Chapter 12 of 17 · 1'56"
Motel and Reputation 名声与旅馆IMDb ↗
电话里还叫她Betty，她顶回去：我叫贝丝，不是一个人住
Uncle Frank · 2020
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingBeth calls home, and Kitty cannot believe she would rather stay in a motel than sleep in her own bed. Relatives pile on: Who is Wally? What about her reputation? Frank cuts in. Beth is an adult now, and she gets to make up her own mind. Then he and Beth cover for Wally with a traveler, a Winnebago, and a blind dog. The cover story is the real tension.
贝
Bethniece
弗
Frankuncle
基
Kittymother
沃
Wallypartner
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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00:02
It just doesn't make any sense .
这根本说不通。
00:03
Betty wants to stay in a motel all by herself
贝蒂非要一个人住汽车旅馆，
00:06
instead of sleeping at home in her own bed.
放着家里自己的床不睡。
00:08
It's Beth , and I'm not by myself .
我叫贝丝，而且我不是一个人。
00:11
Uncle Frank is staying there, too. So is Wally.
弗兰克叔叔也住那儿。沃利也是。
00:14
Who's Wally?
沃利是谁？
00:17
He's a man that we met .
是我们碰上的一个男人。
00:19
Me and Uncle Frank.
我和弗兰克叔叔。
00:21
He's staying at the motel, too.
他也住在那家汽车旅馆。
00:25
Well, that doesn't sound right .
嗯，这听着就不对劲。
00:27
No, ma'am , that sounds wronger than wrong .
是啊，太太，这比不对还不对。
00:31
How old are you, Betty?
你多大了，贝蒂？
00:34
It's... I'm 18, and it's Beth.
是……我十八岁了，而且我叫贝丝。
00:35
18, and you want to stay by yourself in a motel?
十八岁，你还想一个人住汽车旅馆？
00:38
Aren't you... Aren't you concerned about your reputation ?
你就不……你就不担心自己的名声吗？
00:41
My reputation with whom ?
我的名声？在谁面前？
00:44
Men care about things like that .
男人在意这种事。
00:46
Trust me, I know from experience .
相信我，我可是吃过亏的。
00:50
It's almost 9:00. We should be headed back.
快九点了。我们该往回走了。
00:52
Frank, I don't understand why Betty has... [scoffs]
弗兰克，我不明白贝蒂为什么非要……（嗤之以鼻）
00:55
Beth has to stay in a motel
贝丝非要住汽车旅馆，
00:57
when she can sleep at home in her own bed.
明明可以回家睡自己的床。
00:59
It's a waste of money .
这是浪费钱。
01:00
Well, I'm not sure that's your decision to make , Kitty,
基蒂，这恐怕不是你能做的决定，
01:03
because Beth is an adult now
因为贝丝现在已经是成年人了，
01:05
and she gets to make up her own mind .
她有权自己拿主意。
01:10
It's only my second time in a motel, Mama.
妈妈，这才是我第二次住汽车旅馆。
01:13
It's fun.
挺好玩的。
01:19
Well, I hope it's clean, at least .
希望至少是干净的。
01:22
Frank, who is Wally?
弗兰克，沃利是谁？
01:28
I told them about the man we met at the motel,
我跟他们说了我们在旅馆碰上的那个男人，
01:32
with the Winnebago.
开温尼贝戈房车的那个。
01:33
Oh, the guy with the dog? Yeah.
哦，带着狗的那个？对。
01:37
They're traveling across America .
他们在周游美国。
01:40
He's so cute, Mama.
他超可爱的，妈妈。
01:42
Smartest dog I ever met.
我见过最聪明的狗。
01:44
You got to be careful about strange dogs, you know.
陌生的狗你可得小心，知道吗。
01:47
They can bite you.
它们会咬人。
01:48
He's blind.
它是瞎的。
01:51
The dog, not the driver .
是狗瞎，不是开车的人。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
not make any sense
not make any sense
说不通、没道理
It just doesn't make any sense .
这根本说不通。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
doesn't make any
doesn't 的 t 常被吞掉
It just doesn't make any sense .
这根本说不通。
CollocationA2↩ 00:03
all by oneself
all by oneself
完全靠自己／独自一人
Betty wants to stay in a motel all by herself
贝蒂非要一个人住汽车旅馆，
CollocationA2↩ 00:03
stay in a motel
stay in a motel
住汽车旅馆
Betty wants to stay in a motel all by herself
贝蒂非要一个人住汽车旅馆，
CollocationA2↩ 00:06
instead of doing something
instead of doing something
而不是做某事
instead of sleeping at home in her own bed.
放着家里自己的床不睡。
GrammarB1↩ 00:06
instead of sleeping
介词加动名词：instead of 后接 sleeping，表示「不去做」的那件事。
instead of sleeping at home in her own bed.
