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妈妈提前一天推开办公室门，说要看看他日常怎么栖息
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021
CEFR B1IELTS 5.0Office雅思Family conflict
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingShane's mother Sharon arrives a day early in Colorado and walks straight into Oliver's dead-letter office. He treats the tour like a pilgrimage through Sorting, Pending, and his antique letter openers. Across the room, pregnant Charley interviews and gets hired on the spot. Shane asks why Wednesday, not Thursday; Sharon wants Oliver in his natural habitat. Then she glances at a drawing and names what the specialists missed: a little boy and a fireman.
奥
OliverShane's fiancé
谢
Shanebride-to-be
莎
SharonShane's mother
查
Charleypregnant applicant
诺
Normanoffice colleague
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
What about this for Rita's maid of honor gift?
丽塔的伴娘礼，这个怎么样？
00:06
Hmm?
嗯？
00:07
It's a silver owl necklace
这是条银猫头鹰项链
00:10
with two little sapphires for eyes.
眼睛是两颗小蓝宝石。
00:13
What are you doing here?
你在这儿干什么？
00:16
Here, here?
这儿，是这儿？
00:17
Or here in Colorado a day early--
还是提前一天到了科罗拉多——
00:20
because that's a longer story,
因为那故事比较长，
00:21
and I don't want to take you away from your work , and...
而且我不想耽误你干活，还有……
00:24
How do you get any work done
你穿着那双鞋
00:26
in those shoes on these cement floors?
在这水泥地上，活儿还怎么干得完？
00:29
That's my mother.
那是我妈。
00:31
Mrs. McInerney. I'm so pleased to meet you.
麦金纳尼太太。非常高兴见到您。
00:32
I'm Oliver.
我是奥利弗。
00:33
The Oliver that's marrying my daughter ?
要娶我女儿的那个奥利弗？
00:36
Oh, who else, Mother?
还能有谁啊，妈？
00:37
He's not the only Oliver in the world.
世上又不只有这一个奥利弗。
00:39
Yes, I am indeed Shane's fiancé.
是的，我的确是谢恩的未婚夫。
00:41
I would be honored
如蒙赏光
00:42
to give you a tour of our inner sanctum .
我很荣幸带您参观我们的内部圣地。
00:45
Then lead on, MacDuff.
那就请带路吧，麦克达夫。
00:47
Ah. Shane didn't tell me you were a lover of Shakespeare.
啊。谢恩没告诉我，您还是莎士比亚爱好者。
00:50
Please.
哪里。
00:51
Shane didn't mention you were so...
谢恩没提过你这么……
00:53
so...
这么……
00:55
whatever this is.
不管这算哪一出。
00:59
When she started vacuuming your Venetian blinds,
她开始吸你百叶窗的时候，
01:03
I thought maybe I'd bring her to you.
我就想，也许该把她带到你这儿来。
01:07
Chicken .
胆小鬼。
01:13
She just had Braxton-Hicks.
她刚有了布拉克斯顿-希克斯。
01:14
Braxton-Hicks?
布拉克斯顿-希克斯？
01:15
That's a terrible name for a baby.
给孩子起这名可太糟了。
01:17
No, Braxton-Hicks are when you have contractions
不是，布拉克斯顿-希克斯是假宫缩
01:19
that make you think you're going into labor ,
会让你以为自己要生了，
01:21
but you're not.
其实没有。
01:22
Aren't we breaking some labor laws
咱们待在这儿
01:23
just by being here?
是不是已经在违反劳动法了？
01:25
Well, there's nothing in the rules
嗯，规章里可没写
01:27
about where to have the interview.
面试必须在哪儿进行。
01:31
I grew up loving the mail.
我从小就爱邮件。
01:34
The postal service is in my blood ,
邮政服务流在我血液里，
01:36
and my great-grandfather
我曾祖父
01:37
rode the U.S. mail mules down the Grand Canyon.
曾赶着美国邮政的骡子下过大峡谷。
01:39
Oh!
哦！
01:40
That was my winning question
那是我的制胜题目
01:41
at the Miss Special Delivery pageant.
