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Husbands and Wives · 1992
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Everything you need before watchingIn writing class, Gabe tells Rain her short story was absolutely fabulous, maybe the best thing he read this term. She blushes, nearly cries, and says his approval means more than anybody's; her family even used to quote his old piece The Grey Hat. Then the praise turns nosy: how she got the name Rain, whether she is an only child, even if she has been married. Flattered, she still starts to need his verdict.
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Gabewriting teacher
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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00:02
Hey, listen, your short story was absolutely fabulous .
嘿，听着，你那篇短篇小说简直太棒了。
00:07
- Really? - Yeah, yeah.
- 真的吗？ - 对，对。
00:09
I was very, very impressed, I must say .
我必须说，我印象非常非常深刻。
00:11
And I thought it was probably the best thing that I read this term .
而且我觉得，这大概是我这学期读过最好的东西。
00:14
- It was really wonderful. - Oh, that's great!
- 真的很精彩。 - 哦，太好了！
00:17
Yeah. The insights were great, and I thought the prose was very graceful.
是啊。那些洞察很棒，而且我觉得文笔非常优雅。
00:20
And, you know, in general , I was, I was impressed.
而且，你知道，总的来说，我，我很佩服。
00:24
- Oh, God , I'm blushing, right? - Well, don't. You know, I...
- 天哪，我脸红了，对吧？ - 哎，别这样。你知道，我……
00:28
My face gets all red. I may just cry. Um...
我脸会整个红起来。我可能要哭了。嗯……
00:33
Don't take it that, that badly. I meant it as a compliment .
别把它想得那么、那么糟糕。我是当夸奖说的。
00:37
- Well, I know, but... - It was great.
- 嗯，我知道，可是…… - 真的很棒。
00:39
The insights were wonderful.
那些洞察太精彩了。
00:40
It's just, your approbation means more to me than anybody's.
只是，你的赞许对我来说比任何人的都重要。
00:43
I mean, you're the reason why I wanted to start writing.
我是说，就是因为你，我才想开始写作。
00:47
- Really? - Yeah.
- 真的？ - 对。
00:49
My family and I, we used to quote , you know, "The Grey Hat."
我和家人以前常常引用，你知道，《灰帽子》。
00:53
- Oh, God . How do you remember that story? - Yeah.
- 天哪。你怎么还记得那篇小说？ - 是啊。
00:56
Where it goes, " Giving up his hopes, compromising one's dreams, is like putting on a grey hat ."
里面有一句：「放弃希望、妥协梦想，就像戴上一顶灰帽子。」
01:03
We used to... I loved that! I mean...
我们以前……我太爱那篇了！我是说……
01:05
You remember that. That's great.
你还记得。太好了。
01:08
Listen to me. You can hear my heart beating. Oh...
听我心跳。你能听见我的心跳。哦……
01:11
H- How'd you get the name Rain?
你、你名字雷恩是怎么来的？
01:14
Uh, my parents named me after , uh, Rilke.
呃，我父母是按，呃，里尔克给我起的名。
01:19
- Did they? - Yeah. That's my mother's favorite poet , and, um, so that's how I got it.
- 是吗？ - 对。那是我妈妈最喜欢的诗人，所以，嗯，我就叫这个了。
01:25
Are you folks, you know, writers or...
你们家人，你知道，是作家还是……
01:28
Oh, no. My dad's an investment banker , and my mom works at Lincoln Center.
哦，不是。我爸是投资银行家，我妈在林肯中心工作。
01:33
Uh-huh. Are you an only child ?
嗯嗯。你是独生女吗？
01:36
Why are you asking all these questions?
你怎么问这么多问题？
01:39
Oh, I'm just... I'm just interested.
哦，我只是……我只是感兴趣。
01:41
You know, I was so impressed by the, by the story.
你知道，我对那、那篇小说印象太深了。
01:43
I gave it to someone else to read, and she was also very, very impressed with it, so I...
我还拿给别人看了，她也非常非常佩服，所以我……
01:48
- Oh, really? - Yeah. Are you from New York or...
- 哦，真的？ - 对。你是纽约人还是……
01:52
- Yeah, I'm from East End. East End Avenue. - Are these too many questions?
