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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingBruno has already shown Mirabel one vision of a cracking house. She wants another look. He stalls: if the future is worse, she will blame him the way the family always has. She tells him family weirdos just get a bad rap, and they look again. The sand shows a butterfly, a brighter candle, and an embrace—with Isabela. Mirabel thinks that is impossible. Bruno says the family's fate is not up to her sister; it is up to her. Then he stays behind, still afraid Abuela will see him.
Chapters
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Review right after watchingget a bad rap
背黑锅、名声差
knock on wood
敲木头求好运
miss the point
没抓住重点
be up to someone
由你决定、取决于你
hang on
抓紧、撑住
run out of time
时间不够了
weirdo
怪人(可亲可损)
of course it's
当然是她(反话)
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Sometimes family weirdos just get a bad rap.”
有时候家里的怪人就是背了黑锅。
把委屈收成一句口语,心疼里带着笑。
someone gets a bad rap
替被误解的人说话时。
They get a bad reputation. / People are too hard on them.
informal
weirdos 拉长,bad rap 两个重音砸下去。
“You're exactly what this family needs.”
你正是这个家需要的人。
把责任和信任叠在 exactly 一个词上。
You're exactly what + 某人 + needs.
认定对方就是缺的那块时。
You're just what we need. / This team needs someone like you.
literary
exactly 加重,needs 收住下沉。
“The fate of the family, it's not up to her.”
这个家的命运,不取决于她。
先把命运摆上台,再用 it's not up to 抽走责任。
It's not up to + 某人.
把决定权从某人身上拿开时。
That's not her call. / It doesn't depend on her.
neutral
family 后稍停,not up to her 连读。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageWell, I think we're running out of time here. It's not gonna work. She won't hug me ever, okay? She hates me! Also, I don't know if you heard, I ruined her proposal!
我觉得咱们时间不够了。 这行不通的。 她才不会抱我,行了吧?她恨我! 还有,不知道你听说没有, 我搞砸了她的求婚!
