Chapter 4 of 14 · 3'54"
Negotiating a Fake Marriage 婚约谈判IMDb ↗
一纸交易先谈条件再谈婚事
The Proposal · 2009
CEFR B1IELTS 5.0OfficeMeeting roomNegotiationWorkplace
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingMargaret and Andrew treat a fake engagement like a business deal. She wants a promotion, a publishing promise, and control over when her family hears the news; he wants her to join the Alaska weekend and face the immigration interview. As they add conditions, a practical rehearsal turns into an unexpectedly theatrical proposal. The humor comes from romantic language being used as leverage, while their sarcasm keeps exposing how well they already know each other.
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Margaretboss editor
安
Andrewassistant writer
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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00:00
- I'm looking forward to this one. - We're looking forward to this one.
- 我很期待这一场。 - 我们也很期待。
00:02
Thank you
谢谢。
00:03
Gonna be fun I ll be checking up on you
肯定很有意思，我会随时盯着你的。
00:05
You got it
没问题。
00:12
OK so what s gonna happen is we will go up there
好，事情是这样的，我们上去之后……
00:16
We will pretend like we re boyfriend and girlfriend
我们要假装是男女朋友。
00:18
tell your parents we re engaged
告诉你父母我们订婚了。
00:20
Uh use the miles for the tickets
呃，用里程换机票。
00:21
I guess I will pop for you to fly first class . But make sure you use the miles.
我想头等舱我可以给你买。但一定要用里程。
00:25
If we don t get the miles we re not doing it
要是拿不到里程，这事就免谈。
00:26
Oh and please confirm the vegan meal OK
哦，还有，记得确认是纯素餐，行吗？
00:28
Cause last time they actually gave it to a vegan
因为上次他们居然把那份餐给了一个纯素食者。
00:30
and they uh forced me to eat
结果他们，呃，硬逼着我吃了……
00:32
this clammy warm creamy salad thing which was
那种湿黏、温热、奶油腻的沙拉玩意儿，真是……
00:34
Hey I m Why aren t you taking notes
嘿，我说，你怎么不记笔记？
00:37
I m sorry were you not in that room
不好意思，你当时没在那个房间里吗？
00:39
What What
什么？什么？
00:42
Oh The thing you said about being promoted
哦，就是你说过的升职那件事。
00:44
Genius Genius He completely fell for it
天才，天才！他完全上钩了。
00:46
I was serious
我是认真的。
00:48
I'm looking at a $250,000 fine and five years in jail.
我面对的是二十五万罚款和五年监禁。
00:50
That changes things
那可就不一样了。
00:52
Promote you to editor No no way Then I quit and you re screwed
升你做编辑？不，绝对不行。那我就辞职，让你彻底抓瞎。
00:56
Bye bye Margaret
拜拜，玛格丽特。
00:57
Andrew It really has been
安德鲁，这段时间确实……
00:58
a little slice of heaven Andrew Andrew Fine fine
真是天堂般的一小段时光。安德鲁，安德鲁，行了行了。
01:03
I ll make you editor Fine
我就让你当编辑。行。
01:05
If you do the Alaska weekend and the immigration interview
只要你陪我过阿拉斯加周末，并参加移民面谈……
01:09
I will make you editor Happy
我就让你当编辑。高兴了吧？
01:12
And not in two years Right away Fine
而且不是两年以后，是立刻。行。
01:14
And you ll publish my manuscript
而且你要出版我的手稿。
01:17
Ten thousand copy first
首印一万册。
01:19
Twenty thousand copies first run
首印两万册。
01:20
And we ll tell my family about our engagement
还要告诉我家人我们订婚了，
01:22
when I want and how I want
时间和方式都得由我说了算。
01:24
Now ask me nicely
现在，礼貌地求我。
01:26
Ask you nicely what
礼貌地求你什么？
01:28
Ask me nicely to marry you Margaret
礼貌地求我嫁给你，叫我玛格丽特。
01:33
What does that mean You heard me On your knee
什么意思？你听到了。跪下。
01:46
Fine
好吧。
01:55
