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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAfter their first night out together, Donnie brings Bianca back to the apartment and tries to keep the mood playful. A small conversation about music and Rocky's breakfast turns into a much bigger question: why did Donnie hide who his father was? Bianca is not impressed by half-truths, while Donnie finally explains the family history he has been carrying. The scene matters because flirtation gives way to honesty, revealing what each of them expects from love.
Chapters
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Language points
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Review right after watchingsquare
老派、规矩的
tear the city up
出去玩个痛快
look someone up
查某人的资料
might as well have
也差不多等于
have an affair with someone
与某人有婚外情
track someone down
设法找到某人
take someone in
收留某人
that shit
那破事
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“You didn t say he was the most famous fighter to ever live”
你可没说他是有史以来最出名的拳手。
用最高级加不定式把“最……的人”说得有力又自然,惊讶和责备同时落地。
the most + 形容词 + 名词 + to do
评价某人或某物在一类事物中最突出时。
the best place to start / the hardest thing to explain
neutral
重读 most famous fighter,to ever live 连读收尾。
“When I m around you I feel like I know you my whole life”
和你在一起时,我感觉像是认识了你一辈子。
把暧昧的熟悉感说得直接,feel like 让情绪听起来真诚而不生硬。
I feel like I know you...
形容刚认识的人却有早已相识般的亲切感。
I feel like we click / I feel like I've known you forever
informal
When I m around you 一口带过,重音放在 feel、know、whole life。
“No I m gonna find the real in what you re saying”
不,我要从你说的话里找到真实的东西。
find the real 是有个性的抽象表达,回应了对方对“动机”的质疑。
find the real in what someone says
想说明自己在意话里的真心,而非只挑字面问题时。
find the truth in it / hear what you really mean
neutral
No seriously look 与后句连读,重读 find、real、saying。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageAll right So his His wife that s not your mom Apollo had an affair with my mom All right She died when I was young I bounced around foster care for a couple years In and out of juvie Then Mary Anne tracked me down and took me in
好吧。所以他的……他的妻子不是你妈妈,对吧? 阿波罗和我妈妈有过婚外情。 好吧。她在我小时候就去世了。 我在寄养家庭之间辗转了几年。 进过少管所,出来又进去。 后来玛丽找到了我,把我接回家照顾。
