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深夜长谈两段婚姻:trouble in paradise

夜里的唐顿,玛丽和巴伯先生聊起自己的两段婚姻:第一任丈夫车祸去世,第二任丈夫亨利务实得多。她说 You don't need me to tell you that marriage is a novel, not a short story.(婚姻是长篇小说,不是短篇),一路上还有 plot twists(情节反转)。想学怎么谈感情、怎么形容婚姻的曲折,这些话很地道。

发生了什么

夜里,玛丽和巴伯先生聊起各自的婚姻。玛丽讲到第一任丈夫在孩子出生那天车祸去世,第二任丈夫亨利务实得多。巴伯问了一句 But there's trouble in paradise?(不过,美满里也有裂痕?),玛丽回答:You don't need me to tell you that marriage is a novel, not a short story.(不用我告诉你,婚姻是长篇小说,不是短篇),Full of plot twists along the way.(一路上充满情节反转)。巴伯接着说,归根结底 Suppose it comes down to whether or not you love him.(还是看你爱不爱他),玛丽笑着反问,他只好说不下去了。想学怎么用英文谈婚姻、谈感情,这些句子很值得看。

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trouble in paradise

美满关系出了裂痕

女仆问起对方的婚姻是否也出了问题,用这个说法轻轻探问。

A year after the wedding, there was trouble in paradise.婚礼过后一年,这段美满姻缘就出了裂痕。

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  • do his bit

    尽一份力

  • comes down to

    归根结底在于

  • plot twists

    剧情反转;情节的意外转折

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30 句台词里标了 26 处

短语 · A2on one's way

在去……的路上

George should be in bed, or at least on his way there.
短语 · A2at least

至少

George should be in bed, or at least on his way there.
短语 · B1on the day something happens

在(某事发生)那天

George's father was killed in a car accident seven years ago, on the day George was born.
语法 · B1was killed in a car accident

被动语态:was 加过去分词构成被动,强调主语是事故的承受者。这里把死亡说成一场意外夺走的结果,而不是某人的动作,语气因此克制而客观。

George's father was killed in a car accident seven years ago, on the day George was born.
短语 · A2on the way home

在回家路上

He held the baby in his arms and died on the way home.
发音on the way home

on 的 n 常黏住 the,一连成 /ɒnðə/,way 和 home 两个实词吃重音。

He held the baby in his arms and died on the way home.
短语 · A2What was someone like?

他是什么样的人

What was he like?
短语 · B1as handsome as someone/something

英俊得像

As handsome as a prince in a fairy tale.
短语 · B1full of something

满怀梦想

Moral, strong, full of dreams, determined to do his bit.
短语 · B2do one's bit

尽一份力

谈到亡夫的为人,对方说他满怀理想,一心要尽自己的本分。

Moral, strong, full of dreams, determined to do his bit.
发音do his bit

his 的 h 几乎不发音,与 do 连成 do-is,整串像 do-is-bit,中间不停顿。

Moral, strong, full of dreams, determined to do his bit.
短语 · B2make something of someone

把某人变成

Although I sometimes wonder what life would've made of him if he'd lived.
语法 · B2if he'd lived

虚拟条件句:条件从句用过去完成时表示与过去事实相反的假设,主句相应使用过去将来完成形式。这里谈的是一个不可能成真的如果,用虚拟语气把怀念变成了追问。

Although I sometimes wonder what life would've made of him if he'd lived.
短语 · B1remind someone of someone

让我想起某人

I was going to say, in a way, you remind me of him.
短语 · B1much more + adjective

要……得多

Oh, Henry's much more pragmatic.
短语 · C1powers of endurance

耐力;承受力

And he must test his powers of endurance from morning till night.
短语 · B1from morning till night

从早到晚

And he must test his powers of endurance from morning till night.
短语 · B2trouble in paradise

美满关系出了裂痕

女仆问起对方的婚姻是否也出了问题,用这个说法轻轻探问。

But there's trouble in paradise?
短语 · B2X is a novel, not a short story

不是短篇;需要长篇的耐心

You don't need me to tell you that marriage is a novel, not a short story.
语法 · B2not a short story

