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The Proposal · 2009
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Everything you need before watchingMargaret arrives in Sitka and is immediately surrounded by Andrew’s family, who want to know what she does and why she is with him. Andrew announces their engagement at exactly the wrong moment, then he and Margaret must invent a romantic proposal story in front of his ex. The scene turns awkward pressure into fast, sarcastic family comedy.
玛
Margaretbook editor
安
Andreweditor's assistant
吉
Jillfamily member
路
Louisefamily member
乔
JoeAndrew's father
麦
Mrs McKittrickAndrew's mother
麦
Mr McKittrickAndrew's father
格
GertrudeAndrew's ex-girlfriend
奶
GammyAndrew's grandmother
Chapters
14 parts · AI-cut01Firing in the Office职场强人让下属当场认输B23'29"02Announcing a Fake Marriage职场强人被逼当众宣布结婚B24'01"03The Immigration Interview一场假恋爱要经得起层层盘问B24'23"04Negotiating a Fake Marriage一纸交易先谈条件再谈婚事B13'54"05Meeting the Family陌生人闯入大家庭后立刻成了焦点B27'27"06An Awkward Night Together被迫同床的两个人开始听见彼此心事B15'51"07Father and Son Clash儿子终于对父亲说出自己的真实选择B21'51"08An Ex Drops In家人越热情旧情人越容易说真话B15'16"09Trading Personal Secrets尴尬意外让两个陌生人开始交换秘密B16'25"10The Family Plans a Wedding一顿早餐把假婚推成全家婚礼B14'05"11A Dress and a Family Story家人用温柔传统慢慢卸下防备B14'06"12The Sham Marriage Exposed一次逃离让假婚姻当场面对法律后果B15'43"13A Wedding Confession真相在婚礼誓言前终于失控B27'37"14A Real Proposal追到办公室的人终于说出想要什么B12'52"
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00:02
So nice to meet you Margaret Welcome to Sitka
很高兴见到你，玛格丽特。欢迎来到锡特卡。
00:04
Jill Hi Nice to meet you My pleasure
吉尔，你好。很高兴见到你。我的荣幸。
00:06
Why didn t you tell me you were some kind of Alaskan Kennedy
你怎么没告诉我，你们家是阿拉斯加的肯尼迪家族？
00:09
How could I
我哪有机会说啊？
00:10
We were in the middle of talking about you for the last three years.
这三年我们一直在聊你，哪有空说这个。
00:14
OK know what Timeout OK
好了，先打住，暂停，好吗？
00:15
This bickering Bickerson thing has got to stop
你们这种吵个没完的搭档戏该停了。
00:17
People need to think that we are in love So let s just
别人得相信我们相爱，所以我们就……
00:19
That that s no problem I can do that
这、这没问题，我做得到。
00:21
I can pretend to be the doting fianc That s easy
我可以装成一个百般宠爱未婚妻的未婚夫，这很容易。
00:24
But for you it s going to require
但对你来说，就得……
00:25
that you stop snacking on children while they dream
你得别再趁孩子做梦时把他们当零食吃了。
00:28
Very funny When are you going to tell them we re engaged
真幽默。你打算什么时候告诉他们我们订婚了？
00:30
I ll pick the right moment
我会挑个合适的时机。
00:32
Hey Andrew Hi
嘿，安德鲁。嗨。
00:36
Mrs McKittrick How are you Nice to see you
麦克基特里克夫人，您好吗？很高兴见到您。
00:38
Nice to see you Mr McKittrick This is Margaret
很高兴见到您，麦克基特里克先生。这位是玛格丽特。
00:40
Hi Pleasure Margaret
你好。幸会，玛格丽特。
00:42
Hi how are you Pleasure
你好，你好吗？幸会。
00:44
So I always wanted to know what does a book editor do
我一直想知道，图书编辑到底是做什么的？
00:47
That s a great question Louise
问得好，路易丝。
00:49
I m curious to know the answer myself
