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豪宅里接待来访亲戚:flush

豪宅里一阵寒暄,来访的亲戚先说不愿 impose(添麻烦),又解释已在万豪订房。主人坚持让办公室把酒店账单转过来;后面一句 We're flush(手头宽裕)把借钱的话头挡回去。想学怎么把客气和拒绝说得体面,这几句都用得上。

发生了什么

一对夫妇到豪宅做客,寒暄还没完,就被屋里的气派震住了:一句 Hell of a place(相当了不得的地方)是真心夸,也是拉开差距的感叹。聊到住宿,客人先说不愿 impose(添麻烦),主人却坚持让办公室把酒店账单转到自己这边,客气来回里全是分寸。今晚这顿没约成;后面一句 We're flush(手头宽裕)把借钱的话头挡了回去。学这几句,可以在走亲访友、接待客人、婉拒好意时把话说得热络又不失礼。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意谁在抢着买单,谁在推辞。
  • 注意茉莉改名后的称呼变化。
  • 看客人夸房子时,主人怎样淡淡接住。

留意这几个短语

hell of a placeimposeforward us the billI insist

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flush

手头宽裕rich / well-off

话头转到奥吉的生意消息后,紧接着有人补一句,说自己不借钱,用 flush 亮出底气,语气有点逞强又防备。

I can pay for the tickets this week; I'm flush.我这周能付票钱,手头宽裕。

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  • hell of a place

    相当了不得的地方

  • impose

    添麻烦;打扰

  • forward us the bill

    把账单转给我们

  • I insist

    不容你再推

  • get a kick out of

    从…得到乐趣

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短语 · A2make it to something

赶到了;来了

- Hi. - Oh, you made it.
发音made it

快说时 made 的 d 轻轻滑进 it,两个词别切开。

- Hi. - Oh, you made it.
短语 · A2get to do something

终于有机会见到

Jasmine. I'm finally getting to meet the sister.
短语 · B1a nice little something

挺不错的小聚会

You missed a nice little party. My friend Dennis sang.
短语 · B2hell of a something

相当了不得的地方

客人刚进门,抬头打量这间豪宅,用半惊叹半打趣的口气甩出一句 hell of a place,夸房子气派,话里带着羡慕,主人只淡淡接住。

Hell of a place you got. Thank you.
发音Hell of a

Hell of a 常挤成一串,像一口气带过,别逐词顿开。

Hell of a place you got. Thank you.
俚语 · B2Hell of a

非常;了不得——熟人之间夸东西,正式场合别用

Hell of a place you got. Thank you.
短语 · B1have got taste

有品味

Yeah, she's got taste.
短语 · B1catch up on something

补聊近况

We have so much to catch up on. Can't wait for you to show us New York.
短语 · B1make time for something

抽时间

- No, no, I will definitely make some time. - Oh, good. Heh, heh.
短语 · A2stay with someone

借住在某人家

Oh, well, we-- We thought about asking if we could stay with you, but we don't wanna impose,
语法 · B1asking if we could stay with you

宾语从句:about 后接 asking,再由 if 引出“能不能住”的间接问句。

Oh, well, we-- We thought about asking if we could stay with you, but we don't wanna impose,
短语 · B2forward someone something

把账单转给我们

主人听说客人订了酒店,马上安排办公室去联系,一句 forward us the bill 把账单转过来,语气像在处理一件小事。

I'll have my office contact them and forward us the bill.
语法 · B1have my office contact them

使役结构:have + 人 + 动词原形,表示让办公室去联系对方。

I'll have my office contact them and forward us the bill.
发音I insist

重音落到 insist 第二音节,I 轻轻带过。

Please, you're our guests. I insist.
短语 · B2insist on doing something

坚持做东请客

Oh, well, then we insist on taking you two to dinner tonight.
短语 · B1get out of something

推掉;脱身

I don't think we can-- Something we can't get out of.
语法 · B2Something we can't get out of

