Chapter 18 of 19 · 3'11"
An Invitation Home 给孤单少年晚餐IMDb ↗
别让孤单的人独自过圣诞
The Shop Around the Corner · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0ShopFamily bond雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingOn Christmas Eve, Mr. Matuschek lingers in the shop, greeting colleagues and guessing who will be celebrating at home. A casual question reveals that seventeen-year-old Rudy is alone in Budapest, so the boss turns a string of food suggestions into a heartfelt invitation. The scene is small, warm, and quietly revealing: family is defined here by who opens the door.
马
Mr. Matuschekshop owner
皮
Pirovitchshop clerk
弗
Florashop clerk
鲁
Rudyyoung clerk
Chapters
19 parts · AI-cut01Morning Shop Banter一句早安就能听出职场关系B22'57"02An Anonymous Letter当匿名来信让孤独变得浪漫B21'57"03The Singing Box Debate一个音乐盒也能吵出买卖分歧B22'23"04A Job Seeker's Pitch没空缺时怎样把求职说出口B24'03"05Selling the Candy Box先让顾客点头再卖出怪礼物B13'24"06A Marriage Hypothesis想结婚却先拿别人试探B24'49"07Why the Boss Changed老板突然变冷你敢问原因吗B23'12"08Asking for the Night Off想要一晚自由却先吵翻全店B24'42"09Fired Without Warning丢掉饭碗后还能体面告别吗B16'08"10A Hidden Betrayal替同事求情却撞见婚姻秘密B15'06"11The Reluctant Date真相就在桌边却没人敢碰B22'42"12First Café Encounter第一次见面就把彼此说急了B25'48"13Jealousy and Reconciliation嫉妒把老板推回了人群C14'13"14The New Manager新官上任先拿谁开刀B26'18"15A Visit to the Sick生病的人最怕听见心理问题B26'02"16Choosing a Christmas Gift送错礼物也能试出真心B23'09"17The Boss Comes Back重返旧店才发现大家都在等你B23'47"18An Invitation Home别让孤单的人独自过圣诞B23'11"19Finally Saying It终于承认早就为他心动B14'19"
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00:02
- There you are, sir. - So..
- 给您，先生。- 好……
00:04
Well, I think I'll have a..
嗯，我想我该吃点……
00:08
...little dinner now, and celebrate Christmas.
……吃顿简单的晚饭，庆祝圣诞节。
00:12
Uh.. Have you ever been to Biro's?
呃……你去过比罗餐厅吗？
00:14
Oh, no sir, I'm afraid that's way over my head .
哦，不，先生。恐怕那地方贵得超出我的承受能力。
00:17
Oh, well, but Christmas only comes once a year .
哎呀，可圣诞节一年才有一次嘛。
00:20
How about joining me and we'll break a bottle of champagne together?
要不要和我一起？咱们开瓶香槟庆祝一下？
00:25
Mr. Matuschek, I-I'd love nothing more but I-- Oh, you-you have another engagement, huh ?
马图切克先生，我再乐意不过了，可是——哦，您还有别的约会，对吧？
00:29
Well, it-it's just a-- No, no, shh! Not another word.
呃，这只是——不，不，嘘！别再说了。
00:33
I just wanted to be sure that you weren't alone.
我只是想确认你不是一个人。
00:35
Well, have a wonderful time , and-and Merry Christmas.
那祝你玩得开心，也祝——祝你圣诞快乐。
00:39
- The same to you, sir. - Yeah.
- 您也一样，先生。- 嗯。
00:54
Eh..
呃……
00:55
Well, Pirovitch, I, uh..
嗯，皮罗维奇，我……
00:58
I presume you're going to have a nice little party at your house tonight.
我想你今晚会在家办个小聚会吧。
01:01
Yes, I should say.
那当然。
01:04
You probably have some guests?
你大概会请些客人吧？
01:07
No, no, no, Mr. Matuschek.
不，不，不，马图切克先生。
01:09
Just my wife, my boy, and my little baby and myself.
就我妻子、儿子、小宝宝，还有我。
01:12
That's all we want, and we are very happy.
这样就够了，我们很幸福。
01:14
Yeah. Well, Merry Christmas.
嗯，那就祝你圣诞快乐。
01:17
Merry Christmas, Mr. Matuschek.
圣诞快乐，马图谢克先生。
01:28
Merry Christmas, Mr. Matuschek.
圣诞快乐，马图谢克先生。
01:29
Oh, thank you, Flora and please give my regards to your mother.
哦，谢谢你，弗洛拉。请代我向你母亲问好。
01:33
Thank you, Mr. Matuschek.
谢谢您，马图切克先生。
01:38
Still hanging around the shop, eh , Mr. Matuschek?
您还在店里晃悠呢，马图切克先生？
01:40
- Yeah. - Can't get away from here, huh ?
