這場戲：嫌女秘書配不上少爺
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柯比太太看不上托尼的女秘書，直接下結論：Boys like Tony don't marry stenographers（托尼這種少爺不會娶速記員），還急著要想辦法。托尼向愛麗絲求婚也繞彎子，只讓她 scratch under the surface（往底下刨一刨），說那兒 find a proposal lying around（就擱著個求婚）。想學怎麼嫌棄門第、怎麼彆扭地表白，這些說法很實用。
嫌女秘書配不上少爺：fire her（把某人開除、炒魷魚）
What sort of 什麼樣的、哪一種do something about 想辦法處理某事fire her 把某人開除、炒魷魚
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 托尼的荒誕小故事
用一對餓死的情侶把約會說成生死大事，荒唐得好笑。
求婚繞彎子：left-handed（拐彎抹角的、不直白的）
lying around 就擱在那兒、隨手就能找到left-handed 拐彎抹角的、不直白的I can't help that 我也沒辦法
柯比太太對托尼的戀情很不滿：他不介意兒子在辦公室跟女秘書 carrying on（打情罵俏），可現在他動了真格。她一句話點出門第之差：The girl's a stenographer. Boys like Tony don't marry stenographers（那姑娘就是個速記員，托尼這種少爺不會娶速記員）。有人提議直接把她開除，被駁回：This isn't a business deal. You can't settle anything by firing the girl（這不是做生意，開除她也解決不了問題）。另一邊，托尼向愛麗絲求婚卻繞來繞去，說 if you scratch under the surface here you'll find a proposal lying around（往下刨一刨就能刨出個求婚），還承認自己 left-handed（不直說）。想學怎麼嫌棄門第、怎麼彆扭地表白，這些說法都很實用。
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。
“The girl's a stenographer. Boys like Tony don't marry stenographers.”
那姑娘就是個速記員。托尼這種少爺不會娶速記員。
把門第偏見說得像天經地義，一句話就把階級的牆豎了起來。
Boys like [X] don't [do something].
用來說某人不會做某類事時，帶門第或身份偏見；當面說很傷人，別用。
Guys like him don't date waitresses. ／ Men of his class don't marry down.
中性
兩遍 stenographer 重音都在第二音節，末尾降調。
Boys like him don't settle down that young. 他這種男孩不會那麼早安定下來。
“I never in my life wanted anything that I couldn't get if I just yelled loud enough.”
我這輩子想要的東西，只要我嗓門夠大，就沒有弄不到的。
把驕縱說成天經地義，前半句鋪墊後半句自誇，是托尼的招牌口吻。
I never wanted anything that I couldn't ...
半開玩笑地誇自己總能如願時用；在正式場合說顯得驕縱，別用。
I always get whatever I set my mind to. ／ There's nothing I've wanted that I couldn't talk my way into.
口語
never in my life 一口氣連讀，yelled loud 兩處重音。
I never wanted a job I couldn't talk my way into. 我想要的工作，還沒哪個是我聊不進去的。
“You know, if you scratch under the surface here you'll find a proposal lying around.”
跟你說，你往這底下刨一刨，就能刨出個求婚來。
把求婚藏在玩笑式的比喻裡，繞而不冷，是這場戲最機靈的一句。
if you scratch under the surface, you'll find ...
把重要的話藏在玩笑裡試探對方時用；對長輩或正式場合這樣繞會顯得不誠懇。
Read between the lines and you'll find an offer. ／ Scratch the joke and there's a real question underneath.
口語
scratch under 連讀，proposal lying around 連成一片。
Scratch under the surface and you'll find I actually care. 你往深處想想，就知道我其實是在乎的。
“Sometimes you're so beautiful it just gags me.”
有時候你美得讓我說不出話。
用近乎誇張的疼感表達喜歡，比直白的情話更真、更好笑。
Sometimes you are so + 形容詞 + it just + 動詞 + me.
適合對喜歡的人說俏皮情話。私下能用；別在正式或對方不喜歡這種玩笑的場合說，會尷尬。
Sometimes you smile so bright it blinds me. ／ Sometimes you are so funny it hurts.
口語
so beautiful 拉長，gags me 快而輕。
Sometimes you are so sweet it makes my teeth ache. 有時候你甜得我牙都疼。
Sometimes you are so clever it scares me. 有時候你聰明得讓我發怵。
I knew two people that did that once. They went out of the building. They were uncertain, so they just walked and walked, and walked and finally they just died of hunger. Now, you wouldn't want anything like that to happen. Because if that happened...
我認識兩個人就這麼幹過一回。他們出了樓。 他們拿不定主意，就一直走啊走，走啊走，最後活活餓死了。 你總不想出這種事吧。 因為要是真出了那種事……
下一章 · 07keel over一頭栽倒這場戲：講當年追奶奶的往事putty 是「油灰」，可以隨意捏。說某人 putty in my hands，就是「完全受我擺佈、任我拿捏」。
指「速記員兼打字員」，負責記錄和打字。在當年，這類工作是普通職員，跟豪門少爺身份差得很遠。
字面是「左撇子」，這裡引申為「拐彎抹角的、不直白的」。托尼承認自己說話繞，就是 left-handed。
carry on。carry on with someone 就是跟某人調情、打情罵俏，語境偏隨意甚至有點輕浮。
in trouble。He's in trouble 就是「他攤上事了」，可以指真出事，也可以指遇到困難。
