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当夸人变成一场暧昧散步
Husbands and Wives · 1992
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5StreetRomance雅思
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Everything you need before watchingRain has just flooded Gabe with praise: his second story matches the first, and she recites his line that life imitates bad television. They walk. She ranks Russian novelists like a menu — Tolstoy a full meal, Turgenev dessert — then asks if passion can last. He cites Time magazine's four-year rule. Then she wants the novel he already hates. The compliments were paving a request.
盖
Gabewriting professor
雷
Rainstudent writer
Chapters
15 parts · AI-cut01Friends Announce a Split当朋友轻松宣布拆伙C13'49"02A Late-Night Marriage Talk当拆伙消息烧到自己家C13'21"03A Date Interrupted当约会变成对前段的质问B24'12"04Praising a Student Story当夸奖让人脸红心跳C12'46"05Kamikaze Women Theory当危险的人反而让你上瘾C13'02"06Meeting the New Girlfriend当朋友的新欢让你说不出话B24'35"07Lunch After the Split把拆伙说成拔牙C12'43"08A Walk About Writing当夸人变成一场暧昧散步C13'14"09Too Fast After the Date当约会很甜你却突然喊停C13'57"10Meeting the Parents当见家长变成一部连续剧B23'48"11Astrology Blowup当聚会上被当众拖走有多难堪C14'37"12He Wants to Come Back当前夫醉闯旧家还想复合B24'08"13The Novel Gets Critiqued当崇拜突然变成一场文学审判C13'27"14The Marriage Is Over当回忆已救不回这段关系C13'56"15Birthday in a Blackout当停电把生日变成暧昧时刻B22'48"
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00:00
She's very giving, and she did me this big favor by introducing me to Sally.
她为人很大方，还帮了我一个大忙，把我介绍给了莎莉。
00:02
Your second story was every bit as interesting as your first.
你的第二个故事，精彩程度丝毫不输第一个。
00:06
- I just thought it was wonderful. - Oh, great!
- 我就是觉得太棒了。 - 哦，太好了！
00:09
- I was knocked out by it. - I'm thrilled. I'm so glad you like it.
- 我看得完全被震住了。 - 我太高兴了。你喜欢，我真开心。
00:12
You're so encouraging to me, you know? I want you to know that.
你对我真的太鼓励了，你知道吗？我想让你知道这一点。
00:16
No, don't be... Oh, don't be silly. I'm just one opinion.
不，别……哦，别傻了。我只是一家之言。
00:19
- And I was impressed. - I know, but you're the opinion.
- 而且我真的被打动了。 - 我知道，可你就是那个意见。
00:22
I thought your line was great about, uh, "Life doesn't imitate art; It imitates bad television."
我觉得你那句特别棒，呃，「人生并不模仿艺术；它模仿的是烂电视。」
00:27
- Because it is completely true. - Right.
- 因为这完全是真的。 - 没错。
00:30
I can't tell you how much your opinion means to me, you know?
我没法告诉你，你的看法对我有多重要，你知道吗？
00:35
- Oh, you know... - Listen, you wanna go for a walk ?
- 哦，你知道…… - 听着，你想不想出去走走？
00:39
- Or I mean... - A walk?
- 或者我是说…… - 散步？
00:41
- You're busy, right? - No, no, no, no, no. Wha-Wha...
- 你很忙，对吧？ - 不，不，不，不，不。什——什……
00:45
I just meant for a walk, like to discuss the...
我只是说散个步，比如讨论一下……
00:48
- You want to hear more about your story. - Yeah. Well, no...
- 你想再多听点你那个故事。 - 对。嗯，不是……
00:51
You know, it was great. I thought the way that you structured the story...
你知道，真的很棒。我觉得你结构故事的方式……
00:55
Because the tension built up so, so beautifully, and you released all the energy in the last paragraph.
因为张力积得那么、那么漂亮，你又在最后一段把所有能量都释放出来。
01:01
- I thought that was very sophisticated. - Oh, thanks.
- 我觉得那非常老练。 - 哦，谢谢。
01:04
I spent five days searching for the perfect word to describe the husband, and that's when I came up with "appucious."
我花了五天去找那个形容丈夫的完美词，然后就想出了「appucious」。
01:12
"Appucious," yeah. I looked that up in the dictionary, but I couldn't find it.
「Appucious」，对。我去词典里查了，可查不到。
01:15
- Yeah, I know. I made it up . - Oh, really?