放着家里自己的床不睡。
Pronunciation↩ 00:06
instead of sleeping
of 弱读成 /əv/，重音在 instead
instead of sleeping at home in her own bed.
放着家里自己的床不睡。
CollocationA2↩ 00:08
by oneself
by oneself
我自己一个人
It's Beth , and I'm not by myself .
我叫贝丝，而且我不是一个人。
Pronunciation↩ 00:08
It's Beth
重音砸在 Beth 上，用来当场改名
It's Beth , and I'm not by myself .
我叫贝丝，而且我不是一个人。
GrammarB1↩ 00:17
that we met
定语从句：that we met 修饰 a man：我们碰上的那个男人。
He's a man that we met .
是我们碰上的一个男人。
CollocationA2↩ 00:25
not sound right
not sound right
听起来不对劲
Well, that doesn't sound right .
嗯，这听着就不对劲。
SlangB1↩ 00:27
wronger than wrong
比错还错——南方口语加码，正式写作别用
No, ma'am , that sounds wronger than wrong .
是啊，太太，这比不对还不对。
SlangA2↩ 00:27
ma'am
女士、太太——南方礼貌称呼，对年长女性说
No, ma'am , that sounds wronger than wrong .
是啊，太太，这比不对还不对。
CollocationB1↩ 00:38
concerned about something
concerned about something
担心某事／在意名声
Aren't you... Aren't you concerned about your reputation ?
你就不……你就不担心自己的名声吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:38
Aren't you concerned
Aren't you 连读，t 带到 you 前
Aren't you... Aren't you concerned about your reputation ?
你就不……你就不担心自己的名声吗？
GrammarB2↩ 00:41
with whom
介词加whom：介词 with 带着 whom 提前，比 who with 更正式、更硬。
My reputation with whom ?
我的名声？在谁面前？
CollocationA2↩ 00:44
things like that
things like that
这类事情
Men care about things like that .
男人在意这种事。
CollocationB1↩ 00:46
know from experience
know from experience
凭亲身经历知道
Trust me, I know from experience .
相信我，我可是吃过亏的。
GrammarB1↩ 00:57
when she can sleep at home
时间状语从句：when 引出对比：明明可以回家睡，却还要住旅馆。
when she can sleep at home in her own bed.
明明可以回家睡自己的床。
CollocationA2↩ 00:59
a waste of money
a waste of money
浪费钱
It's a waste of money .
这是浪费钱。
CollocationB2↩ 01:00
someone's decision to make
someone's decision to make
该由某人做的决定
Well, I'm not sure that's your decision to make , Kitty,
基蒂，这恐怕不是你能做的决定，
GrammarB1↩ 01:00
I'm not sure that's your decision to make
宾语从句：I'm not sure 后接省略 that 的从句，把拒绝说软。
Well, I'm not sure that's your decision to make , Kitty,
基蒂，这恐怕不是你能做的决定，
Pronunciation↩ 01:00
not sure that's
I'm 和 that's 弱读，sure 稍清楚
Well, I'm not sure that's your decision to make , Kitty,
基蒂，这恐怕不是你能做的决定，
CollocationB1↩ 01:05
make up one's mind
make up one's mind
自己拿定主意
and she gets to make up her own mind .
她有权自己拿主意。
CollocationB1↩ 01:05
get to do something
get to do something
有权／有机会做某事
and she gets to make up her own mind .
她有权自己拿主意。
GrammarB1↩ 01:05
gets to make up her own mind
有权做某事：get to do 表示有权利或有机会做，不是被迫去做。
and she gets to make up her own mind .
她有权自己拿主意。
Pronunciation↩ 01:05
own mind
own 和 mind 都加重，强调自己定
and she gets to make up her own mind .
她有权自己拿主意。
CollocationA2↩ 01:19
at least
at least
至少、起码
Well, I hope it's clean, at least .
希望至少是干净的。
SlangA2↩ 01:33
the guy
那男的、那个人——口语指人，正式用 the man
Oh, the guy with the dog? Yeah.
哦，带着狗的那个？对。
CollocationA2↩ 01:37
travel across somewhere
travel across somewhere
周游某地
They're traveling across America .
他们在周游美国。
CollocationB1↩ 01:44
have got to be careful
have got to be careful
必须小心
You got to be careful about strange dogs, you know.
陌生的狗你可得小心，知道吗。
CollocationA2↩ 01:44
be careful about something
be careful about something
当心某事
You got to be careful about strange dogs, you know.
陌生的狗你可得小心，知道吗。
Pronunciation↩ 01:44
got to be
got to 的 t 弹成 flap
You got to be careful about strange dogs, you know.
陌生的狗你可得小心，知道吗。
SlangA2↩ 01:44
got to
得、必须——口语 have to，常弱成 gotta
You got to be careful about strange dogs, you know.
陌生的狗你可得小心，知道吗。
Pronunciation↩ 01:51
not the driver
对比重音在 not 和 driver 上
The dog, not the driver .
