Chapter 2 of 18 · 7'04"
Dinner in East Egg 东卵晚餐IMDb ↗
饭桌上电话一响全场变了
The Great Gatsby · 2013
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5mansionClass雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingNick drives across the bay to East Egg for dinner at his cousin Daisy Buchanan's house. Tom, the old-money heir and faded Yale star, cannot keep his mistress off the telephone. Daisy still glows like the golden girl, then wishes her daughter a fool's life. Jordan Baker lets Gatsby's name fall onto the table, and the fifth guest on the line will not wait. The dinner looks civilized; the cracks are already loud.
尼
Nick Carrawaynarrator guest
黛
Daisy Buchananhostess
汤
Tom Buchananhost
乔
Jordan Bakerguest golfer
亨
Henributler
Chapters
18 parts · AI-cut01Nick Begins His Story把一个人讲得难忘C14'15"02Dinner in East Egg饭桌上电话一响全场变了C17'04"03The Hidden Apartment当地下情把你逼着入局B24'59"04Searching for the Host整座城都在猜主人是谁C15'48"05God's Truth in the Car把自己吹成传奇C14'26"06Lunch with Wolfshiem饭局上朋友突然不对劲B24'10"07The Louisville Backstory五年前的秘密被慢慢揭开B23'16"08Awkward Reunion Over Tea久别重逢先从倒茶说起B26'45"09The Mansion Tour把整座房子当成礼物送出B27'42"10Tom Enters the Party派对上有人开始查你底B23'32"11She Wants to Run Away想逃他却要你留下B13'07"12You Can Repeat the Past有人说过去其实可以重来C15'23"13A Boiling Afternoon Lunch天太热时怎样把人逼出门B13'41"14Nobody From Nowhere当众逼她说从未爱过你C14'30"15Born Different钱买不到出身时怎么反击C15'23"16The Yellow Car车祸之后有人开始栽赃B14'12"17Waiting in the Dark肇事后他求你先守口如瓶B23'30"18The Truth at Dawn天亮前他把假话全说开C13'13"
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00:00
Yeah.
对。
00:02
When I think about it, the history of the summer really began...
如今回想，这个夏天的故事真正开始于……
00:06
...the night I drove over to my cousin Daisy's for dinner.
……那天晚上，我开车去表姐黛西家吃晚饭。
00:09
She lived across the bay in old moneyed...
她住在海湾对岸，那片老钱……
00:15
,,.East E99-
……东卵——
00:21
Her husband was heir to one of America's wealthiest families.
她丈夫是美国最富有家族之一的继承人。
00:26
His name...
他的名字……
00:27
...was Tom...
……叫汤姆……
00:29
...Buchanan.
……布坎南。
00:33
When we were...
当年我们……
00:33
...at Yale together, he'd been...
……同在耶鲁时，他曾是……
00:35
...a sporting star. But now his glory days were behind him and he...
……体育明星。可如今风光日子已经过去，他……
00:39
- ... contented himself with ... - Telephone, Monsieur Buchanan.
——……只好拿别的事来打发……——电话，布坎南先生。
00:41
It's me. NICK:...other affairs.
是我。尼克：……别的风流事。
00:43
I thought I told you not to call me here.
我记得我告诉过你，别往这儿打电话。
00:45
Boaz!
波阿斯！
00:47
Shakespeare!
莎士比亚！
00:49
- Tom! Oh! - Ha-ha-ha!
——汤姆！哦！——哈哈哈！
00:52
How's the great American novel coming?
那部伟大的美国小说写得怎样了？
00:54
I'm selling bonds with Walter Chase's outfit .
我在沃尔特·蔡斯那摊卖债券。
00:56
Let's say after dinner, you and I, we go into town .
这么说吧，晚饭后，你和我，进城去。
00:58
- I can't. - Catch up with the old wolf pack .
——我去不了。——去跟那帮老狼聚聚。
01:00
- Big day on the job tomorrow. - Nonsense! We're going.
——明天上班是大日子。——胡说！我们去定了。
01:03
First team, all-American.
全美第一阵容。
01:06
You see?
看见了吗？
01:07
Made me who I am today.
造就了今天的我。
01:08
Forest Hills.
森林山。
01:10
Played the Prince of Wales. What a sissy .
跟威尔士亲王交过手。真是个软蛋。
01:12
Life is...
生活是……
01:13
...something you dominate.
……你必须主宰的东西。
01:14
If you're any good.
如果你够行的话。
01:16
Oh!
哦！
01:23
Oh.