- 对，我知道。是我编的。 - 哦，真的？
01:17
- I thought it described it perfectly. - Oh, you...
- 我觉得它形容得恰到好处。 - 哦，你……
01:20
Tolstoy is a full meal.
托尔斯泰是一顿正餐。
01:23
Uh, Turgenev, I would say, is a fabulous dessert.
呃，屠格涅夫，我会说，是一份极品甜点。
01:26
- That's how I'd characterize him. - And Dostoyevsky?
- 我就会这么形容他。 - 那陀思妥耶夫斯基呢？
01:29
Dostoyevsky is a full meal with, um, a vitamin pill and extra wheat germ.
陀思妥耶夫斯基是一顿正餐，外加，嗯，一片维生素，再加额外的麦芽。
01:34
"I fall upon the thorns of life. I bleed."
「我扑倒在人生的荆棘上。我流血。」
01:37
I used to think that was so romantic.
我以前觉得这话浪漫极了。
01:41
Oh, to write, to fall in love and to experience real passion.
哦，去写作，去恋爱，去体验真正的激情。
01:47
Really? You-You think that passion could actually be sustained ?
真的？你——你觉得激情真的能一直维持下去？
01:51
Oh, I don't know. Time magazine, they said you lose your sexual attraction for the other person in four years, I think it was.
哦，我不知道。《时代》杂志说，对另一半的性吸引力四年就会消失，我想是这么说的。
01:59
Well, you know...
嗯，你知道……
02:01
- And Time must know , right? - Yeah.
- 而且《时代》肯定知道，对吧？ - 对。
02:03
I sometimes think of living in Paris, you know, or Europe in general .
我有时会想住在巴黎，你知道，或者整个欧洲。
02:08
I just find that very romantic, you know? 'Cause I like café life.
我就是觉得那很浪漫，你知道吗？因为我喜欢咖啡馆那种生活。
02:12
I would like to write, get maybe a small flat or something.
我想写作，也许弄一套小公寓什么的。
02:14
That sounds great.
听起来真棒。
02:15
Yeah, well, just walking the streets is fun in Paris.
是啊，在巴黎光是街上走走就很好玩。
02:18
Listen, let me tell you . Until you've been kissed on one of those rainy Parisian afternoons, you've never been kissed .
听着，跟你说。除非你在那种下雨的巴黎午后接过吻，否则你根本没接过吻。
02:24
- I promise you. - And were you kissed in the rain?
- 我向你保证。 - 那你在雨里接过吻吗？
02:27
Well, I-I wasn't kissed, but I was the kisser.
嗯，我——我不是被吻的那个，我是主动去吻的那个。
02:29
Okay, I was wondering if I could read your novel .
那个，我在想，能不能读一读你的长篇。
02:35
How'd you know I had a novel?
你怎么知道我有一部长篇？
02:37
Um, you mentioned it at lunch, when we had lunch that time.
嗯，你午餐时提过，就我们那次一起吃午饭的时候。
02:40
Ah. You know, it's... I'm very disenchanted with it. I'm really...
啊。你知道，那……我对它已经很失望了。我真的……
02:44
Yes. I know. And I'm only asking you because I think I could learn a lot from it, and I just would like to know what you like and what you don't like and why you're so critical of it, you know?
对。我知道。我问你只是因为我觉得能从中学到很多，我只是想知道你喜欢什么、不喜欢什么，还有你为什么对它这么挑剔，你知道吗？
02:56
- Let me think about it . - Whoo!
- 让我想想。 - 哇！
03:00
- Are you okay? - Yes.
- 你没事吧？ - 没事。
03:02
Well, let me think about it . I- I'll think about it, you know, and...
嗯，让我想想。我——我会考虑的，你知道，而且……
03:06
- Oh, I shouldn't have asked you. - No, no, no, no, no.
- 哦，我不该问你的。 - 不，不，不，不，不。
03:09
- L-L-Let me think about it . - Okay.
- 让——让我想想。 - 好。
03:12
Oh, Gabe. He's always picked the wrong women. Except for Judy.
哦，盖布。他总是选错女人。朱迪除外。
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB2↩ 00:02
every bit as adjective as
every bit as adjective as
丝毫不比……差
Your second story was every bit as interesting as your first.
你的第二个故事，精彩程度丝毫不输第一个。
GrammarB2↩ 00:02
every bit as interesting as your first
同级比较：every bit as + 形容词 + as，强调两边程度完全一样。
Your second story was every bit as interesting as your first.