是狗瞎，不是开车的人。
Teaching points
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IdiomB1↩ 00:02
make any sense
说得通、有道理
In the scene基蒂觉得贝丝不住家里、去住旅馆，完全说不通。
Leaving the keys in a running car doesn't make any sense.把钥匙留在还开着的车里，根本说不通。
In daily life
改行程Flying out at 4 a.m. for a 20-minute meeting doesn't make any sense.为了二十分钟的会凌晨四点起飞，根本说不通。
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CollocationA2↩ 00:03
all by herself
她独自一人
In the scene基蒂强调贝丝要一个人住旅馆，暗示不像话。
She moved into the new apartment all by herself.她完全靠自己搬进了新公寓。
In daily life
出差住宿I don't mind waiting in the lobby all by myself.我一个人在大堂等也没关系。
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IronyB1↩ 00:27
wronger than wrong
比错还错
In the scene有人附和基蒂：姑娘和陌生男人同住旅馆，离谱到语法都加码。
Charging us twice for the same seat is wronger than wrong.同一座位收两次钱，那是比错还错。
In daily life
吐槽规则Banning water bottles but selling soda is wronger than wrong.禁带水杯却卖汽水，那是比错还错。
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CollocationB1↩ 00:38
concerned about
担心、在意某事
In the scene基蒂用名声施压，暗示男人会拿旅馆过夜评贝丝。
The neighbors are concerned about the noise after ten.邻居很在意十点以后的噪音。
In daily life
职场提醒I'm concerned about how this email will look in writing.我担心这封邮件写出来会给人什么印象。
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IdiomB1↩ 01:05
make up one's mind
自己拿定主意
In the scene弗兰克挡开基蒂：贝丝成年了，住旅馆该她自己定。
Give him the weekend to make up his own mind.给他一个周末，让他自己拿主意。
In daily life
选课商量I can list the options, but you make up your own mind.我可以把选项列出来，但你自己拿主意。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:00
decision to make
该由你做的决定
In the scene弗兰克点名基蒂：这事轮不到当妈的替成年女儿拍板。
Whether we sell the house is not your decision to make.卖不卖这栋房子，不是你能做的决定。
In daily life
拒代签Signing that contract is her decision to make, not ours.签那份合同是她的决定，不是我们的。
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DiscourseB1↩ 00:08
it's beth
当场纠正名字
In the scene基蒂叫她贝蒂，贝丝立刻改口，并否认自己一个人住。
It's Priya, and I already sent the form.我叫普里娅，而且表我已经交了。
In daily life
前台改名It's Daniel, and I booked under my last name.我叫丹尼尔，而且我是用姓预订的。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“It's Beth, and I'm not by myself.”
我叫贝丝，而且我不是一个人。
Why it's great
先改名再否认「独自」，一句话把身份和独立性一起钉住。
Pattern
It's X, and I'm not Y
When to use
别人叫错名字或把你说成孤立无援时，用来当场纠正。
Similar
It's Alex, actually ／ I'm not on my own
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informal
Shadowing tip
重音在 Beth 和 not，myself 收住。
Use it yourself
纠正称呼It's Jordan, and I already have a ride home.我叫乔丹，而且我已经有人送了。
“Well, I'm not sure that's your decision to make, Kitty,”
基蒂，这恐怕不是你能做的决定，
Why it's great
用 I'm not sure 把拒绝说软，但 decision to make 把权界划死。
Pattern
not your decision to make
When to use
家人或上司越界替你做主时，用来挡回去仍显得克制。
Similar
That's not your call ／ That's up to her
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neutral
Shadowing tip
not sure 快读，decision 加重。
Use it yourself
拒代做主Picking my college major is not your decision to make.选大学专业不是你能做的决定。
“and she gets to make up her own mind.”
她有权自己拿主意。
Why it's great
gets to 表有权，make up her own mind 把成年自主说成日常权利。
Pattern
get to make up one's mind
When to use
替别人挡家长或同事越权时，强调当事人自己定。
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It's her call ／ Let her decide
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informal
Shadowing tip
gets to 连读，own mind 加重。
Use it yourself
护朋友Let her make up her own mind about the internship.实习的事让她自己拿主意。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use make up one's mind to decide
- Hear concerned about as social worry
- Catch wronger than wrong as overkill
- Block overreach with decision to make
- Notice the dog story covering Wally
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does make up her own mind mean?
It means decide for herself. Frank is blocking Kitty here.
What does concerned about your reputation mean?
She is asking if gossip and men will judge Beth.
Is wronger than wrong real grammar?
It is comic Southern overkill: even worse than wrong.
What does your decision to make mean?
He is saying Kitty cannot choose for an adult daughter.
Why mention a Winnebago and a dog?
They hide Wally as a traveler with a Winnebago and a dog.