这场戏：上门做客吃炖牛肉
第 10 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'46"
沃伦提着啤酒，第一次到欧克莱尔的约翰和薇姬家做客。主人一句 Oh, gosh, you shouldn't have（哎呀，你太客气了）接过礼物；饭桌上聊工作，看照片时对方问他有没有女儿的照片，他一句 I might have one of George Washington（我倒是有一张乔治·华盛顿的）把尴尬化解成笑点。做客、寒暄、接礼物，这几句都用得上。
「这是我的正职」是 day job
have a seat 请坐、坐这儿occupational therapist 职业治疗师day job 正职、靠它吃饭的工作in the insurance game 干保险这一行
❝ 独白 · 9 句 one of George Washington 是一美元钞票的自嘲
the guy with the wooden leg 装木头腿的那个男人spent a whole weekend 整整待了一个周末the middle one 排行中间的那个one of George Washington 一张一美元钞票
沃伦开车到欧克莱尔，拜访旅途中在堪萨斯认识的约翰和薇姬。他提着啤酒上门，女主人一边说 Oh, gosh, you shouldn't have（哎呀，你太客气了）一边接过礼物；饭桌上端出炖牛肉，聊到营生：小两口开鞋店，说 that's our day job（那就是我们的正职），自称在 the insurance game（保险这一行）干了半辈子的沃伦则说自己已经退休。饭后主人翻出在堪萨斯认识的那对夫妻的照片，问他有没有女儿的照片，他掏不出，只能用 I might have one of George Washington（我倒是有一张乔治·华盛顿的）自嘲——指的是一美元钞票。做客时接礼物、聊工作、化解尴尬，这些句子最实用。
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。
“Well, people will always need shoes.”
人总归是要穿鞋的。
一句大实话，把开鞋店说成稳当生意，也像给自己的人生做注脚。
People will always need + 名词
安慰做老行当的人或自嘲行业不会消失时用，语气要轻。
People will always need coffee. ／ Folks will always need a mechanic.
中性
重读 always 与 shoes，句尾稳稳落下。
People will always need a tailor, even in a fast-fashion town. 就算在快时尚的城里，人也总要有裁缝。
“Oh, gosh, you shouldn't have.”
哎呀，你太客气了，不用这样的。
收礼物时最地道的反应，嘴上说不用买，手上已经笑开了。
Oh, gosh, you shouldn't have.
收到礼物或别人请客时用，对朋友自然，对长辈也稳。
You didn't have to do that. ／ Oh, you really shouldn't have.
口语
you shouldn't have 连读，gosh 轻轻叹出。
You brought wine too? You really shouldn't have. 你还带了酒？真的太客气了。
“But we loved them. We spent a whole weekend with them out in Kansas.”
但我们很喜欢他们，还在堪萨斯跟他们一起待了整整一个周末。
一句「就待了整周」，把旅途里偶然的投缘讲得比任何形容词都实在。
We spent a whole weekend with + 人
形容跟某人一见投缘、玩得尽兴时用，讲旅行经历很顺。
We spent a whole weekend with them and never ran out of talk. ／ They stayed a whole weekend and we hated to see them go.
中性
whole weekend 重读，out in Kansas 轻收。
We spent a whole weekend with a couple we met on the train. 我们和火车上认识的一对夫妻一起待了整整一个周末。
“I might have one of George Washington, though.”
不过我倒可能有张乔治·华盛顿的。
答非所问的冷幽默，用一张钞票照片挡回追问，尴尬全在一句话里。
I might have one of ... though.
被追问私事又想体面地岔开时用；对领导或客户别这么耍贫，会显得不认真。
I've got a picture of him in my wallet. ／ None on me, I'm afraid.
口语
might 弱读，George Washington 清晰，though 轻挑尾音收住笑点。
I might have one of George Washington, though. Check back in a week. 不过我倒是有张华盛顿的，一周后再问我吧。
This is a couple we met in Kansas when we were in Kansas. Remember I was telling you about the guy with the wooden leg? But we loved them. We spent a whole weekend with them out in Kansas. And this is Roger and Denise and their daughters. Now, Denise is your oldest. No. She's the middle one. They live out in Delaware. And these little cuties are Katie and Sloan. Ah, a girl named Sloan. I've never heard that one before. - Neither had we. - Neither had we, no.
这是我们在堪萨斯的时候认识的一对夫妻。 记得我跟你说过的那个装木腿的家伙吗？ 可我们特别喜欢他们。我们在堪萨斯跟他们一起过了一整个周末。 这是罗杰和丹妮丝，还有他们的女儿。 丹妮丝是你家老大吧。 不，她是中间那个。他们住在特拉华州。 这两个小可爱是凯蒂和斯隆。 啊，女孩叫斯隆。这名字我还是头一回听说。 - 我们也是。- 我们也是，没听过。
下一章 · 11put a good face on things强装没事这场戏：被看穿后当场失态收礼物时说的客套话，「你太客气了、不该破费」。主人接过沃伦的啤酒时说 Oh, gosh, you shouldn't have，其实是很高兴。
day job。约翰说这是我们的 day job，意思是鞋店是正经营生，有别于闲暇爱好。
in the insurance game。沃伦说自己 was in the insurance game，就是用偏口语的说法交代老本行。
指一张一美元钞票，因为票面上印着乔治·华盛顿。沃伦没带女儿照片，就用这句自嘲化解尴尬。
这是句老套的安慰话：不管世道怎样，人总得穿鞋。开鞋店的约翰拿它当本行不会倒的保证，听着实在又有点好笑。