你的第二个故事，精彩程度丝毫不输第一个。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
every bit as
bit 重读，强调一点都不差
Your second story was every bit as interesting as your first.
你的第二个故事，精彩程度丝毫不输第一个。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
bit as interesting
bit as 的 t 弹成美式 flap
Your second story was every bit as interesting as your first.
你的第二个故事，精彩程度丝毫不输第一个。
CollocationB2↩ 00:09
be knocked out by something
be knocked out by something
被某事震撼到
这里不是真被打倒，是被小说震住
- I was knocked out by it. - I'm thrilled. I'm so glad you like it.
- 我看得完全被震住了。 - 我太高兴了。你喜欢，我真开心。
Pronunciation↩ 00:09
knocked out by
knocked out 连读，t 常被吞掉
- I was knocked out by it. - I'm thrilled. I'm so glad you like it.
- 我看得完全被震住了。 - 我太高兴了。你喜欢，我真开心。
Pronunciation↩ 00:09
glad you like
glad you 的 d 弹成 flap
- I was knocked out by it. - I'm thrilled. I'm so glad you like it.
- 我看得完全被震住了。 - 我太高兴了。你喜欢，我真开心。
SlangB2↩ 00:09
knocked out
被震撼到——口语夸人/夸作品，正式改 impressed
- I was knocked out by it. - I'm thrilled. I'm so glad you like it.
- 我看得完全被震住了。 - 我太高兴了。你喜欢，我真开心。
CollocationA2↩ 00:35
go for a walk
go for a walk
出去走走、散步
- Oh, you know... - Listen, you wanna go for a walk ?
- 哦，你知道…… - 听着，你想不想出去走走？
Pronunciation↩ 00:35
you wanna go
wanna 弱成 /wʌnə/，不是 want to 全读
- Oh, you know... - Listen, you wanna go for a walk ?
- 哦，你知道…… - 听着，你想不想出去走走？
SlangA2↩ 00:35
wanna
想要（口语）——熟人之间，书面要写成 want to
- Oh, you know... - Listen, you wanna go for a walk ?
- 哦，你知道…… - 听着，你想不想出去走走？
CollocationB1↩ 00:55
build up
build up
（张力）逐渐积起来
Because the tension built up so, so beautifully, and you released all the energy in the last paragraph.
因为张力积得那么、那么漂亮，你又在最后一段把所有能量都释放出来。
CollocationA2↩ 01:04
search for something
search for something
寻找某物
I spent five days searching for the perfect word to describe the husband, and that's when I came up with "appucious."
我花了五天去找那个形容丈夫的完美词，然后就想出了「appucious」。
CollocationB1↩ 01:04
come up with something
come up with something
想出、造出
I spent five days searching for the perfect word to describe the husband, and that's when I came up with "appucious."
我花了五天去找那个形容丈夫的完美词，然后就想出了「appucious」。
GrammarB1↩ 01:04
that's when I came up with
强调句：that's when 把时间拎出来强调：就在那时才想出这个词。
I spent five days searching for the perfect word to describe the husband, and that's when I came up with "appucious."
我花了五天去找那个形容丈夫的完美词，然后就想出了「appucious」。
CollocationA2↩ 01:12
look something up
look something up
去查阅、查词典
"Appucious," yeah. I looked that up in the dictionary, but I couldn't find it.
「Appucious」，对。我去词典里查了，可查不到。
CollocationB1↩ 01:15
make something up
make something up
编造出来
- Yeah, I know. I made it up . - Oh, really?
- 对，我知道。是我编的。 - 哦，真的？
CollocationA2↩ 01:37
used to do something
used to do something
曾经以为
I used to think that was so romantic.
我以前觉得这话浪漫极了。
CollocationA2↩ 01:41
fall in love
fall in love
坠入爱河
Oh, to write, to fall in love and to experience real passion.
哦，去写作，去恋爱，去体验真正的激情。
GrammarB2↩ 01:47
that passion could actually be sustained
宾语从句：think that + 从句；could be sustained 是情态被动，问激情能否维持。
Really? You-You think that passion could actually be sustained ?
真的？你——你觉得激情真的能一直维持下去？
Pronunciation↩ 02:01
Time must know
Time 和 know 加重，才听得出反讽
- And Time must know , right? - Yeah.
