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豪宅裡接待來訪親戚:flush

豪宅裡一陣寒暄,來訪的親戚先說不願 impose(添麻煩),又解釋已在萬豪訂房。主人堅持讓辦公室把酒店賬單轉過來;後面一句 We're flush(手頭寬裕)把借錢的話頭擋回去。想學怎麼把客氣和拒絕說得體面,這幾句都用得上。

發生了什麼

一對夫婦到豪宅做客,寒暄還沒完,就被屋裡的氣派震住了:一句 Hell of a place(相當了不得的地方)是真心誇,也是拉開差距的感嘆。聊到住宿,客人先說不願 impose(添麻煩),主人卻堅持讓辦公室把酒店賬單轉到自己這邊,客氣來回裡全是分寸。今晚這頓沒約成;後面一句 We're flush(手頭寬裕)把借錢的話頭擋了回去。學這幾句,可以在走親訪友、接待客人、婉拒好意時把話說得熱絡又不失禮。

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這場戲看什麼

  • 留意誰在搶著買單,誰在推辭。
  • 注意茉莉改名後的稱呼變化。
  • 看客人誇房子時,主人怎樣淡淡接住。

留意這幾個短語

hell of a placeimposeforward us the billI insist

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本章短語

flush

手頭寬裕rich / well-off

話頭轉到奧吉的生意訊息後,緊接著有人補一句,說自己不借錢,用 flush 亮出底氣,語氣有點逞強又防備。

I can pay for the tickets this week; I'm flush.我這週能付票錢,手頭寬裕。

本章還有

  • hell of a place

    相當了不得的地方

  • impose

    添麻煩;打擾

  • forward us the bill

    把賬單轉給我們

  • I insist

    不容你再推

  • get a kick out of

    從…得到樂趣

本章全部批註

56 句台詞裡標了 29 處

短語 · A2make it to something

趕到了;來了

- Hi. - Oh, you made it.
發音made it

快說時 made 的 d 輕輕滑進 it,兩個詞別切開。

- Hi. - Oh, you made it.
短語 · A2get to do something

終於有機會見到

Jasmine. I'm finally getting to meet the sister.
短語 · B1a nice little something

挺不錯的小聚會

You missed a nice little party. My friend Dennis sang.
短語 · B2hell of a something

相當了不得的地方

客人剛進門,抬頭打量這間豪宅,用半驚歎半打趣的口氣甩出一句 hell of a place,誇房子氣派,話裡帶著羨慕,主人只淡淡接住。

Hell of a place you got. Thank you.
發音Hell of a

Hell of a 常擠成一串,像一口氣帶過,別逐詞頓開。

Hell of a place you got. Thank you.
俚語 · B2Hell of a

非常;了不得——熟人之間誇東西,正式場合別用

Hell of a place you got. Thank you.
短語 · B1have got taste

有品味

Yeah, she's got taste.
短語 · B1catch up on something

補聊近況

We have so much to catch up on. Can't wait for you to show us New York.
短語 · B1make time for something

抽時間

- No, no, I will definitely make some time. - Oh, good. Heh, heh.
短語 · A2stay with someone

借住在某人家

Oh, well, we-- We thought about asking if we could stay with you, but we don't wanna impose,
語法 · B1asking if we could stay with you

賓語從句:about 後接 asking,再由 if 引出“能不能住”的間接問句。

Oh, well, we-- We thought about asking if we could stay with you, but we don't wanna impose,
短語 · B2forward someone something

把賬單轉給我們

主人聽說客人訂了酒店,馬上安排辦公室去聯絡,一句 forward us the bill 把賬單轉過來,語氣像在處理一件小事。

I'll have my office contact them and forward us the bill.
語法 · B1have my office contact them

使役結構:have + 人 + 動詞原形,表示讓辦公室去聯絡對方。

I'll have my office contact them and forward us the bill.
發音I insist

重音落到 insist 第二音節,I 輕輕帶過。

Please, you're our guests. I insist.
短語 · B2insist on doing something

堅持做東請客

Oh, well, then we insist on taking you two to dinner tonight.
短語 · B1get out of something

