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Have you ever been abroad?Blue Jasmine · 2013 — 第 5 / 15 章 · 3'52" · B2
相亲局上话不投机：on top of the world
餐厅相亲局，有人聊欧洲旅行和回学校，旁边的人却越问越冒犯。有人感叹 One minute you're on top of the world（前一秒还春风得意），一下就被现实打回原形；有人直接说 You think you're being charming, but you're not（你以为自己很有魅力，其实没有）。想听懂尴尬饭局里的话外音，这两句很管用。
发生了什么
相亲桌上，有人聊起欧洲旅行，又提到回学校读书；旁边的人不停追问，还把话题扯到护士和癫痫，气氛越来越僵。有人几次想打圆场，可插话的人越说越离谱。这里能学几个口语说法：sad excuse for a blind date 是「拿不出手的相亲对象」，适合调侃临时找来的约会对象；on short notice 是「临时通知」，用来解释为什么只能凑合；on top of the world 是「春风得意」，形容人正处在顺境。饭局冷场或朋友聚会时，这些说法都能帮你听懂话里的刺。
这场戏看什么
- 留意茉莉被追问时怎么转移话题
- 看谁在追问，谁出面叫停
- 注意谁在替谁打圆场
留意这几个短语
sad excuse for a blind dateon short noticewhat the helldropping dead of hunger
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on top of the world
春风得意feeling on top of everything
有人用 on top of the world 讲起一个人从风光到栽跟头的经过，话说到一半，下一句就接上说那人其实是个骗子，口气像在讲别人的八卦。
She was on top of the world after the offer, then the funding was cut.拿到邀约后她春风得意，随后资金却被砍了。
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- sad excuse for a blind date
拿不出手的相亲对象
- on short notice
临时通知下；仓促之间
- what the hell
到底搞什么
- dropping dead of hunger
饿得要命
- change the subject
换个话题
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been 的尾音直接滑进 abroad，中间别停。
Have you ever been abroad?过去常做某事
We used to sail from Saint-Tropez to Cannes and up the coast to Monaco. Hm.让我想起…
It reminds me of the Mediterranean. There's Chili.已经准备好做…
I gotta tell you, I was all set to move in with your sister.情态完成式：could've 等于 could have；could have happened 表示“本来可能发生在任何人身上”。
Could've happened to anybody.差劲的…；拿不出手的…
Told me you never been here, don't know anybody, so I brought along this sad excuse for a blind date.临时通知下；仓促之间
刚把同伴说成凑数的人，马上又用 on short notice 替他圆场，意思是临时找人只能做到这样，既像解释也像继续贬低。
Best he could do on short notice. He works with me.饿得要命
有人被问要不要酒，先礼貌拒绝，接着用 dropping dead of hunger 夸张表示自己只想赶紧吃饭，语气熟络，把饿说得像急病。
I have a drink, but thank you. I'm dropping dead of hunger.到底搞什么——不客气地追问；正式场合别用
What the hell are you drinking? Let me see. What is this?疯了；胡说——熟人玩笑或争执；正式场合别用
You're nuts. They don't even compare. Who cares?条件句省略if：口语省掉 if：You get a bad clam 等于 If you get...，主句接后果。
You get a bad clam, you'll wish you were never born.定语从句：mistake 后接省略 that/which 的定语从句 I made；was leaving... 才是主句补足。
I don't know. I mean, the biggest mistake I made was leaving college in my last year and not completing my education.骗子——口语谈坏人；新闻也可用，语气偏轻
Guy turns out to be a crook. Heh, heh. Yeah.痴迷于…
Oh, yes, yes, for a year or two, Hal became quite obsessed with thoroughbreds.快问时 what are you 压成一团，重音落在 study。
So, what are you gonna study in college?对…有意见
A nurse? You got something against nurses?对…了解很深
They have extensive knowledge of how the human body works.换个话题
桌上话题越扯越露骨，有人点名奇利，用 change the subject 想把场面从尴尬里拉回来，语气像劝也像警告，不让玩笑继续。
Chili, why don't you change the subject?but you're 轻轻带过，not 要落重音。
You think you're being charming, but you're not.发呆；出神
You always stare into space like that?随时告知进展
被第三次追问学什么，有人用 keep you informed 的礼貌承诺把答案无限延期，表面配合，实际关门，追问的人只能先停住。
I don't know, but I'll be sure to keep you informed.退一步；别再逼
追问者被顶回后，马上用 back off 道歉并说自己不追了，语气从冒犯切回客气，但桌上的尴尬没有真的消失。
Oh, okay, sorry. I'll back off. I'm sorry, I don't mean to be curt.余生；下半辈子
I just don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life.宾语从句：know 后面整块 what...life 是宾语从句，what 在从句里作 do 的宾语。
I just don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life.观光；逛景点
What do you wanna do? Why don't we take her to see the sights?看懂「相亲局上话不投机」
发音重点
- been abroad — been 的尾音直接滑进 abroad，中间别停。
- what are you — 快问时 what are you 压成一团，重音落在 study。
- but you're not — but you're 轻轻带过，not 要落重音。
I have a drink, but thank you. I'm dropping dead of hunger.我已有酒，但还是谢谢。我饿得要命。 先把拒绝说得客气，再用夸张句把饿讲成急病，转折短促又真实。
You get a bad clam, you'll wish you were never born.你要是吃到坏蛤蜊，会恨不得自己没出生。 用“宁可没出生”讲吃坏东西，夸张得有理，听完就记住。
You think you're being charming, but you're not.你以为自己很迷人，其实并没有。 先给自我感觉一个台阶，再用 but you're not 抽掉，短句像一记闷棍。
I just don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life.我就是不知道余生要拿自己怎么办。 把大迷茫塞进日常口语，gonna 和 the rest of my life 一轻一重，特别真。
I don't know, but I'll be sure to keep you informed.我不知道，但我一定随时告知你。 礼貌到挑不出错，却能把追问无限延期，是软钉子里的标准件。
关于这一章的问题
sad excuse for a blind date 是什么意思？
意思是「拿不出手的相亲对象」，用来调侃临时找来的约会对象；台词里有人就这么介绍自己临时带来的相亲对象。
「临时通知」英语怎么说？
on short notice。台词里说 Best he could do on short notice，就是「仓促之间他只能做到这样」，常用来解释安排得急、没时间准备。
on top of the world 是什么意思？
是「春风得意」的意思，形容人正处在顺境、状态很好；台词里说 One minute you're on top of the world，下一句马上转到坏消息，落差很强。
想让人别再追问，英语可以说什么？
可以说 back off，意思是「退一步；别再逼」。台词里有人道歉说 I'll back off，就是「我不再追问了」。
change the subject 是什么意思？
意思是「换个话题」。台词里有人直接说 why don't you change the subject，就是提醒对方别再聊这个让人不舒服的话题。
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