這場戲：逗狗聊到浸信會舞會
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利普斯基在布盧明頓華萊士家做客，兩人逗狗、吃薯條。華萊士接到電話，約好去浸信會教堂的舞會見人——他說 Baptists can dance（浸信會教徒也能跳舞），可輪到自己，That is where I put my foot down（這是我劃底線的地方），絕不跳 vogue（時尚舞）。幽默又有態度的句子，日常聊天最好用。
❝ 獨白 · 14 句 不想跳就直說：put my foot down（堅決不讓步）
time warp 時間錯位、時光隧道put my foot down 堅決不讓步、劃底線hip 潮、時髦
利普斯基飛到布盧明頓，住進華萊士家，兩人在院子裡逗他的兩條狗吉夫斯和雄蜂，邊吃薯條邊閒聊。華萊士接到一個電話，約好稍後去浸信會教堂的舞會見對方；他這兩年迷上跳舞，跳的是七十年代那種土味迪斯科。他說這就像 time warp（時間錯位），在那個小鎮會跳這個反而顯得很潮。可當話題來到舞步，他馬上補一句 That is where I put my foot down（這是我劃底線的地方）——別的都能跳，vogue（時尚舞）絕對不跳。其中 taken to 說喜歡上一個人，put my foot down 表示絕不讓步，time warp 形容地方像停在過去。想跟人聊愛好、又帶點自嘲，這幾句用得上。
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。
“They've never taken to a man the way they've taken to you.”
它們從沒這麼喜歡過一個男人。
借狗的好感說人，繞開正面誇，反而更真誠。
never done X the way they do Y
借第三方夸人時用；對剛認識的人說會顯得太親近。
They've never warmed to anyone like this. ／ No one has ever got on with them the way you do.
中性
taken to 兩處輕讀，the way 略重，句尾 you 收住。
The team has never taken to a manager the way they've taken to her. 團隊從沒這麼喜歡過一位主管。
“It's like a time warp. You're completely hip if you do that.”
就像個時間隧道。你會這個，就顯得特別潮。
把小鎮的復古舞會說成時空穿越，土和潮只隔一步。
It's like a time warp. You're hip if you ...
調侃某個地方或愛好過時又好玩時用；對長輩說 hip 會顯得輕佻。
It's like stepping back in time. ／ Do that and you're instantly cool.
口語
time warp 兩個詞都重讀，completely hip 連讀帶過去。
This town is like a time warp, everyone still writes letters. 這小鎮像時間隧道，大家還在寫信。
“I'll start carving an ice sculpture out of my car.”
我得開始把我那車雕成冰雕了。
用誇張的玩笑收尾，把天寒和告別一起輕輕帶過。
I'll start ... out of ...
用玩笑化解尷尬或傷感時用；對正在發愁的人說會顯得不認真。
My car is turning into an ice block. ／ I'll have to chip my car out of the ice.
口語
carving an 連讀，ice sculpture 兩處重音，句尾降調。
It's so cold I could carve a sculpture out of my windshield. 冷得我都能用擋風玻璃雕個冰雕了。
“That is where I put my foot down. I do not vogue.”
這就是我的底線。我不跳 Vogue 舞。
用最嚴肅的句式宣佈最瑣碎的底線，反差把人物立住了。
That is where I put my foot down. I do not ...
半開玩笑地劃清界限時能用；對嚴肅物件別這麼俏皮，看場合。
That is where I put my foot down. I do not line dance.
口語
That is 連讀，foot down 重讀，vogue 清晰收尾。
That is where I put my foot down. I do not do karaoke. 這就是我的底線。我不唱卡拉OK。
I tend to do, like, the jerk, the swim. You know, like, cheesy '70s disco. Really? Yeah. It's one of the things about living in Bloomington. It's like a time warp. You're completely hip if you do that. Yeah, right. So, where do you go? To a club? I go to this Baptist church. Why... Why do you go there? Baptists can dance. Wow. Dancing. I will not vogue. That is where I put my foot down. I do not vogue. Yeah. It's really cool though. Like a lot of people show up. And they got their dancin' shoes on. It's good. It's nice. Everyone for the most part just leaves each other alone.
我一般跳那種，像「抽搐舞」「游泳舞」。 就是那種，七十年代土掉渣的迪斯科。 真的？對。這是住在布盧明頓的好處之一。 就像個時間隧道。你會這個，就顯得特別潮。 是啊，對吧。那你去哪兒？夜店？ 我去一家浸信會教堂。 為什麼……你為什麼去那兒？ 浸信會教徒也能跳舞。 哇，跳舞。 我不跳「時尚舞」。 這是我的底線。我不跳「時尚舞」。 不過那真的很酷。好多人都會來。 他們都穿上跳舞鞋。 挺好的，很舒服。大家基本各玩各的，互不打擾。
字面是「把腳放下來」，實際表示「堅決不讓步、劃清底線」。華萊士說自己什麼舞都能跳，唯獨 vogue 不跳，用的就是這句。
picky eater。picky 是愛挑剔的，eater 是吃的人。有人嫌對方把「不吃醃黃瓜」這點小事說出去，就自嘲是個 picky eater。
可以說 take to，過去式是 taken to。華萊士說他的狗從沒這麼喜歡過一個男人，用的就是 They've never taken to a man the way they've taken to you。
浸信會傳統上規矩多，常被認為不許跳舞。華萊士說自己專門去浸信會教堂跳舞，一句 Baptists can dance 就把這個刻板印象反過來，調侃得很得意。
指一個地方像停在過去，讓人有穿越感。華萊士說住在布盧明頓像 time warp，跳七十年代的舞反而顯得很潮。