推掉;脫身

I don't think we can-- Something we can't get out of.
語法 · B2Something we can't get out of

省略定語從句:Something 後省略 that/which,we can't get out of 說明是什麼事。

I don't think we can-- Something we can't get out of.
短語 · B2stash someone somewhere

把孩子寄放好 stash 字面是“藏”,這裡指臨時把孩子托給別人。

We stashed the kids with Augie's sister, we're here for a week.
俚語 · B2stashed

臨時寄放——口語裡說安置孩子,正式寫作少用

We stashed the kids with Augie's sister, we're here for a week.
短語 · B2get a kick out of something

從…得到樂趣

主人盤算帶客人去哪家餐廳,先提一家又改口提另一家,說到對方會 get a kick out of that 時語氣變輕快,熱情裡帶點忙亂。

I mean, or Daniel. I mean-- They'd get a kick out of that. Yeah, absolutely.
發音get a kick

get a 快說時 t 輕彈一下,直接滑進 a,別切成硬塊。

I mean, or Daniel. I mean-- They'd get a kick out of that. Yeah, absolutely.
短語 · B1take someone out

請某人出去(吃飯)

I know your birthday is this week. Let us at least take you out for that.
發音We're flush

We're 只留一個輕音節,flush 重讀並短促收尾。

Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.
俚語 · B2flush

手頭寬裕——熟人之間說自己有錢,別對客戶說

Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.
短語 · B1be one's own boss

自己當老闆

Well, you know, I do, like, repairs, furniture moving, but I got plans to be my own boss.
短語 · B1talk about something over dinner

邊吃邊談

We'll talk about it over dinner. They're going out.
短語 · B1the little girls' room

女洗手間(委婉說法)

Is there a little girls' room? Just down the hall.
短語 · B2come up with someone

從哪兒找來他 不是“和他一起想出”,這裡指她從哪兒認識、找來這個人。

Where did she come up with him? I always feel so guilty around Ginger.

看懂「豪宅裡接待來訪親戚」

發音重點

  • made it — 快說時 made 的 d 輕輕滑進 it,兩個詞別切開。
  • Hell of a — Hell of a 常擠成一串,像一口氣帶過,別逐詞頓開。
  • I insist — 重音落到 insist 第二音節,I 輕輕帶過。
  • get a kick — get a 快說時 t 輕彈一下,直接滑進 a,別切成硬塊。
We have so much to catch up on. Can't wait for you to show us New York.

我們有太多近況要補,等不及讓你帶我們逛紐約了。 客套裡把補聊和帶路綁在一起,熱絡裡藏著要求。

Please, you're our guests. I insist.

拜託,你們是我們的客人。這筆我來付。 客氣話帶一點不容拒絕,體面地把賬單接過去。

Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.

別擔心,我不是來借錢的。我們手頭寬裕。 先堵住借錢猜測,再用 flush 亮底氣,逞強感很足。

We've got to make sure we make their stay extra nice.

我們得確保把他們的逗留安排得格外周到。 兩個 make 連著,熱情裡透出必須撐住場面的負擔。

關於這一章的問題

Hell of a place 是什麼意思?

意思是「相當了不得的地方」,用來誇一個地方很氣派。臺詞裡 Hell of a place you got 就是在感嘆「你這房子可真氣派」,語氣比普通誇獎更重。

flush 在這裡是「沖水」嗎?

不是。這裡的 flush 是「手頭寬裕」,一句 We're flush 就是告訴對方自己有錢、不用借錢。別和廁所沖水的 flush 搞混。

「我不想添麻煩」英語怎麼說?

可以說 I don't wanna impose。impose 是「添麻煩;打擾」,去別人家住、請人幫忙前先來一句,顯得很有分寸。

I insist 語氣有多強?

語氣很堅持,接近「不容你再推」。一句 I insist 就是不讓對方再客氣,常見於搶著買單、請客吃飯。

「從…得到樂趣」英語怎麼說?

用 get a kick out of,意思是「從…得到樂趣」。臺詞裡 They'd get a kick out of that 就是說「他們會覺得那很帶勁」,說的是帶客人去餐廳這類安排。

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