Chapter 12 of 19 · 5'48"
First Café Encounter 咖啡馆初见IMDb ↗
第一次见面就把彼此说急了
The Shop Around the Corner · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0CaféRomance雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingNovak is waiting in a café with a carnation when Kralik finally appears, apparently by coincidence. Each has an appointment with someone else, and neither expects this encounter to become a contest of pride. Their small talk moves from flowers and punctuality to Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and personal insults. The scene matters because every courteous phrase carries a second, sharper meaning.
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Miss Novaksales clerk
克
Mr. Kraliksales clerk
服
Waitercafe waiter
皮
Mr. Pirovitchexpected guest
瓦
Mr. Vadasco-worker
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
Excuse me, miss, please could I have this chair?
打扰一下，小姐，这把椅子可以给我吗？
00:04
Oh, no! No, you can't! I-I'm expecting somebody.
哦，不行！不，你不能坐！我、我在等人。
00:07
He probably should be here any minute.
他应该随时会到。
00:08
That's alright. That's..
没关系。那……
00:11
Carnation, huh?
康乃馨，是吧？
00:13
A few nights ago we had a case with roses.
几天前，我们也碰到过一桩玫瑰花的事。
00:16
Turned out very nice, very nice.
结果挺好的，真的挺好。
00:18
But once, about three months ago we had a very sad case with gardenias.
不过，大约三个月前，有一桩栀子花的事就很令人难过。
00:23
She waited all evening and nobody came.
她等了一晚上，谁也没来。
00:25
And when we cleaned the cafe, underneath one of the tables we found another gardenia.
我们打扫咖啡馆时，在一张桌子底下又发现了一朵栀子花。
00:30
You can imagine, the man must've come in taken one look at her, said, " Phooey! "
你想想看，那男人肯定进来一看她，就说了句“呸！”
00:34
And threw away his gardenia.
然后把他的栀子花扔了。
00:36
Is your clock a little fast?
你的表是不是快了一点？
00:38
My own says 8:27 and yours says 8:31.
我的表是八点二十七分，你的却是八点三十一分。
00:40
Oh, listen, you have nothing to worry about .
哦，听我说，你没什么好担心的。
00:43
A pretty girl like you! Ha-ha.
像你这么漂亮的姑娘，哪用担心！哈哈。
00:45
If he doesn't come, I'll put on a carnation myself.
他要是不来，我就自己戴上一朵康乃馨。
00:48
- 'Waiter.' - Yes, sir.
—服务生。—先生？
01:21
- Oh, hello, Miss Novak. - Oh. Good evening, Mr. Kralik.
—哦，你好，诺瓦克小姐。—哦。晚上好，克拉利克先生。
01:24
Well, quite a coincidence. I had an appointment here, too.
真巧，我也约了人在这里见面。
01:27
Why, you haven't seen Mr. Pirovitch by any chance ?
对了，你碰巧见过皮罗维奇先生吗？
01:29
No, no, I haven't.
没有，没有见过。
01:30
Alright. Well, guess I'll wait.
好吧。那我想我就在这儿等着。
01:34
- Do you mind if I sit down? - Yes, I do.
—我坐下你介意吗？—介意。
01:36
You know, I have an appointment, too, Mr. Kralik.
您知道吗，克拉利克先生，我也约了人在这里见面。
01:39
Oh, oh, yes, I remember. Yes. I..
哦，哦，对，我想起来了。对。我……
01:42
My, your friend seems to be a little late.
哎呀，你的朋友好像有点迟到啊。
01:45
And I'll thank you not to be sarcastic.
请你别挖苦人，我会很感激。
01:47
I know you've had a bad day , and you probably feel very bitter .
我知道你今天过得很糟，心里大概正憋着一股怨气。
01:50
- Still, that's no reason-- - Bitter? Me?
—即便如此，也没理由……—怨气？我？
01:52
About leaving Matuschek and Company?
就因为离开马图舍克公司吗？
01:53
Wh-when I got home and sat at the phone in five minutes I had what amounts to two offers.
我、我回到家坐在电话旁，五分钟内就拿到了差不多两份工作邀请。
01:58
Well, I congratulate you. I wish you good luck.
那我恭喜你。祝你好运。
02:03
Oh, I see you're reading Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina."
