WinkLingo
登录

Chasing Amy · 1997 — 第 5 / 20 章 · 2'34" · B2

酒吧初遇聊出缘分：small world

酒吧里，两个人从跳舞的玩笑聊到家乡，越聊越发现彼此只隔两个镇。一句 small world（世界真小）正好接住这份巧合，结尾的 could have been worse（本来可能更糟）又把没早点遇见的遗憾轻轻放下。想学怎么用英文聊家乡、感叹缘分，这几句直接能搬进闲聊。

发生了什么

酒吧里，两个人从跳舞的玩笑搭上话，又用 if it isn't ... himself（这不是……本人吗）认出对方。聊着聊着发现彼此来自只隔两个镇的地方，一句 small world（世界真小）把巧合说得又惊又笑；最后用 could have been worse（本来可能更糟）收尾，把没早点遇见的遗憾化成轻松一句。better half（另一半）适合问朋友伴侣，small world 适合他乡遇故知，could have been worse 适合事情不算完美时自我安慰。

恋爱 · 搭讪与初次约会社交 · 寒暄破冰调侃寒暄陌生人B2中速美音
IMDb ↗

这场戏看什么

  • 留意粗话互损何时转成家乡闲聊
  • 'burbs、tri-town area 等本地词
  • 看两人怎样用共同熟人缩短距离

留意这几个短语

better halfhung like an infantwhat's to knowif it isn't ... himself

00:00 / 02:34
空格 播放 · ← → 换句 · R 单句循环
此刻
点一句台词就从那里放

本章短语

small world

世界真小what a coincidence

两人发现彼此来自新泽西同一带的小镇，学校不同，却从没碰面；有人用半句感叹把巧合说破，粗话只是加重语气。

You know my cousin? What a small world.你认识我表弟？世界真小。

本章还有

  • better half

    另一半；伴侣

  • hung like an infant

    粗俗：那话儿小

  • what's to know

    有什么好知道的

  • if it isn't ... himself

    这不是……本人吗

  • fuck up

    搞砸；弄坏

本章全部批注

41 句台词里标了 31 处

短语 · B2someone's better half

另一半；伴侣

有人被一句‘我又没请你’噎住，紧接着被问 better half 在哪；回话不接这个假客套，只说那位正在撒尿，把‘另一半’的夫妻味当场拆掉。

Free? I didn't invite your tired ass. So, where's your better half?
俚语 · B2tired ass

邋遢/烦人的家伙——熟人互损用；正式场合和陌生人别用。

Free? I didn't invite your tired ass. So, where's your better half?
发音Takin' a piss

Takin' 的 g 不爆破，/n/ 直接连到 a，piss 的 /p/ 送气别丢。

Takin' a piss. The guy's got a bladder like an infant.
俚语 · B2Takin' a piss

去撒尿——粗俗口语；酒吧里可用，正式场合别说。

Takin' a piss. The guy's got a bladder like an infant.
短语 · B1tell someone everything

什么都告诉某人

Does his mother tell him everything?
发音What'd you do

What'd you 快说时挤成一团，先抓 what 和 do。

- Hey! - What'd you do, fall in love?
俚语 · B1ain't no

可不是；算不上——带口音的口语；正式写作不用。

She ain't no Deney Terrio, I'll say that.
短语 · A2something you should know

有件事你该知道

Wait, wait, wait, wait. There's somethin' you should know.
语法 · B1somethin' you should know

定语从句：省略 that 的定语从句，修饰 somethin'：有件事你该知道。

Wait, wait, wait, wait. There's somethin' you should know.
短语 · B2what's to know

有什么好知道的

有人刚说‘有件事你该知道’，听者先猜是不是她有男朋友；得到否定后立刻反问，语气像哥们儿在催他别绕弯。

Then what's to know, my friend? What's to know?
短语 · B2fuck something up

搞砸；弄坏 这里指弄坏，不是性行为。

Hey, lady! You fucked up my cabbage patch!
短语 · B2if it isn't [name] himself

这不是……本人吗 不是假设，是认出人时的调侃。

Well, well, well, if it isn't Bluntman himself, or should I call you Chronic?
短语 · C1a little soiree

这个小聚会（带调侃） soiree 本指正式晚会，这里调侃夜店局。

Call me fattered. I heard you sent me the invite to this little soiree.
短语 · B2from the 'burbs

来自郊区 'burbs 是 suburbs 的缩略，指郊区。

- You're saying you're from the 'burbs? - Middletown, New Jersey - Get outta here! I'm from Highlands! - I know. Hooper told me.
俚语 · B2Get outta here

少来；真的假的——熟人表示惊讶；对上级别用。

- You're saying you're from the 'burbs? - Middletown, New Jersey - Get outta here! I'm from Highlands! - I know. Hooper told me.
短语 · B1run into someone

碰见彼此

How is it that we never ran into one another?
语法 · B2How is it that we never ran into one another

形式主语：How is it that...? 用 it 占位，真正的内容在 that 从句里：怎么会出现我们一直没碰见这种事？

How is it that we never ran into one another?
短语 · B1what a small world

世界真小（粗话加强） fuckin' 只加强语气，不是骂人。

- I went to North. - What a small fuckin' world.
俚语 · B2fuckin'

