Chapter 11 of 19 · 2'42"
The Reluctant Date 赴约前的胆怯IMDb ↗
真相就在桌边却没人敢碰
The Shop Around the Corner · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0CaféRomance雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingKralik has reached the café, but the date is too intimidating to enter. He sends Pirovitch in with a note and asks for a carefully limited report: the book, the red carnation, the coffee, the cake, anything except the woman’s appearance. Pirovitch’s patient observations slowly remove every escape route. When “Miss Novak” finally surfaces, Kralik’s romantic mystery turns into an awkward workplace problem.
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Kralikshop clerk
皮
Pirovitchcoworker
克
Kiara / Miss Novakshop 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
Why don't you go in, Kralik?
你为什么不进去，克拉利克？
00:03
I really think you should go in and keep your date .
我真的觉得你应该进去赴约。
00:06
Now, Pirovitch, just do me a favor and deliver my note.
皮罗维奇，帮我个忙，把我的便条送过去。
00:09
Alright.
好吧。
00:11
Now, Pirovitch, I don't want to know what she looks like .
皮罗维奇，我不想知道她长什么样。
00:14
Uh, if she's bad looking , I've had enough bad news for today and if she's lovely, it'll just make it more difficult .
呃，如果她长得不好看，我今天听到的坏消息已经够多了；要是她很漂亮，只会让事情更难办。
00:19
- So don't tell me. - No, I won't.
—那就别告诉我。——不会的。
00:20
Now, what's the name of that book?
现在，那本书叫什么名字？
00:22
- "Anna Karenina," by Tolstoy. - "Anna Karenina."
—《安娜·卡列尼娜》，托尔斯泰写的。——《安娜·卡列尼娜》。
00:25
Anna.. And a red carnation as a bookmark.
安娜……还有一朵红色康乃馨，夹在书里当书签。
00:27
- Red carnation. - Uh-huh.
—红色康乃馨。——嗯。
00:28
Let me see. Just a minute.
我看看。等一下。
00:36
- Do you see anything? - Not yet. Uh..
—你看到什么了吗？——还没有。呃……
00:39
- Oh! There's a beautiful girl! - Really?
—哦！那儿有个漂亮姑娘！——真的？
00:41
- Very beautiful, but no book. - No book.
—很漂亮，但没有书。——没有书。
00:46
Wait a minute. I think I see it.
等一下。我好像看到了。
00:48
- Yeah? - Right here under the window.
—是吗？——就在窗户下面。
00:50
Ye.. Yes.
是……是的。
00:52
"A-Anna Karenina by Tolstoy."
“安——安娜·卡列尼娜，托尔斯泰写的。”
00:56
- That's right. - And a carnation.
—没错。——还有一朵康乃馨。
00:58
Uh-huh.
嗯。
01:00
I can't see her face . She's sitting behind a clothes rack.
我看不见她的脸。她坐在衣架后面。
01:04
There's a cup of coffee on the table.
桌上有一杯咖啡。
01:07
- Yeah? - She's taking a piece of cake.
—是吗？——她正拿起一块蛋糕。
01:09
- Uh-huh. - Kralik, she is dunking.
—嗯。——克拉利克，她正把蛋糕蘸进咖啡里吃。
01:12
- Well, why shouldn't she dunk? - Alright.
—她为什么不能蘸着吃？——好吧。
01:14
- Alright. - Alright.
—好吧。——好吧。
01:17
- She is leaning forward now. - Uh-huh.
—她现在身体往前探了。——嗯。
01:18
She..
她……
01:20
- Well, can you see her? - Yes.
—那你看得见她吗？——看得见。
01:23
- Is she pretty? - Very pretty.
—她漂亮吗？——很漂亮。
01:26
She is, huh?
她很漂亮，是吧？
01:29
I should say, uh, she looks..
我该说，她看起来……
01:32
She has a little of the coloring of, of Kiara.
她的肤色有一点像克拉拉。
01:36
Kiara? What, Miss Novak of the shop?
克拉拉？你是说店里的诺瓦克小姐？
01:38
Now, Kralik, you must admit , uh Kiara's a very good-looking girl.
克拉利克，你得承认，克拉拉是个很漂亮的姑娘。
01:42
And personally, I've always found her a very likeable girl.
就我个人来说，我一直觉得她很讨人喜欢。
01:45
Yeah, well, this is a fine time to talk about Miss Novak. Now..
是啊，现在可真是谈论诺瓦克小姐的好时候。现在……
01:48
Well, if you don't like Miss Novak I can tell you right now, you won't like that girl.
