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餐桌旁聊她的過去:has a past

餐桌旁,一個人愁眉苦臉地說自己碰上感情麻煩,朋友卻給出一堆簡單粗暴的建議。等有人報出那姑娘的名字,氣氛突然變了:她 has a past(有過一段不便細說的舊事),而她的過去成了他過不去的坎。想把複雜感情問題 boil down to(歸結到最要緊的一點),這兩句都用得上。

發生了什麼

餐桌旁,一個人一臉愁容,朋友先用 why the long face(怎麼拉著個臉)打趣,又用各種簡單粗暴的建議插科打諢。有人說自己正卡在不知道怎麼辦的地步,朋友便讓他把問題 boil down to(歸結到最要緊的一點)。聊到喜歡的人時,有人提到那姑娘 has a past(有過一段不便細說的舊事),她的過去讓他反覆想起,怎麼都放不下。日常裡想關心朋友、聊感情舊事,或把複雜局面拉回重點,這幾句都能直接用。

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why the long faceboil down tokick someone to the curbpeople who know people

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本章短語

has a past

有過一段不便細說的舊事has a history people judge

有人說著愛她,話鋒一轉,用 she has a past 把那些具體細節全打包塞進去,語氣是猶豫,也是把評判遞出去。

She has a past, and she's not hiding it from anyone.她有過一段過去,而且她並不瞞誰。

本章還有

  • why the long face

    怎麼拉著個臉

  • boil down to

    歸結到最要緊的一點

  • kick someone to the curb

    一腳把人掃地出門、甩了

  • people who know people

    人脈廣、認識很多人

  • son of a bitch

    混賬東西(粗口)

本章全部批註

60 句台詞裡標了 30 處

俚語 · B2on the rag

來例假;也指脾氣差——粗俗說法,只在極熟的人之間,正式場合別用

So why the long face, horse? Banky on the rag?
短語 · B1have girl trouble / boy trouble

感情上的麻煩事

I'm just, uh... I'm just havin' a little girl trouble.
發音havin' a little

havin' 結尾本來就省了 g,快說時直接滑進 a little,中間別停。

I'm just, uh... I'm just havin' a little girl trouble.
短語 · B2press charges against someone

報警告人、走法律程式

Bitch pressin' charges? I get that a lot.
短語 · B1get something a lot

常被人這麼說,常碰上這種事

Bitch pressin' charges? I get that a lot.
發音that a lot

that 在 a 前面只剩一個輕音,別重讀,順著滑到 a lot。

Bitch pressin' charges? I get that a lot.
短語 · B1at a point where + 句子

到了……的地步

I'm just at a point where I don't really know what to do.
語法 · B1at a point where I don't really know

定語從句:where 從句修飾 point,說明「到了哪個點」,去掉就只剩「我在一個點上」。

I'm just at a point where I don't really know what to do.
發音Kick her to

kick 和 her 之間幾乎不停,her 只剩輕輕一點音,一口氣帶到 to。

Kick her to the fuckin' curb. Girls get to be too much trouble.
語法 · B2there ain't no such thing

雙重否定:ain't 已是否定,再加 no,兩層並不抵消,反而把否認說得更用力。

Nah, there ain't no such thing. You got to boil it down to the essentials.
短語 · B2ain't nothing but + 名詞

不過是、只剩下

It's like Cube says: Life ain't nothin' but bitches and money
發音nothin' but bitches

nothin' 的 no- 抬高,bitches 的 bit- 再頓一下,but 只留輕 /bət/。

It's like Cube says: Life ain't nothin' but bitches and money
俚語 · B2the skirt

那女的(輕蔑叫法)——老派且輕蔑,別當著女性說,工作場合更不行

Big fuckin' softie. So what's the skirt's name?
俚語 · B1ain't playin'

不是鬧著玩的——熟人催問時用,正式場合換成 I'm serious

I ain't playin', man. Come on, tell me her name, Mysterio.
俚語 · B2and shit

之類的(粗俗填充)——粗俗口頭填充,只在熟人閒聊裡出現

Wait a second. I thought she was all gay and shit.
俚語 · B2lucky fuck

走運的傢伙——粗俗玩笑,只對鐵哥們說,別用在正式關係裡

And you're dating her. Man, you're a lucky fuck.
短語 · B2stuff / shit like that

那類破事

The problem is stupid shit like that.
短語 · B2throw something into the mix

把……也攪進來 mix 不是配方,指她那段過去裡已經有的東西

You throw guys into the mix... two guys at once, no less...
短語 · A2two at once

同時、一起

You throw guys into the mix... two guys at once, no less...
短語 · B2be supposed to + 動詞

