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Come from Away · 2021 — 第 12 / 22 章 · 3'45" · B1

被陌生人接回家留宿：make small talk

滞留的旅客四处被人请回家，一句 People are saying, "We want you to come to our house"（人们说：「我们想请你来家里」）听着像陷阱；有人一边 make small talk（寒暄）一边提防，怕对方收费或图谋不轨，可最后谁也没被偷钱包。想学小镇待客和自嘲式防备的说法，这段很暖。

发生了什么

滞留的旅客被当地人争相接走：有人被带回家 get cleaned up（洗漱干净），再被请吃晚饭、put up（留宿）在客房。有人起初不信，嘀咕 are they charging for these "free" showers（这些「免费」淋浴是不是要收费），甚至怕遇上诺曼·贝茨。可真到了阿普尔顿市长家，主人只说 Come on in（进来吧），威士忌就在楼下。另一边，一对凯文不敢说自己是一对，怕 you just don't know how redneck people can be（你根本不知道这儿的人能有多守旧）；散步遇到陌生人，大家 make small talk（寒暄）起来，发现彼此都藏着心事。想学待客、闲聊、自嘲式防备的说法，这段又暖又真实。

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本章短语

make small talk

寒暄；闲聊些无关紧要的话

几个陌生人一起散步，先聊些无关紧要的话题，气氛礼貌又小心。

We made small talk while waiting for the elevator.等电梯时我们随便寒暄了几句。

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  • get cleaned up

    洗漱干净、收拾干净

  • put up

    留宿、安排住下

  • fall for it

    上钩、信了这套

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72 句台词里标了 31 处

短语 · B1clean up

洗漱干净

People start taking passengers back to their houses to get cleaned up
短语 · C1put someone up

给某人安排住宿

and then inviting 'em to dinner, then putting 'em up in their guest room.
短语 · A2a guest room

客房

and then inviting 'em to dinner, then putting 'em up in their guest room.
语法 · B1set up the nursery

set up 结构：set up 表示搭好、布置起来；一句主动的准备把陌生人当成贵客。

My Terry has already set up the nursery.
短语 · B1charge for something

为……收费

I mean, are they charging for these "free" showers?
短语 · B2fall for it

上钩、信了这套

有人提供免费淋浴，主角心想是不是要收费，Anyway, I wasn't falling for it。

Anyway, I wasn't falling for it.
语法 · B2wasn't falling for it

过去进行时否定：过去进行时的否定表示当时决心不上当；语气倔强又带点自嘲。

Anyway, I wasn't falling for it.
短语 · B1sound fancy

听着很高级

That sounds fancy. But it's not.
短语 · B1for every ...

每……都有一个

There is a mayor for every town of a thousand people in Newfoundland.
短语 · A2come on in

快进来

Come on in, son. The Irish whiskey's in the bar downstairs.
发音Come on in

come 的 m 顺滑接上 on，on 又滑进 in，常连成 /kʌm ɒn ɪn/ 的一口气，重音多在 come。

Come on in, son. The Irish whiskey's in the bar downstairs.
短语 · B2through it all

在整个过程中

and through it all, I keep thinking, "Where am I gonna leave my wallet?
短语 · A2be going to leave something

要放在

and through it all, I keep thinking, "Where am I gonna leave my wallet?
语法 · B2Where am I gonna leave

where 引导宾语从句：where 从句作 thinking 的内容，写出反复出现的担忧；口语里省掉 of 也很常见。

and through it all, I keep thinking, "Where am I gonna leave my wallet?
短语 · B1a way out

出路

Someone says there's a way out of here. They say there might be a boat.
短语 · A2the other side of something

……的另一边

Kevin, we're on the other side of the continent.
短语 · B1once a day

一天一班

There's a bus there to Port aux Basques, leaves once a day. That's about six hours.
短语 · B2days' travel

好几天的路程

It's about two or three days' travel, but it's sure a nice view.
短语 · B2wait by the phone

