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香檳慶祝變翻舊賬:let sleeping dogs lie

剛複合的一對帶來香檳慶祝,一句 I'm not in a celebratory mood(沒心情慶祝)就把氣氛凍住;勸架的人趕緊說 Let's let sleeping dogs lie(別再翻舊賬)。想學怎麼把「別翻舊賬」說得像英語母語者,這幾句很實用。

發生了什麼

剛複合的一對帶香檳來慶祝,桌上卻有人一句 I'm not in a celebratory mood(沒心情慶祝),把原本的熱鬧壓了下去。話越說越衝,有人趕緊勸 Let's let sleeping dogs lie(別再翻舊賬),也有人被指責總是 pick on someone(反覆找茬)。幾句下來,慶祝就變成了互相翻舊賬。想說自己沒心情、想勸人別翻舊賬,或在爭吵裡點出對方老找茬,這幾句都能直接搬用;語氣從冷淡到不耐煩,一層層往上遞進。

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本章短語

let sleeping dogs lie

別再翻舊賬don't reopen an old conflict

兩邊正爭得厲害,有人用 let sleeping dogs lie 想把話題按下去;語氣像和事佬,但不願再聽的人會覺得是在敷衍。

You two have apologized, so let sleeping dogs lie.你們倆都道歉了,舊賬就別翻了。

本章還有

  • celebratory mood

    慶祝的心情

  • pick on someone

    反覆找茬、欺負

  • Bullshit

    胡說;瞎扯

  • lost without a woman

    沒女人就六神無主

  • went your own sweet way

    一意孤行,只顧自己稱心

本章全部批註

38 句台詞裡標了 29 處

短語 · B1bring something over

帶某物過來

Chili brought some over to celebrate.
短語 · B1be back together

複合了

We're back together. Heh, heh, heh.
發音We're back

We're 壓輕,重音甩到 back 上

We're back together. Heh, heh, heh.
發音not in a

not in a 快說時黏成一串,t 只輕碰一下

I'm sorry, I'm not in a celebratory mood.
短語 · B2anything to celebrate about

有什麼值得慶祝的

I don't think I'd find that news anything to celebrate about.
語法 · B2I'd find that news anything to celebrate about

賓語補足語:find + 賓語 + 補語,表示「覺得某物如何」;這裡把這訊息判成沒什麼可慶祝。

I don't think I'd find that news anything to celebrate about.
發音I'd find that

I'd 的 d 輕點一下,find that 的 t 收住不出聲,詞尾和 that 連得緊。

I don't think I'd find that news anything to celebrate about.
短語 · B2dig at someone

互相用話刺對方 不是挖土,是用話刺對方的痛處

Hey, come on, Jasmine, let's not dig at each other, okay?
俚語 · B2big shot

大人物——熟人調侃或酸人,正式場合別用

Gonna be a big shot in Washington. We made up.
短語 · B2beg for forgiveness

乞求原諒

She begged for my forgiveness.
短語 · B2cry like a baby

哭得稀里嘩啦 不是變成嬰兒,是哭得很兇

And he cried like a baby and apologized.
俚語 · B2Bullshit

胡說——粗魯打斷,吵架才用,正式場合停用

I didn't cry. Bullshit. You cry all the time.
俚語 · B2for chrissake

天哪;搞什麼——不耐煩的感嘆,別對客戶說

It's something we planned for a long time and maybe if we'd just done it-- Oh, for chrissake.
短語 · B2rip something out

猛地把某物拽出來

There's men who'd never think about ripping the phone out of the wall.
語法 · B2men who'd never think about ripping the phone out of the wall

定語從句:who'd never think about... 修飾 men,說明是哪種男人;'d 是 would,不是 had。

There's men who'd never think about ripping the phone out of the wall.
短語 · B1leave someone alone

別煩某人

Hey, leave him alone. You're always picking on him.
俚語 · B2losers

失敗者;不靠譜的人——貶低人,爭吵中用,別當面說

No, you choose losers, okay?
短語 · C1go your own sweet way

一意孤行,只顧自己稱心

有人翻舊賬,用 went your own sweet way 怪對方當年只顧自己稱心,緊接著又點出另一個男人把一次改變命運的機會揮霍掉;sweet 表面像誇,實際帶刺。

because you married the biggest loser of all and went your own sweet way while he pissed away my one big chance to make a better life.
語法 · C1because you married the biggest loser of all and went your own sweet way while he pissed away my one big chance