你要是不喜欢诺瓦克小姐，我现在就能告诉你，你也不会喜欢那个姑娘。
01:51
- Why? - Because it is Miss Novak.
—为什么？——因为那就是诺瓦克小姐。
02:13
Now..
现在……
02:15
...shall I give the note to the waiter now?
……那我现在把便条交给服务员？
02:17
No.
不。
02:19
Well, what do you want to do, let the poor girl wait?
那你到底想怎么办，让可怜的姑娘一直等着？
02:22
Oh, why shouldn't Miss Novak wait for me ?
哦，诺瓦克小姐为什么不能等我？
02:24
For the last six months she's fought with me every day.
过去六个月，她每天都跟我吵架。
02:26
But still, she wrote those letters, my friend.
可她还是写了那些信，朋友。
02:31
I know. My misfortune.
我知道。真是我的不幸。
02:35
- Goodbye, Pirovitch. - Goodbye, Kralik.
—再见，皮罗维奇。——再见，克拉利克。
02:38
Thank you.
谢谢。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:03
keep a date
keep a date
按约赴约
I really think you should go in and keep your date .
我真的觉得你应该进去赴约。
Pronunciation↩ 00:03
you should go
should 弱读，you 与 go 连得更快
I really think you should go in and keep your date .
我真的觉得你应该进去赴约。
CollocationA2↩ 00:06
do someone a favor
do someone a favor
帮某人一个忙
Now, Pirovitch, just do me a favor and deliver my note.
皮罗维奇，帮我个忙，把我的便条送过去。
Pronunciation↩ 00:06
do me a
do-me-a 连读，a 弱成 /ə/
Now, Pirovitch, just do me a favor and deliver my note.
皮罗维奇，帮我个忙，把我的便条送过去。
CollocationB1↩ 00:11
what someone looks like
what someone looks like
某人长什么样
Now, Pirovitch, I don't want to know what she looks like .
皮罗维奇，我不想知道她长什么样。
GrammarB1↩ 00:11
what she looks like
宾语从句：want to know 后接 what 引导的内容，表示想知道她长什么样。
Now, Pirovitch, I don't want to know what she looks like .
皮罗维奇，我不想知道她长什么样。
Pronunciation↩ 00:11
what she looks
what she 连读，t 和 sh 融在一起
Now, Pirovitch, I don't want to know what she looks like .
皮罗维奇，我不想知道她长什么样。
CollocationB1↩ 00:14
make something more difficult
make something more difficult
让事情更难办
Uh, if she's bad looking , I've had enough bad news for today and if she's lovely, it'll just make it more difficult .
呃，如果她长得不好看，我今天听到的坏消息已经够多了；要是她很漂亮，只会让事情更难办。
GrammarB1↩ 00:14
if she's bad looking
条件从句：if 引出一种情况，主句说明这个条件下会带来的结果。
Uh, if she's bad looking , I've had enough bad news for today and if she's lovely, it'll just make it more difficult .
呃，如果她长得不好看，我今天听到的坏消息已经够多了；要是她很漂亮，只会让事情更难办。
Pronunciation↩ 01:00
see her face
see her 连读，her 弱读成 /ər/
I can't see her face . She's sitting behind a clothes rack.
我看不见她的脸。她坐在衣架后面。
CollocationB1↩ 01:38
must admit something
must admit something
得承认
Now, Kralik, you must admit , uh Kiara's a very good-looking girl.
克拉利克，你得承认，克拉拉是个很漂亮的姑娘。
Pronunciation↩ 01:38
must admit
让步重点落在 admit，前后语气稍停
Now, Kralik, you must admit , uh Kiara's a very good-looking girl.
克拉利克，你得承认，克拉拉是个很漂亮的姑娘。
CollocationB2↩ 01:45
a fine time to do something
a fine time to do something
真会挑时候
这里是反话：现在偏偏不适合聊她。
Yeah, well, this is a fine time to talk about Miss Novak. Now..
是啊，现在可真是谈论诺瓦克小姐的好时候。现在……
GrammarB1↩ 01:48
if you don't like Miss Novak
条件从句：if 从句先设条件，主句用 won't 表示预期结果。
Well, if you don't like Miss Novak I can tell you right now, you won't like that girl.
你要是不喜欢诺瓦克小姐，我现在就能告诉你，你也不会喜欢那个姑娘。
Pronunciation↩ 01:51
Because it is
it is 弱读连过，Miss Novak 要重读
- Why? - Because it is Miss Novak.
—为什么？——因为那就是诺瓦克小姐。
GrammarB2↩ 02:22
why shouldn't Miss Novak wait for me
反问句：why shouldn't 表面发问，实际是在坚持她当然可以等自己。
Oh, why shouldn't Miss Novak wait for me ?
