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Dinner With a Cover 假女友晚餐IMDb ↗
饭桌上禁忌一提全场变了
Uncle Frank · 2020
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingCharlotte, the woman Frank has brought home as a girlfriend, cooks a Middle Eastern spread the family cannot name. Relatives praise the salad, mishear bulgur as vulgar, and sniff at the lamb pies. Then Charlotte detonates the table: they have been together almost five years, and she jokes that Frank hid her because of the Jewish thing and living in sin. Frank begs for no politics and no religion. A racist aside lands anyway. Someone steers the night back to a toast for Beth, the new NYU freshman.
弗
FrankBeth's uncle
夏
Charlottecover girlfriend
贝
Bethniece
基
KittyBeth's mother
爸
DaddyFrank's father
Chapters
17 parts · AI-cut01Birthday Gifts and Snubs全家没人拿她当回事，只有叔叔会对着她说话B23'25"02Choose Your Own Name离开小镇才看见世界能有多大，他把Betty改成BethB23'05"03Dinner With a Cover饭桌上禁忌一提全场变了B22'10"04Campus Table Small Talk食堂里互报家乡，他对外却说来自格林尼治B11'53"05A Drunken Coming Out醉得站不稳，叔叔才把同居十年说出口B13'14"06Morning-After Family Talk宿醉醒来咖啡已经摆好，他求她别把出柜告诉家里B12'26"07News of a Death噩耗来时该不该带伴侣回去B12'56"08Road Talk After Loss再也见不到麦老爹，车里却要把布鲁斯这个混蛋骂到位B22'11"09He Follows Anyway说好留下的人还是追上来了B11'42"10Nice Always Hides Something别把客气当成没有秘密B13'07"11A Brother's Apology灵堂里弟弟先把父亲讲完整，才承认自己几乎没联系B11'58"12Motel and Reputation电话里还叫她Betty，她顶回去：我叫贝丝，不是一个人住B11'56"13Eulogy and Old Threats颂词里他是慈父，切回去却在把儿子骂进火湖B22'58"14Wake Talk and Secrets守灵席上从纽约口音聊到名人，话锋却要绕开沃利B23'36"15The Will Humiliates Him当着全家人宣读遗嘱，长子分到的只有对他的厌恶C11'53"16Family at the Graveside墓前他说没有家人，沃利顶回来：我就是B14'35"17Introducing Him at Home他把沃利带进老家，弟弟只甩出两个字：没问题B12'59"
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00:00
Thank you.
谢谢。
00:02
That was scrumptious. Wasn't that scrumptious?
太好吃了。是不是特别香？
00:04
Charlotte! What was that salad?
夏洛特！那沙拉是什么做的？
00:06
Oh. It's called tabbouleh.
哦，那叫塔布勒沙拉。
00:09
I never thought to put rice on a salad.
我从没想过还能往沙拉上放米。
00:12
Oh, no, that's bulgur.
哦不，那是布尔古尔麦。
00:14
What's vulgar ? [Frank] Uh, uh, bulgur.
什么粗俗？〔弗兰克〕呃，呃，是布尔古尔。
00:17
It's made from a wheat.
它是用小麦做的。
00:20
Sure was interesting.
还真挺新鲜的。
00:21
That smells so good. [Charlotte chuckles]
闻着真香。〔夏洛特轻笑〕
00:24
What is it?
这是什么？
00:25
Oh, it's beef.
哦，是牛肉。
00:28
Lamb.
羊肉。
00:30
It's sfeeha.
这是斯菲哈肉饼。
00:31
That. Sfeeha?
那个。斯菲哈？
00:33
Yeah, it's kind of like a shepherd's pie.
对，有点像牧羊人派。
00:36
Huh?
啊？
00:38
She is such a good cook.
她做饭可真好。
00:39
She's been slaving away all day.
她忙活了一整天。
00:41
Oh, slaving?
哦，忙活？
00:43
And you are such a good boyfriend.
你也真是个好男友。
00:45
Charlotte, it's so good to meet you.
夏洛特，见到你真高兴。
00:48
I have to say that no one in Frank's family
我得说，弗兰克家里没人
00:51
has ever even heard of you.
