这场戏：撮合洛丽塔和肯尼
第 4 章 · 共 30 章 · 3'11"
夏洛特家的夏日晚会，女儿带着肯尼进门，妈妈忙着在旁边撮合。琴拉着亨伯特小声说 You've had the most remarkable effect on her（你对她影响特别大），又补一句自己夫妻俩 broad-minded（思想开放）——换舞伴的话，未必只是跳舞。聚会里听人把话说得这么绕，就知道该怎么接、怎么躲。
「换舞伴」说 swap partners，被问的人回 You're most welcome（嘴上答应，心里未必）
swap partners 换舞伴You're most welcome 嘴上答应，心里未必sitting it out 坐在一旁不参与
❝ 独白 · 6 句 说别人容光焕发，可以用 radiate a certain glow（焕发出一种光彩）
remarkable effect 显著的影响radiate a certain glow 焕发出一种光彩broad-minded 思想开明
黑兹家在拉姆斯代尔办夏日晚会，洛丽塔带着肯尼回家，夏洛特满心盼着两人 go steady（确定关系）。法罗夫妇迟到了，约翰张口还是案子，被一句 can't you stop（你能不能别）打断。有人笑说要换舞伴跳舞，另一人答 You're most welcome（嘴上答应，心里未必）；琴还悄悄告诉亨伯特，他让夏洛特容光焕发，说自己夫妻俩 broad-minded（思想开明）。这些说法日常聚会、闲聊时都能用。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“John, can't you stop being a lawyer for just one night in the week?”
约翰，你就不能一个星期里有一个晚上不当律师吗？
把婚姻里的疲惫压进一句抱怨式问句，当众说出口最伤人。
Can't you stop ... for just one ...?
半抱怨半撒娇地求对方改变时能用；当众对伴侣说会变成羞辱，别用。
Could you not be a lawyer for one night? ／ Can't you take one night off from that?
口语
Can't you 连读，stop being a lawyer 快带，one night 重读对比。
Can't you stop working for just one evening? 你就不能有一个晚上不工作吗？
“Well, this is what you get because you won't dance.”
这就是你不肯跳舞换来的结果。
用一句幸灾乐祸的因果句宣布报复，轻快得让人无法反驳。
This is what you get because you ...
朋友间打趣对方自作自受时能用；对方正难过或较真时别说，像补刀。
See what happens when you won't dance? ／ That's what you get for sitting out.
口语
this is what you get 连成一串，because 后稍停再点出原因。
This is what you get because you skipped the group photo. 谁让你没来拍合影，这就是你的下场。
“It's a funny thing, Humbert, but John and I, we first met at a dance...”
说来好笑，亨伯特，约翰和我就是在一次舞会上认识的……
一句'说来好笑'就把私人往事摊给新客人，热络里带着试探。
It's a funny thing, ..., but ...
想把私事当闲话讲出来、又不显得沉重时能用；正式场合别说，太随意。
It's strange, but we met at a dance. ／ Funny you should ask; we met at a dance.
口语
It's a 连读，funny thing 重读，but John and I 停顿后放慢。
It's a funny thing, but we met in line for coffee. 说来好笑，我们是在排队买咖啡时认识的。
“Humbert, when you get to know me better, you'll find I'm extremely broad-minded.”
亨伯特，等你多了解我一点，你会发现我思想极其开明。
把越界的暗示包进'开明'二字，体面话里藏着钩子，最危险。
When you get to know me better, you'll find I'm ...
半真半假地表示自己好说话时能用；对不熟的人说容易被当成暗示，慎用。
You'll find I'm very open-minded. ／ Get to know me and you'll see how liberal I am.
正式
get to know 连读，better 后停顿，I'm extremely 重读放慢。
When you get to know me better, you'll find I'm quite easygoing. 等你更了解我，会发现我很随和。
...uh, don't tell Charlotte that I told you this, will you... ...but did you know that you've had the most remarkable effect on her? - Did you know that? - I have? Mm-hm. I know it's none of my business... ...but she's begun to radiate a certain glow.
……呃，别跟夏洛特说是我告诉你的，行吗…… ……可你知道吗，你对她产生了特别明显的影响。 ——你知道吗？——我吗？ 嗯哼。 我知道这不关我的事…… ……可她整个人都开始容光焕发了。
下一章 · 05keep the lights on别关灯这场戏：作家当面暗示知道洛丽塔它是过去很常用的说法，指两个人固定交往、只跟对方约会，也就是「确定关系」。夏洛特说肯尼今晚要 ask her to go steady，就是盼着女儿被正式追求。
可以说 broad-minded。琴对亨伯特说自己和约翰都很 broad-minded，字面是心胸开阔，在这场里其实是在暗示夫妻俩在男女关系上也很放得开。
它常用来礼貌地说「不客气、请便」，但要看语气。这场里有人提出换舞伴，对方回一句 You're most welcome，听着客气，其实带着不情愿。
先说一句 Mind if I dance with your girl?，先问「介意吗」再邀舞，比直接开口稳妥得多；对方回 You're most welcome 就是答应了。
Can't you stop 更像抱怨，「你就不能停下来吗」，常用来嫌对方老毛病又犯了；Can you stop 只是普通请求，语气中立很多。
