這場戲：聊女神像又表白被拒
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梅樂迪念起女神像的詩，鮑里斯立刻潑冷水：the huddled masses were never welcomed with open arms（那些蜷縮的民眾從沒被張開雙臂歡迎過），還說 People always hated foreigners（人們一向憎恨外國人）。後來她想留下交房租，還對鮑里斯動了心，被他一句 out of the question（絕無可能）回絕。想學怎麼潑冷水、怎麼拒絕，這些說法很實用。
「張開雙臂歡迎」：welcomed with open arms（熱情歡迎）
welcomed with open arms 張開雙臂熱情歡迎bends over backwards 竭力遷就、費盡心思It's the American way 反諷：把排外說成美國傳統
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 「絕無可能」：out of the question（想都別想）
out of the question 絕無可能、想都別想anything but 只想、絕不是別的make love 做愛
梅樂迪念起自由女神像上的詩句，鮑里斯卻當場拆臺：the huddled masses were never welcomed with open arms（那些蜷縮的民眾從來就沒被張開雙臂歡迎過），每個族群一上岸遇到的都是暴力和敵意，最後甩一句 People always hated foreigners. It's the American way（人們一向憎恨外國人，這就是美國的方式）。後來他想把梅樂迪請走，說她不能 ad infinitum（無限期地）住下去；梅樂迪卻說自己找到當 a dog walker（遛狗）的工作，可以交房租了。兩人吃飯時，她說自己對他有點動心，鮑里斯立刻拒絕：anything deeper between us is out of the question（我們之間任何更深的東西都絕無可能）。想學怎麼拆臺、怎麼拒絕，這些說法都很實用。
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“But the huddled masses were never welcomed with open arms.”
可那些蜷縮的民眾，從來就沒被張開雙臂歡迎過。
一句拆穿自由女神碑文的甜言，冷靜又有力。
never welcomed with open arms
要冷靜反駁某個美好說法時用；正式演講裡也能這麼反著說。
They were never given a warm welcome. ／ Nobody rolled out the welcome mat for them.
中性
huddled masses 連讀，never 重讀，open arms 放慢。
The newcomers were not welcomed with open arms. 這些新來的人並沒有被張開雙臂歡迎。
“People always hated foreigners. It's the American way.”
人們一向憎恨外國人。這就是美國的方式。
把排外說成國民傳統，一句反諷頂一篇評論。
It's the ... way.
反諷某個國家的慣常做法時用；別用來給偏見找正當性。
That is just how it goes here. ／ It is a national tradition.
口語
foreigners 重讀，American way 兩個詞都重讀。
Queue jumping? That is just the local way. 插隊？這就是當地的作風。
“We can pretend there's a big orchestra of violins and they're playing just for us as we dance.”
我們可以假裝有一支小提琴大樂團，在我們跳舞的時候專門為我們演奏。
把擁擠的舞會瞬間變成私人樂團，天真又浪漫。
We can pretend there's ... and ...
想給平常的事加點浪漫想像時用；對務實的人說會顯得幼稚。
Let's pretend the whole place is ours. ／ Imagine they are playing only for us.
口語
orchestra of violins 連讀，just for us 放慢。
We can pretend there's a band playing just for us. 我們可以假裝有支樂隊專門為我們演奏。
“Yeah, I shouldn't really. Sometimes a cliché is finally the best way to make one's point.”
是啊，我確實不該。有時候陳詞濫調反而是把話說到位的最好方式。
連刻薄的人都給俗套平反，一句話很有人味。
Sometimes a cliché is the best way to ...
承認老話有時最管用時用；正式寫作仍要慎用陳詞。
A cliché can still be true. ／ Sometimes the obvious phrase says it best.
中性
cliché 重讀，make one's point 連讀，句尾收住。
Sometimes a cliché is the best way to make your point. 有時候陳詞濫調就是把話說到位的最好方式。
“Because anything deeper, more significant between us, is out of the question.”
因為我們之間任何更深、更認真的東西，都絕無可能。
把拒絕說得像判決書，冷硬得沒有餘地。
anything deeper ... is out of the question
明確拒絕不留餘地時用；對還想留餘地的人別說這麼死。
Anything more between us is impossible. ／ That is simply not on the table.
正式
anything deeper 後停頓，out of the question 逐個咬清。
Anything deeper between us is out of the question. 我們之間任何更深的關係都絕無可能。
Every single thing is against it. Our ages, our backgrounds, our brains, our interests. Not to mention, I have no desire to have a relationship with a woman, any woman, nor any urge to make love, nor any desire to be anything but isolated from the world.
每一點都與之相悖。 我們的年齡、背景、頭腦、興趣。 更別說，我根本不想和女人建立關係， 任何女人都不想，也沒有做愛的衝動，更不想成為別的什麼，只想與世隔絕。
下一章 · 06bark is worse than your bite刀子嘴豆腐心這場戲：拒婚還講愛情課意思是「絕無可能、想都別想」，語氣很硬。鮑里斯用它回絕梅樂迪的表白，說兩人之間不可能有更深的關係。
welcome with open arms。open arms 就是張開的雙臂，表示熱情接納，說 not welcomed with open arms 就是「沒被熱情歡迎」。
意思是「竭力遷就、費盡心思」，形象地表示為了別人拼命讓步。梅樂迪用它轉述她爸對美國政策的抱怨。
來自拉丁語，意思是「無限期地、沒完沒了」，用來形容某事一直持續下去。書面和口語裡都能用。
It's the American way。它常帶反諷，把某種不好的現象說成美國的傳統，鮑里斯就借它諷刺排外。