以前连听都没听说过你。
00:52
I know.
我知道。
00:54
It's crazy, right? Uh-huh.
很疯狂，对吧？嗯哼。
00:56
Especially since we've been together almost five years.
更别说我们在一起都快五年了。
00:59
Shut your mouth !
你给我闭嘴！
01:01
Yes, Charlotte, shut your mouth.
对，夏洛特，闭上嘴。
01:03
I bet it's because of the Jewish thing .
我猜是因为犹太那档子事。
01:08
What Jewish thing?
什么犹太那档子事？
01:09
Oh, well, Frank probably thought
哦，弗兰克大概觉得
01:11
that you would all disapprove
你们都会看不惯
01:13
of him living in sin with a dirty Jew.
他跟一个脏犹太人未婚同居。
01:15
Sweetheart.
亲爱的。
01:17
Uh-huh? You remember what we decided tonight.
嗯哼？你还记得咱们今晚说好的吧。
01:20
No, uh, politics...
不谈，呃，政治……
01:22
No religion. That's right.
不谈宗教。对。
01:24
Of course, yes. I'm so sorry.
当然，对。真对不起。
01:26
I'm just a bitch . [laughs] [Frank] Mm.
我就是个贱人。〔笑〕〔弗兰克〕嗯。
01:29
That's what Mike calls me.
迈克都这么叫我。
01:31
Oh...
哦……
01:33
I think we're gonna get along just fine .
我觉得咱们会相处得挺好。
01:35
Hell , I'm just glad you ain't black.
见鬼，我高兴你不是黑人就行。
01:42
Okay, let's not forget why we're all here.
好了，别忘了咱们今晚聚在这儿是为了什么。
01:48
To Miss Elizabeth Bledsoe,
敬伊丽莎白·布莱德索小姐，
01:50
New York University freshman,
纽约大学新生，
01:52
class of 1976.
一九七六届。
01:54
[Kitty] America's birthday.
〔基蒂〕美国的生日。
01:57
It's all just beginning for you, Beth.
贝丝，对你来说一切才刚刚开始。
02:00
Mazel tov.
恭喜，马泽尔托夫。
02:02
Mazel top. [Beth chuckles]
马泽尔托普。〔贝丝轻笑〕
02:06
Congrats. Congrats.
恭喜。恭喜。
02:07
Enjoy.
请慢用。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:09
never thought to do something
never thought to do something
从没想过要去做某事
I never thought to put rice on a salad.
我从没想过还能往沙拉上放米。
Pronunciation↩ 00:14
What's vulgar
vulgar 重读，别和后面的 bulgur 听混
What's vulgar ? [Frank] Uh, uh, bulgur.
什么粗俗？〔弗兰克〕呃，呃，是布尔古尔。
CollocationA2↩ 00:17
be made from something
be made from something
由某种材料做成
It's made from a wheat.
它是用小麦做的。
CollocationA2↩ 00:33
kind of like something
kind of like something
有点像…
Yeah, it's kind of like a shepherd's pie.
对，有点像牧羊人派。
Pronunciation↩ 00:33
kind of like
kind of 弱读成 kinda，of 几乎听不见
Yeah, it's kind of like a shepherd's pie.
对，有点像牧羊人派。
CollocationB1↩ 00:39
slave away
slave away
长时间苦干
这里指夏洛特做了一整天饭
She's been slaving away all day.
她忙活了一整天。
GrammarB1↩ 00:39
She's been slaving away
完成进行时：have been + 动词ing，强调从早到现在一直在干。
She's been slaving away all day.
她忙活了一整天。
Pronunciation↩ 00:39
She's been slaving
She's 缩读，been 弱成 /bɪn/
She's been slaving away all day.
她忙活了一整天。
GrammarB1↩ 00:48
that no one in Frank's family
宾语从句：that 引出要说的内容，后面才是真正的炸弹。
I have to say that no one in Frank's family
我得说，弗兰克家里没人
CollocationA2↩ 00:51
hear of someone
hear of someone
听说过某人
has ever even heard of you.