守在电话旁

I don't leave the hotel. I wait by the phone,
短语 · B2in constant motion

不停运转

Planes are made to be in constant motion.
语法 · B2are made to be

be made to do 结构：be made to 表示天生就是为了做某事；一句行业感慨把飞机说成必须一直运转的东西。

Planes are made to be in constant motion.
短语 · B2break down

出故障；坏掉

They start to break down.
发音break down

break 的 k 轻触一下就接到 down，两词之间不留停顿，重音落在 break。

They start to break down.
短语 · B2anytime soon

短期内

Our pilot says we're not leaving anytime soon. And Nick says…
短语 · B1nice enough

还算友好

They're nice enough. Kevin and I are wary of telling people we're together.
俚语 · B2redneck

乡下人（贬义，指保守、排外的乡村人）——贬义，带刻板印象，指思想保守的乡下人；当面说冒犯性很强。

I mean, you just don't know how redneck people can be.
短语 · B2make small talk

寒暄；闲聊些无关紧要的话

几个陌生人一起散步，先聊些无关紧要的话题，气氛礼貌又小心。

And we kind of make small talk. They ask me what I do.
短语 · B2go on and on

没完没了地说

She's going on and on about England and how she didn't get to travel much when she was married.
短语 · A2for work

因公；为了工作

I travel a lot for work.
发音for work

for 的 r 顺势卷向 work，两个词粘在一起，重音压在 work。

I travel a lot for work.
短语 · B1in the middle of the afternoon

大下午的

Now, they'd heard it was a bar, but I wasn't going into a bar in the middle of the afternoon

看懂「被陌生人接回家留宿」

发音重点

  • Come on in — come 的 m 顺滑接上 on，on 又滑进 in，常连成 /kʌm ɒn ɪn/ 的一口气，重音多在 come。
  • break down — break 的 k 轻触一下就接到 down，两词之间不留停顿，重音落在 break。
  • for work — for 的 r 顺势卷向 work，两个词粘在一起，重音压在 work。
People are saying, "We want you to come to our house."

大家都在说：「我们想请你来家里。」 用一句转述写出整座城的邀请，朴素直白，却把好客写到极致。引号里的原话比任何形容都更有力。

It's about two or three days' travel, but it's sure a nice view.

大概要走上两三天，不过风景是真不错。 先用遥远的行程制造为难，再用一句 sure a nice view 化解，乐观得可爱。小镇人的幽默全在这句的转折里。

Planes are made to be in constant motion.

飞机天生就该一直在动。 用一句行业格言把飞机拟人化，厌倦和职业自豪同时出现。被停飞的处境因此更有象征意味。

When they sit still for too long, well, it's not good for 'em.

它们停太久不动，嗯，对它们可不好。 用一句轻描淡写的经验之谈，把机械的损耗和人的处境叠在一起。它说的既是飞机，也是被困的人。

I mean, you just don't know how redneck people can be.

我是说，你根本无法想象乡下人能有多保守排外。 用 you just don't know 说出一种防备心理，把不确定和刻板印象一起摊开。后面被现实推翻，反差更有力。

关于这一章的问题

make small talk 是什么意思？

意思是「寒暄、闲聊些无关紧要的话」，常指和不太熟的人找话题、避免冷场，比如聊天气、问工作。

「留宿、安排住下」英语怎么说？

put up，比如 putting 'em up in their guest room 就是「安排他们住进客房」。put someone up 就是留人过夜。

fall for it 怎么理解？

意思是「上钩、信了这套」，常指差点被话术或骗局骗到。I wasn't falling for it 就是「我才不上当」。

「洗漱干净」英语怎么说？

get cleaned up，指把自己收拾干净、洗个澡换身衣服。坐了一天飞机后先去 get cleaned up 很自然。

「出路」英语怎么说？

a way out，意思是「出路、脱身的办法」。戏里有人说 there's a way out of here，就是「这儿有办法离开」。

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