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What If We're Hers 假如我们是她的IMDb ↗
收养孩子其实在选父母
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021
CEFR B1IELTS 5.0Office雅思Family bond
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingOliver is at dinner, still thinking about a tree that grew out of a rock and a teacher who taught him when to hold on. He tells Shane he will. At work, Charley declines a free lunch: the post office is cutting temps. Rita asks Norman: what if they are Charley's miracle, not the other way around? They find Lieutenant Walker at her old station; she wrote the letter, and John Marx was on her husband's crew.
奥
Oliverpostal investigator
谢
ShaneOliver's fiancée
查
Charleypregnant temp
丽
RitaNorman's wife
诺
Normanpostal colleague
沃
Lieutenant WalkerOwen'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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00:02
Chianti, cabernet...
基安蒂、赤霞珠……
00:04
anything red.
红的就行。
00:06
Mm-hmm.
嗯。
00:10
You offered.
是你先提的。
00:12
A Christmas tree...
一棵圣诞树……
00:14
growing out of a rock...
从石头缝里长出来……
00:16
that sounds miraculous to me.
我觉得那简直是奇迹。
00:19
Funny, I think about that tree from time to time .
说也奇怪，我偶尔还会想起那棵树。
00:24
Just out there...
就那么立在那儿……
00:28
alone in the wind...
独自挨着风……
00:31
holding on to that rock,
抓紧那块石头，
00:32
just trying to survive.
只为活下去。
00:37
Or maybe the rock was holding on to it.
又或者，是石头在抓紧它。
00:42
Okay. Goodbye.
好，再见。
00:43
Well, that was my mother, of course.
嗯，那是我妈，当然了。
00:47
So are you still in the mood for clams?
那你还想吃蛤蜊吗？
00:53
Oliver?
奥利弗？
00:54
I'm sorry.
对不起。
00:55
I was just thinking of Mrs. Genzinger.
我刚才在想根辛格太太。
00:58
Your Sunday school teacher?
你主日学的老师？
01:00
She's known me longer than any other woman in my life.
她认识我的时间，比对生命里任何女人都长。
01:03
I'd forgotten just how much she'd tried to teach me .
我都忘了她曾经多么努力地教我。
01:06
About what?
教什么？
01:09
Oh, when to hold on .
哦，何时抓紧。
01:11
When to let go .
何时放手。
01:14
I'm going to hold on .
我决定抓紧。
01:21
Oh, hey.
哦，嘿。
01:22
Oh, I felt that.
哦，我感觉到了。
01:30
Ahem.
咳。
01:32
Hey, Charley.
嘿，查理。
01:33
How's it going?
最近怎么样？
01:34
Good. Yeah.
挺好的。嗯。
01:35
I thought I'd get a head start on the...
我寻思先把……提前做起来。
01:38
What is NIFTS ?
NIFTS是什么？
01:44
"Not intended for the system."
「不该进系统的。」
01:46
Things that end up here when they're supposed to be ...
本该去别处、结果落到这儿的东西……
01:49
somewhere else. Yeah.
别的地方。对。
01:51
We were wondering
我们在想
01:52
if you would like to take your lunch break with us.
你愿不愿意跟我们一起去吃午饭。
01:54
At the Mailbox Grill.
去信箱烧烤店。
01:56
Our treat .
我们请客。
01:58
Oh, um...
哦，嗯……
01:59
I'd love to,
我很想去，
02:01
but I need to use my lunch hours to start looking for a new job .
可我得用午休时间开始找新工作。
02:05
It looks like USPS is cutting back on temps .
看来美国邮政要削减临时工了。
02:07
Thank you.
谢谢你们。
02:09
Rain check , maybe?
改天补请，可以吗？
02:18
What are you thinking about?
你在想什么？
02:20
Well, I don't want to say it
嗯，我不想说出口
02:21
if it's going to make you unhappy.
要是会让你难过的话。
02:24
We're married, Norman.
我们结婚了，诺曼。
02:26
We can say anything to each other.
我们什么都可以跟对方说。
02:31
If her baby ever needed a family --
要是她的孩子哪天需要一个家——
02:33
tomorrow, next week, or whenever--
明天、下周，或随便什么时候——
02:36
and I knew in my soul
而我打心眼里知道
02:37
that we were supposed to be her parents,
我们本该做她的父母，
02:39
then...
那就……
02:40
well, I believe that would be a miracle
嗯，我相信那会是一个奇迹
02:42
that we would have to say yes to .