- 是啊。- 还离不开这儿，是吧？
01:42
Well, you'd better hurry home, son.
那你最好赶紧回家，孩子。
01:44
You, uh, you're probably celebrating Christmas with your mother and father . Am I wrong?
你大概会和父母一起过圣诞吧。我说得没错吧？
01:48
Yes, Mr. Matuschek. See that girl over there on the corner?
是的，马图切克先生。看到街角那边的女孩了吗？
01:52
- Yeah. - Well, I'm her Santa Claus.
- 看到了。- 我就是她的圣诞老人。
01:54
- Goodnight, Mr. Matuschek. - Uh, goodnight.
- 晚安，马图切克先生。- 呃，晚安。
02:01
Mr. Matuschek, I don't know how to thank you for that marvelous present.
马图切克先生，您送的礼物太棒了，我真不知该怎么感谢您。
02:05
After all, I'm only working here a short time.
毕竟，我来这儿工作还没多久。
02:07
Oh, that's alright. What was your name?
没关系。你叫什么名字来着？
02:11
- Rudy. - Rudy.
- 鲁迪。- 鲁迪。
02:13
- How old are you, Rudy? - Seventeen.
- 你多大了，鲁迪？- 十七岁。
02:14
Seventeen. That's a wonderful age.
十七岁，真是美好的年纪。
02:17
You've got your whole life ahead of you .
你的人生还长着呢。
02:18
But it's up to you what you make of it .
但你要把它过成什么样，取决于你自己。
02:20
- Yes, sir. - Yeah.
- 是，先生。- 嗯。
02:21
Well, uh, you better not squander that money.
嗯，呃，那笔钱你可别挥霍了。
02:23
You take it home and give it to your mother, huh ?
拿回家交给你母亲，知道吗？
02:25
My people don't live here in town, Mr. Matuschek.
马图切克先生，我的家人不住在镇上。
02:28
Is that so?
是吗？
02:29
Have you no other relations here?
你在这儿就没有别的亲人了吗？
02:30
No, Mr. Matuschek.
没有，马图切克先生。
02:32
You mean you're all alone in Budapest on Christmas Eve?
你的意思是，你在圣诞前夜一个人待在布达佩斯？
02:36
That's right.
是的。
02:38
Rudy! Do you like chicken noodle soup?
鲁迪！你喜欢鸡汤面吗？
02:42
I certainly do, Mr. Matuschek.
当然喜欢，马图切克先生。
02:44
Yeah, and, uh, and what would you think of roast goose stuffed with baked apples ?
好，再来一道塞着烤苹果的烤鹅，你觉得怎么样？
02:49
And fresh boiled potatoes and butter and some red cabbage on the side , huh ?
再配上刚煮好的土豆、黄油，还有一份红卷心菜，怎么样？
02:53
- I'd love it! - Yeah?
- 我当然喜欢！- 是吗？
02:55
And then cucumber salad with sour cream?
再来份酸奶油黄瓜沙拉？
02:58
Oh, Mr. Matuschek!
哦，马图切克先生！
02:59
And then a double order of apple strudel with vanilla sauce.
最后来双份苹果卷，配香草酱。
03:03
- Sounds wonderful! - Yes!
- 听起来太棒了！- 没错！
03:05
Well, you're going to have it, Rudy. Come on. Here, taxi!
好，你马上就能吃到了，鲁迪。来，走吧。出租车！
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB2↩ 00:14
way over someone's head
way over someone's head
远超某人的承受范围
这里指餐厅贵得超出预算，不是听不懂
Oh, no sir, I'm afraid that's way over my head .
哦，不，先生。恐怕那地方贵得超出我的承受能力。
CollocationA2↩ 00:17
once a year
once a year
一年一次
Oh, well, but Christmas only comes once a year .
哎呀，可圣诞节一年才有一次嘛。
CollocationB1↩ 00:20
How about doing something
How about doing something
要不要一起做……
How about joining me and we'll break a bottle of champagne together?
要不要和我一起？咱们开瓶香槟庆祝一下？
Pronunciation↩ 00:20
How about
how 与 about 连读，词间别硬停顿。
How about joining me and we'll break a bottle of champagne together?
要不要和我一起？咱们开瓶香槟庆祝一下？
CollocationB1↩ 00:33
be sure that + clause
be sure that + clause
确认……
I just wanted to be sure that you weren't alone.
我只是想确认你不是一个人。
GrammarB1↩ 00:33
that you weren't alone
宾语从句：be sure 后接 that 从句，说明要确认的内容。
I just wanted to be sure that you weren't alone.
我只是想确认你不是一个人。
Pronunciation↩ 00:33
wanted to be
to 弱读成 /tə/，三词连起来更顺。
I just wanted to be sure that you weren't alone.
