这场戏：彩排前被塞过期止痛药
第 14 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'48"
婚礼彩排前，沃伦背痛得直不起腰。亲家母罗伯塔翻出自己手术剩下的过期止痛药，保证说 within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine（半小时内你就乐上天了）。药效一上来，沃伦立刻 It really does the trick（真管用），连呼不可思议。想学怎么形容药到病除、怎么夸张地形容心情好，这几句很实用。
「半小时就乐上天」：on cloud nine（乐上天）
just dandy 好得很（其实是硬撑）ought to do it 应该就够了left over 用剩的on cloud nine 乐上天、高兴极了
「彻底好起来」：out of the woods（熬过难关）
come around 缓过来out of the woods 脱离困境、熬过难关fire up 启动、烧上水sleep like a baby 睡得特别香
《关于施密特》里，婚礼彩排前，沃伦背痛得厉害。亲家母罗伯塔说 Couple more Advil ought to do it（再吃两片止痛药就够了），可她又翻出自己子宫切除手术剩下的过期药 Percodan，说 I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine（保证半小时就让你乐上天）。药效上来后沃伦果然 It really does the trick（真管用），连说不可思议。罗伯塔还说回家 fire up the hot tub（把按摩浴缸烧上水），让他 take a long soak（好好泡个澡），保证 tomorrow you'll be good as new（明天就恢复如初）。想学怎么描述药效、怎么安慰人明天就好，这些句子都能直接用。
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“I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine.”
我保证，半小时之内你就会乐上天。
把药效用一个比喻说尽，夸张得可爱，也让这句话特别好记。
within half an hour, you'll be ...
向人打包票说很快见效或变好时用，语气轻松，别对医生用。
you'll feel like a new person ／ you'll be over the moon
口语
cloud nine 连读，nine 尾音上扬。
Drink this and within ten minutes you'll be on cloud nine. 喝了这个，十分钟内你就精神了。
“I know what'll really get you out of the woods.”
我知道什么能让你真正脱困。
out of the woods 自带画面：从林子里走出来才算真安全。
get someone out of the woods
说人熬过难关、病情或财务好转时用，别对刚出事的人说。
get you back on your feet ／ pull you out of the hole
中性
out of the woods 连读成一串，woods 收住。
A short loan will get him out of the woods. 借他一笔小钱就能让他脱困。
“Tomorrow you'll be good as new.”
明天你就跟新的一样了。
六个词把许诺说满，good as new 是最暖的一句安慰。
be good as new
对生病或受挫的人说，睡一觉就好；轻快地说，别太郑重。
you'll be right as rain ／ you'll be back to normal
中性
good as new 连读，new 拖一点尾音。
One new screen and the phone is good as new. 换块屏，手机就跟新的一样。
“I had these left over from my hysterectomy.”
这些是我做子宫切除手术时剩下的。
把来路惊人的存货说得像分享家常菜，荒唐得让人不敢接。
I had these left over from ...
熟人之间拿自己旧事自嘲时用；涉及药物和身体的场合别照学，尤其不要对陌生病人说。
These are left over from my surgery. ／ I still have some from last time.
口语
had these 连读，left over from 轻快，hysterectomy 放慢说清楚。
I had these left over from my surgery, if you want one. 这些是我手术时剩下的，你要不要来一片。
下一章 · 15insist on its own way我行我素这场戏：婚礼宣誓与伴郎致辞它形容人高兴到极点、乐得飘飘然。台词里说 within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine，就是保证半小时内你就舒服得飞起，比 very happy 生动得多。
说 it really does the trick，意思是真奏效、真解决问题。吃药、修东西、用某个办法都行，比 it works 更有「就是它了」的语气。
字面是「走出树林」，比喻脱离险境、熬过最难的阶段。罗伯塔用它指让沃伦彻底好起来，多用于生病、危机或困难快过去的时候。
不一定。它字面是「好得很」，但常带讽刺或无奈，明明不好也这么说。沃伦被问 how are we doing 时回 just dandy，其实是在硬撑。
说 sleep like a baby，像婴儿一样睡得沉。罗伯塔保证沃伦泡完澡会 sleep like a baby，第二天 good as new，都是很口语的安慰话。