其实我自己也很好奇答案。
00:53
Hello Dad Son
你好，爸爸。儿子。
00:55
This must be Maggie
这位一定是玛吉。
00:57
Uh Margaret
呃，是玛格丽特。
00:58
Joe Pleasure to meet you Pleasure s mine
乔。很高兴认识你。我的荣幸。
01:02
So why don t you tell us exactly what a book editor does
那你不如确切告诉我们，图书编辑究竟做什么？
01:06
Besides taking writers out to lunch and getting bombed
除了带作家出去吃午饭、喝得酩酊大醉以外？
01:09
Now that sounds like fun
这听起来倒挺有意思。
01:12
No wonder you like being an editor
难怪你喜欢当编辑。
01:13
No Louise Andrew s not an editor he s an editor s assistant
不，路易丝。安德鲁不是编辑，他是编辑助理。
01:17
Maggie here is the editor
这里的玛吉才是编辑。
01:19
Margaret
是玛格丽特。
01:21
So you re actually Andrew s boss Yeah
所以你其实是安德鲁的老板？——对。
01:24
Well How about that
哎呀，原来如此。
01:26
Huh
嗯？
01:27
I think I ll get a refill
我想我去再添一杯。
01:32
Charming
真有风度啊。
01:37
That s a hell of a first impression Dad
爸爸，你这第一印象可真够糟的。
01:40
What the hell Andrew
搞什么鬼，安德鲁？
01:42
You show up here after all this time with this woman you hated
你这么久不回来，一来就带着这个你恨过的女人，
01:45
and now she s your girlfriend We just got here
现在她又成了你的女朋友？——我们才刚到啊。
01:46
Can we wait two seconds
我们能不能先等两秒，
01:47
before we throw the kitchen sink at each other
别一上来就把所有狠话都朝对方扔？
01:49
Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
01:52
Actually I ll have you know that that woman in there
我告诉你，里面那位女士可是……
01:54
is one of the most respected editors in town
镇上最受尊敬的编辑之一。
01:56
She s your meal ticket
她就是你的饭票。
01:57
and you brought her home to meet your mother
而你还把她带回家见你母亲。
01:58
She s not my meal ticket Dad She s my fianc e
她不是我的饭票，爸爸。她是我的未婚妻。
02:03
What d you say You heard me
你说什么？——你听清楚了。
02:05
I m getting married
我要结婚了。
02:11
How are you Good good Thank you
你好吗？——很好，很好，谢谢。
02:13
Would you care for some hors d oeuvres
要不要来点开胃小食？
02:14
No I m fine Thank you very much
不用，我挺好的。非常感谢。
02:15
It s a tradition
这是传统。
02:17
It s the texture I m not a fish person
我是不喜欢这种口感，我不太吃鱼。
02:18
You ll like it You re very sweet
你会喜欢的。你真贴心。
02:21
I think if you ll just taste it
我想你只要尝一口就会喜欢。
02:23
Thank you so much
太谢谢你了。
02:29
Ladies and gentlemen
女士们、先生们，
02:30
I have a very important announcement to make
我有一项非常重要的宣布。
02:32
Margaret and I are getting married
玛格丽特和我要结婚了。
02:34
It s the paprika
是红椒粉的问题。
02:35
So sorry
真对不起。
02:37
That s OK It s wash and wear
没关系，这衣服耐洗耐穿。
02:41
Yep Honey Where you at
对，亲爱的。你在哪儿？
02:45
Here it is
在这儿呢。
02:50
Come on down here pumpkin
下来吧，小宝贝。
02:52
All right OK
好，行了。
02:53
Oh look at her Look at her
噢，看看她，快看她。
02:57
Right there ladies and gentlemen There she is
就在那儿，女士们、先生们，她来了。
03:00
Congratulations Andrew
恭喜你，安德鲁。
03:02
Thank you
谢谢。
03:03
Thank you very much
非常感谢。
03:05
Time to celebrate Get the champagne
该庆祝了，拿香槟来。
03:11
So that was your idea of the perfect time
所以这就是你所谓的最佳时机？
03:12
to tell them we re engaged Mmm
告诉他们我们订婚？——嗯。
03:13
Cause it was brilliant Brilliant timing
因为这主意太妙了。时机妙极了。