- 对，我住东区。东端大道。 - 这些问题是不是太多了？
01:55
No, it's fine. It's just the "only child" one. Yes, I was an only child .
不，没事。只是「独生子女」那个。是的，我是独生女。
02:00
- You know. Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- 你知道。对。 - 嗯嗯。
02:02
So how did you manage to write something so, so deep?
那你是怎么写出这么、这么有深度的东西的？
02:06
I mean, I-I... Have you had a... Have you been married and divorced ?
我是说，我……你有没有……你结过婚、离过婚吗？
02:10
Or, I... Is your whole family stormy and tempestuous or...
或者，我……你们全家是不是风波不断、性情激烈，还是……
02:14
What? I didn't know I was stormy and tempestuous.
什么？我都不知道自己风波不断、性情激烈。
02:19
- The writing was very... was very intense. - I don't know. Yeah.
- 那篇文字非常……非常强烈。 - 我不知道。是吧。
02:24
It's-It's just a trick , you know?
这、这不过是个窍门，你知道吗？
02:27
It's like, um, when I was ten, one time I wrote this whole story on Paris, and I'd never even been there , you know?
就像，嗯，我十岁那年，有一次写了整篇关于巴黎的故事，可我根本没去过那儿，你知道？
02:34
So it's, like, you don't have to...
所以就是，比如，你不一定要……
02:37
It's just a trick . You don't have to know or...
这不过是个窍门。你不一定要亲身经历或……
02:40
Can you, can you just turn it out ? I mean...
你能、你能就这么写出来吗？我是说……
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
short story
short story
短篇小说
Hey, listen, your short story was absolutely fabulous .
嘿，听着，你那篇短篇小说简直太棒了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:02
absolutely fabulous
absolutely fabulous
简直太棒了
Hey, listen, your short story was absolutely fabulous .
嘿，听着，你那篇短篇小说简直太棒了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
absolutely fabulous
absolutely 次重，fabulous 主重音落下
Hey, listen, your short story was absolutely fabulous .
嘿，听着，你那篇短篇小说简直太棒了。
SlangB1↩ 00:02
fabulous
超棒、太精彩了——口语盛赞，正式评审里更常用 excellent
Hey, listen, your short story was absolutely fabulous .
嘿，听着，你那篇短篇小说简直太棒了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:09
I must say
must 弱读成 /məs/，别念满 must
I was very, very impressed, I must say .
我必须说，我印象非常非常深刻。
GrammarB1↩ 00:11
the best thing that I read this term
定语从句：that I read this term 修饰 the best thing，指这学期读过最好的。
And I thought it was probably the best thing that I read this term .
而且我觉得，这大概是我这学期读过最好的东西。
Pronunciation↩ 00:11
that I read
that I 的 t 弹成美式 flap
And I thought it was probably the best thing that I read this term .
而且我觉得，这大概是我这学期读过最好的东西。
CollocationA2↩ 00:20
in general
in general
总的来说
And, you know, in general , I was, I was impressed.
而且，你知道，总的来说，我，我很佩服。
SlangA2↩ 00:24
Oh, God
天哪（惊讶害羞）——熟人脱口而出，正式场合少用
- Oh, God , I'm blushing, right? - Well, don't. You know, I...
- 天哪，我脸红了，对吧？ - 哎，别这样。你知道，我……
CollocationB1↩ 00:33
mean it as a compliment
mean it as a compliment
当作夸奖说的
Don't take it that, that badly. I meant it as a compliment .
别把它想得那么、那么糟糕。我是当夸奖说的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:43
the reason why
the reason why
……的原因
I mean, you're the reason why I wanted to start writing.
我是说，就是因为你，我才想开始写作。
GrammarB1↩ 00:43
the reason why I wanted to start writing
原因从句：the reason why + 从句，说明「就是因为你我才想写作」。
I mean, you're the reason why I wanted to start writing.
我是说，就是因为你，我才想开始写作。
CollocationB1↩ 00:49
used to do something
used to do something
过去常常做某事
My family and I, we used to quote , you know, "The Grey Hat."
我和家人以前常常引用，你知道，《灰帽子》。
Pronunciation↩ 00:49
used to quote
used to 读 /juːstə/，d 和 t 都吞
My family and I, we used to quote , you know, "The Grey Hat."