我们不能不答应。
02:44
I agree.
我同意。
02:45
Trust the timing .
相信时机。
02:50
But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing ?
可硬拧时机，难道不是错的吗？
02:55
What if Charley isn't our miracle?
万一查理不是我们的奇迹呢？
02:58
What if we're hers ?
万一我们才是她的呢？
03:09
This is it.
就是这儿。
03:10
Lieutentant Walker's old station house.
沃克中尉以前的消防站。
03:12
Someone should still remember him.
应该还有人记得他。
03:17
Uh, good afternoon.
呃，下午好。
03:18
We're looking for the officer on duty.
我们找值班警官。
03:21
That's me.
我就是。
03:23
I'm Lieutenant Walker.
我是沃克中尉。
03:24
Lieutenant Walker?
沃克中尉？
03:25
That's right.
没错。
03:27
Uh, we're from...
呃，我们是……
03:28
I'm sorry.
对不起。
03:29
Are you Owen's mother?
您是欧文的妈妈吗？
03:30
Yes.
是的。
03:35
I wrote this
这是我写的
03:37
on Owen's first night in hospital.
欧文入院第一天晚上写的。
03:38
How is he?
他怎么样了？
03:40
He's beaten the odds so far .
到目前为止，他挺过了那些低概率。
03:44
It's getting harder.
越来越难了。
03:47
How on earth did you track him down ?
你们到底是怎么找到他的？
03:50
We actually thought
我们其实以为
03:51
we were looking for someone named John at first.
一开始要找的是个叫约翰的人。
03:54
John Marx.
约翰·马克思。
03:56
He was on my husband's crew.
他是我丈夫队里的人。
03:59
I thought he could help,
我以为他能帮上忙，
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:19
from time to time
from time to time
时不时、偶尔
Funny, I think about that tree from time to time .
说也奇怪，我偶尔还会想起那棵树。
CollocationA2↩ 00:31
hold on to something
hold on to something
抓紧某物不放
这里是树抓紧石头，也在说人撑着活
holding on to that rock,
抓紧那块石头，
Pronunciation↩ 00:31
on to that
on to 连成 on-tə，to 弱读。
holding on to that rock,
抓紧那块石头，
CollocationA2↩ 00:47
in the mood for something
in the mood for something
有心情做/吃某事
So are you still in the mood for clams?
那你还想吃蛤蜊吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:47
in the mood
in the 连成 in-nə，the 弱读。
So are you still in the mood for clams?
那你还想吃蛤蜊吗？
GrammarB1↩ 01:00
She's known me longer than any other woman
现在完成比较：She's known 从过去一直到现在；longer than any other 把范围收成「最长」。
She's known me longer than any other woman in my life.
她认识我的时间，比对生命里任何女人都长。
GrammarB1↩ 01:03
I'd forgotten just how much she'd tried to teach me
过去完成从句：I'd forgotten 是更早的遗忘，she'd tried 是她当时的努力，just how much 量出亏欠。
I'd forgotten just how much she'd tried to teach me .
我都忘了她曾经多么努力地教我。
Pronunciation↩ 01:03
I'd forgotten just
I'd 弱成 /aɪd/，forgotten 重音在 got。
I'd forgotten just how much she'd tried to teach me .
我都忘了她曾经多么努力地教我。
CollocationA2↩ 01:09
hold on
hold on
抓紧、不放手
这里不是「等一下」，是感情上不放弃
Oh, when to hold on .
哦，何时抓紧。
CollocationA2↩ 01:11
let go
let go
放手、松开
When to let go .
何时放手。
Pronunciation↩ 01:14
going to hold
going to 常糊成 gonna，hold 再咬住。
I'm going to hold on .
我决定抓紧。
CollocationB1↩ 01:35
get a head start on something
get a head start on something
提前动手、抢先一步
I thought I'd get a head start on the...
我寻思先把……提前做起来。
Pronunciation↩ 01:35
get a head
get a 连成 ge-tə，t 贴到 a 上。
I thought I'd get a head start on the...
我寻思先把……提前做起来。
SlangB1↩ 01:38
NIFTS
不该进系统的邮件——邮局行话，外人听不懂，要拆全称
What is NIFTS ?
NIFTS是什么？
CollocationA2↩ 01:46
end up somewhere
end up somewhere
最后落到某处
Things that end up here when they're supposed to be ...