哦，我看你在读托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》。
02:06
- Yes, do you mind? - No, no.
—是的，你介意吗？—不，不介意。
02:08
I just didn't expect to meet you in a cafe with Tolstoy, that's all. It's quite a surprise .
我只是没想到会在咖啡馆遇见你，还带着托尔斯泰，仅此而已。真叫人意外。
02:13
I didn't know you went in for high literature.
我还不知道你喜欢高雅文学呢。
02:16
There are many things you don't know about me, Mr. Kralik.
关于我的事，你不知道的多着呢，克拉利克先生。
02:19
Uh-huh . H-have you read "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky?
嗯哼。你、你读过陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》吗？
02:25
- No, I haven't. - I have.
—没有。—我读过。
02:29
There are many things you don't know about me, Miss Novak.
关于我的事，你不知道的也多着呢，诺瓦克小姐。
02:32
As a matter of fact , there might be a lot we don't know about each other .
事实上，我们彼此不知道的事情，可能多了去了。
02:36
You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.
你知道，人们很少费心拨开事物的表层，去寻找内里的真相。
02:41
Well, I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik because I know exactly what I'd find .
我可没兴趣去探究你的表面，克拉利克先生，因为我知道里面是什么，一清二楚。
02:47
Instead of a heart, a handbag.
里面不是心，而是个手提包。
02:49
Instead of a soul, a suitcase.
不是灵魂，而是一只行李箱。
02:52
And instead of an intellect a cigarette lighter which doesn't work.
不是头脑，而是一只打不着的打火机。
02:59
Well, that's very nicely put.
这话说得真漂亮。
03:02
Yes, comparing my intellect with a cigarette lighter that doesn't work.
是啊，把我的智力比作一只坏掉的打火机。
03:08
Yeah, that's a very interesting mixture of poetry and meanness.
没错，这真是诗意与刻薄的奇妙混合。
03:13
- Meanness? Let me-- - Well, now..
—刻薄？让我……—好了，得了……
03:14
Don't misunderstand me, Miss Novak.
别误会我的意思，诺瓦克小姐。
03:16
I'm only trying to pay you a compliment .
我只是想夸你而已。
03:18
Mr. Kralik, please! I told you I was expecting somebody.
克拉利克先生，拜托！我说过我在等人。
03:22
Look, if your party doesn't show up , would I..
听着，如果你等的人没出现，那我能不能……
03:25
Don't worry about that. My party will show up .
不用担心。我要等的人会出现的。
03:27
So you don't have to entertain me.
所以你不用陪我消磨时间。
03:30
Uh-huh .
嗯哼。
03:48
Have you read Zola's "Madame Bovary?"
你读过左拉的《包法利夫人》吗？
03:50
"Madame Bovary" is not by Zola.
《包法利夫人》不是左拉写的。
03:51
Mr. Kralik, are you still here?
克拉利克先生，你还在这儿吗？
03:54
Are you deliberately trying to spoil my evening?
你是故意想搅黄我的晚上吗？
03:56
Why do you want to do me harm ? Why do you hate me so?
你为什么非要伤害我？为什么这么恨我？
03:59
- I don't hate you. - Oh! I suppose you love me.
—我不恨你。—哦！那我想你是爱我喽。
04:01
Well, why should I? What've you done to make me love you?
那我为什么要爱你？你做过什么，值得我爱你？
04:03
- I don't want you to love me. - I don't!
—我没要你爱我。—我也没爱你！
04:16
Do you know what that tune reminds me of?
你知道那段曲子让我想起什么吗？
04:18
Yes, thank you. Two dozen unsold cigarette boxes.
知道，谢谢。两打卖不出去的香烟盒。
04:22
No, no, no. Wrong again.
不，不，不。又猜错了。
04:25
It reminds me of a girl out of a job.
它让我想起一个丢了工作的姑娘。
04:27
A very nice girl, too, I thought.
而且我当时觉得，那姑娘人也很好。
04:29
You thought that. How you can lie!
你当时是这么想的？你可真会撒谎！
04:32
Of course that was before you started to make fun of me and giving imitations of me in the locker room.
当然，那是在你开始在更衣室里取笑我、模仿我之前。
04:38
And I'd like to take this opportunity , Miss Novak to inform you that I don't walk like a duck and I'm not bowlegged.
