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Blue Jasmine · 2013 — 第 5 / 15 章 · 3'52" · B2

相親局上話不投機：on top of the world

餐廳相親局，有人聊歐洲旅行和回學校，旁邊的人卻越問越冒犯。有人感嘆 One minute you're on top of the world（前一秒還春風得意），一下就被現實打回原形；有人直接說 You think you're being charming, but you're not（你以為自己很有魅力，其實沒有）。想聽懂尷尬飯局裡的話外音，這兩句很管用。

發生了什麼

相親桌上，有人聊起歐洲旅行，又提到回學校讀書；旁邊的人不停追問，還把話題扯到護士和癲癇，氣氛越來越僵。有人幾次想打圓場，可插話的人越說越離譜。這裡能學幾個口語說法：sad excuse for a blind date 是「拿不出手的相親物件」，適合調侃臨時找來的約會物件；on short notice 是「臨時通知」，用來解釋為什麼只能湊合；on top of the world 是「春風得意」，形容人正處在順境。飯局冷場或朋友聚會時，這些說法都能幫你聽懂話裡的刺。

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留意這幾個短語

sad excuse for a blind dateon short noticewhat the helldropping dead of hunger

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本章短語

on top of the world

春風得意feeling on top of everything

有人用 on top of the world 講起一個人從風光到栽跟頭的經過，話說到一半，下一句就接上說那人其實是個騙子，口氣像在講別人的八卦。

She was on top of the world after the offer, then the funding was cut.拿到邀約後她春風得意，隨後資金卻被砍了。

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  • sad excuse for a blind date

    拿不出手的相親物件

  • on short notice

    臨時通知下；倉促之間

  • what the hell

    到底搞什麼

  • dropping dead of hunger

    餓得要命

  • change the subject

    換個話題

本章全部批註

78 句台詞裡標了 26 處

短語 · A2have been abroad

出過國

Have you ever been abroad?
發音been abroad

been 的尾音直接滑進 abroad，中間別停。

Have you ever been abroad?
短語 · B1used to do something

過去常做某事

We used to sail from Saint-Tropez to Cannes and up the coast to Monaco. Hm.
短語 · B1remind someone of something

讓我想起…

It reminds me of the Mediterranean. There's Chili.
短語 · B2be all set to do something

已經準備好做…

I gotta tell you, I was all set to move in with your sister.
語法 · B2Could've happened

情態完成式：could've 等於 could have；could have happened 表示“本來可能發生在任何人身上”。

Could've happened to anybody.
短語 · B2a sad excuse for something

差勁的…；拿不出手的…

Told me you never been here, don't know anybody, so I brought along this sad excuse for a blind date.
短語 · B1on short notice

臨時通知下；倉促之間

剛把同伴說成湊數的人，馬上又用 on short notice 替他圓場，意思是臨時找人只能做到這樣，既像解釋也像繼續貶低。

Best he could do on short notice. He works with me.
短語 · B1be dropping dead of hunger

餓得要命

有人被問要不要酒，先禮貌拒絕，接著用 dropping dead of hunger 誇張表示自己只想趕緊吃飯，語氣熟絡，把餓說得像急病。

I have a drink, but thank you. I'm dropping dead of hunger.
俚語 · B1What the hell

到底搞什麼——不客氣地追問；正式場合別用

What the hell are you drinking? Let me see. What is this?
俚語 · B1nuts

瘋了；胡說——熟人玩笑或爭執；正式場合別用

You're nuts. They don't even compare. Who cares?
語法 · B2You get a bad clam, you'll wish

條件句省略if：口語省掉 if：You get a bad clam 等於 If you get...，主句接後果。

You get a bad clam, you'll wish you were never born.
語法 · B2the biggest mistake I made

定語從句：mistake 後接省略 that/which 的定語從句 I made；was leaving... 才是主句補足。

I don't know. I mean, the biggest mistake I made was leaving college in my last year and not completing my education.
俚語 · B2crook