哦。
01:30
Hey.
嘿。
01:41
Henri!
亨利！
01:42
Where are you?
你在哪儿？
01:45
The doors.
门。
01:46
Close them.
关上。
01:50
Sorry. Thank you.
抱歉。谢谢。
01:52
Is that you, my lovely?
是你吗，我的宝贝？
01:58
Daisy Buchanan, the golden girl.
黛西·布坎南，那个黄金女郎。
02:02
A breathless...
一阵令人屏息的……
02:03
...warmth flowed from her.
……温暖从她身上涌出来。
02:05
A promise that there was no one else ...
一个承诺：这世上再没有别人……
02:07
...in the world she...
……是她……
02:08
...so wanted to see.
……如此想见的。
02:09
Do they miss me in Chicago?
芝加哥的人想我吗？
02:11
Yes. Um, at least a dozen people send their love.
想。嗯，至少十几个人让我代问好。
02:16
How gorgeous.
多美啊。
02:18
They're absolutely in mourning .
他们简直在服丧。
02:20
- They're crying. Yes. DAISY: No.
——他们在哭。对。黛西：才没有。
02:21
- I don't believe you. NICK: Wailing.
——我不信。尼克：哀嚎呢。
02:22
I don't believe you. - They're screaming.
我不信。——他们在尖叫。
02:24
"Daisy Buchanan...
“黛西·布坎南……
02:25
...we can't live...
……我们没法活……
02:26
- ...without you!" - I'm paralyzed with happiness.
——……没有你活不了！”——我幸福得动不了了。
02:29
Whoa!
哇！
02:31
Whoa! Oh!
哇！哦！
02:34
Jordan Baker...
乔丹·贝克……
02:35
...a very...
……一位非常……
02:36
...famous golfer.
……有名的高尔夫球手。
02:37
Oh.
哦。
02:38
She was the most frightening person I'd ever seen .
她是我见过最让人发憷的人。
02:41
Well, I've seen your face on the cover of Sporting Life.
我在《体育生活》封面上见过你。
02:44
Nick Carraway.
尼克·卡拉韦。
02:46
But I enjoyed looking at her.
可我还是喜欢看着她。
02:48
I've been lying on that sofa...
我一直躺在那张沙发上……
02:50
... for as long as I can remember .
……从记事起就没起来过。
02:52
This summer I'll fling you two together. I'll push you into linen closets...
这个夏天我要把你们俩扔到一块儿。我会把你们推进亚麻衣柜……
02:55
...and out to sea in boats!
……再推进海里的小船！
02:57
- I'm not listening to a word. - So, Nick...
——我一个字也没听。——所以，尼克……
02:58
...Daisy tells me...
……黛西跟我说……
03:00
...that you're over in West Egg...
……你住在西卵那边……
03:02
... throwing your lot in ...
……把自己押进……
03:03
...with those social-climbing...
……那些向上爬的……
03:04
...primitive new-money types.
……原始的新钱货色里。
03:05
My little shack's just a cardboard box at 80 a month.
我那小破屋跟纸板箱差不多，一个月八十块。
03:08
Your life is adorable.
你的生活真可爱。
03:10
I know somebody in West Egg.
我认识西卵的一个人。
03:11
I don't know a single person...
我一个人也不认识……
03:12
...that side of the bay.
……海湾那一边的。
03:14
You must know Gatsby.
你一定认识盖茨比。
03:17
Gatsby?
盖茨比？
03:22
What Gatsby ?
哪个盖茨比？
03:23
Madame, the dinner is servi.
夫人，晚餐已经上好了。
03:37
Would you like to hear...
想不想听……
03:39
...a family secret?
……一个家庭秘密？
03:40
- That's why I came over. DAISY: It's about the butler's nose.
——我就是为这个来的。黛西：是管家鼻子的事。
03:42
Things went from bad to worse .
事情一坏再坏。
03:44
I hate that word "hulking."
我讨厌“蠢笨庞大”这个词。
03:46
I heard a rumor that you were getting married...
我听说有谣言，说你要结婚……
03:48
...to a girl out West. NICK: It's a libel.
……娶个西部的姑娘。尼克：那是诽谤。
03:49
- I'm too poor. JORDAN: They have to be old...
——我太穷了。乔丹：他们得老一点……
03:51
...so they die quickly.
……好死得快。
03:52
Can't we talk about something else?
能不能谈点别的？
03:53
Anything. Crops.
什么都行。庄稼。
03:55
You're making me feel uncivilized...
你让我觉得自己没教养……
03:56
...Daisy.