03:15
Andrew Hi
安德鲁，嗨。
03:17
Gert Oh my God Hey hi Wow
格特。我的天！嘿，你好。哇。
03:21
How you doing I didn t know that you were gonna be here
你好吗？我不知道你会来这里。
03:24
Your mom probably wanted it to be a surprise So surprise
你妈妈大概是想给你个惊喜吧。那，惊喜来了。
03:27
Right And
对，而且……
03:29
we re being completely rude Hi
我们这样实在太失礼了。你好。
03:32
Oh God This is my ex Hi I m Gertrude
天啊，这是我的前任。你好，我叫格特鲁德。
03:36
Oh Oh wow Wow You can call me Gert
哦，哦，哇。你叫我格特就好。
03:38
Well congratulations you guys
恭喜你们俩。
03:40
Thank you Thank you
谢谢，谢谢。
03:42
So did I miss the story
那我是不是错过故事了？
03:44
What story What story
什么故事？什么故事？
03:45
About how you proposed
关于你是怎么求婚的故事。
03:47
Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
03:52
Yes Yes it does
是的，确实如此。
03:54
I actually would love to hear the story Andrew
安德鲁，我其实很想听听这个故事。
03:56
Would you tell us
你愿意讲给我们听吗？
03:58
Yeah Yeah
好，好。
04:00
You know what
你知道吗，
04:02
Actually Margaret loves telling this story
其实玛格丽特最喜欢讲这个故事。
04:06
so I m just gonna let her go ahead and do that
所以我就让她尽管讲吧。
04:08
Cause I think we should just sit in rapture
因为我觉得我们只要坐着陶醉地聆听就好。
04:11
Huh Wow OK
嗯？哇，好吧。
04:14
Wow where to be gin this story
哇，这故事该从哪儿讲起呢？
04:18
Well um wow
呃……哇。
04:21
Mmm yeah
嗯，对。
04:23
OK well um Andrew and I
好吧，呃，我和安德鲁……
04:28
Andrew and I were about to celebrate
我和安德鲁当时正要庆祝……
04:31
our first anniversary together Aw
我们在一起后的第一个纪念日。——啊，好甜。
04:33
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
04:36
And he was scared Like a little tiny bird
可他害怕得像只小小的鸟。
04:39
So I started leaving him little hints here and there
所以我开始到处给他留下一点小暗示，
04:42
because I knew he wouldn t have the guts to ask but
因为我知道他没胆量开口，可是……
04:45
That s not exactly how it happened
事情并不完全是那样。
04:48
No Hmm No No
不，嗯，不，不是。
04:49
I mean I picked up on all her little hints
我是说，她那些小暗示我全都看出来了。
04:52
This woman s about as subtle as a gun
这个女人一点都不含蓄，直白得像把枪。
04:54
Yeah.
对。
04:56
What I was worried about was
我担心的是，
04:57
that she might find this little box
她可能会发现这个小盒子。
04:59
Oh The decoupage box that he made
哦，就是他做的那个拼贴装饰盒。
05:02
where he d taken the time to cut out
他还特意花时间剪下了……
05:05
tiny little pictures of himself Yes
一张张自己的小照片。——对。
05:07
Just pasted all over the box Oh So beautiful
全都贴满了盒子。——哦，真漂亮。
05:11
So I opened that beautiful little decoupage
于是我打开了那个漂亮的小拼贴盒，
05:14
and out fluttered these tiny little hand cut heart confettis
里面飘出了这些手工剪的小心形彩纸屑。
05:17
And once they cleared I looked down and I saw
等它们散开后，我低头一看，发现……
05:22
the most beautiful big
一个无比美丽、巨大无比的……
05:24
fat nothing
一个硕大无比的——什么都没有。
05:26
No ring
没有戒指。
05:27
No ring What
没有戒指？什么？
05:29
No But inside that box
没有。不过盒子里面……
05:32
underneath all that crap
在那堆乱七八糟的东西下面，
05:34
there was a little handwritten note
压着一张小小的手写纸条。
05:36
with the address to a hotel date and time
上面写着一家酒店的地址、日期和时间。
05:40
Real Humphrey Bogart type stuff
十足的汉弗莱·鲍嘉风格。
05:41
Yeah.