我和家人以前常常引用，你知道，《灰帽子》。
GrammarB2↩ 00:56
Giving up his hopes, compromising one's dreams, is like putting on a grey hat
动名词主语：两个 -ing 短语当主语，is like 后面跟比喻。
Where it goes, " Giving up his hopes, compromising one's dreams, is like putting on a grey hat ."
里面有一句：「放弃希望、妥协梦想，就像戴上一顶灰帽子。」
Pronunciation↩ 01:11
How'd you get
How'd 吞 d，听起来像 How you get
H- How'd you get the name Rain?
你、你名字雷恩是怎么来的？
CollocationB1↩ 01:14
name someone after someone
name someone after someone
用某人的名字给……起名
Uh, my parents named me after , uh, Rilke.
呃，我父母是按，呃，里尔克给我起的名。
Pronunciation↩ 01:14
named me after
named me 连成 name-dme，after 轻收
Uh, my parents named me after , uh, Rilke.
呃，我父母是按，呃，里尔克给我起的名。
CollocationA2↩ 01:19
favorite poet
favorite poet
最喜欢的诗人
- Did they? - Yeah. That's my mother's favorite poet , and, um, so that's how I got it.
- 是吗？ - 对。那是我妈妈最喜欢的诗人，所以，嗯，我就叫这个了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:28
investment banker
investment banker
投资银行家
Oh, no. My dad's an investment banker , and my mom works at Lincoln Center.
哦，不是。我爸是投资银行家，我妈在林肯中心工作。
CollocationA2↩ 01:33
an only child
an only child
独生子女
Uh-huh. Are you an only child ?
嗯嗯。你是独生女吗？
Pronunciation↩ 01:33
an only child
an only 连读成 a-nonly，n 连到 only
Uh-huh. Are you an only child ?
嗯嗯。你是独生女吗？
CollocationB1↩ 01:43
be impressed with something
be impressed with something
对……印象深刻
I gave it to someone else to read, and she was also very, very impressed with it, so I...
我还拿给别人看了，她也非常非常佩服，所以我……
CollocationB1↩ 02:02
manage to do something
manage to do something
设法做成某事
So how did you manage to write something so, so deep?
那你是怎么写出这么、这么有深度的东西的？
GrammarB1↩ 02:06
Have you been married and divorced
现在完成时：Have you been… 问到目前为止有没有结过婚又离过婚。
I mean, I-I... Have you had a... Have you been married and divorced ?
我是说，我……你有没有……你结过婚、离过婚吗？
SlangB1↩ 02:24
trick
窍门、手法——自谦或揭秘时说，不是恶作剧
It's-It's just a trick , you know?
这、这不过是个窍门，你知道吗？
GrammarB2↩ 02:27
I'd never even been there
过去完成时：had never been：写巴黎之前从未去过，比过去时更早。
It's like, um, when I was ten, one time I wrote this whole story on Paris, and I'd never even been there , you know?
就像，嗯，我十岁那年，有一次写了整篇关于巴黎的故事，可我根本没去过那儿，你知道？
CollocationB1↩ 02:37
just a trick
just a trick
不过是个窍门
It's just a trick . You don't have to know or...
这不过是个窍门。你不一定要亲身经历或……
CollocationB2↩ 02:40
turn something out
turn something out
很快写出来、赶出来
Can you, can you just turn it out ? I mean...
