Chapter 15 of 18 · 5'02"
She Left You at the Museum 她把你留在博物馆IMDb ↗
前妻曾把他丢在邮政博物馆，婚礼前他怕再被丢下
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingLieutenant Walker names what happened to Fred: a forest fire, a stuffed mascot that never made it out, a loss she hid from Owen. Tomorrow a clinical trial starts, and they will hand Fred to the boy on Oliver's wedding morning. Then Sharon pulls Shane's roses and sits Oliver down: his first wife left him at the National Postal Museum, holding the proverbial mailbag. Watch someone turn wedding nerves into the fear of being left again.
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Olivergroom, postal clerk
沃
Lieutenant Walkerfirefighter, Owen's mom
乔
Joecoworker
莎
SharonShane's mother
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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00:00
He was on my husband's crew.
他是我丈夫那一队的。
00:02
I thought he could help,
我以为他能帮上忙，
00:02
except I found out later he'd retired .
后来才发现他已经退休了。
00:05
He moved away and we lost touch .
他搬走了，我们就失去联系了。
00:08
But I never gave up trying to track down Fred--
但我从没放弃找弗雷德——
00:10
till I saw something on the news
直到我在新闻上看到
00:12
about a fire in the National Forest.
国家森林里起了一场火。
00:16
They quoted the fire captain,
他们引用了消防队长的话，
00:17
saying something about everybody got out safe
说大家都安全撤出来了
00:20
except their mascot...
除了他们的吉祥物……
00:24
a stuffed toy named Fred.
一个叫弗雷德的毛绒玩具。
00:29
I never told Owen, though.
可我从没告诉欧文。
00:30
He'd...
他……
00:31
he'd already lost so much.
他已经失去太多了。
00:34
Forgive me,
原谅我，
00:35
but I have to ask.
可我得问一句。
00:37
Becoming a firefighter after losing your husband,
丈夫走了之后你还去当消防员，
00:40
it's...
这……
00:42
surprising.
挺让人意外的。
00:45
Owen was determined to take his dad's place .
欧文下定决心要接他爸爸的班。
00:47
Ah.
啊。
00:48
Except that wasn't possible.
可那做不到。
00:50
So I decided to do it.
所以我决定自己来。
00:53
For the both of them.
替他们两个。
00:57
It doesn't worry him,
他不担心吗，
00:59
you know, that you're fighting fires, too?
你也去救火这件事？
01:03
You know...
你知道……
01:06
we've learned something about loss
经历这些，我们懂了一点失去
01:08
through all of this.
是怎么回事。
01:10
Being afraid to lose someone someday ...
总怕有一天会失去某人……
01:13
it steals the joy of having them today.
会偷走你今天拥有他们的快乐。
01:17
We've tried everything...
我们什么都试过了……
01:20
and now there's one clinical trial left.
现在只剩一项临床试验。
01:24
And believe it or not, it starts tomorrow.
信不信由你，明天就开始。
01:26
This is kind of like a miracle.
这简直像个奇迹。
01:29
Your timing is perfect.
你们来得正是时候。
01:39
Hey.
嘿。
01:40
How'd it go with Firefighter Fred?
消防员弗雷德那边怎么样了？
01:42
Oh. Yeah.
哦。还行。
01:43
Mission almost accomplished.
任务差不多完成了。
01:45
Almost?
差不多？
01:46
Yes. We deliver Fred to Owen tomorrow.
对。我们明天把弗雷德交给欧文。
01:48
The same tomorrow
就是明天
01:49
that your wedding is happening on ?
你举行婚礼的那一天？
01:51
Yes, as a matter of fact .
没错，事实上就是。
01:55
Mrs. McInerney, may I...
麦金纳尼太太，我能……
01:59
ask why are you removing Shane's roses?
问一下您为什么在拿走谢恩的玫瑰？
02:03
We need them for your sacred space.
我们需要它们布置你们的神圣空间。
02:07
Give her a chance , Ollie.
给她个机会，奥利。
02:09
You two aren't so different, you know.
你们俩没那么不同，你知道的。
02:14
Thank you for your service.
谢谢你的服务。
02:18
Joe told me
乔告诉我
02:19
that clams and red wine are your go-to comfort food .
蛤蜊配红酒是你的首选安慰食物。
02:25
Are you currently in need of comfort ?