在特快专递小姐选美上。
01:43
You're Miss Special Delivery?
你是特快专递小姐？
01:44
Mm-hmm.
嗯哼。
01:45
Well, that was some time ago.
嗯，那是好一阵子以前了。
01:47
I used to dream about doing that .
我以前也梦想过干那个。
01:50
But then I ended up with a husband for a while,
可后来我一度有了个丈夫，
01:52
and things got...
事情就变得……
01:55
Well, they got complicated.
嗯，变得复杂了。
01:56
If you're wondering if I can do the job ,
要是你在担心我能不能干这活，
01:58
this won't be a problem.
这个不会成问题。
02:01
This?
这个？
02:04
Yeah, Little You Know Who .
对，那位你懂的小家伙。
02:08
Oh!
哦！
02:09
Charley, of all the people that applied ,
查理，在所有申请的人里，
02:12
you seem to be the most...
你看起来是最……
02:14
motivated.
有干劲的。
02:15
And...
而且……
02:17
since you're not actually expected to deliver your...
既然并不指望你真的把你的……
02:20
your...
你的……
02:22
Uh, little parcel post .
呃，小邮包给送出去。
02:23
For a few weeks or so,
就这几周左右，
02:25
well, Shane and Oliver should be back by then,
嗯，到那时谢恩和奥利弗也该回来了，
02:28
so let's just make it official .
那就让我们把它定下来吧。
02:32
You can start training tomorrow.
你明天可以开始培训。
02:33
Oh, that's great.
哦，太好了。
02:34
Thank you.
谢谢。
02:35
Welcome aboard .
欢迎上船。
02:36
And if you need any help getting on board ...
要是上船还需要帮忙……
02:40
Okay, Norman.
行了，诺曼。
02:42
Yeah, okay.
好吧，好吧。
02:43
And we process thousands of letters a year.
我们一年要处理成千上万封信。
02:46
But we treat each one with a certain reverence,
但每一封我们都带着一份敬意，
02:49
and we believe each one has its own destiny.
我们相信每一封都有自己的命运。
02:51
Okay.
好。
02:53
Now, let's see.
来，让我想想。
02:54
We've been to Sorting, Pending,
分拣处、待处理处我们已经去过了，
02:55
the Unattached Objects alcove,
无主物件壁龛，
02:58
Norman's laboratory,
诺曼的实验室，
03:00
my collection of antique letter openers...
还有我收藏的古董拆信刀……
03:02
Very impressive.
非常壮观。
03:04
Oh, and we were awarded these
哦，这些是我们获颁的
03:07
after a particularly difficult case
在一桩特别棘手的案子之后
03:08
in which we happily averted a homicide by--
我们幸好避免了一场凶杀，靠的是——
03:10
Shanie?
谢恩妮？
03:11
Remember when you got that best actress trophy
还记得你十年级拿过那个最佳女演员奖杯
03:14
in the tenth grade for...
演的是……
03:15
uh, what was it?
呃，叫什么来着？
03:16
"Much Ado About Nothing,"
《无事生非》，
03:18
which you love to make much ado about .
而这事你就爱拿来大做文章。
03:19
Well, you were brilliant.
嗯，你当时可精彩了。
03:21
Oliver, I broke the firewall .
奥利弗，我突破了防火墙。
03:23
The hospital records go back seven years.
医院记录能往回查七年。
03:26
I could run a search for the name "Owen,"
我可以按名字“欧文”检索，
03:28
but it might take a few days,
但可能要花上几天，
03:30
and we could be on our honeymoon by then.
到那时我们也许已经在度蜜月了。
03:32
Well, we cannot allow that to happen.
嗯，那可绝对不能发生。
03:36
Any particular reason, Mother,
有什么特别的理由吗，妈，
03:39
that you decided to come on Wednesday
你决定星期三来
03:42
instead of Thursday?
而不是星期四？
03:43
Yes.
有。
03:45
I realized we'd be so busy
我意识到我们会忙成那样
03:46
that I wouldn't get a chance
我就没机会
03:48
to really get to know Oliver in his natural habitat .
