这场戏：雨中散步再进天文馆
第 11 章 · 共 23 章 · 2'14"
雨里，玛丽一路抱怨耶鲁又 cancel on（临时放鸽子），被点破这就是 having an affair（有婚外情）的日常；她讲起前夫出轨，说自己当年总觉得自己 deficient（有欠缺）。后来两人躲进天文馆，聊起知识，冒出一句 The brain is the most overrated organ（大脑是最被高估的器官）。
爱一个人爱得发狂，英语说 crazy about（为某人神魂颠倒）
had an affair 有婚外情deficient in 在某方面有欠缺crazy about 为某人神魂颠倒found him devastating 觉得某人迷人到极点
❝ 独白 · 5 句 知识随手可得：at my fingertips（随手可得、信手拈来）
at my fingertips 随手可得、信手拈来a different opening 另一个口子where would we be without 没有它真不知会怎样have a tendency to 有做某事的倾向
雨下着，玛丽向艾萨克抱怨耶鲁：他 was supposed to（本来应该）来见她，结果 cancel on（临时放了她鸽子），维瓦尔第音乐会的票也白买了。艾萨克一句点破：You're having an affair（你有外遇），玛丽嫌这说法太难听，接着讲起前夫当年出轨，自己却总觉得 deficient（有欠缺），怪自己床上不行、不够聪明。后来两人走进天文馆，看土星、数卫星；艾萨克说自己有一百万条知识 at my fingertips（随手可得），可他说 They mean nothing（那些都没用），真正有价值的东西 enters through a different opening（从另一个口子进来）。两人为大脑争起来，他抛出 The brain is the most overrated organ（大脑是最被高估的器官），转头又安慰玛丽 you're terrific（你特别棒）。
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。
“The brain is the most overrated organ.”
大脑是最被高估的器官。
把一句带刺的俏皮话说成格言，短、狠，还能直接当签名。
X is the most overrated Y
朋友吹嘘智商或名校时半开玩笑地用；对上司或面试别这么说。
IQ is the most overrated measure of talent. ／ The corner office is the most overrated prize.
口语
重音落在 overrated，句尾放平别上扬。
The all-nighter is the most overrated productivity hack. 通宵是最被高估的效率秘诀。
“Facts. I got a million facts at my fingertips.”
知识嘛。我脑子里随手就能拈来一百万条。
先甩一个单词再补一句炫耀，自嘲和得意同时到位。
I got a million X at my fingertips.
熟人之间自嘲式炫耀知识面时用；正式场合说会显得傲慢。
I've got names and dates at my fingertips. ／ I can pull a million facts from memory.
口语
Facts 单独一顿，million 拉长，at my fingertips 连滑。
I've got every World Cup winner at my fingertips. 历届世界杯冠军我信手拈来。
“Oh, God, was he brilliant. I was so crazy about him.”
哦，天哪，他真是才华横溢。我当时爱他爱得发疯。
用倒装把赞叹推高，再一句把当年的痴情摊开，毫无防备。
was he + adjective（感叹倒装）
回忆旧爱时带情绪地用；商务或克制的场合不要说这么满。
Was he talented. I was head over heels. ／ Man, could he play. I adored him.
口语
was he 颠倒重读，crazy about 连读，句末收住。
Oh, was she brilliant. We all wanted to impress her. 哦，她真是才华横溢。我们都想让她高看一眼。
“Everything valuable enters through a different opening, if you'll forgive the disgusting imagery.”
一切有价值的东西都是从另一个口子进来的——原谅我这恶心的比喻。
用一句自嘲式的比喻讲直觉高于理性，聪明又不好好说话。
Everything valuable enters through a different opening.
谈灵感或直觉、又怕比喻太直白时用；正式演讲里慎用，容易让人走神。
The best things come in through another door entirely. ／ What matters arrives by a different route.
literary
Everything valuable 连读，enters through 轻，a different opening 放慢，后半句自嘲放轻。
Real ideas enter through a different opening than logic. 真正的想法不是从逻辑那道门进来的。
They mean nothing cos nothing worth knowing is understood with the mind. Everything valuable enters through a different opening, if you'll forgive the disgusting imagery. I don't agree at all. Where would we be without rational thought? You... you... you rely too much on your brain. The brain is the most overrated organ.
那些都没用，因为真正值得懂的东西，不是靠脑子弄明白的。 真正有价值的东西，都是从另一个口子进来的——你要原谅我这个恶心的比喻。 我完全不同意。没有理性思考，我们会成什么样？ 你……你……你太依赖你的脑子了。 大脑是最被高估的器官。
下一章 · 12the toast of the town全城红人这场戏：劝她去伦敦却打岔意思是「随手可得、信手拈来」，形容知识、资料一伸手就能拿到。原句 I got a million facts at my fingertips，就是「我随手就能拈来一百万条知识」。
be supposed to。原句 He was supposed to see me today，就是「他本来今天该来见我的」，常用来表达「说好的事没发生」。
cancel on someone。原句 He had to cancel on me，就是「他临时放了我鸽子」，比单纯说 cancel 多了「对某人失约」的意味。
be crazy about someone。原句 I was so crazy about him，就是「我当时爱他爱得发疯」，也可以说 crazy about 某样东西、某件事。
have a tendency to。原句 You do have a tendency to get a little hostile，就是「你确实有点爱较劲」，用来指出一个人一贯的毛病。
What's the difference。原句 What's the difference what I think about you，就是「我怎么看你又有什么关系」，语气带点自嘲和防御。