你这会儿需要安慰吗？
02:26
I can't say I've given it much thought.
谈不上我认真想过这事。
02:28
Oh, I bet you've put a lot of thought into it.
哦，我打赌你想得可多了。
02:33
How long did you think
你想了多久
02:34
before you asked Shane to marry you?
才向谢恩求婚的？
02:37
Hmm. Well, let me think.
嗯。让我想想。
02:38
Uh...
呃……
02:39
It was...
那是……
02:41
8:30 a.m. on a Monday.
星期一早上八点半。
02:43
I was standing in line in front of her--
我当时排在她前面——
02:45
Good heavens , Oliver.
我的天，奥利弗。
02:47
It was love at first sight then?
那就是一见钟情了？
02:48
Yes or no?
是还是不是？
02:50
Yes.
是。
02:52
But I was married.
可我当时已婚。
02:54
To a woman who ran off to Paris
娶了一个跑去巴黎
02:57
to write terrible poetry,
写烂诗的女人，
02:58
from what I hear .
据我听说。
02:59
It was unremarkable, the poetry .
那些诗平平无奇。
03:04
The actual leaving was--
真正离开这件事——
03:06
Very painful, I imagine.
非常痛，我能想象。
03:10
She left you at the National Postal Museum,
她把你留在国家邮政博物馆，
03:16
leaving you holding the proverbial mailbag
让你一个人捧着那只俗语里的邮袋
03:19
at the Pony Express exhibit.
站在快马邮递展览前。
03:26
Shane certainly has...
谢恩显然……
03:28
kept you informed .
把你的事说得很全。
03:30
I'm her mother.
我是她妈妈。
03:32
Come sit.
过来坐。
03:46
I'm sure she's had plenty to say about me, too,
我肯定她也没少说我，
03:49
but as much as we drive each other crazy ,
可再怎么把对方逼疯，
03:52
we love each other
我们还是爱着彼此
03:54
and have always been there for each other .
也一直互相撑着。
04:00
Just like you and your dad.
就像你和你爸爸。
04:06
We are...
我们……
04:08
we're close now,
我们现在很亲近，
04:11
but we were estranged for nearly 15 years,
但我们差不多疏远了十五年，
04:14
I'm afraid.
恐怕是这样。
04:17
So he wasn't around when she left?
所以她走的时候他不在？
04:22
No.
不在。
04:23
Then...
那……
04:25
who was there to help you through ?
当时是谁陪你熬过来的？
04:33
I had my faith.
我有信仰。
04:37
Faith is good.
信仰很好。
04:41
Hard to hug, though.
只是很难抱得住。
04:50
You are a good man, Oliver.
你是个好人，奥利弗。
04:55
Sensitive, brilliant,
敏感，聪明，
04:58
oddly vintage,
古怪地复古，
05:02
grammatically correct,
语法无懈可击，
05:04
maddeningly cerebral,
理性得让人抓狂，
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoGrammarB1↩ 00:02
except I found out later he'd retired
except从句：except 后面直接接完整句子，等于「只是后来发现」。
except I found out later he'd retired .
后来才发现他已经退休了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:05
lose touch with someone
lose touch with someone
失去联系
He moved away and we lost touch .
他搬走了，我们就失去联系了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:05
we lost touch
lost 的 t 常被吞，听成 los-touch
He moved away and we lost touch .
他搬走了，我们就失去联系了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:08
track someone down
track someone down
追查到某人
But I never gave up trying to track down Fred--
但我从没放弃找弗雷德——
CollocationA2↩ 00:45
take someone's place
take someone's place
接替某人的位置
Owen was determined to take his dad's place .
欧文下定决心要接他爸爸的班。
GrammarB1↩ 01:10
Being afraid to lose someone someday
动名词主语：Being afraid... 整块当主语，后面 it steals 接住这件事。
Being afraid to lose someone someday ...
总怕有一天会失去某人……
Pronunciation↩ 01:26
kind of like
kind of 常糊成 kinda
This is kind of like a miracle.
这简直像个奇迹。
Pronunciation↩ 01:40
How'd it go
How'd it 粘成 /haʊdɪt/
How'd it go with Firefighter Fred?
消防员弗雷德那边怎么样了？
GrammarB1↩ 01:49
that your wedding is happening on
介词后置：on 本该在关系词前：the tomorrow on which；口语把 on 留在句尾。
that your wedding is happening on ?
