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盘问发现说谎会呕吐:a little bird told me

布兰克盘问玛尔塔,问着问着发现一个秘密:她一说谎就反胃。于是他把话题引到外遇,丢出一句 Is Richard havin' an affair?(理查德有外遇吗?),玛尔塔答没有,当场干呕——一切不言自明。他还提到有人 a little bird told me(悄悄告诉我)她的这个毛病。想学旁敲侧击、揭穿谎话,这段的用词很值得学。

发生了什么

布兰克盘问玛尔塔,先问她的工作:她不是通过护理机构、而是哈兰 hired me directly(直接雇的我),拿的是 a flat rate(一口价)。聊着聊着他说出更妙的一句:有人 a little bird told me(悄悄告诉我),你有一种反胃的生理反应,to mistruthin'(一撒谎就犯)。于是话题转到外遇——Is Richard havin' an affair?(理查德有外遇吗?)——玛尔塔答了一句没有,当场干呕,等于坐实。接着他们分析各人动机,从 Richard 护婚姻,到 Joni 的生活费,再到 Walter 的电影版权,最后布兰克交代:自己是被一信封现金匿名雇来的。想学盘问、暗示和拆穿谎言,这些表达都好用。

冲突 · 审讯盘问质问坦白警察与嫌犯B2中速美音
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这场戏看什么

  • 盯玛尔塔说谎和干呕的间隔
  • 听布兰克先闲聊再突然发难
  • 对比警方插科和侦探追问

留意这几个短语

a little bird told meclean housebump someone offweak sauce

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本章短语

a little bird told me

有人悄悄告诉我(不透露来源)I heard it from a source I won't name

布兰克说自己得知玛尔塔撒谎会犯恶心,用的是 a little bird has told me,故意不点破线人。

A little bird told me you're leaving the company.有人悄悄告诉我你要离职了。

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  • clean house

    大清洗、清理门户

  • bump someone off

    把某人干掉、暗杀

  • weak sauce

    站不住脚、没说服力(的说法或理由)

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115 句台词里标了 44 处

短语 · B2do a little poking

稍微打听了一圈

I've been doin' a little pokin'.
短语 · B1on a part-time basis

以兼职形式

You were hired on a part-time basis as a registered nurse, yes?
短语 · B1hire someone directly

直接雇了我

Harlan hired me directly.
发音Take a

Take a 连读时 Take 末尾的音接上 a,听起来像 tei-kə,两个词并成一个节拍。

Take a seat, please.
短语 · B1a flat rate

一口价、固定费率

And you're paid a flat rate for how many hours a week?
短语 · A2need more help

需要更多帮忙

He needed more help.
短语 · A2need a friend

他需要的是一个朋友

He needed a friend.
短语 · B1have a kind heart

心肠好

Does having a kind heart make you a good nurse?
短语 · B2the unfiltered truth

不加过滤的实话

I suspect that Harlan has told you much unfiltered truth about each of 'em.
语法 · B2has told you much unfiltered truth about each of 'em

现在完成时:has told 用现在完成时,表示从过去到现在累积发生的动作,重点是结果仍影响现在:你知道很多内情。about each of 'em 把范围锁定在每一个家人身上,为后面逐个排除动机做铺垫。

I suspect that Harlan has told you much unfiltered truth about each of 'em.
短语 · C1a little bird told me

有人悄悄告诉我(不透露来源)

布兰克说自己得知玛尔塔撒谎会犯恶心,用的是 a little bird has told me,故意不点破线人。

And a little bird has told me,
短语 · B2how shall I put this

我该怎么委婉地说

how shall I put this delicately...
短语 · A2since someone was a kid

从小就

It's something I've had since I was a kid.
语法 · B2a physical thing that I

that 引导的定语从句:thing 后面用 that 引出从句,说明这是怎样一种东西,that 在从句里作宾语,后面被打断没说完。这个结构让抽象的反应先被具体化成一个「身体上的东西」,再慢慢解释。

It's a physical thing that I... (SHUDDERS)
短语 · B1the thought of doing something

光是想到做某事

Just the thought of lying...
短语 · B2make someone puke

让我吐

Yeah, it makes me puke.
发音makes me

makes me 连读时 makes 末尾的音直接接上 me,听起来像 meik-smi,两个词粘成一块。

Yeah, it makes me puke.
短语 · C1pull at loose threads

去扯松开的线头、触碰隐患

Why do men instinctively pull at loose threads on their parachutes?
短语 · B2a yes or no will do

答是或否就行

A yes or no will do.
发音yes or

yes or 连读时 yes 末尾的音滑进 or,听起来像 ye-sor,中间没有停顿。

A yes or no will do.
短语 · C1speak figuratively

打比方地说

- I assumed you were speaking figuratively. - WAGNER: Here, have some water.
短语 · B2quite something

真够可以的

- That's quite somethin'. - Hmm?
短语 · B2tell someone or I will

你不说我就说

"You tell her or I will."
短语 · C1weak sauce

站不住脚、没说服力(的说法或理由)

