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Blue Jasmine · 2013 — 第 14 / 15 章 · 2'33" · B2

摊牌承认爱上保姆：tap dance

有人追问婚外情，回答先绕到一杯酒上；一句 don't tap dance（别绕弯子打太极）把闪躲堵回去，接着一句 Lisette and I are in love（我和莉塞特相爱了），再一句 comes as a shock（让人感到很震惊）给这场摊牌定调。想听懂摊牌时话怎么被绕开，这几句很实用。

发生了什么

有人当面追问婚外情，回答却先绕到一杯酒上；一句 don't tap dance（别绕弯子打太极）把闪躲堵回去。后来一句 Lisette and I are in love（我和莉塞特相爱了）把话说死，接着一句 comes as a shock（让人感到很震惊）给这场摊牌定调。等话说到必须说实话，回一句 the biggest joke of all（最大的笑话），讽刺味道立刻出来。这些说法适合摊牌、质问和听坏消息的场合，听懂能少被话术带偏。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意“诚实”一词怎样被反讽打回。
  • 看谁在用“冷静”“文明”抢占道德高地。
  • 注意重复短句怎样表现呼吸失控。

留意这几个短语

tap dancecomes as a shockthe biggest joke of allcasual flirtations

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本章短语

tap dance

绕弯子打太极to dodge or stall

问题已经逼到脸上，回答却先绕到一杯酒上；这句不接台阶，用 tap dance 点破对方在绕弯子打太极，冷硬又带嘲讽。

Don't tap dance around the deadline—you never even opened the file.别在截止日期上打太极了，你连文件都没打开。

本章还有

  • comes as a shock

    让人感到很震惊

  • the biggest joke of all

    最大的笑话/真讽刺

  • casual flirtations

    不认真的暧昧往来

  • for chrissake

    看在老天份上（带火气）

  • throw me away

    把我当东西丢掉/抛弃

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40 句台词里标了 30 处

短语 · B2have an affair with someone

和某人有婚外情 affair 这里不是“事情”，是婚外情

Are you having an affair with Lisette Boudreau?
发音an affair

把 an affair 当一个词练，n 收到后面，中间别加停顿。

Are you having an affair with Lisette Boudreau?
发音can't do

can't do 快说时 t 很轻，靠 can't 的否定重音分辨，别无意识补 t。

Oh, Jasmine, I can't do this without a drink.
短语 · B1what's been going on

一直是怎么回事

I know what's been going on.
语法 · B1what's been going on

宾语从句：know 后的 what 从句作宾语，语序不倒装，等于“我知道一直怎么回事”。

I know what's been going on.
短语 · B1sleep with someone

和别的女人上床 sleep with 不是同床睡觉，是发生性关系

You've been sleeping with other women for years.
语法 · B1You've been sleeping with other women

现在完成进行：have been doing 表示从过去延续到现在；这里把多年出轨说成一桩持续行为。

You've been sleeping with other women for years.
发音You've been

You've been 常压成一团，别逐字念满，重心放到 sleeping。

You've been sleeping with other women for years.
短语 · B1make plans for the future

规划两个人的未来

It means that we are making plans for the future together.
短语 · B1have trouble doing something

很难理解/反应不过来

I'm sorry. I'm having trouble understanding.
短语 · B2come as a shock

让人感到很震惊

有人把摊牌说成“怕你震惊”，用 comes as a shock 承认消息会砸到对方，也像替自己的背叛找一块体面的台阶，语气放得很稳。

I know this comes as a shock, but I have to be honest with you.
短语 · B1be honest with someone

对某人说实话

I know this comes as a shock, but I have to be honest with you.
短语 · B2the biggest ___ of all

最大的笑话/真讽刺

对方刚把“诚实”挂在嘴边，这边先重复对方的原话，再一句 the biggest joke of all 把诚实变成笑柄，语气冷得像在收尾。

You wanna be honest. That's the biggest joke of all.
短语 · C1casual flirtation(s)

不认真的暧昧往来

有人用轻描淡写的词把多年出轨缩小成“随意的暧昧”，casual flirtations 听起来像小插曲，语气像在整理档案，听不出半点愧意，只在给自己减责。

I've had casual flirtations in the past.
短语 · B1not mean anything

没当真/不算数 不是“没有含义”，是“没当回事”

They didn't mean anything until now. This is different.
短语 · B2be out of one's mind

失去理智/疯了吧 字面像“脑子出去了”，这里指疯了

Are you out of your mind? She is a teenager, for chrissake.
发音out of your

out of your 挤在一起，of 只轻轻带过，别一个个蹦。

Are you out of your mind? She is a teenager, for chrissake.
俚语 · B2for chrissake

看在老天份上，带火气——熟人急眼时用，正式场合和长辈面前别用

Are you out of your mind? She is a teenager, for chrissake.
俚语 · B2Christ

天哪/上帝啊——极熟的人前发泄情绪，正式场合别用

Christ, this is hard for me to tell you! It's hard for you? What about me?
语法 · B2it is bad enough that everyone knows you've been unfaithful

