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派對上初識德懷特:hit the jackpot

派對角落,兩個人從名字聊到衣著、喪偶和職業。一句 Come to life after it gets dark(天一黑就活過來)把名字聊成了調情;一句 might just be an inflated ego(也許只是膨脹的自負)顯得輕鬆,接著又有人感嘆 I really have hit the jackpot(交上好運)。想學初次見面的自然寒暄和自嘲,這段正合適。

發生了什麼

派對角落,兩個人初次搭話,先從名字說起:有人說自己的名字來自母親喜歡的花,於是有了 Come to life after it gets dark(天一黑就活過來)這樣的說法。話題很快轉到衣著、喪偶和職業。有人用 I didn't say(我可沒那麼說)輕輕擋回一句玩笑;有人剛講起想競選公職,又承認 might just be an inflated ego(也許只是膨脹的自負)。等到聽說對方是室內設計師,一句 I really have hit the jackpot(交上好運)把好感推向邀約。想練初次見面的寒暄、自嘲和順勢誇獎,這些說法都能直接用。

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本章短語

hit the jackpot

交上好運,中頭獎get very lucky; strike it rich

有人一聽對方是室內設計師就說 I really have hit the jackpot(交上好運),接著解釋自己剛買了新房,正需要人幫忙。

We hit the jackpot when our landlord turned out to be a chef.房東竟是廚師,我們真是撞上大運了。

本章還有

  • come to life

    活躍起來,有生氣

  • I didn't say

    我可沒那麼說

  • shatter your illusion

    打破美好想像

  • passed away

    去世(委婉說法)

  • diplomatic corps

    外交使團

本章全部批註

58 句台詞裡標了 28 處

短語 · B1rather be + place/state

寧願待在別處

I'd rather be someplace else too.
發音I'd rather

I'd 的 d 別拖重,輕輕滑進 rather,整句放鬆念。

I'd rather be someplace else too.
俚語 · A2someplace

某個地方(口語)——熟人閒聊常用;正式文書裡改用 somewhere。

I'd rather be someplace else too.
短語 · B1look that + adjective

看起來那麼不自在

Do I look that uncomfortable? Almost.
發音Do I

Do I 快說時黏在一起,別拆成兩個重音。

Do I look that uncomfortable? Almost.
短語 · B2an exotic name

帶異國風情的名字

Jasmine French, that's a very exotic name.
短語 · B1name someone after someone/something

按…給我取名

Well, my parents named me after my mother's favorite flower.
短語 · B2come to life

活躍起來,有生氣

有人把名字解釋成夜來香,又補一句 come to life after it gets dark(天一黑就活過來),說的既是花,也像在說對方一到夜裡才精神,語氣裡帶點調情。

Come to life after it gets dark.
短語 · B1the best offer I've had

今天收到最好的提議

That's the best offer I've had today.
短語 · B1get to do something

有機會認識你

I saw you in the other room before, I was hoping I'd get to meet you.
語法 · B2I was hoping I'd get to meet you

過去進行表委婉:用 I was hoping 而不是 I hope,讓期待聽起來更委婉,後面接賓語從句。

I saw you in the other room before, I was hoping I'd get to meet you.
短語 · B2shatter someone's illusion

打破美好想像

有人聽對方說早在另一個房間就想認識自己,便自嘲地回一句 hope I don't shatter your illusion(希望別打破你的美好想像),意思是別把我想得太好,語氣輕鬆。

Well, hope I don't shatter your illusion.
短語 · B1work in the [field] industry

在時尚行業工作

Vivier-- Oh, my goodness. Do you work in the fashion industry?
短語 · B1pass away

去世(委婉說法)

話題轉到前妻,有人用 passed away(去世)代替直接說 died,選詞更委婉,語氣也放輕,好讓對方順著接話。

Right. She passed away last year.
短語 · B2nothing as + adjective + as

沒…那麼光鮮

I'm so-- And what do you do? Nothing as glamorous as fashion.
短語 · C1the diplomatic corps

