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客机迫降甘德小镇:shaking like a leaf

一架客机忽然改降甘德,机长先用「客舱灯光故障」搪塞,可乘客们很快明白不对劲:有人说起 Anybody in the business knows when you set down in Gander, it's for an emergency(干这行的都知道,在甘德落地一定是紧急情况),还有人看到空乘 shaking like a leaf(抖得像片叶子)。想学英语里描述紧张、突发状况的说法,这段特别真实。

发生了什么

一架客机临时改降加拿大甘德。机长广播说 We're having trouble with the… cabin lighting system(我们的……客舱灯光系统出了点问题),又让大家 fasten your seat belts(系好安全带),说 Looks like we'll be making an unexpected landing in Gander(看来我们要在甘德做一次意外降落了)。乘客们一边收桌板、看着灯光调暗,一边各想各的心事:有人是被儿子送来度假,有人常坐飞机所以知道 A sudden change in direction(方向突然一变)不对劲。窗外是树、石头和望不到头的空地,飞机 There are planes lined up like sardines(像沙丁鱼一样挤着排),车也排成了串。想学英语里讲突发、讲感受的说法,这段很生动。

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这场戏看什么

  • 广播先报出事再立刻改口
  • 空乘发抖,乘客才敢慌
  • 窗外没有火,只有树和石头

留意这几个短语

shaking like a leafset downlined up like sardinesdoctor's orders

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shaking like a leaf

抖得像片叶子;害怕得直发抖

乘客看到空乘抖得厉害,以此判断情况不妙,于是允许自己表现出害怕。

She was shaking like a leaf before the exam.考试前她抖得像片叶子。

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  • set down

    (让飞机)降落;把东西放下

  • lined up like sardines

    挤得密不透风,一排接一排

  • doctor's orders

    医嘱;拿医生当挡箭牌

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31 句台词里标了 23 处

语法 · B2been an incident

there has been 结构:there has been 表示已经发生某件事;机长用它把一场恐袭轻描淡写成一起事件。

There's been an incident in the United States.
短语 · B2touch down

着陆

We're just going to touch down while we fix the system.
语法 · B1while we fix the system

while 引导时间从句:while 表示在……的同时;把紧急迫降说成顺手修个系统,语气越想当然越荒诞。

We're just going to touch down while we fix the system.
发音touch down

touch down 里 touch 的 ch 和 down 连读,听起来像一个词,中间不停顿。

We're just going to touch down while we fix the system.
短语 · B1fasten one's seat belt

系好安全带

Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts.
短语 · B1an unexpected landing

意外降落

Looks like we'll be making an unexpected landing in Gander, "New-found-land."
短语 · B2be in the business

从事这一行;业内人士

Anybody in the business knows when you set down in Gander, it's for an emergency.
短语 · B2set down

(让飞机)降落;把东西放下

广播说飞机要在 Gander 紧急降落,旁白补一句 any pilot knows when you set down in Gander it is for an emergency,用 set down 说降落。

Anybody in the business knows when you set down in Gander, it's for an emergency.
语法 · B1when you set down

when 引导时间从句:when 从句交代落地这个时刻;用它引出业内人都知道的判断。

Anybody in the business knows when you set down in Gander, it's for an emergency.
短语 · B1dim the lights

把灯光调暗

We will be dimming the lights in the cabin.
语法 · B2will turn your reading light on

动名词作主语:pushing 引导的动名词短语作主语,说明按哪个按钮会怎样;一本正经的说明反而很好笑。

Pushing the light bulb button will turn your reading light on.
短语 · B2doctor's orders

医嘱;拿医生当挡箭牌

鲍勃说自己跟总部提少出差,理由就是 doctor's orders,用医嘱把要求挡回去,带着一句半玩笑的无奈。

I told them it was doctor's orders.
短语 · B1calm down

冷静下来

My dad's always saying, "Bob, you got to calm down."
发音calm down

calm down 里 calm 的 m 和 down 相接,读得很紧,像 cal-down。

My dad's always saying, "Bob, you got to calm down."
短语 · C1shake like a leaf

抖得像片叶子;害怕得直发抖

乘客看到空乘抖得厉害,以此判断情况不妙,于是允许自己表现出害怕。

But the flight attendant is shaking like a leaf, so I figure I've got permission.
短语 · B2this is exactly why

正是因为这个

And when I get back, I'm telling him, "This is exactly why."
短语 · B2a change in direction

方向的改变

A sudden change in direction.
短语 · B1fly a lot

经常坐飞机

I fly a lot, so I know that's not normal.
短语 · B1all someone can see

我能看到的全部

Outside the window, all I can see below are trees and rocks and… nothing.
短语 · B1line up

排成一列

There are planes lined up like sardines.
短语 · B2packed like sardines

挤得像沙丁鱼

There are planes lined up like sardines.
发音lined up

lined 的 d 不停,直接滑到 up,常连成 /laɪnˈdʌp/。

There are planes lined up like sardines.
短语 · B1as far as someone can see

目力所及

And as far as I can see, there's cars lined up too.

看懂「客机迫降甘德小镇」

发音重点

  • touch down — touch down 里 touch 的 ch 和 down 连读,听起来像一个词,中间不停顿。
  • calm down — calm down 里 calm 的 m 和 down 相接,读得很紧,像 cal-down。
  • lined up — lined 的 d 不停,直接滑到 up,常连成 /laɪnˈdʌp/。
Anybody in the business knows when you set down in Gander, it's for an emergency.

干这行的人都知道,在甘德落地,一定是紧急情况。 用内行口吻把一座小机场说成紧急迫降的代名词,一句话交代全片前提。

But the flight attendant is shaking like a leaf, so I figure I've got permission.

可空乘抖得像片叶子,所以我想我也有资格害怕了。 俏皮的推理把恐惧合理化:连工作人员都抖了,我就不必再装勇敢。

There are planes lined up like sardines.

飞机像沙丁鱼一样排得密密麻麻。 用 like sardines 的日常比喻写满停机坪,画面感强,让小机场的窘迫具体可感。

It looks like everybody in Newfoundland is here.

看起来整个纽芬兰的人都来了。 一句夸张的观察写出小镇涌进全世界的荒诞,越轻描淡写越显场面之大。

I fly a lot, so I know that's not normal.

我常坐飞机,所以我知道这不正常。 拿经验当依据,平静说出危险征兆,越是普通口气越让人不安。

However, pushing the flight attendant button will not turn your flight attendant on.

不过,按空乘呼叫按钮并不会让空乘真的亮起来。 拿 turn on 的双关开玩笑,一本正经的安全说明突然抖出机灵。

关于这一章的问题

shaking like a leaf 是什么意思?

字面是「抖得像片叶子」,形容害怕、紧张到浑身发抖。可以用来写人的反应,很形象。

set down 怎么用?

可以指飞机「降落、着陆」,也可以指把东西放下。文中 set down in Gander 就是「在甘德落地」。

lined up like sardines 是什么意思?

字面是「像沙丁鱼一样排着」,形容人和东西挤得密不透风、一排接一排,常用来讲拥挤的场面。

doctor's orders 怎么理解?

意思是「医嘱」,也常拿来当挡箭牌,说自己只是照医生的话做,好推掉不想干的事。

「意外降落」英语怎么说?

unexpected landing,也就是「计划外的降落」。文中说 making an unexpected landing in Gander,就是「在甘德意外降落」。

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