……黛西。
03:57
Civilization's going to pieces.
文明正在分崩离析。
04:00
Have you read The Rise of the Colored Empires...
你读过《有色帝国的崛起》吗……
04:03
...by this fellow Goddard? Everybody ought to...
……那个戈达德写的？人人都该……
04:05
...read it. The idea is...
……读一读。意思是……
04:08
...that it's up to us , the dominant race...
……得靠我们，主导种族……
04:10
...to watch out or these...
……小心提防，不然这些……
04:12
...other races...
……别的种族……
04:13
...will have control of things.
……就会把事情掌控过去。
04:14
Tom's very profound lately. He reads deep books with long words in them.
汤姆近来很深刻。他读那些词很长的深奥书。
04:19
It's been proved.
这已经被证实了。
04:20
It's scientific.
这是科学。
04:21
We've got to beat them down .
我们得把他们压下去。
04:32
Buchanan residence.
布坎南府。
04:34
Monsieur Wilson, from the garage.
威尔逊先生，修车行的。
04:37
Monsieur Buchanan.
布坎南先生。
04:39
Excuse me, I'll be right back .
失陪，我马上回来。
04:44
I'm sorry.
抱歉。
04:48
- Well, this Mr. Gatsby you spoke of... TOM: I'm working on it.
——你刚说的那位盖茨比先生……汤姆：我正处理。
04:52
...he's my neighbor. - Shh! Don't talk.
……他是我邻居。——嘘！别说话。
04:54
I wanna hear what happens.
我想听后面怎样。
04:56
I don't care what you do...
我不管你干什么……
04:57
Something happening?
出什么事了？
04:59
- Why, I thought everybody knew. - Well, I don't.
——怎么，我以为人人都知道。——我可不知道。
05:01
Tom's got some...
汤姆养了个……
05:03
...woman in New York. NICK: Got some woman ?
……在纽约的女人。尼克：养了个女人？
05:05
She might have the decency not to telephone at dinnertime. Don't you think?
她好歹也该有点体面，别在晚饭时打电话来。你不觉得吗？
05:10
Is that too much to ask? TOM: Daisy, don't create a scene .
这要求过分吗？汤姆：黛西，别当众闹。
05:13
I love seeing you at my table.
我喜欢看你坐在我桌边。
05:15
You remind me of a rose. An absolute rose...
你让我想起一朵玫瑰。完完全全的玫瑰……
05:18
...doesn't he? TOM: So after dinner...
……不是吗？汤姆：所以晚饭后……
05:20
I'm not like a rose.
我不像玫瑰。
05:21
...Nick wanted to go into town .
……尼克想进城去。
05:22
To the Yale Club.
去耶鲁俱乐部。
05:24
Nicky, stay.
尼基，留下来。
05:25
I have to work early.
我得早点上班。
05:26
Nonsense.
胡说。
05:27
There's so much to talk about. TOM: It's just...
有太多话要说。汤姆：不过是……
05:28
...for a drink or two.
……喝一两杯。
05:36
None of us...
我们谁都……
05:37
...could ignore that fifth guest's shrill...
……没法无视那位第五位客人刺耳的……
05:40
...metallic urgency.
……金属般的催促。
05:44
Nicky. NICK: What?
尼基。尼克：什么？
05:46
It's just, well, you see, I think everything's terrible anyhow.
就是，唉，你看，我觉得反正一切都糟透了。
05:50
- Really? - Yes.
——真的？——真的。
05:53
I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything.
我什么地方都去过，什么都见过，什么都做过。
05:56
I've had a very bad time, Nicky.
我过得很糟，尼基。
05:59
I'm pretty cynical about everything.
我对一切都相当愤世嫉俗。
06:05
Your daughter, I suppose she...
你女儿，我猜她……
06:07
...talks and eats and everything?
……会说话、会吃饭，诸如此类？
06:09
Pammy?
帕米？
06:11
Oh, yes.
哦，会的。
06:13
Listen, Nick, when she was born...
听着，尼克，她出生的时候……
06:16
...Tom was God knows where...
……汤姆天知道在哪儿……
06:25
...with God knows whom.
……跟天知道什么人在一起。
06:28
And I asked...
然后我问……
06:28
...the nurse if it was a boy or a girl .
……护士，是男孩还是女孩。
06:33
And she said it was a girl...
她说是个女孩……
06:35
...and I wept:
……我就哭了：
06:37
"I'm glad it's a girl.
“我很高兴是个女孩。
06:42
And I hope she'll be a fool.