- 而且《时代》肯定知道，对吧？ - 对。
CollocationA2↩ 02:03
in general
in general
总体上、一般来说
I sometimes think of living in Paris, you know, or Europe in general .
我有时会想住在巴黎，你知道，或者整个欧洲。
CollocationA2↩ 02:18
let me tell you
let me tell you
听我说、跟你讲
Listen, let me tell you . Until you've been kissed on one of those rainy Parisian afternoons, you've never been kissed .
听着，跟你说。除非你在那种下雨的巴黎午后接过吻，否则你根本没接过吻。
GrammarB2↩ 02:18
Until you've been kissed on one of those rainy Parisian afternoons, you've never been kissed
时间条件句：Until + 现在完成，主句 you've never：没这经历就不算数。
Listen, let me tell you . Until you've been kissed on one of those rainy Parisian afternoons, you've never been kissed .
听着，跟你说。除非你在那种下雨的巴黎午后接过吻，否则你根本没接过吻。
Pronunciation↩ 02:18
you've been kissed
you've 弱成 /juv/，been 轻读
Listen, let me tell you . Until you've been kissed on one of those rainy Parisian afternoons, you've never been kissed .
听着，跟你说。除非你在那种下雨的巴黎午后接过吻，否则你根本没接过吻。
GrammarB1↩ 02:29
I was wondering if I could read your novel
委婉进行时：用过去进行时提问不是回忆，是把请求说软。
Okay, I was wondering if I could read your novel .
那个，我在想，能不能读一读你的长篇。
CollocationC1↩ 02:40
be disenchanted with something
be disenchanted with something
对……失望透了
Ah. You know, it's... I'm very disenchanted with it. I'm really...
啊。你知道，那……我对它已经很失望了。我真的……
CollocationA2↩ 02:44
learn a lot from something
learn a lot from something
从中学到很多
Yes. I know. And I'm only asking you because I think I could learn a lot from it, and I just would like to know what you like and what you don't like and why you're so critical of it, you know?
对。我知道。我问你只是因为我觉得能从中学到很多，我只是想知道你喜欢什么、不喜欢什么，还有你为什么对它这么挑剔，你知道吗？
CollocationB1↩ 02:44
be critical of something
be critical of something
对……很挑剔
Yes. I know. And I'm only asking you because I think I could learn a lot from it, and I just would like to know what you like and what you don't like and why you're so critical of it, you know?
对。我知道。我问你只是因为我觉得能从中学到很多，我只是想知道你喜欢什么、不喜欢什么，还有你为什么对它这么挑剔，你知道吗？
GrammarB1↩ 02:44
why you're so critical of it
宾语从句：know 后面接 why 从句，语序用陈述句，不要倒装。
Yes. I know. And I'm only asking you because I think I could learn a lot from it, and I just would like to know what you like and what you don't like and why you're so critical of it, you know?
对。我知道。我问你只是因为我觉得能从中学到很多，我只是想知道你喜欢什么、不喜欢什么，还有你为什么对它这么挑剔，你知道吗？
CollocationA2↩ 02:56
think about something
think about something
考虑一下
- Let me think about it . - Whoo!
- 让我想想。 - 哇！
Pronunciation↩ 03:02
let me think
let me 常并成 lemme
Well, let me think about it . I- I'll think about it, you know, and...
