Chapter 12 of 18 · 6'09"
A Tabernacle of Love 爱的帐幕IMDb ↗
教堂要把爱藏进圣所
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021
CEFR B1IELTS 5.0home雅思Family bond
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingShane stops Oliver mid-rehearsal: standing still while Rita and Norman walk the aisle is not enough. She cannot stand beside him on Saturday if he will not say what is happening now. He finally tells her about Dumbarton Oaks — not the museum, but a stuffed bear his mother brought back, then left again. He left that bear on a church altar. Later Sharon names a canopy a tabernacle of love, and Rita and Norman admit they want to adopt Charley's baby.
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Olivergroom
谢
Shanefiancée
莎
SharonShane's mother
诺
Normanpostal colleague
丽
RitaNorman's wife
Chapters
18 parts · AI-cut01Sticky Dead Letters糖浆把死信粘成一团，里面还夹着小孩的画B22'46"02Trust the Timing四天后大婚，礼服戒指都齐了，问她怀没怀上，她没有B11'57"03A Kettle of Crazy亲家提前一天堵在门口，她说妈妈是一壶疯B12'37"04Owen Is Asking for Fred病童还在等一个不知能否回来的人B12'36"05Don't Say Baby医院查不到欧文，孕妇来面试，规矩是别提那个宝宝B12'47"06Mother in the Inner Sanctum妈妈提前一天推开办公室门，说要看看他日常怎么栖息B14'52"07About to Agree With Mom有人憋着一口气承认这次妈说得对B14'05"08The Station on the Envelope有人拿表亲关系把死信送到消防站B13'25"09I'm Not in a Good Place房租和预产期叠在一起，她说自己状态不好，没法当妈B12'59"10The Rest of Us Can't Enter帐篷只留给新郎新娘B13'41"11A Boy and His Stuffed Toy找玩具比结婚还要紧B24'20"12A Tabernacle of Love教堂要把爱藏进圣所B16'09"13The Rest of Your Life Together有人拿余生打圆场却问出了父亲B24'56"14What If We're Hers收养孩子其实在选父母B13'55"15She Left You at the Museum前妻曾把他丢在邮政博物馆，婚礼前他怕再被丢下B15'02"16Love Is a Choice结婚要选最怕的那件事B25'05"17They Figured Out Nothing博物馆里他突然沉默，她说离开你的人根本没搞懂自己B23'19"18Don't Waste a Moment午夜刚过才算婚礼日，表上刻不下相信时机，她改口永远B22'55"
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00:02
Well, it's really not that complicated.
其实没那么复杂。
00:03
I mean, you stand there.
就是你站在那儿。
00:05
Rita and Norman will walk down the aisle .
丽塔和诺曼会走过过道。
00:10
I don't understand.
我不明白。
00:18
Oliver...
奥利弗……
00:20
we don't need a rehearsal for the wedding.
我们不需要彩排婚礼。
00:24
We need one for the marriage.
我们需要彩排的是婚姻。
00:28
I can't...
我没法……
00:35
I can't stand here on Saturday wondering what...
我没法周六站在这儿还在想……
00:40
what happened with us today.
我们今天到底怎么了。
00:45
You're not sharing with me what's going on with you ,
你没把你心里的事跟我摊开，
00:47
and if you can't do that today,
要是你今天都做不到，
00:52
how can you share your life with me ?
你还怎么跟我共度一生？
00:55
How can I share mine with you?
我又怎么把自己的人生交给你？
00:59
Who or what is Dumbarton Oaks?
敦巴顿橡树园到底是谁，还是什么东西？
01:07
It's a...
那是一座……
01:10
museum in Washington, D.C.
华盛顿的博物馆。
01:11
They have an astounding library
他们有一座惊人的图书馆，
01:13
of medieval, Latin, and Old English texts.
收藏中世纪、拉丁文和古英语文献。
01:19
Why would your dad tell me to ask you about it?
你爸为什么让我来问你这个？
01:38
As you know, my mother left my dad and me.
你也知道，我妈离开了我爸和我。
01:43
But actually...
但其实……
01:46
she left us twice.
她离开过两次。
01:50
The first time
第一次
01:52
was after a fight my parents had when I was eight.