而且我希望她是个傻瓜。
06:44
That's the best thing a girl in this world can be.
这是这世界上一个女孩能做的最好的事。
06:49
A beautiful little fool."
一个美丽的小傻瓜。”
06:54
All the bright, precious things fade so fast.
所有明亮、珍贵的东西褪得都那么快。
07:00
And they don't come back.
而且再也不会回来。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:06
drive over to somewhere
drive over to somewhere
开车过去某地
...the night I drove over to my cousin Daisy's for dinner.
……那天晚上，我开车去表姐黛西家吃晚饭。
CollocationB2↩ 00:21
heir to something
heir to something
某家业的继承人
Her husband was heir to one of America's wealthiest families.
她丈夫是美国最富有家族之一的继承人。
CollocationB2↩ 00:35
someone's glory days are behind them
someone's glory days are behind them
某人的风光日子已经过去了
...a sporting star. But now his glory days were behind him and he...
……体育明星。可如今风光日子已经过去，他……
CollocationC1↩ 00:39
content oneself with something
content oneself with something
拿某事将就、自我安慰
- ... contented himself with ... - Telephone, Monsieur Buchanan.
——……只好拿别的事来打发……——电话，布坎南先生。
Pronunciation↩ 00:43
told you
told you 的d弹成/ɾ/
I thought I told you not to call me here.
我记得我告诉过你，别往这儿打电话。
SlangB2↩ 00:54
outfit
那摊公司、那班子——口语里指公司或团伙，比 company 随便
I'm selling bonds with Walter Chase's outfit .
我在沃尔特·蔡斯那摊卖债券。
CollocationA2↩ 00:56
go into town
go into town
进城去玩
Let's say after dinner, you and I, we go into town .
这么说吧，晚饭后，你和我，进城去。
CollocationB1↩ 00:58
catch up with someone
catch up with someone
跟某人叙旧、重新聚一聚
这里 wolf pack=耶鲁那帮酒肉兄弟
- I can't. - Catch up with the old wolf pack .
——我去不了。——去跟那帮老狼聚聚。
SlangB2↩ 00:58
wolf pack
那帮酒肉兄弟——男性圈子玩笑，把朋友说成一群狼
- I can't. - Catch up with the old wolf pack .
——我去不了。——去跟那帮老狼聚聚。
SlangB2↩ 01:10
sissy
娘娘腔、软蛋——过时侮辱，带性别歧视，正式场合别用
Played the Prince of Wales. What a sissy .
跟威尔士亲王交过手。真是个软蛋。
GrammarB2↩ 02:05
that there was no one else
同位语从句：that 从句说明 promise 的内容：世上再无别人。
A promise that there was no one else ...
一个承诺：这世上再没有别人……
Pronunciation↩ 02:11
at least
at least 的t弹舌或脱落
Yes. Um, at least a dozen people send their love.
想。嗯，至少十几个人让我代问好。
CollocationB2↩ 02:18
in mourning
in mourning
服丧、沉浸在哀伤里
这里是夸张：芝加哥的人想黛西想得像奔丧
They're absolutely in mourning .
他们简直在服丧。
GrammarB2↩ 02:38
the most frightening person I'd ever seen
最高级定语从句：the most+形容词+名词+I'd ever seen，表示见过最…的人。
She was the most frightening person I'd ever seen .
她是我见过最让人发憷的人。
CollocationB1↩ 02:50
for as long as someone can remember
for as long as someone can remember
从记事起就一直如此
... for as long as I can remember .
……从记事起就没起来过。
CollocationC1↩ 03:02
throw one's lot in with someone
throw one's lot in with someone
把自己的命运押在某伙人一边
... throwing your lot in ...
……把自己押进……
Pronunciation↩ 03:22
What Gatsby
What 重读，表示哪一个盖茨比
What Gatsby ?
哪个盖茨比？
CollocationB1↩ 03:42
go from bad to worse
go from bad to worse
情况越来越糟
Things went from bad to worse .
事情一坏再坏。
Pronunciation↩ 03:55
You're making
You're 弱成/jər/
You're making me feel uncivilized...
你让我觉得自己没教养……
CollocationB1↩ 04:08
it's up to someone
it's up to someone
得靠某人来做、责任在某人
...that it's up to us , the dominant race...
……得靠我们，主导种族……
GrammarB2↩ 04:08
it's up to us, the dominant race
同位语：the dominant race 紧跟 us，给 us 贴上种族标签。
...that it's up to us , the dominant race...