对。
05:43
Masculine
很有男子气概。
05:45
Anyway naturally Margaret thought
总之，玛格丽特自然以为……
05:46
I thought he was seeing someone else
我以为他另有别人了。
05:48
It was a terrible time for me
那段时间对我来说糟透了。
05:50
but I went to that hotel anyway
但我还是去了那家酒店。
05:53
I went there and I pounded on the door
我到了以后使劲敲门，
05:55
but the door was already unlocked
可门早就没锁。
05:57
And as swung open that door there he was
门一推开，他就在那里。
06:01
Standing Kneeling
站着——不，是跪着。
06:02
Like a man On a bed of rose petals
像个真正的男人——跪在玫瑰花瓣铺成的床上。
06:04
in a tuxedo Your son Your son
穿着燕尾服。——你儿子？——你儿子。
06:07
And he was choking back soft soft sobs
他正强忍着轻轻的抽泣。
06:11
And when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
等他忍住泪水，终于喘过气来时，
06:14
he said to me
他对我说，
06:15
Margaret will you marry me
“玛格丽特，你愿意嫁给我吗？”
06:16
And she said Yep The end Who s hungry
她说：好。故事结束。谁饿了？
06:22
That is quite a story
这故事可真够精彩的。
06:25
Oh Andy Gorgeous
哦，安迪，太迷人了。
06:27
You are so sensitive
你真是个多愁善感的人。
06:30
Hand cut confetti
手工剪的彩纸屑。
06:33
Hey Let s see a kiss from you two cuties
嘿，让我们看看这两位小可爱亲一个。
06:36
Give her a kiss
亲她一下。
06:37
No Come on Oh yeah
不要。来嘛。——哦，好啊。
06:39
Come on
来嘛。
06:40
OK all right
好，行。
06:42
OK Here we go Ready
好，开始了。准备好了吗？
06:45
What is this Kiss her on the mouth like you mean it
这算什么？亲她的嘴，要亲得像你是认真的。
06:50
Kiss her Kiss her Kiss her
亲她！亲她！亲她！
06:53
Kiss her Kiss her Kiss her Kiss her
亲她！亲她！亲她！亲她！
07:00
OK All right OK
好，好了，好。
07:01
Here we go Mmm hmm OK
来吧。嗯嗯，好。
07:05
Oh
哦。
07:07
Andy Give her a real kiss
安迪，给她一个真正的吻。
07:09
Gammy A real one
奶奶，来真的。
07:12
Yeah You can do it
对，你可以的。
07:14
Why don t we just do it Let s just do it really fast
我们干脆就亲一下吧，快点结束。
07:16
Mmmm
嗯……
07:19
Mmm Mmm hmm Mmm hmm
嗯……嗯嗯……嗯嗯……
07:22
OK Mmm
好，嗯。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:06
some kind of something
some kind of something
某种；有点像
Why didn t you tell me you were some kind of Alaskan Kennedy
你怎么没告诉我，你们家是阿拉斯加的肯尼迪家族？
Pronunciation↩ 00:06
didn t you
didn't 和 tell me 连读，t 轻带过。
Why didn t you tell me you were some kind of Alaskan Kennedy
你怎么没告诉我，你们家是阿拉斯加的肯尼迪家族？
CollocationB1↩ 00:00
in the middle of something
in the middle of something
正在某事进行中
CollocationB1↩ 00:15
have got to do something
have got to do something
必须做某事
This bickering Bickerson thing has got to stop
你们这种吵个没完的搭档戏该停了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:17
need to
to 弱读成 tə，need-to 几乎一拍带过。
People need to think that we are in love So let s just
别人得相信我们相爱，所以我们就……
CollocationB1↩ 00:21
pretend to be someone/something
pretend to be someone/something
假装是某人或某物
I can pretend to be the doting fianc That s easy
我可以装成一个百般宠爱未婚妻的未婚夫，这很容易。
Pronunciation↩ 00:21
to be
to 弱读，be 轻接前词，不要逐词重读。
I can pretend to be the doting fianc That s easy
我可以装成一个百般宠爱未婚妻的未婚夫，这很容易。
GrammarB1↩ 00:44
what does a book editor do
嵌入疑问：what 后接职业和 do，询问一个人的具体职责。
So I always wanted to know what does a book editor do
我一直想知道，图书编辑到底是做什么的？
CollocationB1↩ 01:06
take someone out to lunch
take someone out to lunch
请某人出去吃午饭
Besides taking writers out to lunch and getting bombed
除了带作家出去吃午饭、喝得酩酊大醉以外？
SlangB2↩ 01:06
getting bombed
喝得烂醉——非正式说法，描述喝酒喝到醉。
Besides taking writers out to lunch and getting bombed
除了带作家出去吃午饭、喝得酩酊大醉以外？
CollocationB2↩ 01:37
a hell of a + noun
a hell of a + noun
非常强烈的一个……
这里是反讽，实际指第一印象糟透了。
That s a hell of a first impression Dad
爸爸，你这第一印象可真够糟的。
CollocationC1↩ 01:47
throw everything but the kitchen sink at someone
throw everything but the kitchen sink at someone
把能想到的招数全用上
这里指两人把所有攻击性话语都抛向对方。
before we throw the kitchen sink at each other
别一上来就把所有狠话都朝对方扔？
GrammarB2↩ 01:49
who slept his way to the middle