本该去别处、结果落到这儿的东西……
CollocationA2↩ 01:46
be supposed to
be supposed to
本该、按理应该
Things that end up here when they're supposed to be ...
本该去别处、结果落到这儿的东西……
GrammarB1↩ 01:46
Things that end up here when they're supposed to be
定语从句：that 修饰 Things，when 再补「本该在别处」的时间条件。
Things that end up here when they're supposed to be ...
本该去别处、结果落到这儿的东西……
CollocationA2↩ 01:52
take a lunch break
take a lunch break
去吃午饭休息
if you would like to take your lunch break with us.
你愿不愿意跟我们一起去吃午饭。
GrammarA2↩ 01:52
if you would like to take your lunch break with us
委婉条件句：if you would like to 把邀请说软，比 Do you want to 少强迫。
if you would like to take your lunch break with us.
你愿不愿意跟我们一起去吃午饭。
CollocationA2↩ 01:56
someone's treat
someone's treat
我们请客
Our treat .
我们请客。
SlangA2↩ 01:56
Our treat
我们请客——熟人买单，正式场合说 it's on us
Our treat .
我们请客。
CollocationA2↩ 02:01
look for a job
look for a job
找工作
but I need to use my lunch hours to start looking for a new job .
可我得用午休时间开始找新工作。
CollocationB1↩ 02:05
cut back on something
cut back on something
削减、裁减
It looks like USPS is cutting back on temps .
看来美国邮政要削减临时工了。
SlangB1↩ 02:05
temps
临时工——职场口语，正式说 temporary workers
It looks like USPS is cutting back on temps .
看来美国邮政要削减临时工了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:09
rain check
rain check
改天再约、改期补上
Rain check , maybe?
改天补请，可以吗？
GrammarB1↩ 02:31
If her baby ever needed a family
虚拟条件句：If + ever needed 把尚未发生的事说成有可能的将来，后面才落到 we would。
If her baby ever needed a family --
要是她的孩子哪天需要一个家——
CollocationB1↩ 02:36
know in one's soul
know in one's soul
打心眼里知道
and I knew in my soul
而我打心眼里知道
CollocationA2↩ 02:42
say yes to something
say yes to something
答应某件事
that we would have to say yes to .
我们不能不答应。
CollocationB1↩ 02:45
trust the timing
trust the timing
相信时机到了自然成
Trust the timing .
相信时机。
GrammarB1↩ 02:50
wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing
否定疑问句：wouldn't it be 先假定你也会同意，再丢出担心，比直接说 that's a mistake 软。
But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing ?
可硬拧时机，难道不是错的吗？
Pronunciation↩ 02:58
we're hers
we're 轻，hers 加重拉长，主语才翻过来。
What if we're hers ?
万一我们才是她的呢？
CollocationB1↩ 03:40
beat the odds
beat the odds
战胜低概率、挺过来
He's beaten the odds so far .
到目前为止，他挺过了那些低概率。
CollocationA2↩ 03:40
so far
so far
到目前为止
He's beaten the odds so far .
到目前为止，他挺过了那些低概率。
Pronunciation↩ 03:40
beaten the odds
beaten 的 t 弹成美式 flap，the 弱读。
He's beaten the odds so far .
到目前为止，他挺过了那些低概率。
CollocationB1↩ 03:47
how on earth
how on earth
到底怎么、究竟如何
How on earth did you track him down ?
你们到底是怎么找到他的？
CollocationB1↩ 03:47
track someone down
track someone down
追查到某人
How on earth did you track him down ?
你们到底是怎么找到他的？
Pronunciation↩ 03:47
track him down
him 弱成 /ɪm/，track 和 down 两端重。
How on earth did you track him down ?
