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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingIn the car they compete over Michael Caine: one says that is how he talked in the 1960s, the other says the voice has dropped several octaves. Steve wants a room with a view of a tree, while Rob will not let him interrupt — Let me finish, I have not finished. The impressions turn into a fight for the floor, and the pace is dragged down to Caine's famous crawl.
Chapters
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Language points
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Review right after watchingroom with a view
看得见风景的房间
take a long, hard look in the mirror
好好照照镜子、反省自己
stunningly accurate
准得惊人
doing impressions
学人说话、做模仿
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I want a room with a view.”
我要一间看得见风景的房。
五个词把品位说成硬需求,不像在求人。
I want a room with a view
订房、挑座、点餐时把条件一次说死。
我要靠窗的 / 给我能看见湖的那间
neutral
want 不拖,view 落下。
“I think anyone over 40 who amuses themself by doing impressions needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror.”
过了四十还靠模仿取乐的人,真该好好照照镜子。
用年龄当刀,把对方的看家本领说成该收的癖好。
anyone over X who does Y needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror
劝人别再靠老套路撑场面时用,带刺。
你该照照镜子了 / 这把戏可以收了
informal
long, hard look 三个重音,mirror 降调。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Make a room request concrete: I want a room with a view.
- Hold the floor with Let me finish and I've not fucking finished.
- Reject a take outright: That is where you are so wrong.
- Name the manner of speech: he talks very, very slowly.
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Questions, then the linesWhat happens in this chapter?
In the car they compete over Michael Caine: one says that is how he talked in the 1960s, the other says the voice has dr
What should I listen for?
The line that moves the relationship, not the filler.