Does this work for you Oh I like this Yeah
这样行吗？哦，我喜欢这样。对。
01:57
Will you marry me No
你愿意嫁给我吗？不愿意。
02:00
Say it like you mean it
说得真心一点。
02:04
Andrew Yes Margaret
安德鲁。嗯，玛格丽特。
02:07
Sweet Andrew I m listening
亲爱的安德鲁，我听着呢。
02:10
Would you please with cherries on top marry me
求你了，嫁给我，好不好？
02:16
OK I don t appreciate the sarcasm but I ll do it
好吧，我不喜欢你这副讽刺口吻，不过我答应。
02:19
See you at the airport tomorrow Good
明天机场见。好。
02:34
So these are the questions that INS is gonna ask us
这些就是移民局会问我们的那些问题。
02:38
Now the good news is is I know everything about you
好消息是，我对你的一切都了如指掌。
02:41
but the bad news is that you have four days
但坏消息是，你只有四天时间。
02:43
to learn all this about me So you should probably get studying
把这些关于我的事全学会，所以你最好赶紧开始用功。
02:51
You know all the answers to these questions about me
你得知道这些关于我的问题的所有答案。
02:53
Scary isn t it A little bit
挺吓人的，对吧？有一点。
02:55
What am I allergic to Pine nuts
我对什么过敏？松子。
02:58
And the full spectrum of human emotion
还有完整的人类情感谱系。
03:00
Oh that s that was funny
哦，刚才那个，确实挺好笑。
03:02
Mmm hmm Umm
嗯。呃……
03:04
Here s a good one Do I have any scars
这题不错：我身上有疤吗？
03:06
I m pretty sure that you have a tattoo
我很确定你有纹身。
03:08
Oh you re pretty sure
哦，你很确定啊？
03:10
I m pretty sure Two years ago your dermatologist called
我相当确定。两年前，你的皮肤科医生打过电话，
03:12
and asked about a Q switched laser
问过一台调Q激光器的事。
03:14
I of course Googled a Q switched laser
我当然上网搜了调Q激光器，
03:16
and found that they in fact do remove tattoos
发现这种激光确实能去除纹身。
03:18
But you canceled your appointment
可你取消了预约。
03:22
So what is it Tribal ink
所以到底是什么？部落纹身？
03:23
Japanese calligraphy Barbed wire
日本书法？带刺铁丝网？
03:25
You know it s exciting for me to experience you like this
你知道吗，看到你这样，我真觉得很有意思。
03:28
Thank you You re gonna have to tell me where it is though
谢谢。不过你得告诉我纹身在哪儿。
03:30
No I m not They re gonna ask
不，我才不说。他们会问的。
03:32
We re done with that question We re done with that question
这个问题到此为止。这个问题到此为止。
03:34
On to another question Let me see let me see
下一个问题。让我看看，让我看看。
03:37
Oh here s one Whose place do we stay at yours or mine
哦，这里有一题：我们住谁家，你家还是我家？
03:39
That s easy Mine
这还用说，我家。
03:41
And why wouldn t we stay at mine
那我们为什么不住我家？
03:43
Because I live at Central Park West
因为我住在中央公园西区。
03:45
And you probably live at some squalid little studio apartment
而你大概住在某间破旧狭小的单间公寓里，
03:48
with stacks of yellowed Penguin Classics
里面还堆着一摞摞泛黄的企鹅经典。
03:51
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts.
女士们先生们，请系好安全带。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:03
check up on someone
check up on someone
盯着某人；查看近况
Gonna be fun I ll be checking up on you
肯定很有意思，我会随时盯着你的。
Pronunciation↩ 00:03
Gonna be
going to缩成gonna，be弱读，整段会连得很快。
Gonna be fun I ll be checking up on you
肯定很有意思，我会随时盯着你的。
Pronunciation↩ 00:03
checking up on you
up on、on you连续相接，听起来像一串音。
Gonna be fun I ll be checking up on you
肯定很有意思，我会随时盯着你的。
SlangA2↩ 00:03
Gonna
将要——口语缩略，正式写作改用going to。
Gonna be fun I ll be checking up on you
肯定很有意思，我会随时盯着你的。
GrammarB2↩ 00:12
what s gonna happen is we will go up there
伪分裂句：用what...is先提出焦点，再补充具体安排，意思是“事情会这样”。
OK so what s gonna happen is we will go up there
好，事情是这样的，我们上去之后……
CollocationB1↩ 00:16
pretend like someone is...
pretend like someone is...