是我八岁那年，爸妈吵完一架之后。
01:57
But she came back for a while ...
可她又回来过一段时间……
02:02
and she brought me a stuffed bear.
还带给我一只毛绒熊。
02:08
She said his name was Dumbarton Oaks,
她说它叫敦巴顿橡树园，
02:10
and she met him in Georgetown when she was there.
是她在乔治城遇见的。
02:13
And she thought...
她觉得……
02:18
he needed a friend.
它需要一个朋友。
02:24
Anyway, I loved that bear.
反正，我超爱那只熊。
02:27
I didn't let him out of my sight .
我一刻都不让它离开我的视线。
02:31
But somehow,
可不知怎么的，
02:33
I knew she wasn't really back for good .
我知道她不是真的回来、再也不走了。
02:39
I was a kid, so I thought
我还是个孩子，所以我以为
02:40
if I could somehow just hold on to that bear...
只要我能抓紧那只熊……
02:45
that I could hold on...
我就能抓紧……
02:49
Hold on to her.
抓紧她。
02:56
I kept that bear on my dresser for years
那只熊在我梳妆台上放了好几年
03:02
so she'd know that I loved her.
好让她知道我爱她。
03:06
But...
可是……
03:11
What happened to Dumbarton?
敦巴顿后来怎么样了？
03:14
The day she left us,
她再次离开我们那天，
03:16
again,
又一次，
03:18
I was furious.
我气坏了。
03:22
And I grabbed him, took him out to the trash,
我一把抓起它，拿到垃圾桶那儿，
03:26
but I couldn't do it.
可我下不了手。
03:31
So I took him to church...
于是我把它带到教堂……
03:35
and I left him on the altar right there.
就把它留在那儿的祭坛上。
03:38
Then I walked out.
然后我走了出去。
03:40
And I never looked back .
再也没有回头。
03:48
I can't help feeling
我忍不住觉得
03:51
that...
就是……
03:53
there's something else
还有别的什么
03:54
that you still need to leave at the altar .
是你仍然需要留在祭坛上的。
04:06
I just...
我只是……
04:08
Well...
这样……
04:12
why don't we start...
要不咱们先……
04:15
by getting Fred home?
把弗雷德带回家？
04:18
Whatever it takes .
不惜一切。
04:19
No matter how long .
不管要多久。
04:23
For better or worse .
无论好坏。
04:43
What is this?
这是什么？
04:48
It's a tabernacle of love.
这是爱的帐幕。
05:03
Any minute now .
随时都会来。
05:04
Norman, I must admit
诺曼，我得承认
05:05
how very impressed I am by your scientific skills.
你的科学本事让我非常佩服。
05:09
You must have dreamed of being a scientist
你小时候一定梦想过当科学家
05:11
when you were a boy, hmm?
对吧？
05:13
Actually, I wanted to be a cowboy.
其实我想当牛仔。
05:15
A cowboy?
牛仔？
05:17
Yeah.
对。
05:18
My mother, my biological mother,
我妈妈，我的生母，
05:20
she used to tell me bedtime stories
以前常给我讲睡前故事
05:21
about how my father was just away in Wyoming,
说我爸爸只是去了怀俄明，
05:23
riding horses and herding cattle,
骑马放牛，
05:25
so I wanted to grow up to be just like him.
所以我想长大后跟他一模一样。
05:28
I was going to be just like my mom.
我本来想变成跟我妈一样。
05:29
A cave explorer and UFO activist.
洞穴探险家兼UFO行动派。
05:31
Huh.
哦。
05:32
I wanted to teach, just like my mother.
我想当老师，跟我妈妈一样。
05:34
I wonder if our parents
我在想，我们的父母
05:36
realize just how much they shape our dreams.
知不知道他们多大程度上塑造了我们的梦想。
05:39
Uh, well, along those lines ,
呃，顺着这个话头，
05:41
parenthood-ing and such ,
当爸妈这档子事，
05:43
Rita and myself,
丽塔和我，
05:46
I, uh, well...
我，呃，就是……
05:49
Charley is planning
查理打算
05:51
to give up her child for adoption .