(你)要我該怎麼想

All that experience, you know? What am I supposed to think?
短語 · B2settle for something

退而求其次地接受

Bitch tasted life. Now she's settlin' for your borin' funny-book-makin' ass.
短語 · B1have a problem with something

對……心裡過不去

- That's what I'm here for. - I'm just havin' a problem with it.
短語 · B2get something out of one's head

把那些畫面從腦子裡趕出去

It's like I can't get these visuals out of my head of her doing all this shit.
語法 · B2of her doing all this shit

後置定語:of her doing… 修飾的是 visuals,被 out of my head 隔開,先說畫面再說內容。

It's like I can't get these visuals out of my head of her doing all this shit.
短語 · B1be crazy about someone

喜歡得不得了

And I don't know why I can't let it go, 'cause I'm crazy about this girl.
短語 · B1let something go

放下、不再糾結

And I don't know why I can't let it go, 'cause I'm crazy about this girl.
短語 · B2think so much of someone

這麼看重某人

Yeah, well, I'm scarin' myself 'cause I think so much of this girl...
語法 · B2He thinks 'cause he don't say anything

賓語從句:thinks 後面整句是賓語,that 被省掉,'cause 直接接上,別聽成兩件事。

Fat bastard does this all the time. He thinks 'cause he don't say anything...
短語 · B2have an impact on someone

產生很大沖擊

it'll have some huge impact when he does open his fuckin' mouth.
俚語 · B2yap-yap-yapping

嘰嘰喳喳說個不停——帶火氣地抱怨別人話多,別當面指著人說

Always yap-yap-yapping all the time. Give me a fuckin' headache.

看懂「餐桌旁聊她的過去」

發音重點

  • havin' a little — havin' 結尾本來就省了 g,快說時直接滑進 a little,中間別停。
  • that a lot — that 在 a 前面只剩一個輕音,別重讀,順著滑到 a lot。
  • Kick her to — kick 和 her 之間幾乎不停,her 只剩輕輕一點音,一口氣帶到 to。
  • nothin' but bitches — nothin' 的 no- 抬高,bitches 的 bit- 再頓一下,but 只留輕 /bət/。
I'm just at a point where I don't really know what to do.

我只是到了一個……真不知道該怎麼做的時候。 把「卡住了」說成一個到達的位置,比 I'm confused 更能讓人聽出無力。

Nah, there ain't no such thing. You got to boil it down to the essentials.

得了吧,根本沒這回事。你得把事拆到最要緊的那一點上。 一句否定加一句方法論,先打掉對方的幻想,再遞過去一把刀。

Come on, man. I'm people who know people.

拜託,老兄。我這種人,認識的人可多了。 用 people 指「一類人」,把自己說成一個圈子,吹牛也吹得漂亮。

I love her, you know? But, uh, she has a past.

我愛她,你知道嗎?可是……她有過一段過去。 四個字裝下所有說不出口的細節,同時把評判推給對方去做。

Settling for my boring ass. That's comforting. Thanks, Jay.

「將就我這個無聊的傢伙」。真讓人欣慰,謝謝你啊,傑。 把對方的「安慰」原樣複述一遍,反諷就立住了,連謝字都帶刺。

關於這一章的問題

why the long face 是什麼意思?

字面是問為什麼臉這麼長,實際是問「怎麼拉著個臉」,看對方情緒不高時用。同一句裡還喊對方 horse(馬),所以語氣偏調侃。

「有過一段不便細說的舊事」英語怎麼說?

可以說 has a past。它不展開具體經歷,只暗示對方過去有些不願多談的事;臺詞裡說完這句,話題馬上轉到那些舊事上。

boil down to 是什麼用法?

意思是「歸結到最要緊的一點」,常用來把複雜問題壓縮到核心。臺詞裡有人讓另一個人別繞,直接 boil it down to the essentials,就是隻留最要緊的部分。

that's comforting 是真心覺得欣慰嗎?

通常不是。它常帶反諷:字面是「這真讓人欣慰」,實際是在翻白眼;前面剛有人把他說成「將就」的選擇,這句就更像自嘲和回敬。

「一腳把人掃地出門、甩了」英語怎麼說?

可以用 kick someone to the curb,語氣比普通說法更狠,畫面感也更強。朋友給建議時用這句,意思是別拖了,直接把人甩開。

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