這場戲：吃醋還死不承認
第 14 章 · 共 18 章 · 2'07"
露西見完客人回來，隨口說那男人 rather charming（挺討人喜歡），幽靈船長立刻炸毛，嫌他 like a cat at a fishmonger's（像貓盯著魚攤），還嘴硬說 jealousy is a disease of the flesh（嫉妒是有肉身的人才會得的病）。被戳穿吃醋又死不承認的樣子，學幾句「損情敵」的英文剛好用得上。
a disease of the flesh 就是「肉體凡胎才得的病」
a disease of the flesh 肉體凡胎才得的病today of all days 偏偏是今天can't help it 忍不住、由不得自己making a fool of yourself 出洋相、丟人現眼
客人走後，露西提起那位挺討她喜歡的作家，幽靈船長立刻翻臉：嫌他 smirking 像 like a cat at a fishmonger's（貓盯著魚攤），罵對方是 perfumed parlor snakes（噴香水的客廳毒蛇），還怪露西說話都開始像他。露西一句 Why, Daniel, I believe you're jealous（我看你是吃醋了）戳中他，他嘴上硬撐，說 jealousy is a disease of the flesh（嫉妒是肉體凡胎才得的病），又抱怨事情全擠在 today of all days（偏偏是今天）。露西點破他 You've been eavesdropping（你一直在偷聽），他照樣嘴硬。today of all days 就是「偏偏是今天」，用來抱怨時機不巧；eavesdropping 指偷聽、聽牆角；like a cat at a fishmonger's 形容人盯得一臉饞相。想調侃愛吃醋的人，這幾句很生動。
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。
“And the way he was smirking at you, like a cat at a fishmonger's.”
還有他衝你那樣笑，活像貓盯著魚攤。
一個魚攤的比喻，把油膩的笑寫得又準又刻薄。
like a cat at a fishmonger's
形容某人饞涎欲滴地笑時用；當著當事人別說。
like a fox in a henhouse ／ grinning like a cat with cream
口語
the way he was 弱讀快過，fishmonger's 重讀，尾音下壓。
He watched her walk by like a cat at a fishmonger's. 她走過去時，他看得活像貓盯著魚攤。
“How in blazes do you want me to talk?”
那你到底要我怎麼說？
一句老派反問，把被反覆挑刺的憋屈全嚷了出來。
How in blazes do you want me to ...?
被反覆挑剔、忍不住頂回去時用；正式場合絕不能說。
How on earth should I talk? ／ What am I supposed to say?
口語
in blazes 輕快帶過，do you want me to 連讀，尾音上挑。
How in blazes do you want me to park this thing? 那你到底要我怎麼把這東西停進去？
“Why, Daniel, I believe you're jealous.”
哎呀，丹尼爾，我看你是吃醋了。
用 I believe 慢慢把結論說出口，打趣裡帶著一絲得意。
I believe you're ...
半開玩笑地點破對方心思時用；認真吵架時別這麼輕巧。
I do believe you're jealous. ／ Sounds like you're jealous to me.
口語
Why 輕挑，I believe 放慢，jealous 重讀收尾。
Why, I believe you're actually nervous about the speech. 哎呀，我看你是真為這場演講緊張了。
“Besides, jealousy is a disease of the flesh.”
再說，嫉妒是有肉身的人才會得的病。
把嫉妒說成肉身病，既強辯又暗藏身份，一句頂十句。
jealousy is a disease of the flesh
想用一句怪論擋開對方的指責時用；日常別亂套用。
Jealousy is a sickness of the living. ／ Only the living get jealous.
literary
Besides 輕起，disease of the flesh 逐詞放慢，重音在 flesh。
I can't be homesick; homesickness is a disease of the flesh. 我不會想家，想家是有肉身的人才得的病。
“I've never known you to be so disagreeable, today of all days.”
我從沒見你這麼難相處，偏偏還是今天。
把委屈落到 today of all days 上，今天的分量一下壓滿。
today of all days
事情偏偏在最要緊的日子出岔子時用；埋怨裡帶點撒嬌。
on this of all days ／ and today of all days
口語
never known you 連讀，today of all days 一字一頓。
The printer broke, today of all days. 印表機偏偏在今天壞了。
“I said men, not perfumed parlor snakes.”
我說的是男人，不是噴香水的客廳毒蛇。
一個比喻把油頭粉面的男人釘死，反駁又狠又好笑。
I said ..., not ...
想鮮明劃清兩類人、又帶諷刺時用；對當事人別說。
I meant men, not smooth talkers. ／ That's not a man, that's a parlor snake.
口語
I said men 停頓加重，perfumed parlor snakes 連讀後重砸。
I want a partner, not a perfumed parlor snake in a suit. 我要的是伴侶，不是西裝革履的客廳毒蛇。
下一章 · 15promise you the moon空口許諾這場戲：船長道別說夢該醒了意思是「偏偏是今天」，抱怨不好的事專挑重要的日子來。of all days 就是「那麼多天裡偏偏」。今天面試卻遲到，就能說 today of all days。
eavesdrop，動詞；名詞是 eavesdropping。可以說 You've been eavesdropping，就是「你一直在偷聽」。比 listen in 更常用來指責人。
可以說 polish his brass，字面是把他那副厚臉皮打磨一下，實際是「教訓他、搓搓他的銳氣」。帶點老派英式幽默。
直譯是「肉體凡胎才得的病」。船長用來說嫉妒這種情緒只有活人才有，他一個鬼不該吃醋——話裡其實已經認了。
make a fool of yourself。如 Making a fool of yourself，就是「由著自己出洋相」。加了 of yourself，強調丟的是自己的臉。