把孩子送人领养。
05:54
So we were thinking--
所以我们在想——
05:55
Very seriously thinking...
非常认真地在想……
05:58
That those parents could be...
那对养父母可以是……
06:00
us.
我们。
06:01
Oh!
哦！
06:03
Oh...
哦……
06:07
That is so wonderful!
这太好了！
06:09
Have you, uh, mentioned this to Charley?
你们，呃，跟查理提过这事吗？
06:11
Not yet.
还没有。
06:12
But the timing just seems so amazing.
但时机简直巧得不可思议。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:05
walk down the aisle
walk down the aisle
走过婚礼过道、出嫁/成婚
Rita and Norman will walk down the aisle .
丽塔和诺曼会走过过道。
Pronunciation↩ 00:05
walk down the aisle
walk down 连成 walk-down，k 贴到 down 上。
Rita and Norman will walk down the aisle .
丽塔和诺曼会走过过道。
CollocationA2↩ 00:45
what's going on with someone
what's going on with someone
某人心里在发生什么
You're not sharing with me what's going on with you ,
你没把你心里的事跟我摊开，
GrammarB1↩ 00:45
what's going on with you
宾语从句：what's going on 整块作 share 的宾语，问心里正在发生什么。
You're not sharing with me what's going on with you ,
你没把你心里的事跟我摊开，
Pronunciation↩ 00:45
going on with you
going on 连成 goin-on，g 一带而过。
You're not sharing with me what's going on with you ,
你没把你心里的事跟我摊开，
CollocationB1↩ 00:52
share one's life with someone
share one's life with someone
跟某人共度一生
how can you share your life with me ?
你还怎么跟我共度一生？
CollocationA2↩ 01:57
for a while
for a while
有一段时间
But she came back for a while ...
可她又回来过一段时间……
CollocationB1↩ 02:27
out of someone's sight
out of someone's sight
离开视线
I didn't let him out of my sight .
我一刻都不让它离开我的视线。
Pronunciation↩ 02:27
out of my sight
of 弱成 /əv/，重音在 out 和 sight。
I didn't let him out of my sight .
我一刻都不让它离开我的视线。
CollocationB1↩ 02:33
for good
for good
永远、再也不走
I knew she wasn't really back for good .
我知道她不是真的回来、再也不走了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:40
hold on to something
hold on to something
抓紧不放
这里抓熊=想抓住要走的妈妈
if I could somehow just hold on to that bear...
只要我能抓紧那只熊……
GrammarB1↩ 02:40
if I could somehow just hold on to that bear
虚拟条件：if I could 是小孩以为的假设：抓住熊就能抓住人。
if I could somehow just hold on to that bear...
只要我能抓紧那只熊……
Pronunciation↩ 02:40
hold on to that
hold on to 连成 hol-don-tuh，三个词粘住。
if I could somehow just hold on to that bear...
只要我能抓紧那只熊……
CollocationB1↩ 03:40
never look back
never look back
头也不回、不再回头
And I never looked back .
再也没有回头。
CollocationB1↩ 03:48
can't help doing something
can't help doing something
忍不住觉得
I can't help feeling
我忍不住觉得
GrammarB1↩ 03:48
can't help feeling
情不自禁：can't help + 动名词：忍不住产生某种感觉。
I can't help feeling
我忍不住觉得
CollocationB2↩ 03:54
leave something at the altar
leave something at the altar
留在祭坛上
这里不是婚礼放鸽子，是把心事放下
that you still need to leave at the altar .
是你仍然需要留在祭坛上的。
GrammarB1↩ 03:54
that you still need to leave at the altar
定语从句：that 修饰 something else，点出仍该放下的那件心事。
that you still need to leave at the altar .
是你仍然需要留在祭坛上的。
CollocationB1↩ 04:18
whatever it takes
whatever it takes
不惜一切
Whatever it takes .
不惜一切。
CollocationA2↩ 04:19
no matter how + adjective
no matter how + adjective
不管多久
No matter how long .
不管要多久。
CollocationB1↩ 04:23
for better or worse
for better or worse
无论好坏（婚誓）
For better or worse .