假装某人是……
We will pretend like we re boyfriend and girlfriend
我们要假装是男女朋友。
Pronunciation↩ 00:16
boyfriend and girlfriend
and弱读成/ən/，两边的名词更突出。
We will pretend like we re boyfriend and girlfriend
我们要假装是男女朋友。
CollocationB2↩ 00:00
pop for someone
pop for someone
替某人掏钱
CollocationB1↩ 00:00
fly first class
fly first class
坐头等舱飞行
CollocationB1↩ 00:00
make sure (that)...
make sure (that)...
务必确保
SlangB2↩ 00:00
pop
掏钱；付费——非正式，常用于替别人买单。
CollocationB2↩ 00:44
fall for something
fall for something
上当；信以为真
Genius Genius He completely fell for it
天才，天才！他完全上钩了。
SlangB2↩ 00:52
screwed
麻烦大了——口语偏粗，正式场合可说in trouble。
Promote you to editor No no way Then I quit and you re screwed
升你做编辑？不，绝对不行。那我就辞职，让你彻底抓瞎。
CollocationB2↩ 00:58
a little slice of heaven
a little slice of heaven
一小片天堂；难得的美好
a little slice of heaven Andrew Andrew Fine fine
真是天堂般的一小段时光。安德鲁，安德鲁，行了行了。
GrammarB1↩ 01:05
If you do the Alaska weekend and the immigration interview
条件从句：if引出条件，主句在下一行补出结果，合起来是“如果你做这些事”。
If you do the Alaska weekend and the immigration interview
只要你陪我过阿拉斯加周末，并参加移民面谈……
Pronunciation↩ 01:12
Right away
right和way重读，表现马上执行的决断。
And not in two years Right away Fine
而且不是两年以后，是立刻。行。
CollocationB2↩ 01:14
publish someone's manuscript
publish someone's manuscript
出版某人的手稿
And you ll publish my manuscript
而且你要出版我的手稿。
CollocationB2↩ 01:19
first run
first run
首印；首次印刷
Twenty thousand copies first run
首印两万册。
GrammarB2↩ 01:22
when I want and how I want
并列疑问从句：when和how并列，分别限定时间与方式，表示两件事都由说话人决定。
when I want and how I want
时间和方式都得由我说了算。
CollocationB1↩ 01:24
ask someone nicely
ask someone nicely
好好求某人
Now ask me nicely
现在，礼貌地求我。
CollocationB1↩ 01:33
get down on one knee
get down on one knee
单膝跪下求婚
What does that mean You heard me On your knee
什么意思？你听到了。跪下。
CollocationB2↩ 02:00
say it like you mean it
say it like you mean it
说得像真的；拿出诚意
Say it like you mean it
说得真心一点。
CollocationB2↩ 02:10
with cherries on top
with cherries on top
拜托了；求你了
Would you please with cherries on top marry me
求你了，嫁给我，好不好？
Pronunciation↩ 02:10
with cherries on top
with、on弱读，cherries和top更突出。
Would you please with cherries on top marry me
求你了，嫁给我，好不好？
CollocationB1↩ 02:34
the questions that someone is going to ask
the questions that someone is going to ask
某人将要问的问题
So these are the questions that INS is gonna ask us
这些就是移民局会问我们的那些问题。
CollocationA2↩ 02:38
the good news is...
the good news is...
好消息是……
Now the good news is is I know everything about you
好消息是，我对你的一切都了如指掌。
GrammarB2↩ 02:38
the good news is is I know everything about you
口语重复：第二个is是口语中的停顿或补接，整体仍是“好消息是我了解你”。
Now the good news is is I know everything about you
好消息是，我对你的一切都了如指掌。
CollocationA2↩ 02:41
the bad news is...
the bad news is...