我想借这个机会告诉你，诺瓦克小姐：我走路不像鸭子，腿也不是罗圈腿。
04:45
- Aren't you? - No, I'm not.
—不是吗？—不是。
04:47
Well, I have information to the contrary .
可我得到的消息恰恰相反。
04:50
Mr. Vadas assured me that you have your trousers specially made.
瓦达什先生向我保证，你的裤子是专门定做的。
04:53
Well, that's a lie! Mr. Vadas.
那是胡说！瓦达什先生。
04:55
So that's the kind of a man you trust.
原来你信任的是这种人。
04:57
I've never been to a tailor in my life.
我这辈子从没去找裁缝做过衣服。
04:58
If you think I'm bowlegged, come on out in the sidewalk and I'll pull up my trousers.
你要是觉得我罗圈腿，就到人行道上来，我把裤腿提起来给你看。
05:02
How would you like it if I started making remarks about how red your hands are?
要是我开始评论你的手有多红，你觉得会是什么滋味？
05:04
- Just exactly what you did. - Oh, no.
—这正是你做过的事。—哦，不是。
05:06
Not until after you started making fun of my legs.
是在你先拿我的腿开玩笑之后，我才这么做的。
05:07
My hands aren't red at all!
我的手根本不红！
05:09
No, after I called your attention to them.
不，是在我提醒你注意它们之后。
05:11
Now, let me tell you something, Miss Novak.
现在，让我告诉你一件事，诺瓦克小姐。
05:13
You may have very beautiful thoughts but you certainly hide them.
你的想法也许很美，但你确实把它们藏得严严实实。
05:16
As far as your actions are concerned you're cold and snippy like an old maid and you're gonna have a tough time getting a man to fall in love with you .
至于你的行为，你冷漠又尖刻，像个老姑娘；想让男人爱上你，可有得熬了。
05:22
Ian old maid ?
我、老姑娘？
05:24
So, no man could fall in love with me?
这么说，没有男人会爱上我？
05:26
Really, Mr. Kralik, you're getting funnier every minute.
真的，克拉利克先生，你可真是越来越可笑了。
05:29
Why, I could show you letters that would open your eyes .
我可以给你看看那些信，保证让你大开眼界。
05:32
No, I guess not, you probably wouldn't understand what's in them.
不，我看还是算了；你大概根本看不懂里面写了什么。
05:35
They're written by a type of man so far superior to you it isn't even funny.
那些信是那种男人写的，远胜于你，根本不是一个级别。
05:39
I have to laugh when I think of you calling me an old maid .
一想到你叫我老姑娘，我就忍不住想笑。
05:43
You! You little insignificant clerk.
你！你这个微不足道的小职员。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoSlangB1↩ 00:11
huh?
对吧；是吧——口语确认或挑逗，依语调可显得不耐烦
Carnation, huh?
康乃馨，是吧？
CollocationB2↩ 00:30
take one look at someone
take one look at someone
一眼看了某人
You can imagine, the man must've come in taken one look at her, said, " Phooey! "
你想想看，那男人肯定进来一看她，就说了句“呸！”
GrammarC1↩ 00:30
must've come in
情态完成式：must have + 过去分词表示根据迹象作出肯定推断，这里是“肯定进来过”。
You can imagine, the man must've come in taken one look at her, said, " Phooey! "
你想想看，那男人肯定进来一看她，就说了句“呸！”
Pronunciation↩ 00:30
must've come in
must have 弱读，come in 连读更快
You can imagine, the man must've come in taken one look at her, said, " Phooey! "
你想想看，那男人肯定进来一看她，就说了句“呸！”
SlangB2↩ 00:30
Phooey!
呸；算了吧——老派的嫌弃感叹，现代正式场合不用
You can imagine, the man must've come in taken one look at her, said, " Phooey! "
你想想看，那男人肯定进来一看她，就说了句“呸！”
CollocationB1↩ 00:40
have nothing to worry about
have nothing to worry about
没什么可担心的
Oh, listen, you have nothing to worry about .
哦，听我说，你没什么好担心的。
CollocationB1↩ 01:27
by any chance
by any chance
不知道是否；碰巧
Why, you haven't seen Mr. Pirovitch by any chance ?
