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停下后长篇表白:queer our friendship

两人停下,一句 I love you(我爱你)之后是长长的停顿,紧接一句 You love me?(你爱我?)。接着是认真到有点笨的表白:不是朋友那种爱,还坦白这可能会 queer our friendship(把友情搞坏、弄僵),又请对方 dwell in it(在那个感觉里停留一会儿)十秒钟。想把心意讲清楚又不逼人,这段值得听。

发生了什么

两人停下,一句 I love you(我爱你)之后是长长的停顿,紧接一句 You love me?(你爱我?)。接下来是一长段认真到有点笨的表白:不是朋友那种爱,也不是错付的感情,而是把对方说成 epitome(典型/化身)——自己一直想找的一切都在这个人身上。说话的人也坦白这可能会 queer our friendship(把友情搞坏、弄僵),又把结果说成 shoot down(一口拒绝/否定),再请对方别急着把那点犹豫推开,dwell in it(在那个感觉里停留一会儿)十秒钟。最后说就算今晚之后不再说话,自己也已经永远变了。

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queer our friendship

把友情搞坏、弄僵spoil or complicate our friendship

他刚承认爱意,就说这可能会 queer our friendship,紧接着补 no pun intended,语气从沉重滑向自嘲,像先替对方把尴尬说破。

I don't want to queer our friendship by making a joke about it.我不想拿这件事开玩笑,把我们的友情搞僵。

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  • fucking planet

    他妈的整个星球

  • that's what you'll call it

    你肯定会这么说

  • bring this to light

    把这件事说出来/公开

  • shoot down

    一口拒绝/否定

  • dwell in it

    在那个感觉里停留一会儿

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42 句台词里标了 30 处

短语 · B1can't take something

受不了这件事 不是拿不动,是受不了

- Because I can't take this. - Can't take what?
短语 · A2in a ... way

以朋友的方式

I love you and not, not in a friendly way.
短语 · C1misplaced affection

错付的感情

他先否认自己的爱是 misplaced affection,又补 puppy dog way,像在堵住“你只是错付了感情”这种判词;语气急着自证。

And not in a misplaced affection, puppy dog way.
短语 · B2puppy-dog way

小狗般黏人的方式 不是真说狗,指黏人

And not in a misplaced affection, puppy dog way.
短语 · C1the epitome of something

……的完美化身

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.
语法 · B2everything I have ever looked for

定语从句:everything 后省略 that,I have ever looked for 修饰它,即“我曾寻找的一切”。

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.
发音epitome of everything

重音压住第二音节 pit,前后音节让路;of 常弱化为 /əv/ 甚至只剩轻 /ə/,everything 的主重音放在第一个 e 上,其余音节快速掠过。

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.
短语 · B1think of someone as something

只把我当朋友

And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option...
短语 · B2cross the line

越过那条界线

And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option...
短语 · C1the furthest thing from something

根本不可能的选择 不是距离,是根本不可能

And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option...
语法 · B2without wanting to hold you

介词短语:can't ... without doing 表示“一……就忍不住”,without 后接动名词,不是否定全句。

I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you.
发音next to you

next to you 快说时 t 轻轻带过,to 很轻,别把三个词拆开蹦。

I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you.
短语 · B1look into someone's eyes

直视你的眼睛

I can't... I can't look into your eyes without feeling that...
短语 · B2trashy romance novels

廉价爱情小说

that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels.
俚语 · B2trashy

廉价俗气的——口语贬低读物或品味,别当面说作者

that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels.
短语 · B2express love for someone

表达对……的爱

I can't talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are.
短语 · B2bring something to light

把这件事摆到明面上

And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me.
短语 · A2hang out with someone

一起消磨时间/来往

And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me.
短语 · B2allow another day to go by

又一天过去

But, God, I just... I couldn't allow another day to go by...
短语 · C1get something out there

把话说出口

without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome,
短语 · B2regardless of the outcome

不管结果如何

without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome,
语法 · C1by the look on your face