你们到底是怎么找到他的？
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IdiomB1↩ 02:09
rain check
改天再约、改期补上
In the scene查理婉拒请客，用这句把门留着，不是彻底说不。
I can't do dinner tonight. Can I take a rain check?今晚晚饭去不了。能改天补吗？
In daily life
推掉聚餐Deadline night. Rain check on the dumplings?今晚赶截止。饺子改天补？
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 01:14
hold on
抓紧、不放手
In the scene奥利弗对谢恩说，把树抓紧石头收成不放弃这段关系。
The market is ugly, but she is going to hold on.行情很难看，但她决定抓紧不放。
In daily life
劝别辞职Hold on through this quarter. Don't quit yet.这季度先抓紧。先别辞。
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IdiomB1↩ 03:40
beat the odds
战胜低概率、挺过来
In the scene沃克中尉说欧文到目前还活过了那些凶险，语气压着。
The startup beat the odds and lasted three winters.那家初创公司挺过了三个冬天，算闯过低概率。
In daily life
考试过关She beat the odds and passed the licensing exam.她闯过低概率，执照考过了。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:05
cut back on
削减、裁减某物
In the scene查理解释为什么要用午休找工作：邮局要减临时工。
We're cutting back on overtime until March.三月前我们要削减加班。
In daily life
控制开销I need to cut back on delivery apps this month.这个月我得少点外卖。
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IdiomB1↩ 01:35
get a head start
提前动手、抢先一步
In the scene查理想赶在别人之前把积压件做掉，同事却来问缩写。
I packed tonight to get a head start on the trip.我今晚先打包，好给旅行抢个先。
In daily life
赶报告Let's get a head start on the slides before Monday.周一前先把幻灯片抢出来。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 03:47
track someone down
追查到某人
In the scene沃克中尉惊讶他们怎么找到欧文，问得像不可思议。
It took three calls to track the owner down.打了三个电话才把主人找到。
In daily life
找回包裹Can you track down the missing box by Friday?周五前能把那箱丢件查到吗？
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CollocationA2↩ 00:47
in the mood for
有心情做/吃某事
In the scene奥利弗挂掉妈妈电话后，谢恩问他还想不想吃蛤蜊。
Are you in the mood for noodles or a salad?你想吃面还是沙拉？
In daily life
选电影I'm not in the mood for a thriller tonight.今晚不想看惊悚片。
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VocabularyB1↩ 01:44
nifts
不该进系统的邮件
In the scene查理在分拣「不进系统」的件，同事问缩写，她照字面拆开。
Put the damaged envelopes in the NIFTS bin.破损信封放进「不进系统」箱。
In daily life
解释行话NIFTS means it should never have entered the sorting stream.NIFTS 的意思是它根本不该进分拣流。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“What if we're hers?”
万一我们才是她的呢？
Why it's great
把收养从我们挑孩子，翻成孩子在选我们，主语一掉，整句站稳。
Pattern
What if we're + 所有格？
When to use
想把「谁成就谁」掉个个儿、把给予说成被选中时。
Similar
What if she chose us? ／ Maybe we're the ones she needed.
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Shadowing tip
we're 轻轻带过，hers 落下拉长。
Use it yourself
谈互助What if we're theirs, not the other way around?万一我们才是他们的，而不是反过来呢？
“I'd forgotten just how much she'd tried to teach me.”
我都忘了她曾经多么努力地教我。
Why it's great
just how much 把遗忘说成亏欠，两层过去完成叠在一起。
Pattern
I'd forgotten just how much...
When to use
忽然想起某人对自己的教诲或付出时。
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I forgot how much she taught me. ／ I didn't realize how much I learned from her.
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Shadowing tip
I'd 弱读，how much 稍停，tried 咬清。
Use it yourself
想起教练I'd forgotten just how much that coach drilled into us.我都忘了那位教练当年把多少东西灌进我们脑子里。
“I'm going to hold on.”
我决定抓紧。
Why it's great
四个词把树的隐喻收成决定，going to 把心意钉死。
Pattern
I'm going to hold on.
When to use
决定不放弃一段关系或一件事时。
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I'm not letting go. ／ I'll stick with this.
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informal
Shadowing tip
going to 连成 gonna，hold on 两个字一样重。
Use it yourself
挽留关系It's messy right now, but I'm going to hold on.眼下很乱，但我决定抓紧。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 石头缝里的树
Just out there... alone in the wind... holding on to that rock, just trying to survive. Or maybe the rock was holding on to it.
就那么立在那儿…… 独自挨着风…… 抓紧那块石头， 只为活下去。 又或者，是石头在抓紧它。
从独自挨风讲到谁抓住谁，隐喻在最后一句翻面。
❝ 若孩子需要一个家
If her baby ever needed a family-- tomorrow, next week, or whenever-- and I knew in my soul that we were supposed to be her parents, then... well, I believe that would be a miracle that we would have to say yes to.
要是她的孩子哪天需要一个家—— 明天、下周，或随便什么时候—— 而我打心眼里知道 我们本该做她的父母， 那就…… 嗯，我相信那会是一个奇迹 我们不能不答应。
条件句一层层叠到必须答应，把收养说成奇迹。