对了，你碰巧见过皮罗维奇先生吗？
Pronunciation↩ 01:34
Do you mind if
do you 常弱读成 d'you，if 也轻
- Do you mind if I sit down? - Yes, I do.
—我坐下你介意吗？—介意。
CollocationA2↩ 01:47
have a bad day
have a bad day
这一天过得很糟
I know you've had a bad day , and you probably feel very bitter .
我知道你今天过得很糟，心里大概正憋着一股怨气。
CollocationB2↩ 01:47
feel bitter about something
feel bitter about something
因某事感到怨愤
I know you've had a bad day , and you probably feel very bitter .
我知道你今天过得很糟，心里大概正憋着一股怨气。
Pronunciation↩ 01:53
amounts to two
amounts to 的 /ts tə/ 连向 two
Wh-when I got home and sat at the phone in five minutes I had what amounts to two offers.
我、我回到家坐在电话旁，五分钟内就拿到了差不多两份工作邀请。
Pronunciation↩ 02:08
quite a surprise
quite a 轻连读，a 几乎不重读
I just didn't expect to meet you in a cafe with Tolstoy, that's all. It's quite a surprise .
我只是没想到会在咖啡馆遇见你，还带着托尔斯泰，仅此而已。真叫人意外。
CollocationB1↩ 02:13
go in for something
go in for something
喜欢或热衷某事
I didn't know you went in for high literature.
我还不知道你喜欢高雅文学呢。
Pronunciation↩ 02:19
H-have you read
have you 常弱读，read 承重音
Uh-huh . H-have you read "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky?
嗯哼。你、你读过陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》吗？
CollocationB2↩ 02:32
as a matter of fact
as a matter of fact
事实上；其实
As a matter of fact , there might be a lot we don't know about each other .
事实上，我们彼此不知道的事情，可能多了去了。
GrammarC1↩ 02:32
a lot we don't know about each other
省略关系代词：a lot 后省略 that，完整理解是 a lot that we don't know about each other。
As a matter of fact , there might be a lot we don't know about each other .
事实上，我们彼此不知道的事情，可能多了去了。
CollocationC1↩ 02:36
go to the trouble of doing something
go to the trouble of doing something
费心做某事
You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.
你知道，人们很少费心拨开事物的表层，去寻找内里的真相。
CollocationB2↩ 02:41
wouldn't care to do something
wouldn't care to do something
不想或不愿做某事
Well, I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik because I know exactly what I'd find .
我可没兴趣去探究你的表面，克拉利克先生，因为我知道里面是什么，一清二楚。
GrammarB2↩ 02:41
what I'd find
宾语从句：what 引导的从句作 know 的宾语，意为“我会发现的东西”。
Well, I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik because I know exactly what I'd find .
我可没兴趣去探究你的表面，克拉利克先生，因为我知道里面是什么，一清二楚。
CollocationB2↩ 03:16
pay someone a compliment
pay someone a compliment
夸奖某人
I'm only trying to pay you a compliment .
我只是想夸你而已。
CollocationB1↩ 03:22
show up
show up
出现；到场
Look, if your party doesn't show up , would I..
听着，如果你等的人没出现，那我能不能……
GrammarB2↩ 03:22
if your party doesn't show up
条件从句：if 从句先设条件，主句 would I... 被打断，留下试探意味。
Look, if your party doesn't show up , would I..
听着，如果你等的人没出现，那我能不能……
SlangA2↩ 03:30
Uh-huh
嗯；我听着呢——口语回应，可表示敷衍或继续听
Uh-huh .
嗯哼。
CollocationB2↩ 03:56
do someone harm
do someone harm
伤害某人
Why do you want to do me harm ? Why do you hate me so?
你为什么非要伤害我？为什么这么恨我？
CollocationB1↩ 04:32
make fun of someone
make fun of someone
取笑某人
Of course that was before you started to make fun of me and giving imitations of me in the locker room.
当然，那是在你开始在更衣室里取笑我、模仿我之前。
CollocationB2↩ 04:38
take this opportunity to do something
take this opportunity to do something
借此机会做某事
And I'd like to take this opportunity , Miss Novak to inform you that I don't walk like a duck and I'm not bowlegged.