以前连听都没听说过你。
CollocationA2↩ 00:56
be together
be together
在一起（恋爱或同居）
Especially since we've been together almost five years.
更别说我们在一起都快五年了。
GrammarB1↩ 00:56
since we've been together almost five years
原因从句：since + 完成时，补上更扎心的原因：已经快五年。
Especially since we've been together almost five years.
更别说我们在一起都快五年了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:56
we've been together
we've 弱读，been 不要读成重的 /bi:n/
Especially since we've been together almost five years.
更别说我们在一起都快五年了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:59
Shut your mouth
Shut 和 mouth 双实词重读，中间 your 弱
Shut your mouth !
你给我闭嘴！
SlangB1↩ 00:59
Shut your mouth
闭嘴、别说了——震惊或急着捂嘴，对生人太冲
Shut your mouth !
你给我闭嘴！
CollocationA2↩ 01:03
because of something
because of something
因为某事
I bet it's because of the Jewish thing .
我猜是因为犹太那档子事。
CollocationB1↩ 01:03
the something thing
the something thing
那档子事
这里=她是犹太人这件事
I bet it's because of the Jewish thing .
我猜是因为犹太那档子事。
GrammarB1↩ 01:11
that you would all disapprove
宾语从句：thought that + 从句，转述弗兰克以为家人会反对。
that you would all disapprove
你们都会看不惯
CollocationB2↩ 01:13
live in sin
live in sin
未婚同居
字面是活在罪里，这里=未婚同居
of him living in sin with a dirty Jew.
他跟一个脏犹太人未婚同居。
GrammarB2↩ 01:13
of him living in sin
动名词结构：介词 of 后接 him living，动作的主人用宾格。
of him living in sin with a dirty Jew.
他跟一个脏犹太人未婚同居。
SlangB2↩ 01:26
bitch
贱人（自嘲）——可自嘲，骂别人很伤人，正式禁用
I'm just a bitch . [laughs] [Frank] Mm.
我就是个贱人。〔笑〕〔弗兰克〕嗯。
CollocationA2↩ 01:33
get along just fine
get along just fine
相处得挺好
I think we're gonna get along just fine .
我觉得咱们会相处得挺好。
Pronunciation↩ 01:33
gonna get along
going to 吞成 gonna，三个音节并成两个
I think we're gonna get along just fine .
我觉得咱们会相处得挺好。
Pronunciation↩ 01:33
get along just
get along 的 t 打成美式弹舌
I think we're gonna get along just fine .
我觉得咱们会相处得挺好。
SlangA2↩ 01:33
gonna
将要（口语）——going to 的口语音，写作里少用
I think we're gonna get along just fine .
我觉得咱们会相处得挺好。
SlangB1↩ 01:35
ain't
不是（非标准）——南方口语 isn't/aren't，写作别用
Hell , I'm just glad you ain't black.
见鬼，我高兴你不是黑人就行。
SlangB1↩ 01:35
Hell
见鬼、真是的——轻度咒骂，用来起头，正式场合少用
Hell , I'm just glad you ain't black.
见鬼，我高兴你不是黑人就行。
CollocationA2↩ 01:57
be just beginning
be just beginning
才刚刚开始
It's all just beginning for you, Beth.