我只是想确认你不是一个人。
CollocationA2↩ 00:35
have a good time
have a good time
玩得开心
Well, have a wonderful time , and-and Merry Christmas.
那祝你玩得开心，也祝——祝你圣诞快乐。
GrammarB1↩ 00:58
you're going to have a nice little party
be going to 将来：be going to 加动词表示已有计划或较有把握的将来。
I presume you're going to have a nice little party at your house tonight.
我想你今晚会在家办个小聚会吧。
CollocationB1↩ 01:29
give one's regards to someone
give one's regards to someone
代我向某人问好
Oh, thank you, Flora and please give my regards to your mother.
哦，谢谢你，弗洛拉。请代我向你母亲问好。
CollocationB1↩ 01:38
hang around somewhere
hang around somewhere
在某处闲待
Still hanging around the shop, eh , Mr. Matuschek?
您还在店里晃悠呢，马图切克先生？
SlangA2↩ 01:38
eh
对吧，是吧——口语反问的语气词，正式场合少用
Still hanging around the shop, eh , Mr. Matuschek?
您还在店里晃悠呢，马图切克先生？
GrammarB1↩ 01:44
you're probably celebrating Christmas with your mother and father
进行时表安排：进行时可说已经安排或预计正在发生的节日活动。
You, uh, you're probably celebrating Christmas with your mother and father . Am I wrong?
你大概会和父母一起过圣诞吧。我说得没错吧？
CollocationB1↩ 02:17
have one's whole life ahead of one
have one's whole life ahead of one
未来还很长
You've got your whole life ahead of you .
你的人生还长着呢。
Pronunciation↩ 02:17
whole life ahead
life 的 /f/ 接 ahead 的元音，别逐词断开。
You've got your whole life ahead of you .
你的人生还长着呢。
CollocationB1↩ 02:18
be up to someone
be up to someone
由某人决定
But it's up to you what you make of it .
但你要把它过成什么样，取决于你自己。
GrammarB2↩ 02:18
what you make of it
what 名词性从句：what 引导的从句整体作补充内容，表示你会把它过成什么样。
But it's up to you what you make of it .
但你要把它过成什么样，取决于你自己。
Pronunciation↩ 02:21
better not squander
better not 与 squander 重读，听出提醒和警告。
Well, uh, you better not squander that money.
嗯，呃，那笔钱你可别挥霍了。
SlangB1↩ 02:23
huh
好吗，知道吗——句尾寻求回应，语气亲近或随意
You take it home and give it to your mother, huh ?
拿回家交给你母亲，知道吗？
CollocationB1↩ 02:32
all alone
all alone
完全独自一人
You mean you're all alone in Budapest on Christmas Eve?
你的意思是，你在圣诞前夜一个人待在布达佩斯？
Pronunciation↩ 02:32
all alone in
all‿alone‿in 连成一口气，重音落在 alone。
You mean you're all alone in Budapest on Christmas Eve?
你的意思是，你在圣诞前夜一个人待在布达佩斯？
CollocationB1↩ 02:44
what would you think of + noun/-ing
what would you think of + noun/-ing
你觉得……怎么样
Yeah, and, uh, and what would you think of roast goose stuffed with baked apples ?
好，再来一道塞着烤苹果的烤鹅，你觉得怎么样？
GrammarB2↩ 02:44
roast goose stuffed with baked apples
过去分词短语：stuffed with baked apples 修饰 roast goose，说明鹅的做法。
Yeah, and, uh, and what would you think of roast goose stuffed with baked apples ?
好，再来一道塞着烤苹果的烤鹅，你觉得怎么样？
Pronunciation↩ 02:44
what would you
would、you 常弱读，听感接近 /wədʒə/。
Yeah, and, uh, and what would you think of roast goose stuffed with baked apples ?
好，再来一道塞着烤苹果的烤鹅，你觉得怎么样？
CollocationB1↩ 02:49
serve something on the side
serve something on the side
另配，作为配菜
And fresh boiled potatoes and butter and some red cabbage on the side , huh ?