并列否定作补充说明:在名词后面用 not 加另一个名词作补充,先立比喻再否定对立面。这里先把婚姻说成长篇小说,再排除短篇的可能,一正一反让观点格外鲜明。

You don't need me to tell you that marriage is a novel, not a short story.
短语 · B2plot twists

剧情反转;情节的意外转折

女主人向男主人公谈起自己的婚姻,说这一路难免有各种意想不到的情节反转。

Full of plot twists along the way.
短语 · B2come down to something

归根结底在于

谈到婚姻里的问题,有人把它归结为你究竟爱不爱他。

Suppose it comes down to whether or not you love him.
短语 · B1whether or not

是否;不管是不是

Suppose it comes down to whether or not you love him.
语法 · B2whether or not you love him

whether 引导的名词性从句:whether or not 引出一个正反两面的问题,在这里作介词后的宾语。它把婚姻的去留压缩成一个爱或不爱的选择,让整句显得干净利落。

Suppose it comes down to whether or not you love him.
发音comes down to

comes 词尾的 z 直接滑进 down,to 弱化成 /tə/,整串 /kʌmzdaʊntə/ 一气说完。

Suppose it comes down to whether or not you love him.
短语 · B1more than enough

已经太多;足够了

I think I've said more than enough for one evening.

看懂「深夜长谈两段婚姻」

这一章能学到

  • 理解“trouble in paradise”在本场的具体语气
  • 分清“work in the films”的字面和实际作用
  • 听出说话者如何推进这次对话

发音重点

  • on the way home — on 的 n 常黏住 the,一连成 /ɒnðə/,way 和 home 两个实词吃重音。
  • do his bit — his 的 h 几乎不发音,与 do 连成 do-is,整串像 do-is-bit,中间不停顿。
  • comes down to — comes 词尾的 z 直接滑进 down,to 弱化成 /tə/,整串 /kʌmzdaʊntə/ 一气说完。
You don't need me to tell you that marriage is a novel, not a short story.

不用我告诉你,婚姻是长篇小说,不是短篇。 把婚姻比作长篇小说,一句装进时间、起伏和耐性;not a short story 否定的不是感情,而是想速战速决的期待。

Suppose it comes down to whether or not you love him.

归根结底,恐怕还是你爱不爱他。 用 Suppose 把断言软化成假设,再一路收到 whether or not you love him,把复杂心事剥成一个是非题。

Moral, strong, full of dreams, determined to do his bit.

正直、坚强、满怀梦想,一心要尽自己的本分。 四个并列成分像碑文一样罗列品质,一个动词都没有,do his bit 尤其朴素,把英雄主义收进日常责任。

Although I sometimes wonder what life would've made of him if he'd lived.

不过我有时会想,如果他还活着,生活会把他变成什么样。 用虚拟语气谈一个不可能的人生,把怀念写成追问:问的不是他做了什么,而是生活要把他塑造成谁。

As handsome as a prince in a fairy tale.

英俊得像童话里的王子。 用童话做比方的最高级夸法,as ... as 的对称节奏轻快,把回忆里的爱人定格成不会老去的形象。

关于这一章的问题

trouble in paradise 是什么意思?

「美满关系出了裂痕」。字面是「天堂里有麻烦」,常用来暗示看似幸福的夫妻其实出了问题。台词里有人问 But there's trouble in paradise?,就是「不过,你们之间是不是也有裂痕了?」

「归根结底在于」英语怎么说?

comes down to。指一件事最后取决于某个关键点。有人说 Suppose it comes down to whether or not you love him.,就是「归根结底,还是看你爱不爱他」。

do his bit 是什么用法?

「尽一份力、出自己那份力」。形容某人正直又有担当会说 determined to do his bit,就是「一心想尽自己的一份力」,多用于战争、集体任务这类语境。

plot twists 只能形容电影吗?

不止。plot twists 本是「剧情反转」,也能拿来比喻人生或婚姻的意外转折。台词说婚姻 Full of plot twists along the way.,就是把婚姻比作一路有反转的故事。

「我今晚说得够多了」怎么用英文打住?

I think I've said more than enough for one evening.。用 more than enough 表示「已经太多」,礼貌又不失分寸地结束一个私密话题。

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