这场戏：婚礼前亲家母话不停
第 12 章 · 共 16 章 · 4'23"
沃伦刚到丹佛的赫泽尔家，亲家母罗伯塔就一个人把婚礼清单从头念到尾，前夫拉里还当场摔门大闹。喘口气的工夫，她又说珍妮都 taken with（迷上）他，还夸儿子 Randall 体贴、easy on the eye（养眼）。想听懂这种「热情到让人窒息」的家长寒暄，这段全是你躲不掉的场面。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 婚礼抱怨
一串清单越念越长，把怨气堆成排比，最后落到一句「她真幸运」。
「我又不会读心术」是 I'm not a mind reader
enough to deal with 已经够多事要应付了I'm not a mind reader 我又不会读心术get out 出去、走开
❝ 独白 · 6 句 「养眼」是 easy on the eye
turned out to be 结果是、后来发现是raise their eyebrows 让人侧目、引人议论easy on the eye 养眼、看着顺眼If I do say so myself 恕我自夸、这话我自己说
沃伦开房车到丹佛，住进未来亲家赫泽尔家，为珍妮和兰德尔的婚礼做准备。亲家母罗伯塔一见面就停不下来：酒店、亲戚、伴娘伴郎、还有多少人没 RSVP，全都倒给他听，顺带提醒他还欠教堂一张支票。前夫拉里因为弄不好一件东西当场发火、被赶出去，罗伯塔转头就跟沃伦解释他为什么总要闹一场，还大方地夸儿子体贴、是个 sensitive, devoted man（敏感又忠诚的男人），甚至 easy on the eye（养眼）。她说珍妮 very taken with（很喜欢）兰德尔，问沃伦同不同意。最后珍妮和兰德尔赶到，沃伦却急着找机会跟女儿单独谈谈。
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。
“And he's also quite easy on the eye.”
而且他长得也挺养眼。
自夸儿子的外貌时顺手用 easy on the eye，比 handsome 俏皮又不失体面。
be easy on the eye
夸人好看时用，长辈聊晚辈或朋友开玩笑都合适。
The new place is easy on the eye, too. ／ She is not just smart; she is easy on the eye.
中性
重读 quite 与 easy，on the eye 轻收。
Their little kitchen is small but easy on the eye. 他们的小厨房不大，但看着很舒服。
“If I do say so myself.”
这话由我自己说也不为过。
一句自夸许可，把「我在吹自己」说得像玩笑，先自嘲就不会招人烦。
..., if I do say so myself.
自夸后补一句打圆场时用，熟人和朋友之间最自然。
That was a good call, if I do say so myself. ／ It's a fine cake, if I do say so myself.
口语
if I do 轻轻带过，say so myself 略轻快。
That was a solid lunch, if I do say so myself. 这顿午饭做得不错，我自己说也不心虚。
“Honestly, don't you think he's something special?”
说真的，你不觉得他特别出色吗？
用 don't you think 把自夸包装成求你附和，被问的人几乎没法摇头。
Don't you think + 主语 + is something special?
想让人附和你的夸赞时用，长辈夸自己人尤其常见。
Don't you think she's something else? ／ Isn't he something special on stage?
口语
don't you think 上扬，something special 放慢加重。
Don't you think she's something special on the piano? 你不觉得她弹钢琴特别有灵气吗？
“I'll do it myself. Like I have to do everything else around here.”
我自己来。反正这家里什么不是我自己扛。
一边接手一边补一句抱怨，委屈和控诉一次性说完。
Like I have to do everything else.
家务或协作里憋屈时半赌气地甩一句用；在同事或外人面前说会显得情绪化，别说。
Fine, I'll just do it myself. ／ It's always me who has to do everything.
口语
myself 重读，Like 起头带怨气，everything else 粘成一串。
I'll do it myself. Like I have to do everything else in this kitchen. 我自己来。反正厨房里什么不是我干。
The only way that Helen is lucky, and I do mean the only way... ...is she didn't have to go through this week with Jeannie and me. The florist, the dress, the relatives, the travel arrangements, the motels... ...the bridesmaids, the groomsmen, the gowns.
海伦唯一算得上走运的地方，我说的是唯一一点…… ……就是她不用跟我和珍妮一起熬过这一周。 花店、礼服、亲戚、行程安排、旅馆…… ……伴娘、伴郎、礼服。
When I had my hysterectomy... ...that boy did not leave my side for one minute. Not one minute. People used to raise their eyebrows... ...because I breast-fed him until he was almost 5 and I say: "Heh, well, you just look at the results." I raised a sensitive, devoted boy... ...who has turned into a sensitive, devoted man.
我做子宫切除手术的时候…… ……那孩子一分钟都没离开过我身边。 一分钟都没有。以前人们总爱挑眉毛…… ……因为我喂母乳喂到他快五岁，我就说：「嘿，你看看结果不就知道了。」 我养大了一个体贴、忠诚的男孩…… ……他长成了一个体贴、忠诚的男人。
下一章 · 13up to snuff够格这场戏：家宴吵翻后劝别嫁「养眼、看着顺眼」，形容人长得好看。罗伯塔夸自己儿子 quite easy on the eye，是带着得意的自夸。
taken with，常用 be taken with someone。罗伯塔说珍妮 very taken with 兰德尔，就是她很喜欢他。
吵架时用来堵对方：「我又不会读心术」，意思是你不说我怎么知道。对方含糊其辞、让你自己猜时最常用。
贬义，「大吵大闹、闹脾气」。罗伯塔说前夫为了引起注意才 causing a fuss，带点无奈又嫌弃。
「顺便提一句」，用来插入一个看似随口、其实很重要的话题，比如罗伯塔催教堂支票那一句。