外交使團

有人先說在國務院工作,又補一句 in the diplomatic corps(在外交使團),把職位說得更正式。

In the diplomatic corps.
短語 · B1turn something down

拒絕它 這裡不是調低音量,而是拒絕機會。

But I wouldn't turn it down.
短語 · B2ambassador to [country]

駐墨西哥大使

We knew the ambassador to Mexico.
短語 · B2enter politics

進入政界

Lovely. My ambition is to come back after a few years and enter politics.
短語 · B2run for office

競選公職

有人談未來計劃,說想在加州 run for office(競選公職),語氣認真,還提到自己瞭解加州、喜歡挑戰。

I'd like to run for office in California. Oh, how exciting.
短語 · C1an inflated ego

膨脹的自負

有人剛說完想當議員,馬上補一句 it might just be an inflated ego(也許只是膨脹的自負),用自嘲給野心墊一層緩衝,語氣輕鬆。

Yeah, it might just be an inflated ego, but I think I'd make a good congressman.
俚語 · B1out here

這一帶,這兒——口語裡問對方是否本地;正式問籍貫別用。

You from out here?
短語 · B1start a new life

重新開始生活

I decided to come out here and start a new life for myself.
短語 · B2hit the jackpot

交上好運,中頭獎

有人一聽對方是室內設計師就說 I really have hit the jackpot(交上好運),接著解釋自己剛買了新房,正需要人幫忙。

I really have hit the jackpot.
語法 · B2not only is she charming and elegant and single

not only 倒裝:否定詞 Not only 放句首,助動詞 is 提到主語 she 前;正常語序是 she is not only...

Really? I meet this exotic creature, not only is she charming and elegant and single,
發音not only is she

not 和 only 各頂一下重音,is she 縮成輕快的 /ɪʃi/,整串前重後輕。

Really? I meet this exotic creature, not only is she charming and elegant and single,
語法 · B2One I've been looking at

省略關係代詞:One 後省掉 that/which,I've been looking at 是定語從句,說明是哪一棟房子。

One I've been looking at. It's in Marin.
短語 · B2written in the stars

命中註定 不是寫在星星上,而是說命中註定。

Written in the stars. You have to look at it.

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發音重點

  • I'd rather — I'd 的 d 別拖重,輕輕滑進 rather,整句放鬆念。
  • Do I — Do I 快說時黏在一起,別拆成兩個重音。
  • not only is she — not 和 only 各頂一下重音,is she 縮成輕快的 /ɪʃi/,整串前重後輕。
I'd rather be someplace else too.

我也寧願待在別的地方。 一句低聲的同感,既承認不適,又向對方遞出同盟感。

Come to life after it gets dark.

天黑之後才活過來。 用夜花說人,字面寫花,暗裡寫夜生活與曖昧。

I didn't say it was an offer.

我可沒說那是個邀約。 用一句輕巧否認擋住對方順杆爬,既不留情也不撕破臉。

I remember it as being two weeks of young wine and chocolate cake.

我記得那兩週就是喝新酒、吃巧克力蛋糕。 把旅行記憶壓成味道和甜點,具體、鬆弛,帶點老派富人的享樂。

I really have hit the jackpot.

我真是交上好運了。 誇張的 jackpot 把遇見合適的人說成中頭獎,熱情又不至於太鄭重。

關於這一章的問題

come to life 是什麼意思?

是「活躍起來,有生氣」。臺詞裡一句 Come to life after it gets dark,說的是夜來香天一黑就活躍起來,不是真的活過來。

「交上好運」英語怎麼說?

可以說 hit the jackpot,字面是中了頭獎。臺詞裡 I really have hit the jackpot 用來表示自己運氣好到像中獎,不是真的買彩票。

「我可沒那麼說」英語怎麼說?

用 I didn't say(我可沒那麼說),後面接對方替你加的話。臺詞裡一句 I didn't say it was an offer,就是「我可沒說這是個提議」。

passed away 和 died(死)有什麼區別?

passed away 是「去世」的委婉說法,語氣比 died 柔和。臺詞裡說到前妻去年過世,用的就是 She passed away last year。

run for office 只能指競選總統嗎?

不是,它泛指競選公職。臺詞裡有人說想在加州 run for office,還提到想當眾議員,所以職位可大可小。

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