into Letterman ’s theater

1“他就是闯入莱特曼的深夜秀剧场的那个家伙”

David Letterman ’s “Top Ten Ways Barack Obama Celebrated His Birthday”

大卫·莱特曼的“奥巴马庆祝生日的十大方法”

David Letterman ’s “Top Ten Rick Sanchez Excuses”

大卫·莱特曼的“里克·桑切斯的十大借口”

David Letterman ’s “Top Ten Signs the United States Is Running Out of Money”

大卫·莱特曼的“美国钱快用完的十大迹象”

David Letterman ’s “Top Ten Ways The United States Postal Service Can Turn Things Around”

大卫·莱特曼的“美国邮政服务总局起死回生的十大妙招”

David Letterman ’s “Top Ten Ways Tony Hayward Can Improve His Image”

大卫·莱特曼的“托尼·海沃德可改善自身形象的十大途径”

David Letterman ’s “Top Ten Highlights Of Barack Obama’s Deficit Plan”

戴维·莱特曼的“奥巴马赤字计划的十大亮点”

That David Letterman won’t do late night comedy?

戴维·莱特曼就不做深夜喜剧秀了？

That David Letterman makes that much more than a school teacher?

戴维·莱特曼赚得比一个学校老师多这么多？

Learn from David Letterman : Make Top 10 lists.

跟DavidLetterman学习：列出首位的10条信息。

As Crowe later explained to David Letterman , he had repeatedly tried and failed to call his wife in Australia.

接着，克洛向大卫莱特曼解释原因说，他不停地打电话给他在澳大利亚的妻子，但没能接通。

If she was scheduled to appear on the Letterman show, for example, she would finish her paper early.

举个例子来说，如果她计划去参加“莱特曼秀”，她会提前完成自己的作业。

Rather depressingly, late-night talkshow host David Letterman outshines the sun in his effect on what people are doing.

令人郁闷的是，深夜脱口秀节目主持人大卫•莱特曼（DavidLetterman）对人们行为的影响甚至比太阳还要大。

What about David Letterman ?

那么戴维·莱特曼呢？

How much do you think David Letterman makes?

你觉得戴维·莱特曼赚多少钱？

“Do you remember Governor Eliot Spitzer, the guy who pioneered the ’Cash for Hookers’ program? ” --David Letterman .

你们还记得艾略特·斯皮策州长吗？那个现金招妓项目的先锋。——大卫·莱特曼。

If you take some of Letterman ’s $31 million,

如果你从莱特曼的0.31亿美元中抽掉一些，

Tell a few jokes you know they’ll enjoy, share some comics from the paper ore-mail with them, watch the Letterman show together.

说几个你知道他们准乐的笑话，分享一些报纸上的漫画或用电子邮件交流，一起看脱口秀。

Here, pace David Letterman , we present (in no particular order) our own candidates for the top 10 myths of popular psychology.

在这里，我们追随大卫•莱特曼（DavidLetterman），给出我们认为能成为流行心理学神话的前10名的备选理论（排名不分先后）。