“It was heaven on earth.”
那簡直是人間天堂。
一句極簡的旁白,把暴富後的滿足說到頂,也埋下反差。
It was heaven on earth.
形容某段日子或某個地方完美時用;正式寫作裡也可用。
It felt like paradise. / Those were perfect days.
中性
heaven on 連讀,earth 重讀收尾。
That week by the lake was heaven on earth. 湖邊那一週簡直是人間天堂。
這場戲:送遊艇後大吵一架
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喬丹在派對上把一艘遊艇當結婚禮物送給娜奧米,兩人把日子過成 heaven on earth(人間天堂)。可幾個月後,娜奧米被他夢話裡一句「Venice」驚醒,認定他出軌,從對罵一路打到動手,他喊 we could talk this out(我們可以好好談談)也沒用。想學吵架、質問和哄人的英文,這幾句最全。
❝ 獨白 · 8 句 「這是你的結婚禮物」:It's your wedding present
wedding present 結婚禮物ships have come in 時來運轉、發了財you name it 應有盡有
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 娜奧米的諷刺
一句句反問把喬丹的「職業」拆穿,諷刺層層加碼。
喬丹在派對上給娜奧米一個驚喜,把一艘遊艇當結婚禮物送給她,連艾瑪姑媽都來了。接下來三週,兩人駕著「娜奧米號」穿過加勒比海,又買下長島黃金海岸的大宅,女傭、廚師、園丁、保鏢 you name it(要什麼有什麼),日子簡直是 heaven on earth(人間天堂)。但好景不長:娜奧米被喬丹夢話裡喊的「Venice」驚醒,認定他出軌,越罵越兇,動手把家砸了個遍,喬丹想 we could talk this out(我們可以好好談談)也壓不住她的火。heaven on earth 就是人間天堂;you name it 表示應有盡有;talk this out 是把話說開、好好談。吵架、質問、解釋、求和,這幾樣表達最齊。
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。
“It was heaven on earth.”
那簡直是人間天堂。
一句極簡的旁白,把暴富後的滿足說到頂,也埋下反差。
It was heaven on earth.
形容某段日子或某個地方完美時用;正式寫作裡也可用。
It felt like paradise. / Those were perfect days.
中性
heaven on 連讀,earth 重讀收尾。
That week by the lake was heaven on earth. 湖邊那一週簡直是人間天堂。
“You're a lying piece of shit!”
你這滿嘴謊話的狗東西!
最髒的罵詞卻精準概括了信任崩塌,火氣撲面而來。
You're a lying piece of shit!
極度憤怒、當面撕破臉時用;髒話,任何正式場合都不能說。
You are such a liar! / You lied to my face!
口語
lying 重讀,piece of shit 三詞一頓一壓。
You lied about everything, you piece of shit. 你什麼都在撒謊,你這個狗東西。
“We could talk this out, all right?”
我們可以好好談談,行嗎?
吵到最兇時突然求和,一句軟話把衝突拉回桌面。
We could talk this out.
爭吵後想收場時用;對正在氣頭上的人說要有誠意。
Let's talk this through. / Can we just sit down and talk?
中性
could 輕讀,talk this out 連讀,all right 上挑。
We could talk this out instead of shouting. 我們可以好好談,別吼了。
“Do you really think that I don't know what you're up to?”
你真以為我不知道你在搞什麼鬼?
吵架時的經典質問,一語戳破對方的謊言。
Do you really think I don't know what you're up to?
當面拆穿對方隱瞞時能用;對不熟的人或正式場合別用這種逼問。
You think I don't see what you're doing? / Do you take me for a fool?
口語
really 重讀,don't know 連讀,up to 升調收尾。
Do you honestly think I can't see what you're up to? 你真以為我看不出你在玩什麼花樣?
For three weeks, we sailed the Naomi through the Caribbean, eventually taking her home to Long Island, where we bought a house. Seven acres on the Gold Coast of Long Island. The most expensive real estate in the world. With maids, cooks, landscapers, you name it. We even had two guards who worked in shifts. Both named Rocco. It was heaven on earth.
整整三週,我們駕著「娜奧米號」穿過加勒比海,最後把她開回長島, 在那裡買了棟房子。 長島黃金海岸上的七英畝地。 全世界最貴的房產。 有女傭、廚師、園丁,應有盡有。 我們甚至有兩個輪班的保鏢。 兩個都叫羅科。 那簡直是人間天堂。
And actually do some work besides swiping my fucking credit card all day, huh? Because I can't keep track of your professions, honey. 'Cause last month you were a wine connoisseur. Now you're an aspiring landscape architect!
也好乾點正事,別整天刷我的信用卡,行嗎? 因為我實在跟不上你的職業變化,親愛的。 上個月你還是個品酒專家。 現在又成了個志向遠大的景觀設計師!
下一章 · 13fired up熱血沸騰這場戲:上市日當眾立威意思是「人間天堂」。喬丹形容他們在長島的日子,房子、傭人、遊艇樣樣齊全,過得好得像在天堂。
意思是「應有盡有、要什麼有什麼」。說 maids, cooks, landscapers, you name it,就是列到懶得數,反正樣樣都有。
talk this out。喬丹在吵架時喊 we could talk this out,就是求對方別動手、坐下來把話講清楚。
out of your mind。對方喊 are you out of your fucking mind,就是質問「你瘋了嗎」,語氣很衝,吵架時常用。
不是女人,是他和唐尼在加州威尼斯投資的一處公寓樓盤。他被吵醒時說話含糊,娜奧米聽成女人的名字,才鬧出誤會。