“Mary, the man's a killer.”
瑪麗,那傢伙是個殺人犯。
沒有任何鋪墊和修飾,五個詞把最壞的訊息砸在桌上。
The man's a ...
要當面說出最壞判斷時用,越短越重;沒十足把握時別這樣定性。
The guy is dangerous. / That man is a murderer.
中性
Mary 後停半拍,killer 重讀,句尾下壓別上揚。
Listen, the man's a fraud. 聽著,那傢伙是個騙子。
這場戲:登門報信說人是兇手
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塔克親自登門給瑪麗送訊息,這次不是 social visit(串門):他開口就說 Mary, the man's a killer(瑪麗,那傢伙是個殺人犯),樁樁件件都指向希利。瑪麗嚇得不行,塔克一邊安慰一邊叮囑:離他遠點,又別把人惹毛。臨走時瑪麗說 I'm so lucky to have you as a friend(有你這樣的朋友我真幸運)。
the highlights 是「要點」
confessed everything 全招了running behind 趕時間、落後了the highlights 講講要點petty thief 小偷小摸的人
hooked up 是「好上了」
calm down 冷靜下來hooked up 好上了、在一起as much as possible 儘量、儘可能big head 被誇得飄飄然
塔克來到瑪麗家,說這次不是 social visit(串門),而是有正事:他有個朋友在波士頓警局,傳真來一份材料,上面寫著希利從前 petty thief(小偷小摸)的舊賬,還牽涉多起命案。他直截了當告訴瑪麗 Mary, the man's a killer(瑪麗,那傢伙是個殺人犯),瑪麗當場慌了。塔克讓她先 calm down(冷靜下來),說一切都會沒事,又教她:儘量 distance yourself(跟他保持距離),但別把人惹毛。瑪麗說 I'm so lucky to have you as a friend(有你這樣的朋友我真幸運),塔克笑她別說得他 big head(飄飄然)。他挑了 highlights(要點)講,兩人聊得又緊張又暖。
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。
“Mary, the man's a killer.”
瑪麗,那傢伙是個殺人犯。
沒有任何鋪墊和修飾,五個詞把最壞的訊息砸在桌上。
The man's a ...
要當面說出最壞判斷時用,越短越重;沒十足把握時別這樣定性。
The guy is dangerous. / That man is a murderer.
中性
Mary 後停半拍,killer 重讀,句尾下壓別上揚。
Listen, the man's a fraud. 聽著,那傢伙是個騙子。
“Why you two never hooked up is beyond me.”
我真想不通你倆當年怎麼就沒在一起。
把一句抱怨做成主語從句,聽著像感慨,其實是替兩個人的可惜。
Why ... is beyond me.
對熟人說想不通某件事時用,帶點誇張;對上級別這麼隨意。
How you two never got together is beyond me. / I'll never understand why it never happened.
口語
hooked up 連讀,beyond me 放慢重讀,收在一口嘆氣裡。
Why you never took that job is beyond me. 我真想不通你當年怎麼沒接那份工作。
“I'm so lucky to have you as a friend.”
有你這樣的朋友,我真幸運。
在最慌的時刻說這句,比謝謝更重,把依賴說得很體面。
I'm lucky to have you as a friend.
對真心幫你的朋友表達感激時用;客套或剛認識的人面前說會太重。
I don't know what I'd do without you. / I'm grateful to have you in my corner.
中性
so lucky 重讀,have you as a 連讀,friend 放緩收住。
I'm lucky to have you as a friend, really. 有你這樣的朋友,我真的很幸運。
“Yes. Well. Don't get all gooey on me. Now. You're gonna give me a big head.”
好了好了,別跟我黏黏糊糊的。你都快把我誇得飄起來了。
被人真情實感地感謝時用「別把我誇飄了」擋回去,嘴硬裡藏著受用的老友默契。
Don't get all gooey on me. You'll give me a big head.
被好友或同事當面猛誇、想化解尷尬時用;對上級這麼說會顯得輕佻,場合正式也別用。
Don't get all mushy on me, you'll make me blush. / Stop it, my head's big enough already.
口語
Don't get all gooey 連讀,Now 一頓,You're gonna give me a big head 帶笑收尾。
Don't get all gooey on me, you'll give me a big head. 別跟我黏黏糊糊的,你都快把我誇飄了。
下一章 · 20come clean老實交代這場戲:兩個冒牌貨互相攤牌口語裡指兩人好上了、在一起了。原句 Why you two never hooked up,就是「我真想不通你倆當年怎麼就沒在一起」,帶點惋惜。
說 social visit,指社交性的登門拜訪。原句 This is not a social visit,就是「這不是來串門的」,說明有正事。
指昏過去、睡死過去,多因喝醉或太累。原句 so you'll pass out,就是「好讓你睡過去」,是句不正經的玩笑。
說 give someone a big head,指把人誇得得意忘形。原句 You're gonna give me a big head,就是「你都快把我誇飄了」。
說 and so on and so forth,列舉完一串後收尾用。原句 And so on and so forth,就是「諸如此類的事還有很多」。