騙子——口語談壞人；新聞也可用，語氣偏輕

Guy turns out to be a crook. Heh, heh. Yeah.
短語 · B2be obsessed with something

痴迷於…

Oh, yes, yes, for a year or two, Hal became quite obsessed with thoroughbreds.
發音what are you

快問時 what are you 壓成一團，重音落在 study。

So, what are you gonna study in college?
短語 · B2have got something against someone or something

對…有意見

A nurse? You got something against nurses?
短語 · B2have extensive knowledge of something

對…瞭解很深

They have extensive knowledge of how the human body works.
短語 · B1change the subject

換個話題

桌上話題越扯越露骨，有人點名奇利，用 change the subject 想把場面從尷尬里拉回來，語氣像勸也像警告，不讓玩笑繼續。

Chili, why don't you change the subject?
發音but you're not

but you're 輕輕帶過，not 要落重音。

You think you're being charming, but you're not.
短語 · B1stare into space

發呆；出神

You always stare into space like that?
短語 · B2keep someone informed

隨時告知進展

被第三次追問學什麼，有人用 keep you informed 的禮貌承諾把答案無限延期，表面配合，實際關門，追問的人只能先停住。

I don't know, but I'll be sure to keep you informed.
短語 · B1back off

退一步；別再逼

追問者被頂回後，馬上用 back off 道歉並說自己不追了，語氣從冒犯切回客氣，但桌上的尷尬沒有真的消失。

Oh, okay, sorry. I'll back off. I'm sorry, I don't mean to be curt.
短語 · B1the rest of one's life

餘生；下半輩子

I just don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life.
語法 · B2what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life

賓語從句：know 後面整塊 what...life 是賓語從句，what 在從句裡作 do 的賓語。

I just don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life.
短語 · A2see the sights

觀光；逛景點

What do you wanna do? Why don't we take her to see the sights?

看懂「相親局上話不投機」

發音重點

  • been abroad — been 的尾音直接滑進 abroad，中間別停。
  • what are you — 快問時 what are you 壓成一團，重音落在 study。
  • but you're not — but you're 輕輕帶過，not 要落重音。
I have a drink, but thank you. I'm dropping dead of hunger.

我已有酒，但還是謝謝。我餓得要命。 先把拒絕說得客氣，再用誇張句把餓講成急病，轉折短促又真實。

You get a bad clam, you'll wish you were never born.

你要是吃到壞蛤蜊，會恨不得自己沒出生。 用“寧可沒出生”講吃壞東西，誇張得有理，聽完就記住。

You think you're being charming, but you're not.

你以為自己很迷人，其實並沒有。 先給自我感覺一個臺階，再用 but you're not 抽掉，短句像一記悶棍。

I just don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life.

我就是不知道餘生要拿自己怎麼辦。 把大迷茫塞進日常口語，gonna 和 the rest of my life 一輕一重，特別真。

I don't know, but I'll be sure to keep you informed.

我不知道，但我一定隨時告知你。 禮貌到挑不出錯，卻能把追問無限延期，是軟釘子裡的標準件。

關於這一章的問題

sad excuse for a blind date 是什麼意思？

意思是「拿不出手的相親物件」，用來調侃臨時找來的約會物件；臺詞裡有人就這麼介紹自己臨時帶來的相親物件。

「臨時通知」英語怎麼說？

on short notice。臺詞裡說 Best he could do on short notice，就是「倉促之間他只能做到這樣」，常用來解釋安排得急、沒時間準備。

on top of the world 是什麼意思？

是「春風得意」的意思，形容人正處在順境、狀態很好；臺詞裡說 One minute you're on top of the world，下一句馬上轉到壞訊息，落差很強。

想讓人別再追問，英語可以說什麼？

可以說 back off，意思是「退一步；別再逼」。臺詞裡有人道歉說 I'll back off，就是「我不再追問了」。

change the subject 是什麼意思？

意思是「換個話題」。臺詞裡有人直接說 why don't you change the subject，就是提醒對方別再聊這個讓人不舒服的話題。

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