坏消息是……
but the bad news is that you have four days
但坏消息是，你只有四天时间。
SlangC1↩ 03:12
Q switched laser
调Q激光——皮肤科语境的技术术语，非日常俚语。
and asked about a Q switched laser
问过一台调Q激光器的事。
GrammarB2↩ 03:16
that they in fact do remove tattoos
宾语从句：that引出Google搜索后发现的内容，主句动词found后接完整陈述。
and found that they in fact do remove tattoos
发现这种激光确实能去除纹身。
CollocationB1↩ 03:32
be done with something
be done with something
结束谈某事
We re done with that question We re done with that question
这个问题到此为止。这个问题到此为止。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:10
with cherries on top
拜托了，求你了
In the scene安德鲁被要求把求婚说得更卖力，于是用夸张的方式恳求。
With cherries on top, could you cover my shift?求你了，你能替我顶班吗？
In daily life
请朋友帮忙Please save me a seat, with cherries on top.拜托，帮我留个座位吧。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 00:44
fall for it
上当；信以为真
In the scene说话人发现对方信了升职承诺，得意地说他完全上钩了。
I can't believe you fell for that fake giveaway.真不敢相信你竟信了那个假抽奖。
In daily life
识破玩笑She fell for my fake train delay message.她信了我编的火车晚点消息。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:00
pop for someone
替某人掏钱
In the scene说话人把替对方支付头等舱费用也当成婚约交易的一部分。
I'll pop for dinner if you choose the restaurant.你选餐厅的话，我来请晚饭。
In daily life
朋友聚餐Don't worry, I'll pop for the taxi home.别担心，回程出租车我来付。
auto-pauses
CollocationB1↩ 00:00
make sure
务必确保
In the scene说话人提醒对方别忘了用里程，把付款条件说死。
Make sure the windows are locked before you leave.你离开前务必确认窗户锁好了。
In daily life
出门前Make sure you bring your passport.务必带上护照。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:52
be screwed
陷入大麻烦
In the scene说话人用夸张的口语威胁表示，自己辞职会让对方难以收场。
We're screwed if the server goes down tonight.如果服务器今晚宕机，我们就麻烦大了。
In daily life
错过末班车We're screwed if we miss the last bus.要是错过末班车，我们就惨了。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 02:58
the full spectrum of human emotion
整套人类情感
In the scene说话人把缺乏情感夸张成对人类情感整体过敏，借此挖苦对方。
The film explores the full spectrum of human fear.这部电影探讨了人类恐惧的完整光谱。
In daily life
评价演出Her voice captured the full spectrum of human joy.她的声音捕捉到了人类喜悦的各种层次。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:19
first run
首印；第一次印刷
In the scene谈到出版手稿时，安德鲁把首印数量从一万册加到两万册。
The publisher ordered a first run of five thousand copies.出版社首印了五千册。
In daily life
出版会议Let's keep the first run small until demand is clear.需求明确前，我们先把首印量控制小一点。
auto-pauses
Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:43
get studying
开始学习；赶紧准备
In the scene说话人提醒对方只剩四天，要立刻开始背自己的资料。
The exam is tomorrow, so get studying.考试就在明天，赶紧开始复习吧。
In daily life
准备考试Get practicing if you want to make the team.想进队就赶紧练起来。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Promote you to editor No no way Then I quit and you re screwed”
升你当编辑？不，绝对不行。那我就辞职，你可就麻烦大了。
Why it's great
把拒绝、退场和后果压在一句话里，谈判的锋利感和喜剧感都很强。
Pattern
If I do X, I quit and you're screwed
When to use
拒绝不合理要求时，说明自己退出会带来的后果。
Similar
Then I'm out. ／ You're in trouble if I leave.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
Promote和no way短促重读，screwed落重音。
Use it yourself
拒绝加班If the deadline moves again, I'm out.如果截止日期又改，我就不干了。
“Would you please with cherries on top marry me”
求你了，拜托你嫁给我，好吗？
Why it's great
with cherries on top让普通请求变得撒娇又夸张，正好映出这场假求婚的戏谑。
Pattern
Would you please + 动词？
When to use
想把请求说得更客气、更带撒娇感时使用。
Similar
Could you please help me? ／ Please, just give me a chance.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
please轻读，cherries和marry重读，句尾上扬求回应。
Use it yourself
借充电器Would you please lend me your charger?你能把充电器借我用一下吗？
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use if-clauses to negotiate a deal.
- Use fall for it for being fooled.
- Soften a request with with cherries on top.
- Recognize first run as a book's initial printing.
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does with cherries on top mean in a proposal line?
It is a playful way to say please or I really beg you.
How do they negotiate a fake marriage in The Proposal?
They trade conditions about a promotion, travel, publishing, and the interview.
What does fall for it mean in movie dialogue?
It means to be fooled or to believe a trick.
What is an immigration interview?
It is an official question-and-answer meeting about immigration details.