这场戏：新医生为一颗橄榄较真
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新来的胸外科医生刚落座就被追问履历，医院名字怎么问都不肯说清，对方却说 your face is familiar（你这张脸我很眼熟）。接着一杯 martini 上桌，他却为没有橄榄不肯罢休：a man can't really savor his martini without an olive（没橄榄就没法细品马提尼）。想学怎么用英语寒暄、抬杠，这段最好用。
你脸很熟：your face is familiar（你这张脸很眼熟）
just curious 只是好奇on staff 在职、正式任职some reason 什么理由share a martini 跟人分着喝
没橄榄怎么细品：savor his martini（细品马提尼）
front line 前线savor his martini 细细品味马提尼make it 够格
一名新来的胸外科医生刚到营地，就被人盯着履历追问：在哪儿应征、在哪家医院任职，可他只含糊地说 back home（在老家），连医院名字都不肯讲。对方忽然觉得眼熟，一句 I don't know your name, stranger（我不知道你叫什么，陌生人），又说 Have you always had that mustache（你那撮小胡子是一直留着的吗）。气氛很快轻松下来，有人请他喝 martini（马提尼），他却因为杯里没橄榄而不依不饶：a man can't really savor his martini without an olive（没有橄榄就没法细品马提尼）。这些说法都能用得上：doesn't appear to be 表示「似乎并没有什么」，on staff 是「在职、正式任职」，make concessions 则是「做出让步」。
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。
“Is there some reason I shouldn't know which hospital?”
有什么理由不能让我知道是哪家医院吗？
把怀疑包进礼貌的问句里，不给对方发火的借口，却句句在逼。
Is there some reason I shouldn't ...?
想追问对方却不想撕破脸时用；对上级用会显得冒犯，要看关系。
Is there a reason you can't tell me? ／ Any reason I shouldn't know?
中性
some reason 重读，shouldn't know 连读，句尾上扬。
Is there some reason I shouldn't see the final report? 有什么理由不能让我看最终报告吗？
“There doesn't appear to be any reason. I've seen you somewhere before.”
看起来没什么理由。——我好像在哪儿见过你。
先认输再补一句认人，不动声色地把怀疑转成似曾相识。
I've seen you somewhere before.
见面觉得眼熟又不敢确定时用；严肃查证的场合别只凭感觉下结论。
Your face looks familiar. ／ Haven't we met before?
中性
somewhere before 连读，before 尾音稍拖。
I've seen you somewhere before, but I can't place you. 我好像在哪儿见过你，就是想不起来。
“I don't know your name, stranger, but your face is familiar.”
我不知道你叫什么，陌生人，可你这张脸我很眼熟。
先承认不认识，再强调眼熟，一句话就把悬疑挂住。
I don't know your name, ..., but your face is familiar.
对似曾相识的陌生人半开玩笑地搭话时用；正式场合别这样直呼对方。
I don't know your name, but I know that face. ／ You look familiar, though we've never met.
中性
stranger 后略停，your face is familiar 放慢加重。
I don't know your name, but your voice is familiar. 我不知道你叫什么，可你的声音我很熟。
“Have you always had that mustache?”
你那撮小胡子是一直留着的吗？
用一撮胡子当线索问出身，问得家常，听的人却得挑着答。
Have you always had ...?
想知道对方某个习惯或特征是不是长期如此时用；对初识的人别问太私人的事。
Was that mustache always there? ／ How long have you had that mustache?
口语
always had 连读，that mustache 重读，句尾上扬。
Have you always had that beard? 你这胡子是一直留着的吗？
“Are you a beer drinker, sir, or would you like to share a martini with me?”
先生，你是喝啤酒的，还是愿意跟我分一瓶马提尼？
用一杯酒设下选择题，既像款待又像试探，客气得别有用心。
Are you a ... , or would you like to ...?
想请人喝点什么、又顺带试探对方时用；对不熟的人别太随意。
Would you rather have a beer? ／ Care to share a drink with me?
中性
would you like to 缩读连贯，share a martini 重读。
Are you a coffee person, or would you like to share a pot of tea? 你喝咖啡，还是愿意跟我分一壶茶？
“We're three miles from the front line, and— Yes, but a man can't really savor his martini without an olive, you know.”
我们离前线才三英里，而且——话是这么说，可没有橄榄，人就没法真正细品马提尼，你懂的。
生死当前却为橄榄较真，荒诞感全在这一句的郑重里。
A man can't really ... without ..., you know.
用一本正经的讲究来开玩笑时用；真讲道理的场合别这样绕弯子。
You can't enjoy it without one. ／ It just isn't the same without it.
口语
three miles 重读，can't really 连读，you know 轻收。
You can't really enjoy a film without good sound, you know. 音响不好，就真没法好好看一部电影，你懂的。
下一章 · 05honest to God对天发誓这场戏：点破特拉普的外号字面是「陌生人」，这里不是骂人，而是当面称呼不认识的对方，带点轻松的调侃。戏里一句 I don't know your name, stranger，就是「我不知道你叫什么，陌生人」，用来打开话头。
可以说 make concessions，也可以说 make a concession。concession 就是让步、妥协。戏里说 We do have to make certain concessions to the war，意思是对这场战争，多少得做些让步。
resident 是住院医师，属于还在培训阶段的医生；on staff 指已经成为医院正式编制的一员。戏里问 Were you, like, a resident, or on staff someplace，就是在打听对方以前是哪种身份。
可以说 savor a martini。savor 是慢慢享受味道的意思。戏里那句 a man can't really savor his martini without an olive，就是说没有橄榄，一个人就没法真正细品马提尼。
因为营地离前线只有三英里，物资紧张，酒吧只能凑合。戏里的说法是 We do have to make certain concessions to the war，连一杯像样的马提尼都得向战争让步，这也是全片的黑色幽默。
