看手相的人 reader 不是普通讀者,指替人看手相的人
Look at this palm reader. She's interesting-looking, no?before-sunrise-1995 · 1995 — 第 8 / 12 章 · 4'07" · B2
街頭有人指著看手相的說 Look at this palm reader(你看那個看手相的),其中一人不小心和手相師對上了眼,她就走了過來。一句 resign yourself to(無奈接受)生活裡的彆扭,末了還說 Everything we know is stardust(我們所知的一切都是星塵)。想用英文聊命運和現實,這幾句都用得上。
兩人在維也納街頭看見一個手相師,一句 Look at this palm reader(你看那個看手相的)剛出口,其中一人就和手相師對上了眼。手相師開價五十,先說對方是旅行者、a stranger to this place(對這裡陌生),又勸人 resign yourself to(無奈接受)生活裡的彆扭,最後留下 Everything we know is stardust(我們所知的一切都是星塵)。聽的人不買賬,覺得這就像日報上的 horoscope(星座運勢),還嫌那句話太 condescending(居高臨下);也有人把看手相這行的人說成 opportunist(投機分子),或說這是花錢買 feel good about yourself(自我感覺良好)。想用英文聊命運、旅行和現實,這些說法都能直接搬走。
這場戲看什麼
留意這幾個短語
condescendingopportunistseedyresign yourself to
本章短語
無奈接受accept something you cannot change
預言轉到生活裡的尷尬時,用 resign yourself to 讓人認下那些彆扭,不再掙扎。
You can't change the traffic, so resign yourself to a slow ride.堵車改不了,就認命慢慢開吧。
居高臨下的
投機分子
烏七八糟的
聽著不錯,但是…
胡說八道
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看手相的人 reader 不是普通讀者,指替人看手相的人
Look at this palm reader. She's interesting-looking, no?對上眼神
- I just made eye contact. - She's not coming over?糟糕;糟了——受驚或麻煩時脫口而出,正式場合別用
- Yeah, she is. - Oh, shit.在旅途中
So you have been on a journey and you are a stranger to this place.對這裡陌生
So you have been on a journey and you are a stranger to this place.無奈接受
預言轉到生活裡的尷尬時,用 resign yourself to 讓人認下那些彆扭,不再掙扎。
But you need to resign yourself to the awkwardness of life.找到內心平靜
Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others.與他人的真正聯結
Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others.only 倒裝:Only if 置首,主句助動詞 will 提到主語 you 前,強調唯一條件。
Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others.重音落在 Only if,will you 前稍停,別平均用力。
Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others.you're 快說時很輕,重心挪到 both 和 stars 上。
You're both stars.定語從句:that is this world 修飾 everything,等於‘構成這個世界的一切’。
When the stars exploded billions of years ago, they formed everything that is this world.把這話當真
But I hope you don't take that any more seriously than some horoscope in a daily syndicated newspaper.比較結構:not... any more seriously than 表示‘並不比…更當真’,把預言和星座欄並列。
But I hope you don't take that any more seriously than some horoscope in a daily syndicated newspaper.take that any 快說時擠在一起,that 的 t 輕點一下。
But I hope you don't take that any more seriously than some horoscope in a daily syndicated newspaper.胡說八道——熟人吐槽用,正式場合和長輩面前別用
But what was that "I am learning" bullshit?太居高臨下 way 不是路,是口語加強詞
That's way condescending, you know?讓生意垮掉
有人設想,如果算命師真把殘酷真相說出口,put someone out of business 就會落到這行人頭上——讓他們全沒生意。
it would put their asses out of business.人;屁股——粗俗說法,這裡指那些人,正式場合別用
it would put their asses out of business.攢下她的錢
Just once I'd love to see some little old lady save up all her money滿心期待
to go to the fortune-teller, she'd get there all excited about hearing her future and the woman would say, "Uh-huh... Tomorrow and all your remaining days will be exactly like today,自我感覺良好
有人總結算命為什麼有效:你付錢,就聽到一些讓你 feel good about yourself 的話,把這件事說成一筆交易。
You pay your money, you hear something that makes you feel good about yourself.魚龍混雜的地段 seedy 不是多籽,指破舊混亂
If you want, there's a seedy section of Vienna we can buy a hit of crack.Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others.只有找到內心的平靜,你才能與他人建立真正的聯結。 把條件倒裝成一句命運箴言,within yourself 與 with others 對舉。
Everything we know is stardust.我們所知的一切都是星塵。 把宏大宇宙壓縮成一句短判斷,簡單詞卻有畫面和撫慰感。
But I hope you don't take that any more seriously than some horoscope in a daily syndicated newspaper.但我希望你別太當真,對這話的認真程度,別超過對報紙星座欄的認真程度。 用報紙星座欄作比較,禮貌外衣裡全是拆臺,酸得很準。
And when you die, you'll be completely forgotten."等你死了,你會被徹底遺忘。 把預言反寫成冷冰冰的終局,短句一刀落下,帶黑色幽默。
意思是「我們所知的一切都是星塵」。臺詞裡說,幾十億年前星星爆炸形成了這世上的一切,所以一切都是星塵,最後還提醒兩人別忘了這一點。
可以說 resign yourself to。臺詞裡說 resign yourself to the awkwardness of life,意思是生活裡那些彆扭改不了,只能認下。
臺詞裡說,別把這一套看得比 daily syndicated newspaper 上天天登的 horoscope 更認真。隨後有人反問:她知道我在度假、我們互不認識,還知道我會成為了不起的女人。
是 opportunist。臺詞裡說 if opportunists like that ever had to tell the real truth,意思是那種投機取巧的人真要講真話,這行就做不下去了。
臺詞是 You pay your money, you hear something that makes you feel good about yourself,意思是你花錢,就聽到讓你自我感覺良好的話,把算命說成一筆買賣。
意思是「對這裡陌生」。臺詞裡說 you have been on a journey and you are a stranger to this place,就是對方一直在旅行、不是本地人;後面還接了 adventurer(冒險家)。
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第 1 章weeks on end火車上聊英語和行程
第 2 章the poetry of day-to-day life兩人聊連播一年的節目
第 3 章passive-aggressive火車上聊童年與死亡
第 4 章a bad liar街頭聊蜜月和看戲
第 5 章scare the hell out of someone問答遊戲互問情史
第 6 章piss someone off火車上互問最煩的事
第 7 章romantic projections聊父母與愛情
正在看 · 第 8 章resign yourself to街頭看手相被吐槽
第 9 章a real prizewinner追問前任聊到心理醫生
第 10 章fool around拿猴子吵男女之爭
第 11 章fall for someone假電話裡坦白心動
第 12 章fizzle out約定只過今晚