贝丝，对你来说一切才刚刚开始。
Teaching points
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PunB1↩ 00:14
bulgur vs vulgar
麦粒听成粗俗
In the scene家人把夏洛特说的 bulgur 听成 vulgar，弗兰克急忙纠正。
She asked for a file, not a phial, and the whole lab froze.她要的是文件，不是小药瓶，全实验室都愣了。
In daily life
点菜听错I said basil, not vase oil. Let me write it down.我说的是罗勒，不是花瓶油。我写给你看。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:39
slave away
忙得像奴隶
In the scene弗兰克夸夏洛特做了一整天饭，用这词又心疼又夸张。
The interns have been slaving away on the deck since dawn.实习生从天亮就在甲板上苦干。
In daily life
赶报告I have been slaving away on this report all weekend.我整个周末都在赶这份报告。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:13
live in sin
未婚同居
In the scene夏洛特故意用这词刺激弗兰克保守的家人。
My aunt still calls sharing a flat living in sin.我姨妈仍把合住说成未婚同居、有罪。
In daily life
聊合租They moved in together last May, and her dad still calls it living in sin.他们去年五月就住一起了，她爸还说这是未婚同居。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 01:33
get along
相处得来
In the scene基蒂在席间说大家会处得很好，想把尴尬按下去。
The new roommate and I get along better than I expected.新室友和我处得比预想好。
In daily life
新同事Give it a week. You two will get along.给一周时间，你俩会处得来。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:33
get along just fine
反话式圆场
In the scene刺耳话刚落地，这句越轻巧越像强行和好。
After that toast, she smiled and said the two families would manage just fine.那次祝酒后，她笑着说两家人会处得很好。
In daily life
饭局圆场Nobody mentioned the fight. He just said dinner would go just fine.没人提刚才的吵，他只说晚饭会很顺利。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 01:26
bitch
贱人（自嘲）
In the scene席间有人自嘲说自己就是个 bitch，想把失言圆过去。
I snapped at the waiter and then said I was being a jerk.我对服务员甩了脸色，随后说自己刚才太混蛋。
In daily life
自嘲解围I talked over her again. Fine, I was being rude.我又抢她话。行吧，是我没礼貌。
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CollocationA2↩ 00:33
kind of like
有点像
In the scene夏洛特拿牧羊人派打比方，解释桌上的中东肉饼。
This stew is kind of like the one my neighbor makes.这锅炖菜有点像邻居做的那种。
In daily life
介绍新菜The sauce is kind of like salsa, but thicker.这酱有点像萨尔萨，但更稠。
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DiscourseB1↩ 00:48
i have to say
我得说一句
In the scene家人用这句开头，再甩出从没听说过夏洛特。
I have to say that nobody warned us about the extra fee.我得说，没人提醒过我们还有这笔额外费用。
In daily life
提意见I have to say the soup arrived cold.我得说，汤端上来就是凉的。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Especially since we've been together almost five years.”
更别说我们在一起都快五年了。
Why it's great
用 especially since 把炸弹藏进原因从句，笑着当众拆台。
Pattern
Especially since + 完成时
When to use
先装轻松，再补一句更扎心的背景，让惊讶落地。
Similar
We've been a couple for years. ／ We've lived together for years.
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informal
Shadowing tip
since 后略停，five years 加重再收住。
Use it yourself
坦白合租Especially since we have shared that flat since April.更别说我们从四月起就合住那套公寓了。
“I think we're gonna get along just fine.”
我觉得咱们会相处得挺好。
Why it's great
圆场套话，越轻巧越能盖住刚才那句刺耳的话。
Pattern
gonna get along just fine
When to use
刚认识或场面发僵时，先把气氛按住。
Similar
We'll get on just fine. ／ I think we'll be okay.
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informal
Shadowing tip
gonna 连成一团，fine 轻轻上扬。
Use it yourself
见家长Relax, I think your folks and I will manage just fine.放心，我觉得你爸妈和我会处得来。
“It's all just beginning for you, Beth.”
贝丝，对你来说一切才刚刚开始。
Why it's great
祝酒短句把火药味拉回祝福，暖而不煽。
Pattern
It's all just beginning for you.
When to use
毕业、入职、搬家时给别人打气。
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This is only the start. ／ Your story is just getting started.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
beginning 拉长，Beth 轻点名。
Use it yourself
毕业宴The internship is over, and the real work is only starting for you.实习结束了，真正的功课对你才刚开始。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use slaving away for exhausting work
- Hear living in sin as unmarried cohabitation
- Smooth awkwardness with get along just fine
- Compare food with kind of like
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does living in sin mean here?
It means unmarried cohabitation. Charlotte uses it to needle the family.
How do you translate slaving away?
It means working extremely hard. Frank is praising all-day cooking.
Is get along just fine sincere?
Literally we'll get on well; here it papers over a nasty remark.
What is the difference between vulgar and bulgur?
Bulgur is cracked wheat; vulgar means crude. Relatives mishear it.
How is Mazel tov used in a toast?
Yiddish for congratulations. Charlotte toasts Beth; someone says Mazel top.