有人猜理查德为婚外情杀人,布兰克嫌这个动机太软,说 that s weak sauce;瓦格纳接话说他简直是把整桶软理由往自己身上倒。

that's weak sauce. You know that.
俚语 · C1weak sauce

俚语,指站不住脚、太弱的说法或理由——weak sauce 是美式俚语,说某个论点、借口或表现太弱,带轻蔑和调侃。朋友之间吐槽常用,语气随意;正式场合和对长辈说会显得不尊重。

that's weak sauce. You know that.
短语 · B1the opposite of something

与动机正好相反

No, Harlan was supporting her and her daughter and that's the opposite of a motive.
短语 · B2if something was threatened

如果那笔供养受威胁

And if that support was threatened...
语法 · C1if that support was threatened

条件句里的被动:if 从句用被动 was threatened,表示那笔供养「受到威胁」这件事不是由她主动做出,而是可能落在她身上。它把话题从「她想要钱」转到「她的处境变了」,为动机成立留下空间。

And if that support was threatened...
短语 · A2answer that

回答那个问题

All right, don't answer that if you're gonna puke again, please.
短语 · B2pocket the money

把多出来的钱私吞

She was pocketing the double payment.
短语 · B1cut someone off

一分钱都不再给

Harlan found out, and cut her off without a cent.
短语 · C1bump someone off

把某人干掉、暗杀

玛尔塔追问,乔恩妮会不会为了遗产把人干掉,用的是 bump him off。

So she bumps him off for the inheritance?
短语 · A2have you seen ...

你看过她的社交账号吗

Come on, no, have you seen her Insta?
俚语 · B1Insta

Instagram 的口语简称——Insta 是 Instagram 的随口简称,年轻人日常聊天里很常见。语气轻松,不带冒犯;正式写作或对不熟悉网络用语的人说话,还是要用全称。

Come on, no, have you seen her Insta?
短语 · B2dump something on someone

把一堆东西都倒给某人

You're just dumpin' that vat of weak sauce on me.
短语 · A2lie to someone

她对我撒了谎

Granted. But she lied to me.
短语 · B2see where someone is going with this

明白你想引到哪里

Ah. I see where you're going with this.
短语 · C1clean house

大清洗、清理门户

布兰克推断哈兰那晚在逐一清理身边的人,用的是 cleanin' house。

Harlan was cleanin' house.
短语 · A2be very patient

一直很有耐心

You have been very patient, my friend.
短语 · C1domestic squabbles

家里的鸡毛蒜皮

None of these weak alibis and domestic squibbles answer your question...
短语 · B2dodge a question

回避一个重要问题

I'm here because this mornin', someone dodged a very important question.
短语 · B2suspect foul play

怀疑其中有鬼

So somebody suspects foul play and goes through this ha cha dance of hiring me, of staying anonymous.
短语 · B1make no sense

毫无道理

It makes no damn sense.
短语 · C1compel someone

让我放不下

Compels me, though.

看懂「盘问发现说谎会呕吐」

发音重点

  • Take a — Take a 连读时 Take 末尾的音接上 a,听起来像 tei-kə,两个词并成一个节拍。
  • makes me — makes me 连读时 makes 末尾的音直接接上 me,听起来像 meik-smi,两个词粘成一块。
  • yes or — yes or 连读时 yes 末尾的音滑进 or,听起来像 ye-sor,中间没有停顿。
Does having a kind heart make you a good nurse?

心肠好,就能当好护士吗? 用一句反问把「善良」和「专业」分开:好心是加分项,却不是资格证。它替所有被低估的专业能力说话,也把对玛尔塔的评价从人品拉回能力。

I'm here because this mornin', someone dodged a very important question.

我来这里,是因为今天早上有人回避了一个非常重要的问题。 把「我为什么出现」说成一个具体的观察:不是好奇,是有人心虚。开场就点出关键,侦探腔十足。

Harlan found out, and cut her off without a cent.

哈兰发现了,然后一分钱都没再给她。 把一整套清算压缩成 found out 加 without a cent,动作干脆、金额归零;比任何指责都更像判决。

Why do men instinctively pull at loose threads on their parachutes?

为什么男人总是本能地去拽降落伞上松掉的线头? 用降落伞上的线头比喻自毁式的好奇与冒险,画面危险又好笑;一句反问就把「明知不该偏要试」说透。

关于这一章的问题

a little bird told me 是什么意思?

意思是「有人悄悄告诉我」,用来表示知道某个消息,却不肯说消息从哪来。戏里布兰克就是这么引出玛尔塔那个毛病,既幽默又吊人胃口。

「大清洗、清理门户」英语怎么说?

clean house。戏里说 Harlan was cleanin' house,指哈兰在逐个处理身边的人、该断的都断掉。这个说法也能用在一家公司整顿裁员上。

bump someone off 是什么意思?

意思是「把某人干掉、暗杀」,是很口语的说法。戏里问 So she bumps him off for the inheritance?,就是「所以她为了遗产把他干掉了?」。

weak sauce 是什么意思?

意思是「站不住脚、没说服力」,常用来吐槽理由很弱。戏里说 that's weak sauce,就是「这理由太软了」,朋友之间吐槽时很常用。

玛尔塔为什么答「没有」却当场干呕?

因为她一说谎就反胃,这是身体反应。她嘴上说理查德没有外遇,身体却立刻出卖了她,所以布兰克据此断定理查德确实有外遇。

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