……得靠我们，主导种族……
CollocationA2↩ 04:10
watch out
watch out
小心、提防
...to watch out or these...
……小心提防，不然这些……
CollocationB2↩ 04:21
beat someone down
beat someone down
把对方压下去
We've got to beat them down .
我们得把他们压下去。
CollocationA2↩ 04:39
be right back
be right back
马上回来
Excuse me, I'll be right back .
失陪，我马上回来。
Pronunciation↩ 04:39
I'll be
I'll 弱成/aɪl/
Excuse me, I'll be right back .
失陪，我马上回来。
Pronunciation↩ 04:54
wanna hear
want to 吞成 wanna，连到 hear
I wanna hear what happens.
我想听后面怎样。
SlangA2↩ 04:54
wanna
想要（want to）——口语音变，写作和正式场合写 want to
I wanna hear what happens.
我想听后面怎样。
SlangB2↩ 05:03
Got some woman
外面养了个女人——闲话口吻，说有人包养情妇
...woman in New York. NICK: Got some woman ?
……在纽约的女人。尼克：养了个女人？
CollocationB2↩ 05:05
have the decency to do something
have the decency to do something
好歹懂点体面、起码顾点礼貌
She might have the decency not to telephone at dinnertime. Don't you think?
她好歹也该有点体面，别在晚饭时打电话来。你不觉得吗？
GrammarB2↩ 05:05
have the decency not to telephone
不定式否定：have the N not to do：体面体现在“别做”某事上。
She might have the decency not to telephone at dinnertime. Don't you think?
她好歹也该有点体面，别在晚饭时打电话来。你不觉得吗？
Pronunciation↩ 05:05
not to
not to 合成/nɑtə/，t弱掉
She might have the decency not to telephone at dinnertime. Don't you think?
她好歹也该有点体面，别在晚饭时打电话来。你不觉得吗？
CollocationB2↩ 05:10
create a scene
create a scene
当众闹起来、让场面难看
Is that too much to ask? TOM: Daisy, don't create a scene .
这要求过分吗？汤姆：黛西，别当众闹。
GrammarB1↩ 06:28
if it was a boy or a girl
宾语从句：asked the nurse if…，if 引出问的内容：是男是女。
...the nurse if it was a boy or a girl .
……护士，是男孩还是女孩。
Teaching points
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IronyC1↩ 02:26
paralyzed with happiness
幸福到动不了（反话）
In the scene黛西听完芝加哥想她，夸张说自己幸福到瘫痪。
After that fake surprise party, she said she was paralyzed with happiness and changed the subject.那场假惊喜派对后，她说自己幸福到瘫痪，然后立刻换话题。
In daily life
应付客套I'm paralyzed with happiness that you brought three cousins to brunch unannounced.你们三个表亲不打招呼来吃早午餐，我幸福到动不了了。
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IronyC1↩ 04:14
very profound lately
近来显得很深刻（嘲）
In the scene汤姆高谈种族，黛西笑他在啃长词深书。
He's very profound lately; he quotes three podcasts and calls it research.他近来很深刻，引用三期播客就管这叫研究。
In daily life
吐槽同事She's very profound lately, using big words to hide a small idea.她近来很深刻，用大词盖住一个小想法。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 05:10
create a scene
当众吵闹、让场面难看
In the scene情妇来电被点破，汤姆低声喝止黛西别当众闹。
If the waiter gets the order wrong, don't create a scene; just ask him to fix it.要是服务员上错菜，别当众闹，请他改过来就行。
In daily life
餐厅争执Please don't create a scene at the counter; we can sort the refund outside.别在柜台当众闹，退款我们到外面再谈。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 03:02
throw one's lot in
把自己押进某一伙
In the scene汤姆嘲尼克跑去西卵，跟新钱那伙人站一边。
She threw her lot in with the startup and left the bank before the bonus landed.她把命运押给那家创业公司，奖金还没发就离开了银行。
In daily life
选边站队If you throw your lot in with that manager, you own his fights too.你要是押到那个经理一边，他的仗你也得打。
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IdiomB1↩ 03:42
from bad to worse
情况越来越糟
In the scene黛西讲管家鼻子的家丑，说事情一坏再坏。
The delay went from bad to worse when the second train was cancelled too.第二班车也取消后，这场延误从糟变得更糟。
In daily life
项目延期The launch went from bad to worse after the demo froze on stage.演示在台上死机后，发布会从糟变得更糟。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:35
glory days
风光日子已经过去
In the scene尼克旁白：汤姆耶鲁球星的荣耀已成往事。
His glory days as class president are behind him; now he just chairs the alumni chat.他当班长的风光日子已过去，现在只主持校友群。
In daily life
聊旧同事Her glory days on that sales team are behind her, and she knows it.她在那支销售队的风光日子已经过去，她自己也清楚。
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VocabularyB2↩ 03:04
new-money
暴发户、新贵那号人
In the scene汤姆把西卵邻居骂成原始的新钱货色。
The club still whispers about new-money types who buy the loudest table.俱乐部里还在嘀咕那些买最吵位子的新钱货色。
In daily life
吐槽宴会He called them new-money types because they photographed every course.他管他们叫新钱货色，因为每道菜都要拍照。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“A beautiful little fool."”