定语从句：who 引导从句修饰 a guy，补充说明这个人的上位方式。
Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
Pronunciation↩ 01:49
slept his way
slept 和 way 重读，突出指控意味。
Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
CollocationB2↩ 01:56
someone's meal ticket
someone's meal ticket
经济靠山；饭票
这里指玛格丽特能让安德鲁保住事业。
She s your meal ticket
她就是你的饭票。
Pronunciation↩ 01:57
brought her home
her 弱读，brought-her-home 连成一组。
and you brought her home to meet your mother
而你还把她带回家见你母亲。
CollocationB1↩ 02:37
wash-and-wear
wash-and-wear
耐洗耐穿
That s OK It s wash and wear
没关系，这衣服耐洗耐穿。
CollocationB1↩ 03:13
brilliant timing
brilliant timing
真是“绝妙”的时机
这里是反讽，实际说时机糟透了。
Cause it was brilliant Brilliant timing
因为这主意太妙了。时机妙极了。
CollocationB2↩ 03:47
say a lot about someone/something
say a lot about someone/something
很能说明某人或某事
Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
Pronunciation↩ 03:47
says a lot about
says、lot、character 重读，about 弱读。
Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
CollocationB1↩ 04:06
go ahead and do something
go ahead and do something
尽管去做吧；请继续
so I m just gonna let her go ahead and do that
所以我就让她尽管讲吧。
CollocationA2↩ 04:28
be about to do something
be about to do something
正要做某事
Andrew and I were about to celebrate
我和安德鲁当时正要庆祝……
CollocationB2↩ 04:33
be itching to do something
be itching to do something
急切地想做某事
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
GrammarB2↩ 04:33
that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
宾语从句：that 从句作 knew 的宾语，交代她知道的具体内容。
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
Pronunciation↩ 04:33
to ask
to ask 连读，to 的元音向 ask 滑过去。
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
CollocationB2↩ 04:42
have the guts to do something
have the guts to do something
有胆量开口做某事
because I knew he wouldn t have the guts to ask but
因为我知道他没胆量开口，可是……
CollocationB2↩ 04:49
pick up on something
pick up on something
察觉到某事
这里指看懂她留下的求婚暗示。
I mean I picked up on all her little hints
我是说，她那些小暗示我全都看出来了。
CollocationB1↩ 05:02
take the time to do something
take the time to do something
特意花时间做某事
where he d taken the time to cut out
他还特意花时间剪下了……
SlangB1↩ 05:32
crap
破烂东西；鬼东西——口语粗鲁，情绪化或熟人间使用。
underneath all that crap
在那堆乱七八糟的东西下面，
CollocationB2↩ 06:07
choke back tears/sobs
choke back tears/sobs
强忍住眼泪或抽泣
And he was choking back soft soft sobs
他正强忍着轻轻的抽泣。
CollocationB1↩ 06:11
catch one's breath
catch one's breath
喘过气来；缓过劲
And when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
等他忍住泪水，终于喘过气来时，
GrammarB2↩ 06:11
when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
时间从句：when 引出先后关系，说明他缓过气后才开口求婚。
And when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
等他忍住泪水，终于喘过气来时，
CollocationB1↩ 06:45
like you mean it
like you mean it
像你是认真的；真心地
What is this Kiss her on the mouth like you mean it
这算什么？亲她的嘴，要亲得像你是认真的。
Pronunciation↩ 06:45
like you mean it
mean 和 it 前的语气强调“真心”。
What is this Kiss her on the mouth like you mean it
这算什么？亲她的嘴，要亲得像你是认真的。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:56
meal ticket
饭票；经济靠山
In the scene父亲讥讽玛格丽特是安德鲁的经济靠山。
That contract became her meal ticket after graduation.那份合同成了她毕业后的经济依靠。
In daily life
谈工作This job is not my meal ticket forever.这份工作不可能永远是我的饭票。
吐槽客户He treats every rich client like a meal ticket.他把每个有钱客户都当成饭票。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 01:06
get bombed
喝得烂醉
In the scene家人拿安德鲁陪作家吃饭并喝到烂醉来开玩笑。
We got bombed at the office party and missed the last train.我们在公司聚会上喝得烂醉，错过了末班车。
In daily life
朋友聚餐Don't get bombed before the wedding toast.别在婚礼祝酒前就喝醉。
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CollocationB1↩ 04:28