他妈地；加强语气——粗俗加强语气；正式场合绝对别用。

- I went to North. - What a small fuckin' world.
短语 · B2the tri-town area

三镇一带

- So you know the tri-town area? - Quiz me.
短语 · B2lose one's virginity

失去童贞

- Sandy Hook? - Lost my virginity there.
短语 · B1the big test

关键考验 不是学校考试，是关键考验。

Oh, no. Here's the big test. Quick Stop?
短语 · C1before someone was committed

在她被收治之前 committed 这里指被送进精神病院，不是承诺。

- You know that girl? - I did, before she was committed.
俚语 · B2chicks

妞儿；姑娘——男性口语，带物化；尊重场合别用。

There's a lot of chicks in this place.
短语 · B1talking about something

说的是我们相遇这件事

No, this is "The Rog. " I'm talking about us meeting. What are the chances?
发音What are the

What are the 里 are 很轻，重音落在 chances 上。

No, this is "The Rog. " I'm talking about us meeting. What are the chances?
语法 · B2One friend in the asylum, the other friend in the grave

平行省略：两个名词短语并列，省略重复的 is；一个在精神病院，一个在坟墓。

Wow! One friend in the asylum, the other friend in the grave.
短语 · B2a dangerous person to know

认识起来很危险的人，这里是带笑的夸 dangerous 在这里是带笑的夸，不是真危险。

- You're a dangerous person to know. - Ah, but I can tap.
语法 · B2Two towns away from each other for years

状语前置：把距离和时间短语提到句首，先交代背景，再落到 we had to meet。

Two towns away from each other for years, we had to meet in New York.
发音had to meet

had to 快读时 t 很轻，直接滑到 meet。

Two towns away from each other for years, we had to meet in New York.
短语 · B1could have been worse

本来可能更糟

两人感叹绕了多年才在纽约碰上，有人先承认这局面不算理想，又用更坏的可能收尾，语气温柔。

Could have been worse. Could have not met at all.

看懂「酒吧初遇聊出缘分」

发音重点

  • Takin' a piss — Takin' 的 g 不爆破，/n/ 直接连到 a，piss 的 /p/ 送气别丢。
  • What'd you do — What'd you 快说时挤成一团，先抓 what 和 do。
  • What are the — What are the 里 are 很轻，重音落在 chances 上。
  • had to meet — had to 快读时 t 很轻，直接滑到 meet。
Listen, if I'm not back by Tuesday, call my mother. All right?

听着，如果我周二还没回来，就给我妈打电话。行吗？ 用夸张的临终嘱托包装搭讪，越正经越好笑。

How is it that we never ran into one another?

我们怎么就一直没碰上过呢？ 把巧合问成命运，语气轻却有推进力。

You know what this is? This is fate.

你知道这是什么吗？这就是命。 自问自答，把一次偶遇直接判成命运，认真得有点好笑。

Two towns away from each other for years, we had to meet in New York.

彼此住得只隔两个镇，这么多年，我们却得在纽约才遇上。 两个地点、一段年数，把绕远写成浪漫。

Could have been worse. Could have not met at all.

本来还可能更糟。也可能根本遇不上。 先承认不完美，再给出最温柔的假设。

关于这一章的问题

better half 是什么意思？

意思是「另一半、伴侣」，常用来问对方伴侣在哪儿，或介绍自己的伴侣。台词里问 where's your better half，就是问对方的另一半在哪儿。

「有什么好知道的」英语怎么说？

可以说 what's to know。台词里一句 Then what's to know, my friend? 就是在反问：既然没有男朋友，那还有什么需要提前知道的。

small world 在什么场合用？

发现彼此有共同认识的人、来自同一个地方或经历巧合时，可以用 small world 感叹「世界真小」。台词里两人聊到家乡和学校，就感叹了一句世界真小。

could have been worse 怎么理解？

它表示「本来可能更糟」，不是抱怨，而是说现在这样还不算最差。台词里最后一句就是这个意思：没碰上比碰上更糟，所以现在这样已经不错了。

「这不是……本人吗」英语怎么说？

可以用 if it isn't ... himself，带点调侃地认出熟人。台词里一句 if it isn't Bluntman himself 就是「这不是布伦特曼本人吗」。

寻找艾米 · 共 20 章

全部章节 →
下一章 · 第 6 章baggage为性事定义吵翻
第 1 章station in life签售会上被叫描图的第 2 章chickens come home to roost漫展座谈为星战吵翻第 3 章beyond the shadow of a doubt酒吧里为阿奇漫画吵翻第 4 章hook someone up朋友来电邀约去俱乐部正在看 · 第 5 章small world酒吧初遇聊出缘分第 6 章baggage为性事定义吵翻第 7 章up close and personal为童贞定义抬杠第 8 章throw down the gauntlet好友逼问这段关系第 9 章queer our friendship停下后长篇表白第 10 章the other shoe's gonna drop朋友为沙发和新恋情翻脸第 11 章on my own terms亲密后追问选择理由第 12 章pulling your chain为一个外号吵翻第 13 章barkin' up the wrong tree签名会上劝他问过去第 14 章badgering a witness看球时盘问对方过去第 15 章lay a guilt trip on someone当众摊牌旧情史第 16 章has a past餐桌旁聊她的过去第 17 章drops the bomb on me讲旧爱听到三人行第 18 章kill two birds with one stone三人被叫来听三人行提议第 19 章hung up on拒绝三人行提议第 20 章better off without签售桌旁聊散伙
看到第 5 / 20 章 · 后面还有约 54 分钟