再配上刚煮好的土豆、黄油，还有一份红卷心菜，怎么样？
Teaching points
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DiscourseB1↩ 00:20
how about + -ing
要不要做……？
In the scene老板把共进晚餐说成共同庆祝的提议，语气热情，也给对方留了选择。
How about meeting at the station at six?六点在车站见面怎么样？
In daily life
午休吃饭How about trying the new noodle place?去试试那家新面馆怎么样？
安排会议How about moving the meeting to Friday?把会议改到周五怎么样？
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:14
way over someone's head
远超某人的承受范围
In the scene鲁迪不是说听不懂，而是说去 Biro's 的花费远远超出自己的能力。
That designer sofa is way over my budget.那张设计师沙发远远超出我的预算。
In daily life
讨论课程Advanced calculus is way over my head.高等微积分对我来说太难了。
看房预算The downtown apartment is way over my budget.市中心那套公寓远超我的预算。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:17
have one's whole life ahead of one
未来还很长
In the scene马图切克借鲁迪的年龄鼓励他：眼前的处境不会决定他整个人生。
At twenty, she has her whole career ahead of her.二十岁的她，职业生涯还很长。
In daily life
鼓励新人You have your whole career ahead of you.你的职业生涯还有很长的路。
考试失利One bad result does not define your whole life.一次糟糕的结果不能定义你的一生。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:18
it's up to you
由你决定
In the scene老板把人生要过成什么样的主动权交还给鲁迪，没有替他安排未来。
The route is up to you.走哪条路线由你决定。
In daily life
选餐厅Dinner is up to you tonight.今晚吃什么由你决定。
分配任务It's up to you which part you take.你负责哪一部分由你决定。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 02:21
squander
挥霍，浪费
In the scene马图切克提醒鲁迪别把刚得到的钱随便花掉，关心里带着长辈式叮嘱。
Don't squander the chance to learn from her.别浪费向她学习的机会。
In daily life
理财提醒Try not to squander your savings on impulse buys.尽量别把积蓄挥霍在冲动购物上。
机会选择He squandered a rare opportunity to travel.他白白错过了一次难得的旅行机会。
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VocabularyB1↩ 02:25
my people
我的家人
In the scene鲁迪用 my people 指不住在镇上的家人，回答含蓄，也带一点年代感。
My people live three hours away, so I visit on holidays.我的家人住在三小时车程外，所以我会在节日去看他们。
In daily life
介绍家乡My family still lives in the countryside.我的家人仍住在乡下。
说明群体My people have a long tradition of weaving.我的族群有悠久的编织传统。
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CollocationB1↩ 02:44
what would you think of + noun/-ing
你觉得……怎么样？
In the scene老板连续报菜名，用这个问法让鲁迪参与想象即将到来的晚餐。
What would you think of a picnic by the lake?去湖边野餐你觉得怎么样？
In daily life
周末安排What would you think of taking the early flight?坐早班飞机你觉得怎么样？
工作建议What would you think of adding a short break?加一个短暂休息你觉得怎么样？
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“How about joining me and we'll break a bottle of champagne together?”
要不要和我一起？咱们开瓶香槟庆祝一下？
Why it's great
How about + -ing 把命令变成轻松邀约，后半句再补共同计划，热情又不逼人。
Pattern
How about + 动名词？
When to use
邀请同事吃饭、散步或参加活动时，语气友好，不像直接下命令。
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Would you like to join me? ／ Why don't we have dinner together?
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Shadowing tip
How about 重读，joining me 连读；together 收尾上扬。
Use it yourself
下班喝咖啡How about grabbing coffee after work?下班后喝杯咖啡怎么样？
周末看展How about visiting the new exhibit on Sunday?周日去看新展览怎么样？
“You've got your whole life ahead of you.”
你的人生还长着呢。
Why it's great
whole life ahead of you 把未来说成眼前的路，是具体而有分量的安慰。
Pattern
have one's life ahead of one
When to use
安慰年轻人、鼓励刚毕业的人；对年长者不要随口套用。
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You have a bright future ahead of you. ／ There's plenty of time ahead of you.
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Shadowing tip
whole 和 ahead of 连续清楚，life 重读，句末落稳。
Use it yourself
鼓励转行You've got plenty of time ahead of you to try again.你还有大把时间重新尝试。
安慰学生Your best years are still ahead of you.你最好的年华还在后面。
“You mean you're all alone in Budapest on Christmas Eve?”
你的意思是，你在圣诞前夜一个人待在布达佩斯？
Why it's great
You mean 核实意外信息，all alone 加重孤单感，关心和惊讶同时出现。
Pattern
You mean + 从句？
When to use
听到意外消息后复述确认，既核实信息，也表达自己的惊讶。
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You mean you're spending the holiday by yourself? ／ Are you saying you'll be alone tonight?
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Shadowing tip
You mean 后稍停，all alone 重读，句尾上扬。
Use it yourself
确认安排You mean you're taking the late train alone?你的意思是你要一个人坐末班火车？
朋友搬家You mean you're moving to Seattle by yourself?你的意思是你要独自搬去西雅图？
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Invite someone with How about + -ing
- Hear way over my head as beyond budget
- Use up to you for personal choice
- Describe holiday loneliness with all alone
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat happens in An Invitation Home?
On Christmas Eve, Matuschek invites Rudy, a young clerk, home for dinner.
How do you translate “How about joining me”?
It is a warm way to ask, “Would you like to come with me?”
What does way over my head mean here?
It means the restaurant is far beyond Rudy's budget, not above his head.
What is the difference between alone and all alone?
All alone adds emphasis: completely by oneself.
How do you use It's up to you?
It means the choice belongs to the other person.