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道歉大会变成公开清算:can't help it

道歉大会上,有人念着念着又把骂人的话重复一遍;还有人把旧账摊开,当众承认自己如何搅乱别人的生活。can't help it(控制不住,没办法)被拿来把自夸说成无奈,turn someone against someone(挑拨,使某人反对某人)则把私下算计摆上台面。想听懂假道歉里的弯弯绕,这两句值得记。

发生了什么

一场道歉大会,本该是认错和和解,却有人把道歉念成第二次羞辱,也有人站上台把旧账全翻出来。can't help it(控制不住,没办法)被用来把自夸包装成无奈;turn someone against someone(挑拨,使某人反对某人)说的是让一个人的朋友反过来跟他作对;mess up someone's life(搅乱某人的生活)则把私下计划摆到台面上。想学英文里怎样听出假道歉、怎样描述挑拨和算计,这几个说法在吵架、八卦和复盘人际关系时都用得上。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意每封道歉是真心的还是补刀
  • 注意珍妮丝爆料时的停顿和全场反应
  • 比较瑞吉娜道歉里的委屈语气

留意这几个短语

bitchhave a lot of feelingswalk it offmess up someone's life

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本章短语

can't help it

控制不住,没办法to be unable to stop or avoid

有人把「大家都嫉妒我」说成道歉,紧接着补一句 can't help it(控制不住,没办法)that I'm popular,明明在自夸,却装成无可奈何。

I can't help it that I laugh when I'm nervous.我一紧张就忍不住笑。

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  • bitch

    侮辱性称呼,贱人

  • have a lot of feelings

    情绪很多,容易感动

  • walk it off

    走一走缓过来

  • mess up someone's life

    搅乱某人的生活

  • turn someone against someone

    挑拨,使某人反对某人

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短语 · B1write out something

把…完整写下来/写成书面 这里指把道歉写成书面文字,不是随便说说。

Ms. Norbury had us write out apologies to people that we'd hurt in our lives.
语法 · B1people that we'd hurt

定语从句:that 引导定语从句修饰 people;we'd 是 we had,指‘我们曾伤害过的人’。

Ms. Norbury had us write out apologies to people that we'd hurt in our lives.
俚语 · B2bitch

侮辱性称呼——骂人脏话,正式场合绝不能用

"Alyssa, I'm sorry I called you a gap-toothed bitch."
短语 · A2it's not your fault (that)...

不是你的错

"It's not your fault you're so gap-toothed."
短语 · A2get along with someone

相处融洽

I just wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school.
短语 · A2made out of something

由…做成

I wish that I could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles, and we'd all eat it and be happy.
语法 · B2I wish that I could bake

虚拟语气:wish 后用 could + 动词,表示与现在相反的愿望;她并不是真能烤彩虹蛋糕。

I wish that I could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles, and we'd all eat it and be happy.
发音doesn't even

doesn't 的 t 常被吞掉,even 轻轻带过,别逐字念。

She doesn't even go here!
短语 · B1have a lot of feelings

情绪很多,容易感动

有人被问「你到底是不是这学校的」,先答 No(不是),又补一句 have a lot of feelings(情绪很多),把「不是学生」这件事说成自己只是感情丰富,反而让全场笑了。

No. I just have a lot of feelings.
发音a lot of

lot of 快说时 t 轻弹一下滑进 of,别切成三个字。

No. I just have a lot of feelings.
短语 · A2do a great job

干得很出色

Sharon, I think you're doing a great job.
短语 · B2get through to someone

说到对方心里,取得效果 字面是‘穿过’,这里指她觉得自己把话讲进学生心里了。

Thanks. I feel like I'm getting through.
短语 · B1jealous of someone

嫉妒某人

I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me.
短语 · B1can't help it that...

控制不住,没办法

有人把「大家都嫉妒我」说成道歉,紧接着补一句 can't help it(控制不住,没办法)that I'm popular,明明在自夸,却装成无可奈何。

But I can't help it that I'm popular.
发音help it

help it 快说时 p 滑进 it,听起来像一块,别断开。

But I can't help it that I'm popular.
短语 · B1walk it off

走一走缓过来

有人喊疼,旁边的人一边惊呼一边喊 walk it off(走一走缓过来),意思是别停、走两步缓一缓,场面混乱又好笑。

Oh, my God! Oh, jeez. OK, walk it off. Walk it off.
俚语 · B1jeez

天哪——口语感叹,轻微不悦或吃惊

Oh, my God! Oh, jeez. OK, walk it off. Walk it off.
短语 · B1a dream come true

梦想成真的事 这里带讽刺:有人把撞进人堆说成她的美梦成真。

Oh, my God. It's her dream come true, diving into a big pile of girls.
短语 · B2mess up someone's life

