一个一个来
We'd like to see you one at a time.Knives Out · 2019 — 第 1 / 14 章 · 6'05" · B2
警探把索姆比一家逐个叫进书房问话,走个过场也要录音。有人把生意 built my business from the ground up(从零做起来)当勋章,也有人开口就是家族公司、自己的护肤品牌,答得滴水不漏;中间还冒出 Passing the torch(交接衣钵)。想学怎么应付问话、体面地自我包装,这些说法很实用。
警探在哈兰家把家人一个个叫进去问话,还全程录音。有人很得意地说 I built my business from the ground up(我的生意是从零做起来的),又提到自己和父亲有 We had our own secret way of communicating(自己的秘密交流方式)。也有人自称在管家族的出版公司,话里全是想掌权的意思;还有人把护肤品品牌 Flam 说得神乎其神,夸他 a genuinely selfless man(真心无私的人),顺便提 Passing the torch(交接衣钵)。想学怎么回答审问、怎么给自己贴金、怎么讲体面话,这些都能直接用。
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留意这几个短语
show facemy rockpass the torchgutted
本章短语
把衣钵、责任传下去to hand over responsibility to someone else
沃尔特形容父亲把事业交到他手上,就像把火炬递过来,说的是 passing the torch。
The founder passed the torch to his daughter last spring.创始人去年春天把担子交给了女儿。
露个面、现身一下
某人的主心骨、可靠支柱
极度难过、像被掏空一样
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一个一个来
We'd like to see you one at a time.one at a 连读时 one 末尾的音滑进 at,at 又和 a 粘起来,听起来像 wʌn-ə-tə,三个词并成一串。
We'd like to see you one at a time.了结、收尾
I'm assuming this will all be wrapped up before the memorial tonight.将来时被动语态:will be 加过去分词,表示某件事将来会被处理完,重点在事情本身而不在谁来做。这里是在探问进度,也带一点催促:希望在今晚纪念会之前就把一切收尾。
I'm assuming this will all be wrapped up before the memorial tonight.尽力而为
We'll do our best, ma'am.你还好吗
How you doing, kiddo?you 在口语里常弱化为 /jə/,和 How 挤成一拍,像 how-jə;重音压在 How 上,you 别拖长。
How you doing, kiddo?走个过场
We're just gonna reintroduce ourselves as a formality.让事情更方便
Now, um, I'm going to record this, just to make things easier.不定式表目的:to 加动词原形放在句尾,说明前面那个动作的目的。just 让目的听起来更轻,像是在消除对方的顾虑:录音只是为了让流程更顺,不是要抓把柄。
Now, um, I'm going to record this, just to make things easier.节哀顺变
We're very sorry for your loss.意义重大、很受用
Thank you. That means a lot.露个面、现身一下
警探问,那天晚上除了家人还有谁露过面,用的是 show face。
Did anyone besides the family show face?完全不知道
We have no idea.从零把生意做起来
I built my business from the ground up.ground up 连读时 ground 末尾的音直接接上 up,听起来像 groun-dup,中间不停顿。
I built my business from the ground up.关系很亲
You two were very close.条件从句:if 引出前提,两个小句用 and 并列,说明跟这个人相处需要满足的条件。did that 指前一句找到的游戏,played by his rules 指按他的规矩来。条件成立,关系才成立。
and if you did that, and you played by his rules...人人崇拜自己的父亲
Everyone idolizes their dad, right?我为什么那么说
Don't know why I said that.白手起家的佼佼者
Wow, seems like all his kids are self-made overachievers.信任我来经营
Dad trusts me to run it.给你剧透
Like, I won't spoil it for you but...突然在脑海里冒出来
Well, Dad said the plots just popped into his head, fully formed.某人的主心骨、可靠支柱
沃尔特介绍妻子唐娜时说她就是自己的主心骨,用的是 my rock。
My wife, Donna, she's my rock.政治上很活跃
Very politically active.粗话,蠢货、白痴——dipshit 是美式粗话,骂人又蠢又讨厌。只在熟人私下发泄时用,带明显攻击性;对不熟的人、职场和正式场合都不能用。
He's an alt-right troll dipshit.英式口语,难受极了、心都空了——gutted 是英式口语,形容非常失望或难过,语气强烈但不算粗俗。朋友之间聊失败、错过时很常见;正式场合可换成更中性的说法。
I mean, we're all gutted, but, uh, I was happy to have that night with him.把衣钵、责任传下去
沃尔特形容父亲把事业交到他手上,就像把火炬递过来,说的是 passing the torch。
Passing the torch.既被解放又被支持
I feel simultaneously freed by and supported by them.提倡一种整体生活方式
Yeah, it's skincare, but it promotes a total lifestyle.帮某人熬过难关
He got me and Meg through some tough times.真心无私的人
He's a genuinely selfless man.玩得开心
Have fun.某人不太高兴
I think Linda was upset.I built my business from the ground up.我的事业是我自己一手打拼出来的。 一句平铺直叙的自夸,靠 from the ground up 点出「全靠自己」。没有形容词,却把底气说足。
Don't know why I said that.不知道我刚才为什么那么说。 刚说完一句掏心的话,立刻反悔,把话收回得自然又狼狈。它把人的自我审查摊在桌上,比任何解释都真实。
I'm assuming this will all be wrapped up before the memorial tonight.我想这些在今晚的追思会之前都会处理完吧。 一句礼貌的假设,表面是关心进度,实则划定期限;用陈述句施压,是上流阶层最擅长的强势。
We... We had our own secret way of communicating.我们有自己一套秘密的交流方式。 不说亲不亲,只说有一套只有彼此懂的方式;把亲密藏进保密协议里,也顺手把外人挡在门外。
意思是「露个面、现身一下」。戏里警探问 Did anyone besides the family show face?,就是问除了家人还有没有别人到场。临时到场待一会儿就能用。
my rock。戏里说 she's my rock,就是「她是我的主心骨」,形容伴侣或家人在难关里最可靠。夸人可靠时很地道。
字面是「传递火炬」,意思是把衣钵、责任交给下一代。戏里一句 Passing the torch,说的就是事业和家业的交接。
是「极度难过、像被掏空一样」,比 sad 重得多,偏口语。戏里说 we're all gutted,就是一家人都难受到极点。
as a formality。戏里说 reintroduce ourselves as a formality,就是再自我介绍一下、走个形式而已,很多正式场合都能用。
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正在看 · 第 1 章pass the torch警探逐个盘问家人
第 2 章at the behest of私家侦探初次登场
第 3 章the black sheep of the family一家人复盘派对争吵
第 4 章a little bird told me盘问发现说谎会呕吐
第 5 章with a forked tongue复盘案发当晚行踪
第 6 章close the book with a flourish生日夜下棋谈心
第 7 章stone-cold dead喂错药后密谋脱身
第 8 章conflate葬礼后为移民吵翻
第 9 章burn bridges遗嘱宣读前家族开打
第 10 章hold your horses遗嘱把家产全给护士
第 11 章lay low餐馆里谈交易
第 12 章twist the knife甜甜圈洞揭开真相
第 13 章a shred of evidence还原调换药瓶的真相
第 14 章in for a penny, in for a pound复盘阴谋并设局收网