be about to do something
正要做某事
In the scene玛格丽特说两人当时正要庆祝交往一周年。
The train is about to leave, so hurry up.火车马上要开了，快一点。
In daily life
出门前I was about to call you.我正要给你打电话。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 04:42
have the guts to do something
有胆量做某事
In the scene玛格丽特挖苦安德鲁没胆量主动求婚。
Do you have the guts to tell them the truth?你有胆量把真相告诉他们吗？
In daily life
挑战朋友She had the guts to start over in a new city.她有勇气在新城市重新开始。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 04:49
pick up on something
察觉到；领会
In the scene安德鲁说自己看懂了玛格丽特留下的求婚暗示。
She picked up on my hesitation immediately.她立刻察觉到我的犹豫。
In daily life
读空气Did you pick up on his change of tone?你察觉到他语气的变化了吗？
above my level
IronyB2↩ 03:13
brilliant timing
“真是”绝妙时机
In the scene玛格丽特反讽安德鲁偏偏在最混乱时宣布订婚。
You lost the keys again? Brilliant timing.你又把钥匙弄丢了？真是会挑时候。
In daily life
错过会议The bus left as I arrived. Brilliant timing.我刚到公交车就开走了，真会挑时候。
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SwearingB1↩ 05:32
crap
破烂东西；鬼东西
In the scene玛格丽特用轻度粗口贬低盒子里的杂物。
I need to clear this crap off my desk.我得把桌上这些破烂东西清掉。
In daily life
整理房间Why is there so much crap in this drawer?这个抽屉里怎么有这么多破烂东西？
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 04:59
decoupage
拼贴装饰艺术
In the scene家人提到安德鲁亲手制作的拼贴装饰盒。
She used decoupage to decorate an old wooden tray.她用拼贴装饰工艺改造了一个旧木托盘。
In daily life
手工制作This decoupage project needs a coat of varnish.这个拼贴项目需要刷一层清漆。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character”
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
Why it's great
把求婚从浪漫动作提升到人格判断，既像祝福也带着压力。
Pattern
How someone does something says a lot about their character。
When to use
评价别人处理面试、道歉或送礼的方式时。
Similar
How you handle it says a lot about you. ／ The way she reacts reveals her character.
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 proposes、says 和 character，says a lot about 连读。
Use it yourself
评价道歉How you apologize says a lot about your character.你怎么道歉，很能说明你的品格。
“This woman s about as subtle as a gun”
这个女人一点都不含蓄，直白得像把枪。
Why it's great
用夸张比喻嘲笑对方暗示太明显，画面感强又带着互怼。
Pattern
be as + 形容词 + as + 名词。
When to use
形容一个人做事或表达明显得藏不住时。
Similar
His hint was as subtle as a neon sign. ／ She is about as quiet as a drum solo.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
as subtle as 一口气带过，在 gun 上落重音。
Use it yourself
吐槽暗示Your hint was as subtle as a marching band.你的暗示明显得像一支 marching band。
“Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle”
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
Why it's great
figured you for 和 slept his way 叠出尖刻指控，体现家人式挖苦。
Pattern
I never figured you for someone who...
When to use
表达对熟人某种做法的意外判断，语气偏冲。
Similar
I never figured her for a quitter. ／ I didn't take him for a liar.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
never、guy、middle 重读，who slept his way 弱读成一串。
Use it yourself
质疑朋友I never figured you for someone who would quit so quickly.我真没想到你会这么快就放弃。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use meal ticket for an economic backer
- Use about to for an imminent action
- Hear have the guts to as courage
- Catch brilliant timing as sarcasm
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “meal ticket” mean here?
Joe means that Margaret is Andrew’s financial support, not literal food.
Does “about to” mean now or later?
It means something is going to happen very soon.
Why is “brilliant timing” sarcastic?
Margaret thinks Andrew chose a terrible moment to announce the engagement.
How do they tell the proposal story?
Margaret and Andrew improvise a romantic version in front of the family.