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街頭看手相被吐槽:resign yourself to

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。

發生了什麼

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。

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本章短語

resign yourself to

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。

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  • condescending

    居高臨下的

  • opportunist

    投機分子

  • seedy

    烏七八糟的

  • very nice and all

    聽著不錯,但是…

  • bullshit

    胡說八道

本章全部批註

57 句台詞裡標了 23 處

短語 · B1palm reader

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?
短語 · B1make eye contact

對上眼神

- I just made eye contact. - She's not coming over?
俚語 · A2shit

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.
短語 · B1be on a journey

在旅途中

So you have been on a journey and you are a stranger to this place.
短語 · B1a stranger to a place

對這裡陌生

So you have been on a journey and you are a stranger to this place.
短語 · C1resign yourself to something

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.
短語 · B2find peace within oneself

找到內心平靜

Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others.
短語 · B2connection with others

與他人的真正聯結

Only if you find peace within yourself will you find true connection with others.
語法 · C1Only if you find peace within yourself will you

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.
發音Only if you

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.
發音You're both

you're 快說時很輕,重心挪到 both 和 stars 上。

You're both stars.
語法 · B2everything that is this world

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.
短語 · B1take something seriously

把這話當真

But I hope you don't take that any more seriously than some horoscope in a daily syndicated newspaper.
語法 · B2any more seriously than

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.
發音take that any

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.
俚語 · B2bullshit

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?
短語 · B2way + adjective

太居高臨下 way 不是路,是口語加強詞

That's way condescending, you know?
短語 · B2put someone out of business

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.
俚語 · B2asses

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.
短語 · B1save up money

攢下她的錢

Just once I'd love to see some little old lady save up all her money
短語 · B1be all excited about something

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,
短語 · B1feel good about oneself

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.
短語 · B2a seedy section of a city

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.

看懂「街頭看手相被吐槽」

發音重點

  • Only if you — 重音落在 Only if,will you 前稍停,別平均用力。
  • You're both — you're 快說時很輕,重心挪到 both 和 stars 上。
  • take that any — take that any 快說時擠在一起,that 的 t 輕點一下。
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。

關於這一章的問題

Everything we know is stardust 是什麼意思?

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。

「無奈接受」英語怎麼說?

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。

為什麼把看手相比作 horoscope(星座運勢)?

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。

「投機分子」英語怎麼說?

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。

You pay your money 這句在說什麼?

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。

a stranger to this place 是什麼意思?

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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