省略定语从句:Something 后省略 that/which,we can't get out of 说明是什么事。

I don't think we can-- Something we can't get out of.
短语 · B2stash someone somewhere

把孩子寄放好 stash 字面是“藏”,这里指临时把孩子托给别人。

We stashed the kids with Augie's sister, we're here for a week.
俚语 · B2stashed

临时寄放——口语里说安置孩子,正式写作少用

We stashed the kids with Augie's sister, we're here for a week.
短语 · B2get a kick out of something

从…得到乐趣

主人盘算带客人去哪家餐厅,先提一家又改口提另一家,说到对方会 get a kick out of that 时语气变轻快,热情里带点忙乱。

I mean, or Daniel. I mean-- They'd get a kick out of that. Yeah, absolutely.
发音get a kick

get a 快说时 t 轻弹一下,直接滑进 a,别切成硬块。

I mean, or Daniel. I mean-- They'd get a kick out of that. Yeah, absolutely.
短语 · B1take someone out

请某人出去(吃饭)

I know your birthday is this week. Let us at least take you out for that.
发音We're flush

We're 只留一个轻音节,flush 重读并短促收尾。

Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.
俚语 · B2flush

手头宽裕——熟人之间说自己有钱,别对客户说

Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.
短语 · B1be one's own boss

自己当老板

Well, you know, I do, like, repairs, furniture moving, but I got plans to be my own boss.
短语 · B1talk about something over dinner

边吃边谈

We'll talk about it over dinner. They're going out.
短语 · B1the little girls' room

女洗手间(委婉说法)

Is there a little girls' room? Just down the hall.
短语 · B2come up with someone

从哪儿找来他 不是“和他一起想出”,这里指她从哪儿认识、找来这个人。

Where did she come up with him? I always feel so guilty around Ginger.

看懂「豪宅里接待来访亲戚」

发音重点

  • made it — 快说时 made 的 d 轻轻滑进 it,两个词别切开。
  • Hell of a — Hell of a 常挤成一串,像一口气带过,别逐词顿开。
  • I insist — 重音落到 insist 第二音节,I 轻轻带过。
  • get a kick — get a 快说时 t 轻弹一下,直接滑进 a,别切成硬块。
We have so much to catch up on. Can't wait for you to show us New York.

我们有太多近况要补,等不及让你带我们逛纽约了。 客套里把补聊和带路绑在一起,热络里藏着要求。

Please, you're our guests. I insist.

拜托,你们是我们的客人。这笔我来付。 客气话带一点不容拒绝,体面地把账单接过去。

Don't worry, I don't need to borrow money. We're flush.

别担心,我不是来借钱的。我们手头宽裕。 先堵住借钱猜测,再用 flush 亮底气,逞强感很足。

We've got to make sure we make their stay extra nice.

我们得确保把他们的逗留安排得格外周到。 两个 make 连着,热情里透出必须撑住场面的负担。

关于这一章的问题

Hell of a place 是什么意思?

意思是「相当了不得的地方」,用来夸一个地方很气派。台词里 Hell of a place you got 就是在感叹「你这房子可真气派」,语气比普通夸奖更重。

flush 在这里是「冲水」吗?

不是。这里的 flush 是「手头宽裕」,一句 We're flush 就是告诉对方自己有钱、不用借钱。别和厕所冲水的 flush 搞混。

「我不想添麻烦」英语怎么说?

可以说 I don't wanna impose。impose 是「添麻烦;打扰」,去别人家住、请人帮忙前先来一句,显得很有分寸。

I insist 语气有多强?

语气很坚持,接近「不容你再推」。一句 I insist 就是不让对方再客气,常见于抢着买单、请客吃饭。

「从…得到乐趣」英语怎么说?

用 get a kick out of,意思是「从…得到乐趣」。台词里 They'd get a kick out of that 就是说「他们会觉得那很带劲」,说的是带客人去餐厅这类安排。

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