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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingThe transatlantic call is out of sync: it is noon his time, she got in at three or four after a magazine launch, and she has just met the editor of Esquire. Steve asks if the editor fancies her; she snaps that he talks as if she has nothing else to offer. After a rushed I miss you, he is back in the car reciting the route from Dunsop Bridge through to Cartmel.
Chapters
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Language points
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Review right after watchingyour time
你那边的时间
got up
起床
pitch some of my ideas
推销自己的点子
fancy you
对人有意思
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“That really pisses me off when you do that like I've got nothing else to offer.”
你一这么说我就火大,搞得我除了被人看上就没别的本事。
把吃醋拆成指控:你把我的工作说成魅力。
That really pisses me off when you do that
对方把你的成绩收成外貌或运气时回嘴。
你这么说我真火 / 别把我的工作说成被人看上
informal
pisses me off 连读,nothing else to offer 拉长。
“Tastes of a childhood garden.”
有点童年花园的味道。
品酒不报香料单,拿记忆当形容词,一下就软。
tastes of + 记忆里的地方
喝到、吃到熟悉味道,想说得具体又不装专业。
像小时候院子里的味 / 闻着像老家厨房
informal
Tastes of 轻,childhood garden 慢一点。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Convert the time difference: It's 12:00, your time.
- Follow up on a night out: Who'd you meet? Who was interesting?
- Name the insult: That really pisses me off when you do that.
- Close a rushed call with Let's just speak later.
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Questions, then the linesWhat happens in this chapter?
The transatlantic call is out of sync: it is noon his time, she got in at three or four after a magazine launch, and she
What should I listen for?
The line that moves the relationship, not the filler.