真正认识日常栖息状态下的奥利弗。
03:52
Well, I had a nice dinner party planned for tomorrow night.
嗯，我本来打算明晚办个像样的晚餐会。
03:58
But now I haven't had a chance to go shopping ,
可现在我还没来得及去采购，
04:00
so there's nothing in the refrigerator.
所以冰箱里什么都没有。
04:01
I saw.
我看见了。
04:03
But I'll just get into that very busy pantry of yours
不过我就钻进你那非常忙碌的食品柜
04:06
and rustle something up .
临时张罗点什么出来。
04:10
Tell you what.
这么着吧。
04:11
I have got some great steaks at home,
我家里有些很棒的牛排，
04:13
and I can stop and get some shrimp and some corn,
路上还能再买点虾和玉米，
04:17
and we can barbecue in your backyard.
我们可以在你家后院烧烤。
04:18
I don't have a barbecue.
我没有烧烤架。
04:20
I will bring one.
我带一个来。
04:23
What's this?
这是什么？
04:24
That is our current assignment.
那是我们眼下的任务。
04:26
It's actually confidential,
其实是保密的，
04:27
very sensitive...
非常敏感……
04:29
Postal Privacy Code 10-0-7.
邮政隐私守则10-0-7。
04:31
You know...
你知道……
04:32
my mother actually taught first grade for a long time.
我妈其实教了一年级很长时间。
04:37
Maybe she can help.
也许她能帮忙。
04:38
Why don't you show her Owen's picture?
你何不把欧文的照片给她看看？
04:40
Uh...
呃……
04:43
uh, yes.
呃，好。
04:45
Yes, it's right...
对，就在……
04:51
This?
这个？
04:52
A little boy and a fireman?
一个小男孩和一个消防员？
04:53
I'm sorry, what?
对不起，你说什么？
04:54
We think a little boy
我们觉得是个小男孩
04:56
drew a picture of his best friend as a superhero,
把他最好的朋友画成了超级英雄，
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:13
are you doing
are you 弱成 /ər jə/，doing 才清楚。
What are you doing here?
你在这儿干什么？
CollocationA2↩ 00:21
take someone away from something
take someone away from something
把人从正事上拉开
and I don't want to take you away from your work , and...
而且我不想耽误你干活，还有……
CollocationA2↩ 00:24
get work done
get work done
把活儿真正干完
How do you get any work done
你穿着那双鞋
Pronunciation↩ 00:31
pleased to meet
pleased to 连成 please-to，d 几乎没了。
Mrs. McInerney. I'm so pleased to meet you.
麦金纳尼太太。非常高兴见到您。
GrammarA2↩ 00:33
that's marrying my daughter
定语从句：that's marrying 限定是哪一个奥利弗：要娶我女儿的那个。
The Oliver that's marrying my daughter ?
要娶我女儿的那个奥利弗？
CollocationA2↩ 00:42
give someone a tour of something
give someone a tour of something
带某人参观某处
to give you a tour of our inner sanctum .
我很荣幸带您参观我们的内部圣地。
CollocationB2↩ 00:42
inner sanctum
inner sanctum
内部禁地、核心密室
这里=死信组内部
to give you a tour of our inner sanctum .
我很荣幸带您参观我们的内部圣地。
Pronunciation↩ 00:42
our inner sanctum
sanctum 重音在 SAN，inner 带过。
to give you a tour of our inner sanctum .
我很荣幸带您参观我们的内部圣地。
SlangA2↩ 01:07
Chicken
胆小鬼——熟人损人，正式场合别用
Chicken .
胆小鬼。
CollocationB1↩ 01:19
go into labor
go into labor
临产发动
that make you think you're going into labor ,
会让你以为自己要生了，
GrammarB1↩ 01:19
that make you think you're going into labor
定语加宾语从句：that 修饰 contractions；think 后面再接 you're going：让你误以为要生了。
that make you think you're going into labor ,
会让你以为自己要生了，
Pronunciation↩ 01:19
going into labor
going into 连成 goin-into，into 弱读。
that make you think you're going into labor ,
会让你以为自己要生了，
CollocationB1↩ 01:34
in someone's blood
in someone's blood
骨子里就有、像遗传
The postal service is in my blood ,
邮政服务流在我血液里，
CollocationA2↩ 01:47
dream about doing something
dream about doing something
梦想去做某事
I used to dream about doing that .