形式主语：it 是形式主语，真正内容是 that 从句；bad enough that 等于“光……就够糟”。

I mean, it is bad enough that everyone knows you've been unfaithful.
短语 · B2throw someone away

把我当东西丢掉/抛弃

被背叛的人用 throw me away 把自己说成可以随手丢掉的东西，语气里是被轻贱地换掉的羞辱，还有硬撑着的体面，不是哀求。

But to throw me away for this stupid-looking little French-- I will take very good care of you. I'm sorry.
短语 · B1take good care of someone

好好照顾你

But to throw me away for this stupid-looking little French-- I will take very good care of you. I'm sorry.
短语 · B2have a tantrum

大发脾气/撒泼

有人情绪已经崩到呼吸都乱，另一方却用 having a tantrum 给对方定性；紧跟着一句“别碰我”把身体距离也绷紧，像把崩溃推回对方身上。

Jasmine, you're having a tantrum. Don't you touch me!
短语 · B2pull oneself together

控制情绪，振作起来

场面已经乱掉，先有一句“我在这儿干什么”露出失控，紧接着一句 pull yourself together 像把崩溃按回去，命令口气并不温柔。

What am I doing here? Pull yourself together.
短语 · B1calm down

冷静下来

When you calm down, we can talk like two civilized adults about the arrangements we have to make.
短语 · B2civilized adults

文明的成年人 这里带居高临下，暗指对方不冷静、不体面

When you calm down, we can talk like two civilized adults about the arrangements we have to make.
短语 · B2make arrangements

必须做的具体安排 这里指分开、分居一类善后安排

When you calm down, we can talk like two civilized adults about the arrangements we have to make.
语法 · B2the arrangements we have to make

定语从句：arrangements 后省略 that/which；we have to make 修饰它，等于“我们必须做的安排”。

When you calm down, we can talk like two civilized adults about the arrangements we have to make.
短语 · B1check into a hotel

入住酒店

Until then I'm gonna check into a hotel.
发音check into

check into 连成一串，k 滑进 into，别在中间停。

Until then I'm gonna check into a hotel.

看懂「摊牌承认爱上保姆」

发音重点

  • an affair — 把 an affair 当一个词练，n 收到后面，中间别加停顿。
  • can't do — can't do 快说时 t 很轻，靠 can't 的否定重音分辨，别无意识补 t。
  • You've been — You've been 常压成一团，别逐字念满，重心放到 sleeping。
  • out of your — out of your 挤在一起，of 只轻轻带过，别一个个蹦。
No, don't tap dance. You never went to Chicago.

不，别打太极。你根本没去过芝加哥。 把“别绕弯子”说成别跳踢踏舞，再用芝加哥一句补刀，短、狠、不留台阶。

Lisette and I are in love.

莉塞特和我相爱了。 把婚外情改写成“相爱”，越平静越残忍，一句话改写关系性质。

You wanna be honest. That's the biggest joke of all.

你想谈诚实。这才是天大的笑话。 先复述对方的漂亮话，再用 biggest joke 反手一记，反讽干净利落。

Are you out of your mind? She is a teenager, for chrissake.

你疯了吗？她还是个孩子，看在老天份上。 先问“疯了吗”，再点出年龄，最后用 for chrissake 把震惊和厌恶顶上去。

When you calm down, we can talk like two civilized adults about the arrangements we have to make.

等你冷静下来，我们可以像两个文明成年人一样，谈谈必须做的安排。 用“文明成年人”和“安排”把抛弃包装成程序，礼貌得令人发冷。

关于这一章的问题

tap dance 在这里是什么意思？

不是跳踢踏舞，而是绕弯子、打太极；台词里一句 No, don't tap dance 就是叫对方别闪躲，直接说清楚。

「让人感到很震惊」英语怎么说？

用 comes as a shock，常说 I know this comes as a shock，用来在说出坏消息时先承认对方会震惊。

the biggest joke of all 是「最大的笑话」吗？

是，但语气很讽刺。对方刚说要诚实，回一句 That's the biggest joke of all，等于说“你还谈诚实，真荒唐”。

casual flirtations 和「不认真的暧昧」是一回事吗？

是。casual 指不认真、随便，flirtations 指暧昧调情；台词里用复数说过去有过一些，强调不是正式关系。

for chrissake 是什么语气？

是带火气的“看在老天份上”，用来表达不耐烦或震惊。同一句里还有 Are you out of your mind（你疯了吗），火气很重。

「控制情绪、振作起来」英语怎么说？

说 pull yourself together，意思是控制情绪、振作起来。台词里前面还有一句 What am I doing here（我在这儿干什么），已经露出失控。

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