这场戏：客人走后闲聊儿子恋情
第 18 章 · 共 25 章 · 2'39"
客人一走，汤姆和杰瑞边收拾边聊：儿子乔这阵子总跟一个叫凯蒂的姑娘黏在一起。玛丽却不太乐意，嫌 He's only known her for five minutes（他才认识她五分钟）。送走玛丽后，两人感叹 He is a dark horse（深藏不露），说这小子藏得真深。
He is a dark horse（深藏不露），夫妻俩对儿子的调侃
inviting her round 请她到家里来whatshername 那个谁a laugh 逗趣的人dark horse 深藏不露的人
客人陆续走后，汤姆和杰瑞一边收拾一边聊起乔的新女友凯蒂。杰瑞说 They seem to connect（他们看着挺合得来），玛丽却看不上：He's only known her for five minutes（他才认识她五分钟），还担心他 rush into anything（贸然定下来）。玛丽走后，两人说起那条让人失望的消息，感慨 It's disappointing（挺让人失望的）；聊到儿子的新恋情，杰瑞夸凯蒂 a laugh（挺逗的），汤姆则得意地说 He is a dark horse, our son（咱们儿子深藏不露），自己也是 I think you'll find that we men are（你会发现我们男人都这样）。想学送客后的闲聊、评价人和打趣，这段最自然。
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。
“He is a dark horse, our son.”
咱们这儿子，可真是深藏不露。
把儿子偷偷恋爱说成深藏不露，一句调侃全是当爹的得意。
someone is a dark horse
家人或朋友做了大家都没想到的事时用，带调侃；对领导或客户别说，显得轻慢。
He keeps his cards close to his chest. ／ You never know what he's up to.
中性
重音放在 dark horse，前半句轻快带过。
Our quiet intern turned out to be a dark horse. 我们那个安静的实习生原来深藏不露。
“I think you'll find that we men are.”
我敢说，我们男人都是这样的。
被太太打趣后反手一句，用客气的 I think you'll find 硬拗出得意。
I think you'll find that ...
想客气地反驳或纠正对方时用；正式场合别说，容易被当成抬杠。
I think you'll find that's not quite right. ／ You'll find we're all the same.
口语
重音落在 find 和 men，句尾 are 轻轻收住。
I think you'll find that I paid for dinner last time. 我敢说上回饭钱是我付的。
“He's only known her for five minutes.”
他认识她才不过五分钟。
用五分钟夸张地把恋爱说成草率，护着儿子的心思藏都藏不住。
known someone for five minutes
想说明一对新人认识太短、别急着定下来时用；对当事人别直说，容易当面扫兴。
They've barely met. ／ It's early days yet.
中性
five minutes 加重，only 轻读，句尾平收。
They've only known each other for five minutes, so let's not plan the wedding. 他们才认识没多久，先别急着张罗婚礼。
“I think Joe knows what he's doing, actually.”
其实我觉得乔心里有数。
用 I think 和 actually 稳稳托住对孩子的信任，不争不抢。
I think sb knows what they're doing
替别人说话、让家长放心时用；对正在气头上的人别用，容易像抬杠。
I think he knows his own mind. ／ Trust him; he knows what he's doing.
中性
actually 稍重，句尾放平。
I think she knows what she's doing, actually; just give her time. 其实我觉得她心里有数，给她点时间吧。
下一章 · 19be glad when盼着快点结束这场戏：葬礼前上门探望罗尼字面是「黑马」，指深藏不露、让人看不透的人。汤姆说 He is a dark horse, our son，就是「咱们这儿子，真是深藏不露」，平时看不出竟有这一手。
「意料之外的稀罕事」。books 这里指记录、账本，turn-up 是「意外出现」。汤姆一开口就用它感叹乔突然带女友回来这件事。
head off。口语里指动身、先走。玛丽说 I might head off in a minute，就是「我可能一会儿就走了」。
rush into anything。rush into 指不加考虑就投入某事，anything 泛指任何决定。玛丽说乔 doesn't want to rush into anything，就是「他不想这么快就定下来」。
英语口语里指「那个谁」，想不起对方名字时用，类似 whatshisname。台词里 I like whatshername，就是「我喜欢那个谁来着」。