我以前也梦想过干那个。
CollocationB1↩ 01:50
end up with someone
end up with someone
最后跟了某人
But then I ended up with a husband for a while,
可后来我一度有了个丈夫，
GrammarB1↩ 01:56
If you're wondering if I can do the job
双if从句：外层 If you're wondering，内层 if I can：你要是在疑心我能不能干。
If you're wondering if I can do the job ,
要是你在担心我能不能干这活，
SlangB1↩ 02:04
Little You Know Who
那位你懂的小家伙——避讳直说怀孕，打哈哈时用
Yeah, Little You Know Who .
对，那位你懂的小家伙。
CollocationB1↩ 02:09
of all the people
of all the people
在所有申请的人当中
Charley, of all the people that applied ,
查理，在所有申请的人里，
SlangB1↩ 02:22
little parcel post
小邮包，实指宝宝——办公室行话打掩护，外人听会愣
Uh, little parcel post .
呃，小邮包给送出去。
CollocationA2↩ 02:28
make something official
make something official
让它正式生效
so let's just make it official .
那就让我们把它定下来吧。
CollocationA2↩ 02:35
welcome aboard
welcome aboard
欢迎加入、欢迎上船
这里=欢迎入职
Welcome aboard .
欢迎上船。
CollocationB1↩ 02:36
get on board
get on board
上船、站到这边来
表面入职，诺曼在拿怀孕打趣
And if you need any help getting on board ...
要是上船还需要帮忙……
GrammarB2↩ 03:08
in which we happily averted a homicide
介词加关系从句：in which 把 case 接上：在那桩案子里我们避免了一场凶杀。
in which we happily averted a homicide by--
我们幸好避免了一场凶杀，靠的是——
GrammarB2↩ 03:18
which you love to make much ado about
非限制性定语：which 指那座奖，后面补一句她爱拿这事大做文章。
which you love to make much ado about .
而这事你就爱拿来大做文章。
CollocationB1↩ 03:21
break the firewall
break the firewall
突破防火墙
Oliver, I broke the firewall .
奥利弗，我突破了防火墙。
CollocationB1↩ 03:26
run a search for something
run a search for something
按关键词检索
I could run a search for the name "Owen,"
我可以按名字“欧文”检索，
CollocationA2↩ 03:48
get to know someone
get to know someone
真正了解某人
to really get to know Oliver in his natural habitat .
真正认识日常栖息状态下的奥利弗。
CollocationB2↩ 03:48
in someone's natural habitat
in someone's natural habitat
在某人日常栖息的环境里
这里=奥利弗上班的样子，不是野外
to really get to know Oliver in his natural habitat .
真正认识日常栖息状态下的奥利弗。
Pronunciation↩ 03:48
get to know
get to 的 t 弹成美式 flap，像 d。
to really get to know Oliver in his natural habitat .
真正认识日常栖息状态下的奥利弗。
CollocationA2↩ 03:58
have a chance to do something
have a chance to do something
有机会去做某事
But now I haven't had a chance to go shopping ,
可现在我还没来得及去采购，
CollocationB1↩ 04:06
rustle something up
rustle something up
临时张罗出一顿饭
and rustle something up .
临时张罗点什么出来。
Pronunciation↩ 04:06
rustle something up
rustle 的 t 常吞，something 中间弱成 /sʌmθn/。
and rustle something up .