无论好坏。
Pronunciation↩ 04:23
better or worse
or 弱读成 /ər/，better 和 worse 两端重。
For better or worse .
无论好坏。
CollocationA2↩ 05:03
any minute now
any minute now
随时都会发生
Any minute now .
随时都会来。
Pronunciation↩ 05:03
Any minute now
minute 加重，now 落下，听出马上就到。
Any minute now .
随时都会来。
Pronunciation↩ 05:04
I must admit
must 稍重，admit 收清楚，像要坦白。
Norman, I must admit
诺曼，我得承认
GrammarB1↩ 05:09
must have dreamed of being
情态推测：must have + 过去分词，对过去做有把握的推测。
You must have dreamed of being a scientist
你小时候一定梦想过当科学家
CollocationA2↩ 05:20
bedtime stories
bedtime stories
睡前故事
she used to tell me bedtime stories
以前常给我讲睡前故事
CollocationA2↩ 05:25
grow up to be someone
grow up to be someone
长大成为
so I wanted to grow up to be just like him.
所以我想长大后跟他一模一样。
GrammarA2↩ 05:25
so I wanted to grow up to be just like him
结果状语：so 接结果：因为睡前故事，所以想长成那样的人。
so I wanted to grow up to be just like him.
所以我想长大后跟他一模一样。
CollocationB1↩ 05:39
along those lines
along those lines
顺着这个话头、类似这样
Uh, well, along those lines ,
呃，顺着这个话头，
SlangB1↩ 05:41
parenthood-ing
当爸妈这档子事——临时造词，把名词硬加成动作，口语玩笑
parenthood-ing and such ,
当爸妈这档子事，
SlangA2↩ 05:41
and such
诸如此类——含糊收尾，正式写作少用
parenthood-ing and such ,
当爸妈这档子事，
CollocationB1↩ 05:51
give someone up for adoption
give someone up for adoption
把孩子送人领养
to give up her child for adoption .
把孩子送人领养。
CollocationA2↩ 06:09
mention something to someone
mention something to someone
跟某人提起某事
Have you, uh, mentioned this to Charley?
你们，呃，跟查理提过这事吗？
Teaching points
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:40
hold on to
抓紧不放
In the scene奥利弗以为抓紧那只熊，就能抓紧要走的妈妈。
She held on to the last ticket until the gate closed.她把最后一张票攥到闸门关上。
In daily life
劝别辞职Hold on to this job until you have an offer.先抓住这份工作，等有了下家再说。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:33
for good
永远、再也不走
In the scene奥利弗小时候就看出来，妈妈这次回来不是定居。
He deleted the app for good after the third outage.第三次宕机后，他把那个应用永久删了。
In daily life
戒掉夜宵I gave up late-night snacks for good in March.三月起我彻底不吃夜宵了。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:54
leave at the altar
留在祭坛/婚前放下
In the scene谢恩借熊的故事，劝奥利弗把未放下的心事留在祭坛。
Leave that old fight at the altar before you move in.搬到一起之前，先把那场旧吵留在祭坛上。
In daily life
婚前谈话Whatever you cannot carry, leave at the altar.扛不动的，就留在祭坛上。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 04:48
tabernacle
圣幕、安放神圣之物的帐
In the scene莎伦指着婚棚华盖，一本正经把它叫成爱的帐幕。
The chapel felt like a small tabernacle in the rain.雨里那座小礼拜堂像一座小小的圣幕。
In daily life
讲展览They built a tabernacle of cloth over the old well.他们在古井上支起一座布帐圣幕。
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IdiomB1↩ 04:23
for better or worse
无论好坏
In the scene两人把找回弗雷德说成婚誓：好坏都要扛。
For better or worse, we signed the lease yesterday.无论好坏，我们昨天把租约签了。
In daily life
接受新规定For better or worse, the new hours start on Monday.无论好坏，新工时周一生效。
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IdiomB1↩ 04:18
whatever it takes
不惜一切
In the scene奥利弗答应：要把弗雷德带回家，代价可以全扛。
Call every warehouse. Do whatever it takes.把每个仓库都打一遍。不惜一切。
In daily life
赶截止日期Stay late. Order food. Whatever it takes to ship tonight.加班、点外卖。今晚发出去，不惜一切。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 05:51
give up for adoption
把孩子送人领养
In the scene诺曼说查理打算送养，他和丽塔想当那对父母。
She gave the newborn up for adoption through the agency.她通过机构把新生儿送养了。
In daily life
讲法律选择The form lets a parent give a child up for adoption.这张表格允许父母把孩子送养。
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DiscourseB1↩ 05:39
along those lines
顺着这个话头
In the scene诺曼借父母塑造梦想的话题，拐到他们想当养父母。
Along those lines, should we also freeze hiring?顺着这个话头，我们是不是也该暂停招人？
In daily life
会议转弯Along those lines, the budget needs a second look.顺着这个方向，预算得再看一眼。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“It's a tabernacle of love.”
