这场戏：丈夫上门还请他吃饭
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阿丽尔的丈夫瓦莱丽突然出现，客气地说 Arielle speaks very highly of you（阿丽尔对你评价很高），还 I would be pleased if you cared to join us（想请你周六来家里吃晚饭）。布莱恩怀疑是圈套，阿丽尔却劝他：The world will surprise you with its grace（世界会用它的善意让你惊喜）。想学怎么礼貌见面和邀请，看这几句。
丈夫邀他 I would be pleased if you cared to join us（愿意赏光来家里）
speaks very highly of 对某人评价很高a light in her eyes 眼里有光、显出神采cared to join us 愿意赏光一起来
❝ 独白 · 4 句 她劝他 Put aside your notions（成见、固有的想法）
between you and him 是你和他之间的事Put aside your notions 先放下你的成见
阿丽尔的丈夫瓦莱丽突然出现在他们见面的公园，先自我介绍，再转达妻子的评价：Arielle speaks very highly of you（阿丽尔对你评价很高），说她觉得你 a very fine person（人很好）。他甚至说，自从认识你，I have seen a light in her eyes（我看到她眼里有光），并正式邀请布莱恩周六来家里吃晚饭。布莱恩不敢信，怀疑这是 a gentlemanly ploy（绅士做派的圈套），担心司机会拿鸢尾花把他捅穿。阿丽尔让他别怕，说 Put aside your notions about how people are（别拿你那套成见看人），并说 The world will surprise you with its grace（世界会用它的善意让你惊喜）。想学怎么客气见面、发邀请、劝人放下成见，这些说法很地道。
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“The world will surprise you with its grace if you let it.”
只要你愿意，这个世界会用它的善意让你吃惊。
把原谅和接纳说成世界的礼物，格局一下打开。
The world will ... if you let it.
开导放不下成见的朋友时用，对刚经历背叛的人说会显得轻飘。
life will surprise you if you let it ／ the world gives back when you loosen up
literary
surprise 重读，if you let it 放轻收尾。
The job will surprise you with its rewards if you let it. 只要你愿意，这份工作会用它的回报让你吃惊。
“For the little time since she has known you I have seen a light in her eyes that I had never seen before.”
自从她认识你以来这短短的日子里，我看见她眼里有一种我从未见过的光。
丈夫亲口说出妻子因别人而发光，这句话的重量全在坦率。
I have seen a light in someone's eyes that ...
认真说出你观察到的变化时用，对当事的丈夫当面说会非常扎人。
there is a light in her eyes now ／ she looks lit up in a way I never saw
literary
little time 轻读，light 与 never seen before 加重。
I have seen a light in his eyes that was missing for years. 我看见他眼里有种光了，那是好多年没有过的。
“Is there any chance that this is a gentlemanly ploy designed to relax me before your driver turns around and impales me with a fleur-de-lis?”
有没有可能这是你绅士做派的一套，先让我放松，然后你的司机会转身用鸢尾花把我捅穿？
用最长的礼貌句说最荒诞的怀疑，把不安包装成笑话。
Is there any chance that this is ...?
半开玩笑地怀疑对方动机时用，熟人之间好笑，正式谈判会冒犯人。
is this some kind of setup ／ am I walking into a trap here
正式
gentlemanly ploy 重读，impales me 夸张上扬。
Is there any chance that this dinner is a gentle trap? 这顿饭该不会是个温柔的陷阱吧？
“You don't understand things yet, do you?”
你还没太搞懂这些事，对吧？
用反问点破对方的天真，既是心疼也是居高临下，关系里的不对称一句话就说清了。
You don't ... yet, do you?
点破熟人还没经历过的阶段时用，带点怜爱；对自尊心强的人说会很像嘲讽。
you haven't learned this yet, have you ／ you're still new to all this, aren't you
中性
don't understand 连读，yet 后停顿，do you 轻挑收尾。
You don't understand office politics yet, do you? 你还没搞懂办公室政治这些事，对吧？
I highly recommend it to you, by the way. You will come to treasure his friendship. He's that sort of person. And somehow Saturday night will be thoughtful and wonderful. You'll see.
顺便说一句，我强烈建议你接受。 你以后会珍惜和他的这份友谊。他就是那种人。 而且不知怎么的，周六晚上会过得很贴心、很美好。 你会看到的。
下一章 · 05able to afford负担得起这场戏：晚宴上被引见大人物意思是「对某人评价很高」。台词里 Arielle speaks very highly of you 就是「阿丽尔对你评价很高」，highly 表示很赞赏。
意思是「心里在想什么、打的什么主意」。台词里 I don't know what he has in mind 就是「我不知道他打的什么主意」，常用于猜不透对方打算。
cared to join us。台词里 if you cared to join us at our home 就是「如果你愿意赏光来我们家」，cared to 是很客气、很老派的邀请说法。
意思是「成见、固有的想法」。台词里 Put aside your notions about how people are 就是「别拿你那套关于人应该怎样的成见看事」。
a light in her eyes。台词里 I have seen a light in her eyes 就是「我看到她眼里有种光」，用来形容一个人有了神采、焕发了生气。
意思是「用它难得的善意让你意外」。台词里 The world will surprise you with its grace if you let it 就是「只要你不抗拒，这世界会用它的善意让你惊喜」。