插入语:by the look on your face 是插入语,补充他根据表情做的判断,拿掉后主句仍完整。

which, by the look on your face, is to be the inevitable...
短语 · B2shoot someone/something down

一口拒绝/否定

他把告白的结果说成 shoot down:已经从对方脸上读到答案,预判这话会被一口否掉,语气像提前认输。

shoot down.
短语 · C1dwell in something

在那个感觉里停留一会儿

他不再要求对方回答,只求她别急着否定,试着 dwell in it,在那个感觉里停留十秒;从长篇推进变成一句恳求。

you just not dismiss that and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds.
发音dwell in it

dwell in it 里 in 只剩轻音,dwell 和 it 几乎黏住,重心放 dwell。

you just not dismiss that and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds.
发音isn't another

isn't another 快说时 t 滑进 a,听感连成一块,先抓 another。

There isn't another soul on this fucking planet...
俚语 · B2fucking

他妈的(强调)——极强情绪粗口,正式场合别用

There isn't another soul on this fucking planet...
短语 · C1make someone half the person they are

完整度只有和你在一起时的一半 不是身体一半,是别人让我完整不到和你在一起时的一半

who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you.
短语 · C1take something to the next level/plateau

把关系推进一档 plateau 原指高原,这里指关系新阶段

And I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau, because it is there between you and me.
语法 · C1while I do appreciate it

让步状语:while 在此表“虽然”,I do appreciate it 插入主句,意为“我领情但不需要画来提醒”。

which, while I do appreciate it, I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.

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发音重点

  • epitome of everything — 重音压住第二音节 pit,前后音节让路;of 常弱化为 /əv/ 甚至只剩轻 /ə/,everything 的主重音放在第一个 e 上,其余音节快速掠过。
  • next to you — next to you 快说时 t 轻轻带过,to 很轻,别把三个词拆开蹦。
  • dwell in it — dwell in it 里 in 只剩轻音,dwell 和 it 几乎黏住,重心放 dwell。
  • isn't another — isn't another 快说时 t 滑进 a,听感连成一块,先抓 another。
I love you and not, not in a friendly way.

我爱你,而且不是,不是那种朋友式的爱。 重复 not 像现场改口,把友情和爱情硬生生切开,笨拙却真诚。

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.

你是我在另一个人身上寻找过的一切的化身。 epitome 把抽象理想压成一句,庄重得有点笨,反而像真话。

I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you.

我站在你旁边,就忍不住想抱住你。 can't ... without ... 把克制写成身体反应,比直接说想抱更疼。

And I don't care. I like who I am because of it.

我不在乎。因为这份感情,我喜欢现在的自己。 不把爱说成索取,而说成自我认同,短句反而有重量。

Even if we never talk again after tonight, please know that I am forever changed...

即使今晚之后我们再也不说话,请知道我已经永远改变了…… 先把最坏结果说出口,再讲改变,退路和真心同时摆上桌。

关于这一章的问题

queer our friendship 是什么意思?

意思是「把友情搞坏、弄僵」。台词里说这话的人知道表白可能让两人连朋友都做不成,先把这风险说出来,紧接着又补一句 no pun intended(我不是故意玩双关)。

「一口拒绝」英语怎么说?

shoot down。台词里说的是,看对方的表情,结果就是不可避免的 shoot down,也就是被一口拒绝。它常用来讲提议、想法被人当场否掉。

dwell in it 是「住在里面」吗?

不是字面上的住。这里是「在那个感觉里停留一会儿」:说话的人请对方别急着把那点犹豫推开,先在里面待十秒钟。

「把这件事说出来」除了 tell,还能怎么说?

可以说 bring this to light。字面是把东西带到光里,实际意思是把这件事说出来/公开。台词里担心的是,一旦说出口,两个人可能就不能再一起混了。

epitome 用在夸人时是什么意思?

是「典型/化身」。the epitome of everything I have ever looked for 就是说,我一直想找的一切,你就是那个化身。这个词偏书面,夸人时说出来分量很足。

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