这是爱的帐幕。
Why it's great
用圣所给婚棚命名，把爱请进要护住的空间。
Pattern
It's a tabernacle of + 抽象名词。
When to use
要把一个地方抬成安放珍贵之物的圣所时。
Similar
It's a sanctuary of love. ／ This is a shelter for love.
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Shadowing tip
tabernacle 第二音节加重，love 落下收住。
Use it yourself
夸旧书房This attic is a tabernacle of old letters.这间阁楼是旧信的圣所。
“We need one for the marriage.”
我们需要彩排的是婚姻。
Why it's great
把婚礼和婚姻拆开：仪式好办，过日子才要练。
Pattern
We need one for + 真正要练的事。
When to use
有人只练场面，你要指出真正该练的关系时。
Similar
The ceremony is easy. The marriage is the work. ／ We need practice for the life, not the party.
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informal
Shadowing tip
one 轻带，marriage 拉长下沉。
Use it yourself
纠正彩排We need one for the conversation, not the slideshow.我们要练的是那次谈话，不是幻灯片。
“that you still need to leave at the altar.”
是你仍该留在祭坛上的。
Why it's great
把扔熊的动作翻成婚前必须放下的心事。
Pattern
still need to leave + 某物 + at the altar
When to use
劝人把旧伤留下、轻装走进新关系时。
Similar
You still have something to put down. ／ Leave that grief where it belongs.
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Shadowing tip
still 和 leave 两处加重，altar 收低。
Use it yourself
劝放下旧伤That grudge is what you still need to leave at the door.那笔旧怨，才是你仍该留在门口的东西。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 熊与两次离开
As you know, my mother left my dad and me. But actually... she left us twice. The first time was after a fight my parents had when I was eight. But she came back for a while... and she brought me a stuffed bear. She said his name was Dumbarton Oaks, and she met him in Georgetown when she was there. And she thought... he needed a friend. Anyway, I loved that bear. I didn't let him out of my sight. But somehow, I knew she wasn't really back for good. I was a kid, so I thought if I could somehow just hold on to that bear... that I could hold on... Hold on to her. I kept that bear on my dresser for years so she'd know that I loved her.
你也知道，我妈离开了我爸和我。 但其实…… 她离开过两次。 第一次 是我八岁那年，爸妈吵完一架之后。 可她又回来过一段时间…… 还带给我一只毛绒熊。 她说它叫敦巴顿橡树园， 是她在乔治城遇见的。 她觉得…… 它需要一个朋友。 反正，我超爱那只熊。 我一刻都不让它离开我的视线。 可不知怎么的， 我知道她不是真的回来、再也不走了。 我还是个孩子，所以我以为 只要我能抓紧那只熊…… 我就能抓紧…… 抓紧她。 那只熊在我梳妆台上放了好几年 好让她知道我爱她。
从博物馆绕到毛绒熊，一层层收到抓不住的妈妈。
❝ 把熊留在祭坛
The day she left us, again, I was furious. And I grabbed him, took him out to the trash, but I couldn't do it. So I took him to church... and I left him on the altar right there. Then I walked out. And I never looked back.
她再次离开我们那天， 又一次， 我气坏了。 我一把抓起它，拿到垃圾桶那儿， 可我下不了手。 于是我把它带到教堂…… 就把它留在那儿的祭坛上。 然后我走了出去。 再也没有回头。
气到要扔，又改送到教堂，头也不回。