搅乱某人的生活

有人当众承认,自己曾说服新同学一起 mess up someone's life(搅乱某人的生活),原话点的是瑞吉娜,语气像在交代一件好玩的计划。

And I convinced her that it would be fun to mess up Regina George's life.
短语 · B2pretend to be friends with someone

假装和某人做朋友

So I had her pretend to be friends with Regina, and then she would come to my house after and we would just laugh about all the dumb stuff Regina said.
俚语 · B1dumb stuff

蠢事——朋友间吐槽,正式写作别用

So I had her pretend to be friends with Regina, and then she would come to my house after and we would just laugh about all the dumb stuff Regina said.
短语 · B1gain weight

体重增加,变胖

And we gave her these candy bar things that would make her gain weight,
语法 · B2that would make her gain weight

定语从句:that 引导定语从句修饰 things;would 表示当时预期会产生的效果。

And we gave her these candy bar things that would make her gain weight,
短语 · B2turn someone against someone

挑拨,使某人反对某人

有人继续交代整件事:一句 turn someone against someone(挑拨,使某人反对某人),等于承认说话的人这方让她最好的朋友反过来跟她作对,语气像在复盘一场游戏。

and we turned her best friends against her.
短语 · B2make out with someone

和某人亲热 不是‘制作出’,是口语里的亲吻亲热。

She made out with Regina's boyfriend and then convinced him to break up with her.
短语 · B1break up with someone

和某人分手

She made out with Regina's boyfriend and then convinced him to break up with her.
语法 · B1why I did it

宾语从句:why 引导宾语从句作 know 的宾语;用陈述语序 why I did it,不用 did I。

Really, I don't know why I did it.
短语 · B1have a crush on someone

暗恋某人 不是‘压碎’,是喜欢上某人。

I guess it's probably because I've got a big lesbian crush on you.
俚语 · B2Suck on that

这下没话说了吧——挑衅式胜利嘲讽,粗鲁,别对长辈说

Suck on that!

看懂「道歉大会变成公开清算」

发音重点

  • doesn't even — doesn't 的 t 常被吞掉,even 轻轻带过,别逐字念。
  • a lot of — lot of 快说时 t 轻弹一下滑进 of,别切成三个字。
  • help it — help it 快说时 p 滑进 it,听起来像一块,别断开。
She doesn't even go here!

她根本就不是这儿的人! even 把‘不相关’推到顶,五个词就是一句当众判决。

But I can't help it that I'm popular.

可我也没办法,我就是这么受欢迎。 把自夸说成不可抗力,假道歉里最气人的一句。

No. I just have a lot of feelings.

不,我只是有很多感受。 答非所问却理直气壮,把尴尬变成一句可爱自嘲。

I wish that I could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles, and we'd all eat it and be happy.

我希望我能烤一个用彩虹和微笑做的蛋糕,大家吃了就都开心了。 把和好幻想成荒诞蛋糕,越天真越像当众处刑。

I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me.

我很抱歉大家都这么嫉妒我。 道歉的外壳,炫耀的芯,一句话把责任推给所有人。

关于这一章的问题

can't help it 是什么意思?

意思是「控制不住,没办法」,常接 that 从句说明自己也没法控制的事。台词里有人把「大家都嫉妒我」说成道歉,又补一句自己受欢迎也没办法,听起来像自夸。

「搅乱某人的生活」英语怎么说?

可以说 mess up someone's life,意思是把某人的生活搅乱。台词里有人承认,自己说服新同学去 mess up Regina George's life,也就是把对方的生活搅得一团糟。

turn someone against someone 是「把某人转过去」吗?

不是。它的意思是挑拨、使某人反对某人。台词里有人说自己这方让最好的朋友跟对方反目,用的就是 turned her best friends against her。

「和某人亲热」用英语怎么说?

口语里说 make out with someone,意思是和…亲热。台词里有人当众提到 She made out with Regina's boyfriend,还接了一句说服对方分手,不是普通约会。

I'm sorry that 后面一定要接自己的错吗?

不一定。这个开头本身只是「为……感到抱歉」,后面可以接任何让你抱歉的事。台词里它接的是「大家都嫉妒我」,所以听起来不像认错,倒像把责任推给别人。

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