哦，诺瓦克小姐为什么不能等我？
CollocationB1↩ 02:24
fight with someone
fight with someone
和某人吵架
For the last six months she's fought with me every day.
过去六个月，她每天都跟我吵架。
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CollocationA2↩ 00:06
do someone a favor
帮某人一个忙
In the scene克拉利克请皮罗维奇代送便条，语气客气又带点逃避。
Could you do me a favor and lock the door?你能帮我个忙，把门锁上吗？
In daily life
借充电器Can you do me a favor and lend me your charger?你能帮我个忙，把充电器借我吗？
请人代班Would you do me a favor and cover my shift?你能帮我顶一下班吗？
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CollocationB1↩ 00:03
keep a date
按约赴约
In the scene皮罗维奇劝克拉利克别临阵退缩。
I promised to keep my date, even though I felt nervous.我答应了会赴约，尽管当时很紧张。
In daily life
晚餐约会She kept her date despite the heavy rain.尽管下着大雨，她还是赴了约。
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DiscourseB1↩ 00:11
what someone looks like
某人长什么样
In the scene克拉利克故意不问约会对象的外貌，怕答案让自己更难受。
Do you remember what the new teacher looks like?你记得新老师长什么样吗？
In daily life
找人Tell me what the delivery driver looks like.告诉我送货员长什么样。
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VocabularyB1↩ 01:09
dunk
把食物蘸进饮料
In the scene皮罗维奇观察姑娘把蛋糕蘸进咖啡，克拉利克却替她辩解。
I dunk my toast in the soup when nobody is looking.没人注意时，我会把吐司蘸进汤里。
In daily life
喝咖啡He likes to dunk cookies in his coffee.他喜欢把饼干蘸进咖啡里。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:45
a fine time to
真会挑时候（反话）
In the scene克拉利克讽刺朋友偏偏在这时聊诺瓦克小姐。
This is a fine time to lose my keys—I am already late.我偏偏这时候丢了钥匙，真会挑时候——我已经迟到了。
In daily life
赶飞机A fine time to discover my passport is missing.偏偏这时候才发现护照不见了。
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DiscourseB1↩ 01:38
must admit
得承认
In the scene皮罗维奇先逼克拉利克承认克拉拉漂亮，再看他的反应。
I must admit, the smaller room feels cozier.我得承认，小一点的房间更温馨。
In daily life
评价新菜I must admit, this soup is better than I expected.我得承认，这汤比我预想的好喝。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:31
my misfortune
真是我的不幸
In the scene克拉利克得知约会对象是诺瓦克小姐，故作平静地说自己倒霉。
Losing the receipt was my misfortune, not the cashier’s fault.收据丢了是我的不幸，不是收银员的错。
In daily life
错过末班车Missing the last train was my misfortune that night.那晚错过末班车算我倒霉。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Now, Pirovitch, I don't want to know what she looks like.”
皮罗维奇，我不想知道她长什么样。
Why it's great
把紧张藏进拒绝信息里，what she looks like 也是自然的外貌问法。
Pattern
I don't want to know what...
When to use
不想提前知道电影结局或相亲对象长相时
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Don't tell me what the place looks like. ／ I'd rather not know yet.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
don't want to 连读，looks like 停顿
Use it yourself
拒绝剧透I don't want to know who wins the match.我不想知道谁赢了比赛。
相亲前I don't want to know what he looks like.我不想知道他长什么样。
“- Why? - Because it is Miss Novak.”
—为什么？——因为那就是诺瓦克小姐。
Why it's great
先用追问吊住对方，再用极短的 because... 直接揭底。
Pattern
Why? Because it is...
When to use
解释一个尴尬结论，先回应追问再给原因
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Why? Because it’s the manager. ／ Who is she? She’s my coworker.
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informal
Shadowing tip
Because it is 弱读，Miss Novak 重读
Use it yourself
解释迟到Why? Because the bus broke down.为什么？因为公交车抛锚了。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Ask for help with do someone a favor.
- Ask what someone looks like naturally.
- Catch the irony in a fine time to.
- Use must admit to soften an opinion.
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “what she looks like” mean?
It asks about a person’s appearance.
How do I use “do me a favor”?
Use it to make a polite request for help.
Does “keep your date” mean showing up?
Yes. It means keeping an arranged date or meeting.
Why does “a fine time to” sound sarcastic?
It can mean “what terrible timing” when said ironically.
Is “my misfortune” formal?
Yes. Misfortune is more formal than bad luck.