我想借这个机会告诉你，诺瓦克小姐：我走路不像鸭子，腿也不是罗圈腿。
CollocationB2↩ 04:47
to the contrary
to the contrary
恰恰相反
Well, I have information to the contrary .
可我得到的消息恰恰相反。
CollocationC1↩ 05:09
call someone's attention to something
call someone's attention to something
提醒某人注意某事
No, after I called your attention to them.
不，是在我提醒你注意它们之后。
CollocationC1↩ 05:16
as far as something is concerned
as far as something is concerned
就某事而言
As far as your actions are concerned you're cold and snippy like an old maid and you're gonna have a tough time getting a man to fall in love with you .
至于你的行为，你冷漠又尖刻，像个老姑娘；想让男人爱上你，可有得熬了。
CollocationB1↩ 05:16
fall in love with someone
fall in love with someone
爱上某人
As far as your actions are concerned you're cold and snippy like an old maid and you're gonna have a tough time getting a man to fall in love with you .
至于你的行为，你冷漠又尖刻，像个老姑娘；想让男人爱上你，可有得熬了。
GrammarC1↩ 05:16
getting a man to fall in love with you
复杂宾语结构：get + 人 + to do 表示设法让某人做某事，前面 getting 作 time 的补语。
As far as your actions are concerned you're cold and snippy like an old maid and you're gonna have a tough time getting a man to fall in love with you .
至于你的行为，你冷漠又尖刻，像个老姑娘；想让男人爱上你，可有得熬了。
Pronunciation↩ 05:16
you're gonna have a
gonna、have、a 连续弱读，重音落在 tough time
As far as your actions are concerned you're cold and snippy like an old maid and you're gonna have a tough time getting a man to fall in love with you .
至于你的行为，你冷漠又尖刻，像个老姑娘；想让男人爱上你，可有得熬了。
SlangC1↩ 05:16
snippy
尖刻易怒的——非正式形容人说话带刺，避免正式评价
As far as your actions are concerned you're cold and snippy like an old maid and you're gonna have a tough time getting a man to fall in love with you .
至于你的行为，你冷漠又尖刻，像个老姑娘；想让男人爱上你，可有得熬了。
SlangB2↩ 05:16
old maid
老姑娘；老处女——过时且带侮辱性，现代交流慎用
As far as your actions are concerned you're cold and snippy like an old maid and you're gonna have a tough time getting a man to fall in love with you .
至于你的行为，你冷漠又尖刻，像个老姑娘；想让男人爱上你，可有得熬了。
CollocationB2↩ 05:29
open someone's eyes
open someone's eyes
让某人大开眼界
Why, I could show you letters that would open your eyes .
我可以给你看看那些信，保证让你大开眼界。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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DiscourseB1↩ 01:34
do you mind if i sit down
礼貌征求许可
In the scene克拉利克试探能否入座，诺瓦克用 Yes, I do 直截了当地拒绝。
Do you mind if I open the window?我打开窗户，你介意吗？
In daily life
借文具Do you mind if I borrow your pen?我借用一下你的笔，你介意吗？
改时间Would you mind if we changed the meeting time?我们改一下会议时间，你介意吗？
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CollocationB1↩ 02:13
go in for
喜欢；对…感兴趣
In the scene克拉利克假装惊讶，暗含自己原本低估了诺瓦克的阅读品味。
My sister goes in for classical music.我妹妹喜欢古典音乐。
In daily life
聊爱好He really goes in for weekend cycling.他很喜欢周末骑车。
选课程I don't go in for overly technical courses.我不太喜欢过于技术化的课程。
above my level
CollocationC1↩ 01:53
what amounts to
相当于；算得上
In the scene克拉利克把两份工作邀请说成冷静的数量统计，显出得意又防御。
The repair took what amounts to a full day.这次维修实际上花了整整一天。
In daily life
算时间That shortcut saves what amounts to an hour.那条捷径实际上能省下一小时。
谈费用The fee is what amounts to a second rent.这笔费用几乎相当于又交了一份房租。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 02:36
scratch the surface
只触及表面
In the scene克拉利克借这个比喻谈人与人之间的浅层了解，语气故作深沉。
We have only scratched the surface of the problem.我们对这个问题还只是触及表面。
In daily life
做研究The first report only scratches the surface of the issue.第一份报告只触及了问题表面。
学技能I've scratched the surface of photography.我对摄影还只是刚入门。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 03:16
pay someone a compliment
用夸奖包装讽刺
