這場戲：婚禮前親家母話不停
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沃倫剛到丹佛的赫澤爾家，親家母羅伯塔就一個人把婚禮清單從頭唸到尾，前夫拉里還當場摔門大鬧。喘口氣的工夫，她又說珍妮都 taken with（迷上）他，還誇兒子 Randall 體貼、easy on the eye（養眼）。想聽懂這種「熱情到讓人窒息」的家長寒暄，這段全是你躲不掉的場面。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 婚禮抱怨
一串清單越念越長，把怨氣堆成排比，最後落到一句「她真幸運」。
「我又不會讀心術」是 I'm not a mind reader
enough to deal with 已經夠多事要應付了I'm not a mind reader 我又不會讀心術get out 出去、走開
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 「養眼」是 easy on the eye
turned out to be 結果是、後來發現是raise their eyebrows 讓人側目、引人議論easy on the eye 養眼、看著順眼If I do say so myself 恕我自誇、這話我自己說
沃倫開房車到丹佛，住進未來親家赫澤爾家，為珍妮和蘭德爾的婚禮做準備。親家母羅伯塔一見面就停不下來：酒店、親戚、伴娘伴郎、還有多少人沒 RSVP，全都倒給他聽，順帶提醒他還欠教堂一張支票。前夫拉里因為弄不好一件東西當場發火、被趕出去，羅伯塔轉頭就跟沃倫解釋他為什麼總要鬧一場，還大方地誇兒子體貼、是個 sensitive, devoted man（敏感又忠誠的男人），甚至 easy on the eye（養眼）。她說珍妮 very taken with（很喜歡）蘭德爾，問沃倫同不同意。最後珍妮和蘭德爾趕到，沃倫卻急著找機會跟女兒單獨談談。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“And he's also quite easy on the eye.”
而且他長得也挺養眼。
自誇兒子的外貌時順手用 easy on the eye，比 handsome 俏皮又不失體面。
be easy on the eye
夸人好看時用，長輩聊晚輩或朋友開玩笑都合適。
The new place is easy on the eye, too. ／ She is not just smart; she is easy on the eye.
中性
重讀 quite 與 easy，on the eye 輕收。
Their little kitchen is small but easy on the eye. 他們的小廚房不大，但看著很舒服。
“If I do say so myself.”
這話由我自己說也不為過。
一句自誇許可，把「我在吹自己」說得像玩笑，先自嘲就不會招人煩。
..., if I do say so myself.
自誇後補一句打圓場時用，熟人和朋友之間最自然。
That was a good call, if I do say so myself. ／ It's a fine cake, if I do say so myself.
口語
if I do 輕輕帶過，say so myself 略輕快。
That was a solid lunch, if I do say so myself. 這頓午飯做得不錯，我自己說也不心虛。
“Honestly, don't you think he's something special?”
說真的，你不覺得他特別出色嗎？
用 don't you think 把自誇包裝成求你附和，被問的人幾乎沒法搖頭。
Don't you think + 主語 + is something special?
想讓人附和你的誇讚時用，長輩誇自己人尤其常見。
Don't you think she's something else? ／ Isn't he something special on stage?
口語
don't you think 上揚，something special 放慢加重。
Don't you think she's something special on the piano? 你不覺得她彈鋼琴特別有靈氣嗎？
“I'll do it myself. Like I have to do everything else around here.”
我自己來。反正這家裡什麼不是我自己扛。
一邊接手一邊補一句抱怨，委屈和控訴一次性說完。
Like I have to do everything else.
家務或協作裡憋屈時半賭氣地甩一句用；在同事或外人面前說會顯得情緒化，別說。
Fine, I'll just do it myself. ／ It's always me who has to do everything.
口語
myself 重讀，Like 起頭帶怨氣，everything else 粘成一串。
I'll do it myself. Like I have to do everything else in this kitchen. 我自己來。反正廚房裡什麼不是我幹。
The only way that Helen is lucky, and I do mean the only way... ...is she didn't have to go through this week with Jeannie and me. The florist, the dress, the relatives, the travel arrangements, the motels... ...the bridesmaids, the groomsmen, the gowns.
海倫唯一算得上走運的地方，我說的是唯一一點…… ……就是她不用跟我和珍妮一起熬過這一週。 花店、禮服、親戚、行程安排、旅館…… ……伴娘、伴郎、禮服。
When I had my hysterectomy... ...that boy did not leave my side for one minute. Not one minute. People used to raise their eyebrows... ...because I breast-fed him until he was almost 5 and I say: "Heh, well, you just look at the results." I raised a sensitive, devoted boy... ...who has turned into a sensitive, devoted man.
我做子宮切除手術的時候…… ……那孩子一分鐘都沒離開過我身邊。 一分鐘都沒有。以前人們總愛挑眉毛…… ……因為我餵母乳喂到他快五歲，我就說：「嘿，你看看結果不就知道了。」 我養大了一個體貼、忠誠的男孩…… ……他長成了一個體貼、忠誠的男人。
下一章 · 13up to snuff夠格這場戲：家宴吵翻後勸別嫁「養眼、看著順眼」，形容人長得好看。羅伯塔誇自己兒子 quite easy on the eye，是帶著得意的自誇。
taken with，常用 be taken with someone。羅伯塔說珍妮 very taken with 蘭德爾，就是她很喜歡他。
吵架時用來堵對方：「我又不會讀心術」，意思是你不說我怎麼知道。對方含糊其辭、讓你自己猜時最常用。
貶義，「大吵大鬧、鬧脾氣」。羅伯塔說前夫為了引起注意才 causing a fuss，帶點無奈又嫌棄。
「順便提一句」，用來插入一個看似隨口、其實很重要的話題，比如羅伯塔催教堂支票那一句。