你举行婚礼的那一天？
CollocationB1↩ 01:51
as a matter of fact
as a matter of fact
事实上、说真的
Yes, as a matter of fact .
没错，事实上就是。
Pronunciation↩ 01:51
as a matter
as a 弱成 /əzə/，重音在 matter
Yes, as a matter of fact .
没错，事实上就是。
CollocationA2↩ 02:07
give someone a chance
give someone a chance
给某人一个机会
Give her a chance , Ollie.
给她个机会，奥利。
Pronunciation↩ 02:07
Give her a
Give her 连成 giv-er，h 很轻
Give her a chance , Ollie.
给她个机会，奥利。
CollocationB1↩ 02:19
go-to comfort food
go-to comfort food
首选安慰食物
that clams and red wine are your go-to comfort food .
蛤蜊配红酒是你的首选安慰食物。
SlangB1↩ 02:19
go-to
首选的、开口就点的——口语标签，正式报告里改用 preferred
that clams and red wine are your go-to comfort food .
蛤蜊配红酒是你的首选安慰食物。
CollocationB1↩ 02:25
in need of something
in need of something
正需要某物
Are you currently in need of comfort ?
你这会儿需要安慰吗？
CollocationB1↩ 02:28
put a lot of thought into something
put a lot of thought into something
对某事认真想过很多
Oh, I bet you've put a lot of thought into it.
哦，我打赌你想得可多了。
CollocationA2↩ 02:43
stand in line
stand in line
排队
I was standing in line in front of her--
我当时排在她前面——
SlangB1↩ 02:45
Good heavens
我的天（老派惊叹）——偏正式或上一代人的惊叹，年轻人少用
Good heavens , Oliver.
我的天，奥利弗。
CollocationA2↩ 02:47
love at first sight
love at first sight
一见钟情
It was love at first sight then?
那就是一见钟情了？
Pronunciation↩ 02:47
at first sight
at 的 t 被吞，听成 a-first
It was love at first sight then?
那就是一见钟情了？
CollocationB1↩ 02:54
run off to somewhere
run off to somewhere
离家出走去某地
To a woman who ran off to Paris
娶了一个跑去巴黎
CollocationB1↩ 02:58
from what I hear
from what I hear
据我听说
from what I hear .
据我听说。
GrammarB2↩ 02:59
It was unremarkable, the poetry
右偏置：先用 it 说完评价，再补 the poetry，像事后才点题。
It was unremarkable, the poetry .
那些诗平平无奇。
GrammarB2↩ 03:16
leaving you holding the proverbial mailbag
分词短语：leaving 接在上一句后，补充「把你扔下时」的画面。
leaving you holding the proverbial mailbag
让你一个人捧着那只俗语里的邮袋
CollocationB1↩ 03:28
keep someone informed
keep someone informed
让某人知情、随时通报
kept you informed .
把你的事说得很全。
CollocationB1↩ 03:49
drive someone crazy
drive someone crazy
把对方逼疯
but as much as we drive each other crazy ,
可再怎么把对方逼疯，
GrammarB1↩ 03:49
as much as we drive each other crazy
让步从句：as much as=尽管如此；先认互相折磨，再转折说仍相爱。
but as much as we drive each other crazy ,
可再怎么把对方逼疯，
CollocationA2↩ 03:54
be there for someone
be there for someone
彼此撑着、随叫随到
and have always been there for each other .
也一直互相撑着。
CollocationB1↩ 04:25
help someone through something
help someone through something
帮某人熬过一段难
who was there to help you through ?