嗯，让我想想。我——我会考虑的，你知道，而且……
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:02
every bit as
丝毫不比……差
In the scene雷恩夸盖布：第二篇小说精彩程度完全不输第一篇。
The sequel is every bit as tense as the opening chapter.续集紧张程度丝毫不输开篇。
In daily life
夸同事方案Your backup plan is every bit as solid as the first one.你的备选方案稳妥程度丝毫不输第一套。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:09
knocked out
被震撼到
In the scene雷恩说自己被盖布的小说震住了，不是真被打倒。
I was knocked out by the last movement of that symphony.交响乐最后乐章把我震住了。
In daily life
看完画展We were knocked out by the tiny sketches in the last room.最后一间那些小素描把我们震住了。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 01:04
come up with
想出、编出
In the scene雷恩说花五天找词，才造出 appucious 这个词。
She came up with a nickname that actually stuck.她想出了个真能叫得住的外号。
In daily life
头脑风暴We need to come up with a title before Friday.周五前我们得想出一个标题。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 02:40
disenchanted with
对……失望透了
In the scene盖布不愿把长篇给雷恩：他自己已经对这部小说彻底失望。
He grew disenchanted with the startup after the third pivot.第三次转向之后，他对这家创业公司彻底失望了。
In daily life
聊旧项目I'm disenchanted with that draft and don't want anyone reading it.我对那份草稿已经失望透了，不想让人看。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:01
time must know
反讽权威一定懂
In the scene盖布引用《时代》说激情四年就没，紧接着反讽：杂志肯定知道。
The app says we need eight hours of sleep, and the app must know, right?应用说我们得睡八小时，而且应用肯定知道，对吧？
In daily life
吐槽天气预报The forecast promised sun, and the forecast must know, right?预报说有太阳，而且预报肯定知道，对吧？
above my level
PunB2↩ 02:27
the kisser
主动去吻的人
In the scene盖布问雨里有没有被吻，她把 kissed 拧成 kisser。
I wasn't invited as a guest; I was the host.我不是被请来的客人，我是东道主。
In daily life
澄清角色I wasn't the intern they trained; I was the trainer.我不是他们带的实习生，我是带人的那个。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:20
a full meal
像正餐一样厚重
In the scene雷恩把托尔斯泰比成一顿正餐，说他作品又饱又沉。
That history lecture was a full meal; I needed a walk after.那堂历史课像一顿正餐，听完得散散步。
In daily life
评价长小说Her new novel is a full meal, not a snack you finish on the train.她的新长篇是一顿正餐，不是火车上能啃完的零食。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:29
i was wondering
委婉提出请求
In the scene雷恩铺完恭维后，用过去进行时开口要借盖布的长篇。
I was wondering if I could glance at your notes after class.我在想，下课后能不能看一眼你的笔记。
In daily life
向同事借书I was wondering if I could borrow the style guide over the weekend.我在想，周末能不能借一下那本体例手册。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I thought your line was great about, uh, "Life doesn't imitate art; It imitates bad television."”
我觉得你那句特别棒，呃，「人生并不模仿艺术；它模仿的是烂电视。」
Why it's great
把「艺术模仿人生」拧过来，短、狠、好记，是整段最能带走的金句。
Pattern
Life doesn't X; it Y.
When to use
想翻转一句老话、吐槽现实比艺术还俗时用。
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Life copies the worst TV. ／ Art is the original; life is the rerun.
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literary
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art 后稍顿，television 重读落下。
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吐槽真人秀Office gossip doesn't imitate drama; it imitates bad reality shows.办公室八卦不模仿戏剧，它模仿的是烂真人秀。
“Listen, let me tell you. Until you've been kissed on one of those rainy Parisian afternoons, you've never been kissed.”
听着，跟你说。除非你在那种下雨的巴黎午后接过吻，否则你根本没接过吻。
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Until you've... you've never... 把一次体验说成入门门槛，浪漫又专横。
Pattern
Until you've..., never...
When to use
把某个体验夸成「没这经历就不算数」时用。
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You haven't lived until you've... ／ That's not a real kiss until...
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Until 拉长，kissed 两次重读形成对照。
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夸夜市小吃Until you've eaten dumplings at midnight, you've never had street food.除非你半夜吃过饺子，否则你根本没吃过街头小吃。
“Tolstoy is a full meal.”
托尔斯泰是一顿正餐。
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一个食物比喻把作家厚度说完，后面甜点、维生素都从这里长出来。
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X is a full meal.
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形容一本书、一部片信息量大、吃得饱时用。
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It's a heavy meal. ／ That book is a feast.
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literary
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full meal 两个重音，像把盘子放下。
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推荐长纪录片That four-hour documentary is a full meal; save the sitcom for dessert.那部四小时纪录片是一顿正餐，情景喜剧留给饭后甜点。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use every bit as for equal comparison
- Hear knocked out as stunned praise
- Make requests with I was wondering
- Catch Time must know as sarcasm
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Questions, then the linesWhat does Life doesn't imitate art mean here?
A flip of art imitates life: life copies bad TV. Rain recites Gabe's line to praise him.
Does knocked out by it mean punched?
No. Informal praise: the story stunned her. Rain is gushing over Gabe's fiction.
Why does she say I was wondering if I could?
Past continuous makes the request softer. She wants his novel without sounding pushy.
What does Tolstoy is a full meal mean?
Food metaphor: Tolstoy is a meal, Turgenev dessert, Dostoyevsky extra vitamins.
Is Time must know sincere?
No. Gabe is sarcastic: he doubts a magazine can clock when passion dies.