这场戏：回爸爸家撞见赌马局
第 4 章 · 共 13 章 · 2'30"
艾莉深夜回爸爸家，屋里一群朋友正在赌马，乱成一团。爸爸一边念叨 This place is a mess（这地方乱成一团），一边把她介绍给老友，最后一句 It's not always the best singers that make it（能出头的往往不是唱得最好的）。想聊梦想和现实，这两句都用得上。
屋里乱成一团，一句 a mess（一团糟）
a mess 一团糟What the hell 搞什么鬼、到底怎么了forget it 算了、别提了
❝ 独白 · 7 句 能出头的往往不是最好的嗓子：make it（出头）
make it 成功、出头under the table 把某人远远比下去come on stage 登台、上台
艾莉深夜回到爸爸家，屋里灯亮着，一群朋友正在看日本赛马、下着不小的注，桌上黄油都没收，乱成一团。爸爸非要她进来待两分钟，因为这天是沃尔菲生日；两个人还为抽烟拌了几句嘴。热闹过后，爸爸把她拉到朋友面前，说要让大伙儿看看她，又讲起辛纳屈——唱得好的人未必能出头。这里能学到 a mess（一团糟）、come in for（进来待一会儿）、make it（出头）三个说法，聊梦想、评价一个乱糟糟的场子时都能用。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“It's not always the best singers that make it.”
唱得最好的，不一定就能红。
用一句冷静的现实判断，把女儿的天赋和行业的残酷一起摆上桌。
It's not always the ... that ...
安慰失意的歌手或选手时用；对刚入行的朋友说，比空喊加油实在。
Being the best doesn't guarantee success. ／ Talent alone doesn't make you a star.
中性
not always 重读，best singers 快带，that make it 收尾下沉。
It's not always the best players that make the team. 最好的球员也不一定都能进队。
“I want my friends to look at you.”
我想让我的朋友们都看看你。
听着像骄傲，其实是把女儿当展品，一句就露了父亲的掌控欲。
I want ... to ...
长辈想展示孩子时用；对成年子女这样说会显得不尊重人。
I want everyone to see you. ／ Let my friends have a look at you.
口语
want 重读，my friends 连读，to look at you 轻快带过。
I want my friends to look at your painting. 我想让朋友们看看你的画。
“You know? I knew a couple of guys could sing Sinatra under the table.”
我以前认识几个家伙，唱 Sinatra 能把 Frank 本人比下去。
用 under the table 把『有实力』夸到极致，下一句才更凉。
sing someone under the table
夸张夸某人某项本事特别强时用；正式场合或书面里少用。
He can out-sing anyone. ／ She could out-talk anyone in the room.
口语
a couple of guys 连读，under the table 三词连成一串。
She can drink anyone under the table. 她喝酒能把所有人都比下去。
“I know it's your house. But you smoke too.”
我知道这是你家。可你也抽。
先认规矩再当场拆台，两句就把爹的权威顶了回去。
I know it's your X. But you do it too.
被长辈或上司用规矩压、你又抓到对方双标时用；对客户这么顶会伤关系，别用。
Fair enough, but so do you. ／ You set the rule and break it.
口语
I know 轻读让步，But you smoke too 加重，too 上扬。
I know it's your kitchen, but you leave dishes overnight too. 我知道这是你的厨房，可你也把碗留到隔夜。
With a voice like from heaven, but you know what? It's not always the best singers that make it. You know? I knew a couple of guys could sing Sinatra under the table. But Frank, he'd come on stage with the blue eyes, the sharkskin suit, the patent leather shoes... He becomes Frank Sinatra. And everybody else, all these other guys that really got it, that really have it inside, just a bunch of nobodies.
嗓子跟天仙似的，可你知道吗？ 能出头的往往不是唱得最好的。 你知道吧？我认识几个家伙，唱辛纳屈能把本尊都比下去。 可弗兰克呢，他一上台，蓝眼睛、鲨鱼皮西装、亮皮鞋…… 他就成了弗兰克·辛纳屈。 而其他所有人，那些真正有本事、骨子里有货的家伙， 全成了无名之辈。
下一章 · 05the door's wide open随时可以走这场戏：为戴耳塞翻脸字面是「做成了」，聊事业时指成功、出头。爸爸用它提醒艾莉：唱得最好的人不一定能红，机会和包装同样重要。
可以说 a mess，比如 This place is a mess（这地方乱成一团），也能说 in a mess 或 messy。
不一定。come in for two minutes 是「进来待两分钟」，后面接时间或目的，指短暂停留。
不是。could sing Sinatra under the table 意思是唱辛纳屈能把本尊都比下去，用来夸一个人强得多。
inner monitors，也叫 in-ear monitors，演出时歌手和乐手用来听伴奏和自己的声音。