临时张罗点什么出来。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:42
inner sanctum
内部禁地、核心密室
In the scene奥利弗带莎伦参观死信组，把堆信的隔间说成圣地。
Interns don't get past the inner sanctum of the edit bay.实习生进不了剪辑间那块核心区。
In daily life
吐槽办公室The boss's office is the inner sanctum. Knock twice.老板办公室是内部禁地。要敲两下。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:45
lead on, MacDuff
你带路吧
In the scene莎伦答应奥利弗带逛，随口甩一句误用的莎翁台词。
You've got the keys. Lead on, MacDuff.钥匙在你那儿。你带路吧。
In daily life
逛博物馆You know this wing. Lead on, MacDuff.这翼楼你熟。你带路。
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PunB1↩ 01:22
labor laws
劳动法，也指临产
In the scene查理刚讲假宫缩，有人拿 labor 打趣：待在这儿是不是违规。
She's due next week, so the 'labor' joke writes itself.她下周预产，这劳动/临产的玩笑自己就来了。
In daily life
办公室玩笑Don't put the pregnant intern on night shifts. That's a labor issue in two senses.别让孕妇实习生上夜班。劳动和临产，两层意思。
above my level
PunB2↩ 03:18
make much ado about
大惊小怪、大做文章
In the scene莎伦提起谢恩十年级演《无事生非》，转头说她就爱拿这奖大做文章。
He won one plaque and still makes much ado about it.他就得过一块牌，到现在还拿来大做文章。
In daily life
劝人别夸It was a group project. Don't make much ado about my slide.那是小组作业。别拿我那页大做文章。
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IronyB1↩ 04:03
very busy pantry
反话：橱柜空空
In the scene冰箱是空的，莎伦刚看过，却说要钻进你那很忙的食品柜。
I'll just borrow from your very busy spice rack. It's empty.我就借用你那很忙的调料架。它是空的。
In daily life
吐槽冰箱Your very busy fridge has a lemon and a hope.你那很忙的冰箱里有一颗柠檬和一点盼头。
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rustle something up
临时张罗出一顿
In the scene莎伦说橱柜再空，她也能翻出一顿晚饭。
Stay put. I can rustle up eggs and toast.别动。我能张罗出鸡蛋和吐司。
In daily life
临时留客Friends dropped in, so I rustled up pasta.朋友突然上门，我就张罗了份意面。
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getting on board
入职，这里带荤
In the scene刚说完欢迎上船，诺曼接一句帮忙上船，拿查理怀孕打趣。
HR said welcome aboard; please skip the follow-up joke.人事说了欢迎加入；后面的玩笑请免了。
In daily life
欢迎新人Welcome aboard. I'll send the handbook, not a punchline.欢迎入职。我发手册，不开黄腔。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Then lead on, MacDuff.”
那就请带路吧，麦克达夫。
Why it's great
误用莎翁台词当请人带路，客套里带着戏。
Pattern
Then lead on, + 人名。
When to use
请对方带路、开启下一程时，带一点玩笑。
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After you. ／ Lead the way.
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literary
Shadowing tip
lead on 上扬，MacDuff 收住一顿。
Use it yourself
请人带路The gallery is yours. Lead the way.展厅交给你了。你带路。
“Uh, little parcel post.”
呃，那位小邮包。
Why it's great
用邮局行话给宝宝起外号，尴尬里很准。
Pattern
little + 职场物件外号
When to use
不想直说怀孕、要打哈哈时。
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The little one. ／ You-know-who.
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informal
Shadowing tip
Uh 拖一下，parcel post 轻轻点过。
Use it yourself
避开隐私We'll cover the desk until the little one arrives.小家伙来之前，工位我们先顶着。
“to really get to know Oliver in his natural habitat.”
好真正认识日常栖息状态下的奥利弗。
Why it's great
把人当动物观察，礼貌句子里全是打量。
Pattern
get to know someone in their natural habitat
When to use
想看清一个人平时什么样、不设宴款待时。
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See someone in their element. ／ Catch someone off duty.
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informal
Shadowing tip
really get to know 连读，habitat 咬清。
Use it yourself
观察同事I wanted to see the new lead in her natural habitat.我想看看新组长日常是什么样。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 查理的邮缘自述
I grew up loving the mail. The postal service is in my blood, and my great-grandfather rode the U.S. mail mules down the Grand Canyon.
我从小就爱邮件。 邮政服务流在我血液里， 我曾祖父 曾赶着美国邮政的骡子下过大峡谷。
从爱上邮件讲到祖辈赶骡，把面试答成家史。