原因狀語從句:because 引出整段指責,while 再接一條同時發生的罪狀;舊賬一口氣串起來。

because you married the biggest loser of all and went your own sweet way while he pissed away my one big chance to make a better life.
俚語 · C1pissed away

揮霍掉——粗俗,熟人吵架才用,正式說 waste

because you married the biggest loser of all and went your own sweet way while he pissed away my one big chance to make a better life.
短語 · C1bring someone in on something

讓你參與或分享 不是把人搬進來,是讓人參與這筆交易

He's right. I'm not gonna be drawn into defending myself when all I wanted to do was bring you in on a good deal.
語法 · C1all I wanted to do was bring you in on a good deal

all 強調句:all I wanted to do 作主語,was 後接動詞原形 bring,構成 all 強調句,突出唯一想做的事。

He's right. I'm not gonna be drawn into defending myself when all I wanted to do was bring you in on a good deal.
短語 · B2get oneself together

收拾好自己 不是把東西收在一起,是整理情緒、恢復狀態

I just gotta get myself together.
短語 · B1move in with someone

搬去和某人同住

Dwight asked me to move in with him, as I expected he would.
短語 · B2a plus for something

對…有利的條件 plus 不是加法,是加分項

It has to be the right woman, who's a plus for his career.
短語 · B2a future in politics

政治前途

And I have the social skills required for his future in politics.
短語 · B2send for something

讓人把某物送來 不是親自送,是叫人把行李送來

I'll send for my luggage.
短語 · B2keep something on the inside

把情緒憋在心裡 不是放在裡面,是把情緒壓住不說

I was pretty angry at some of the things she said, but I kept it on the inside.
俚語 · B2knocking you

貶低你——口語,替人抱不平;正式場合別用

I'm tired of her knocking you. You know?

看懂「香檳慶祝變翻舊賬」

發音重點

  • We're back — We're 壓輕,重音甩到 back 上
  • not in a — not in a 快說時黏成一串,t 只輕碰一下
  • I'd find that — I'd 的 d 輕點一下,find that 的 t 收住不出聲,詞尾和 that 連得緊。
I'm sorry, I'm not in a celebratory mood.

抱歉,我沒心情慶祝。 先用 sorry 墊一層禮貌,再用 not in a celebratory mood 把拒絕說得體面而冷。

He's one of these men who's lost without a woman.

他屬於那種沒女人就六神無主的男人。 一句帶刺的概括,把依賴說成型別,既像觀察又像判決。

Because that's what you think you deserve.

因為你就是覺得自己只配這樣。 把爭吵從選擇問題推進到自我價值,短句像刀,因果開頭更狠。

I was pretty angry at some of the things she said, but I kept it on the inside.

她說的有些話讓我挺生氣,但我憋在心裡了。 用 pretty angry 和 kept it on the inside 對照,表面不動聲色,心裡憋著火,一句寫出隱忍。

Come on, she's happy, we're happy. Let's let sleeping dogs lie.

行了,她開心,我們也開心。過去的事就別再翻出來了。 用一句老諺語給爭吵踩剎車,重複的 happy 像在強行穩住場面。

關於這一章的問題

let sleeping dogs lie 是什麼意思?

意思是「別再翻舊賬」,勸人別再提過去不愉快的事,讓大家都好過。臺詞裡有人用這句話勸架,想讓慶祝繼續下去。

「沒心情慶祝」英語怎麼說?

可以說 I'm not in a celebratory mood。celebratory mood 就是「慶祝的心情」,這句話直接告訴對方自己現在不想加入慶祝。

pick on someone 是「反覆找茬」嗎?

是。它常指老是挑某個人的毛病、找他的茬。臺詞裡有人替被說的人出頭,說對方總是 picking on him,就是「老是挑他的刺」。

Bullshit 在這裡是什麼意思?

這裡就是「胡說;瞎扯」,用來否定對方剛說的話。臺詞裡一句 Bullshit 接在「我沒哭」後面,表示根本不信這套說法。

「一意孤行」用英語怎麼說?

可以用 went your own sweet way,意思是一意孤行、只顧自己稱心。臺詞裡用它指責對方當年不顧別人、按自己的性子來。

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