当时是谁陪你熬过来的？
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
PunB2↩ 03:16
holding the proverbial mailbag
被甩了还得自己收拾
In the scene莎伦点出奥利弗前妻把他丢在邮政博物馆展览前。
The cofounder quit at launch. I was left holding the proverbial bag.联合创始人上线当天走人。锅全扣我头上。
In daily life
吐槽搭档She booked the flight and vanished. I held the proverbial bag at the gate.她订了票人没了。我在登机口一个人收拾残局。
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IdiomA2↩ 02:47
love at first sight
一见钟情
In the scene莎伦逼奥利弗用是或不是承认对谢恩一见钟情。
He claims it was love at first sight over a library desk.他声称在图书馆桌子前一见钟情。
In daily life
聊相亲It wasn't love at first sight. We argued about the bill.不是一见钟情。我们为账单吵了一架。
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CollocationB1↩ 02:19
go-to comfort food
首选安慰食物
In the scene莎伦用乔透露的蛤蜊配红酒，试探奥利弗要不要安慰。
Tomato soup is my go-to comfort food after a rough shift.难班次之后，番茄汤是我的首选安慰食物。
In daily life
点外卖Dumplings are my go-to when the week falls apart.一周崩了，饺子就是我的首选。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 00:08
track down
追查到、找到
In the scene沃克中尉说她从没放弃追查失踪的弗雷德。
It took three calls to track down the missing invoice.打了三个电话才把那张失踪发票查到。
In daily life
找旧同事I finally tracked her down through a mutual friend.我终于通过共同朋友找到她了。
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IdiomA2↩ 00:05
lost touch
失去联系
In the scene沃克说约翰搬走后，他们就再也没联系上。
We lost touch after college and only reconnected last year.大学后我们就失联了，去年才重新接上。
In daily life
同学会Don't lose touch this time. Save my number.这次别再失联。存我号码。
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IdiomB1↩ 03:49
drive each other crazy
把对方逼疯
In the scene莎伦承认母女互相折磨，紧接着说还是相爱。
The group chat drives me crazy, but I still mute it instead of leaving.那个群聊快把我逼疯，可我还是静音而不是退群。
In daily life
吐槽室友He drives me crazy with the dishes, but he pays rent on time.他洗碗能把我逼疯，但房租从不晚。
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IronyB1↩ 04:41
hard to hug
信仰好，但抱不住
In the scene奥利弗说靠信仰熬过被甩，莎伦先顺着再拆穿没人抱他。
Remote work is peaceful. Hard to high-five, though.远程工作很安静。只是很难击掌。
In daily life
安慰失恋Time heals. Hard to hug, though.时间会治好。只是很难抱得住。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“it steals the joy of having them today.”
它会偷走你今天拥有他们的快乐。
Why it's great
把恐惧写成小偷，今天和某天对撞，一句就把活着的理由夺回来。
Pattern
Being afraid to X steals the joy of Y.
When to use
劝人别把当下过成预演的葬礼时。
Similar
Fear of losing them robs today. ／ Worrying about someday ruins now.
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literary
Shadowing tip
steals 加重，today 轻轻落下。
Use it yourself
劝朋友约会Being afraid to get hurt steals the joy of showing up.总怕受伤，会偷走你现身的快乐。
“She left you at the National Postal Museum,”
她把你留在国家邮政博物馆，
Why it's great
把被抛弃钉在一个具体地点，像当众点名。
Pattern
leave someone at + 地点
When to use
点出某人在某地把你扔下、自己走了。
Similar
She walked out on you there. ／ That's where she left you.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
left you 稍顿，博物馆名字咬清。
Use it yourself
吐槽爽约He left me at the ticket gate with both bags.他把我扔在检票口，两只包都给我。
“Hard to hug, though.”
只是很难抱得住。
Why it's great
先认信仰好，再用抱不住轻轻拆穿孤独。
Pattern
Hard to + 动词, though.
When to use
先顺着对方，再补一句扎人的限制。
Similar
Not much of a hug, though. ／ Comforting, but you can't hold it.
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informal
Shadowing tip
Hard 加重，though 轻轻收。
Use it yourself
安慰同事The policy is fair. Hard to sleep on, though.规定是公平。只是很难枕着它睡觉。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 弗雷德下落自白
I thought he could help, except I found out later he'd retired. He moved away and we lost touch. But I never gave up trying to track down Fred-- till I saw something on the news about a fire in the National Forest. They quoted the fire captain, saying something about everybody got out safe except their mascot... a stuffed toy named Fred. I never told Owen, though. He'd... he'd already lost so much.
我以为他能帮上忙， 后来才发现他已经退休了。 他搬走了，我们就失去联系了。 但我从没放弃找弗雷德—— 直到我在新闻上看到 国家森林里起了一场火。 他们引用了消防队长的话， 说大家都安全撤出来了 除了他们的吉祥物…… 一个叫弗雷德的毛绒玩具。 可我从没告诉欧文。 他…… 他已经失去太多了。
从退休失联说到新闻里的吉祥物，瞒着孩子把失去说完。