這場戲：聖誕集市上老友重逢
第 8 章 · 共 16 章 · 4'56"
聖誕集市上，美髮店老闆娘招呼客人：來杯冰茶怎麼樣？一句 It's the house wine of the South（這是南方的招牌飲品），把家常飲料說得像名酒。她還吐槽兒子的女友，用 the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly（關於她我能說的最好一句話，就是紋身拼寫都對）損得不動聲色。
house wine 意思是「某地的招牌飲品」
sneak by 從旁邊偷偷溜過去killing time 打發時間house wine 某地的招牌飲品
too colorful for words 意思是「精彩得沒法形容」
color announcer 體育解說嘉賓too colorful for words ……得沒法形容the station of choice 首選電臺
hired out 意思是「給人打工」
hell to be poor 窮得遭罪hired out 給人打工fried chicken 炸雞
聖誕集市的人群裡，美髮店老闆娘招呼回家的姑娘，端上一杯冰茶，說 It's the house wine of the South（這是南方的招牌飲品）。幾個人一邊聊近況，一邊互相打趣：有人講兒子帶回家的女友，說 the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly（關於她我能說的最好一句話，就是紋身拼寫都對）；有人誇自家美容師成了 the hottest tickets in town（鎮上最搶手的人）；也有人說自己太愛表現，I'm just too colorful for words（精彩得沒法形容）。想學活潑的南方寒暄、打趣和自誇，這家美髮店就是範本。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“How about a glass of iced tea? It's the house wine of the South.”
來杯冰茶怎麼樣？這是南方的招牌酒。
把一杯冰茶說成招牌酒，南方待客的體面和幽默全在裡面。
It's the house wine of ...
介紹本地招牌吃食時用；在正式宴會上說會顯得隨意。
It's the house specialty of the region. ／ Around here this is the local cure-all.
口語
glass of iced 連讀，house wine 兩個重音。
Around here, cold noodles are the house wine of summer. 在這兒，冷麵就是夏天的招牌酒。
“It's hell to be poor and hired out.”
又窮又得給人打工，真遭罪。
把窮和受僱於人併成一句自嘲，硬氣裡全是無奈。
It's hell to be ...
自嘲處境艱難時用；對僱主或陌生人說會顯得抱怨。
It's hell to be broke and working for someone else. ／ Being poor and hired is no way to live.
口語
hell 重讀，poor and hired out 連讀降調。
It's hell to be broke and freelancing. 又沒錢又得接活，真難熬。
“I'm just too colorful for words.”
我簡直精彩得沒法形容。
自誇用 colorful 一語雙關，既是色彩也是風趣，得意得可愛。
too ... for words
誇張地形容自己或別人時用；認真場合說會顯得浮誇。
I'm simply too fabulous for words. ／ The outfit is too much for words.
口語
too colorful 重讀，for words 輕收。
This dress is too loud for words. 這條裙子花哨得沒法形容。
“Louie brought his girlfriend home, and the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly.”
Louie 把女朋友帶回家了，我對她唯一的好話就是：她身上所有紋身都沒拼錯。
先擺出夸人的架勢再拐著彎貶低，禮貌句式裡藏著最狠的一刀。
The nicest thing I can say about ... is ...
熟人閒聊裡拐彎吐槽時用；當面這樣評價人家物件就是撕破臉。
The kindest thing I can say is that his spelling's fine. ／ Best thing about it: it was free.
口語
nicest thing I can say 連讀，spelled correctly 一字一頓。
The nicest thing I can say about that movie is the credits were short. 那部電影我唯一能誇的，就是片尾字幕很短。
下一章 · 09call the shots說了算這場戲：母女為要不要孩子吵翻指鎮上最搶手、最受歡迎的人或事。Annelle's become one of the hottest tickets in town 就是誇那位美容師現在一位難求。
指在監獄裡、坐牢。put someone behind bars 就是把某人關進去，比 in jail 更有畫面感。
說 kill time。No, I'm just killing time 就是「不了，我就是隨便耗耗時間」，等車、等人都能用。
說 make a fool out of yourself。You're making a fool out of yourself 就是提醒對方別再丟人現眼了。
美國體育轉播裡的「解說嘉賓」，負責在主播之外補充趣聞、點評和氣氛，不負責主報比分，常由前球員或名人擔任。
說 sneak by。Were you trying to sneak by us 就是問對方是不是想不打招呼、從旁邊溜過去。