一个美丽的小傻瓜。
Why it's great
把祝福说成诅咒：这世界容不下聪明女孩，只容好看的糊涂。
Pattern
希望某人做傻瓜：聪明只会更痛
When to use
觉得这世界对某类人太狠、宁愿对方笨一点时用。
Similar
I hope she stays naive. ／ Better a happy fool than a sad genius.
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Shadowing tip
beautiful 拉长，fool 轻轻落下。
Use it yourself
劝朋友别想In that office, I hope she stays a little foolish so the gossip cannot cut her.在那个办公室，我希望她笨一点，好少被闲话割伤。
“All the bright, precious things fade so fast.”
所有明亮、珍贵的东西褪得都那么快。
Why it's great
把整晚金光收成一句：美的东西留不住。
Pattern
precious things fade so fast
When to use
感慨好时光、好东西留不住时用。
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Nothing gold stays. ／ The best parts never last.
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Shadowing tip
bright 和 fade 加重，中间别赶。
Use it yourself
毕业聚餐These bright campus nights fade so fast, and nobody gets them twice.这些明亮的校园夜晚褪得太快，谁也拿不到第二次。
“She might have the decency not to telephone at dinnertime. Don't you think?”
她好歹也该有点体面，别在晚饭时打电话来。你不觉得吗？
Why it's great
用体面当刀：不当面骂情妇，只骂不懂规矩。
Pattern
have the decency not to do
When to use
责备对方不懂场合、缺基本礼貌时用。
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Have the courtesy not to... ／ The least they could do is...
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informal
Shadowing tip
decency 咬住，句尾轻轻上扬。
Use it yourself
开会时来电He might have the decency not to take personal calls in the meeting.他好歹也该有点体面，别在开会时接私人电话。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 黛西的傻瓜独白
Listen, Nick, when she was born... ...Tom was God knows where... ...with God knows whom. And I asked... ...the nurse if it was a boy or a girl. And she said it was a girl... ...and I wept: "I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool. That's the best thing a girl in this world can be. A beautiful little fool."
听着，尼克，她出生的时候…… ……汤姆天知道在哪儿…… ……跟天知道什么人在一起。 然后我问…… ……护士，是男孩还是女孩。 她说是个女孩…… ……我就哭了： “我很高兴是个女孩。 而且我希望她是个傻瓜。 这是这世界上一个女孩能做的最好的事。 一个美丽的小傻瓜。”
把性别绝望收成一句美丽的诅咒。
❝ 汤姆的种族高谈
Civilization's going to pieces. Have you read The Rise of the Colored Empires... ...by this fellow Goddard? Everybody ought to... ...read it. The idea is... ...that it's up to us, the dominant race... ...to watch out or these... ...other races... ...will have control of things.
文明正在分崩离析。 你读过《有色帝国的崛起》吗…… ……那个戈达德写的？人人都该…… ……读一读。意思是…… ……得靠我们，主导种族…… ……小心提防，不然这些…… ……别的种族…… ……就会把事情掌控过去。
用伪科学长词把恐惧说成使命。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use create a scene to stop a public fuss
- Hear paralyzed with happiness as irony
- Explain beautiful little fool as bitter hope
- Catch throw one's lot in as picking sides
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Questions, then the linesWhat does A beautiful little fool mean?
Daisy hopes her daughter stays pretty and naive; a smart girl only hurts more.
Is I'm paralyzed with happiness sincere?
No. Daisy performs joy to cover embarrassment, not a real feeling.
What does create a scene mean at dinner?
Don't make a public fuss. Scene here is a row, not a movie shot.
Why does Daisy ask What Gatsby?
Jordan says you must know him; Daisy asks which one. The name hits the table.
Who calls Tom during dinner?
His mistress in New York. Jordan says everyone knew; Nick did not.