你能、你能就这么写出来吗？我是说……
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:40
approbation
正式的赞许、认可
In the scene雷恩对盖布说：你的赞许比谁都重要，把依赖说得很郑重。
The board's approbation gave her the courage to publish.董事会的认可给了她出版的勇气。
In daily life
等编辑回复I'm waiting for the editor's approbation before I send it out.我先等编辑点头，再往外投。
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CollocationB1↩ 01:14
name someone after
用某人名为…取名
In the scene雷恩解释自己叫 Rain：父母按里尔克给她取的名。
They named the baby after her grandmother.他们按祖母的名字给宝宝取名。
In daily life
聊孩子名字We named our son after a jazz pianist.我们按一位爵士钢琴家给儿子取名。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:33
mean it as a compliment
当夸奖说的
In the scene雷恩被夸到要哭，盖布赶紧补一句：我是当夸奖说的。
Don't frown — I meant that as a compliment.别皱眉，我那句是当夸奖说的。
In daily life
夸完被误会I meant the haircut comment as a compliment.我夸发型那句是当真的夸奖。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 02:40
turn it out
很快写出、赶出来
In the scene盖布追问雷恩能不能随时把深的故事赶出来。
She can turn out a draft before lunch if the brief is clear.只要需求清楚，她午饭前就能赶出一稿。
In daily life
赶周报I can turn the report out tonight.这份报告我今晚能赶出来。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:37
just a trick
不过是个窍门
In the scene雷恩自谦：写作是技巧，十岁没去过巴黎也能写巴黎。
The sauce looks fancy, but it's just a trick with butter.这酱汁看起来很讲究，其实不过是黄油的小窍门。
In daily life
教拍照构图The portrait looks expensive, but it's just a trick with the light.这张人像看起来很贵，其实只是光线的窍门。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:14
stormy and tempestuous
风波不断、性情激烈
In the scene盖布猜她家很狂暴，雷恩原句弹回：我还不知道自己这么狂。
Dramatic? I didn't know I was the weather tonight.戏剧化？我还不知道自己今晚成天气预报了。
In daily life
回怼夸张形容Chaotic? I didn't know I was a storm warning.混乱？我还不知道自己成了风暴预警。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:56
putting on a grey hat
放弃梦想、向现实低头
In the scene雷恩引用盖布旧作：妥协梦想就像戴上一顶灰帽子。
Taking the safe job felt like putting on a grey hat.接那份稳妥的工作，就像给自己戴上灰帽子。
In daily life
劝人别妥协Don't put on a grey hat just to please your parents.别为了让父母高兴就给自己戴上灰帽子。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Hey, listen, your short story was absolutely fabulous.”
嘿，听着，你那篇短篇小说简直太棒了。
Why it's great
absolutely fabulous 把当面盛赞说到顶，短、响、好跟读。
Pattern
Your … was absolutely fabulous.
When to use
当面夸作业、演出、方案，想比 good 更夸张时用。
Similar
That was outstanding. ／ I thought it was wonderful.
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informal
Shadowing tip
absolutely 拉长，fabulous 重读落拍。
Use it yourself
夸同事方案Your pitch this morning was absolutely fabulous.你今早那场提案简直太棒了。
“It's just, your approbation means more to me than anybody's.”
只是，你的赞许对我来说比任何人的都重要。
Why it's great
approbation 是书面赞许，用在师生闲聊里，依赖感一下子露出来。
Pattern
Your approval means more to me than anybody's.
When to use
对导师、编辑或长辈说：你点头比奖更重要。
Similar
Your opinion matters most to me. ／ I care about your approval most.
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literary
Shadowing tip
approbation 四个音节咬清，means more 加重。
Use it yourself
谢导师评语Your feedback means more to me than the prize.你的反馈对我来说比奖更重要。
“I mean, you're the reason why I wanted to start writing.”
我是说，就是因为你，我才想开始写作。
Why it's great
the reason why 把崇拜说成因果，甜，也带点危险的依赖。
Pattern
You're the reason why I wanted to …
When to use
承认某人启发你开始做一件事，适合当面致谢。
Similar
You're why I started. ／ I began because of you.
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informal
Shadowing tip
reason why 连读，start writing 两处重音。
Use it yourself
感谢启蒙老师You're the reason why I applied for this job.就是因为你，我才去申请这份工作。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Praise work with absolutely fabulous
- Use named me after for namesakes
- Hear just a trick as modest skill
- Take a remark as a compliment
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Questions, then the linesDoes absolutely fabulous mean the story is great?
Yes. It is strong, informal praise: the story is outstanding, not merely good.
What does approbation mean here?
Formal approval. Rain says Gabe's praise matters more than anyone else's.
What does named me after mean?
To give someone a name from another person. Rain was named after Rilke.
Is just a trick a lie about writing?
No. She means writing is a craft: you can invent Paris without going there.
What does I meant it as a compliment mean?
I said it as praise. Use it when a compliment makes someone uneasy.