In the scene克拉利克说自己只是在夸奖，实际是在给刚才的刻薄找台阶。
She paid him a compliment about his careful work.她夸他工作认真。
In daily life
夸同事I paid my teammate a compliment on her clear presentation.我夸队友的展示讲得很清楚。
回消息He paid the designer a genuine compliment.他真诚地夸了那位设计师。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:30
phooey
呸；算了吧
In the scene服务生想象男方嫌弃女方时吐出的老派感叹，带着戏剧化的幽默。
Phooey, we missed the last train.呸，咱们错过末班车了。
In daily life
错过班车Phooey, the café is closed already.唉，咖啡馆已经关门了。
否定传闻Phooey, that rumor makes no sense.得了吧，那传闻根本说不通。
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IdiomB1↩ 04:25
out of a job
失业；没工作
In the scene克拉利克借曲子影射一个刚失业的姑娘，语气忽然变得温柔。
After the store closed, several workers were out of a job.商店关门后，几名员工失去了工作。
In daily life
公司裁员Several staff members were suddenly out of a job.几名员工突然失业了。
工厂停产The shutdown left hundreds out of a job.停产让数百人失去了工作。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“- Do you mind if I sit down? - Yes, I do.”
—我坐下你介意吗？—介意。
Why it's great
同一问句被 Yes, I do 反转成干脆拒绝，礼貌和锋利同时存在。
Pattern
Do you mind if I + 动词？
When to use
想礼貌请求许可，又想听清对方是否真的介意时。
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Would it bother you if I sat down? ／ Is it okay if I join you?
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Shadowing tip
先轻声问 Do you mind，再把 Yes, I do 压低说出拒绝。
Use it yourself
借充电器Do you mind if I use your charger?我用一下你的充电器，你介意吗？
“As a matter of fact, there might be a lot we don't know about each other.”
事实上，我们彼此不知道的事情，可能多了去了。
Why it's great
把“彼此未知”说得克制又带试探，语气比直说更有余地。
Pattern
There might be a lot + 从句
When to use
谈新同事、新朋友或合作对象时，承认了解还不够。
Similar
There's still a lot to learn about each other. ／ We may not know one another as well as we think.
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Shadowing tip
重读 a lot、don't know，might be 轻读，句尾降调留悬念。
Use it yourself
新项目There might be a lot we don't know about the new plan.关于这个新计划，我们可能还有很多不了解的地方。
“Yeah, that's a very interesting mixture of poetry and meanness.”
没错，这真是诗意与刻薄的奇妙混合。
Why it's great
把夸奖与攻击并置，interesting 反而让讽刺更狠。
Pattern
a mixture of A and B
When to use
描述一件作品、演讲或方案同时具备两种特质时。
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a blend of A and B ／ a curious combination of A and B
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Shadowing tip
poetry 和 meanness 分别重读，中间稍停，突出反讽。
Use it yourself
看演示The presentation is a mixture of data and humor.这场演示兼有数据和幽默。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 诺瓦克的三连讥讽
Well, I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik because I know exactly what I'd find. Instead of a heart, a handbag. Instead of a soul, a suitcase. And instead of an intellect a cigarette lighter which doesn't work.
我可没兴趣去探究你的表面，克拉利克先生，因为我知道里面是什么，一清二楚。 里面不是心，而是个手提包。 不是灵魂，而是一只行李箱。 不是头脑，而是一只打不着的打火机。
从心、灵魂到智力三层递进，把夸人不懂变成精准羞辱。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use go in for to show interest.
- Catch the estimating tone of what amounts to.
- Use make fun of for teasing.
- Hear politeness hiding sarcasm and self-defense.
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Questions, then the linesWhat does go in for mean here?
It means to be interested in or enjoy something.
What does scratch the surface mean?
It means to begin understanding something without going deeply.
What does “what amounts to two offers” mean?
It means the offers are effectively equal to two opportunities.
How does this scene turn politeness into sarcasm?
The speakers use courteous wording to disguise pointed insults.