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赛马场押冷门马:long shot

伦尼带琳达去看赛马,让她押一匹六十比一的冷门马「Eager Beaver」,还说是 a long shot(希望很小的一搏)。马一路落后,最后垫底,琳达懊恼得喊自己从没走过运。伦尼没损她,只说她得学会当个 graceful loser(输得有风度的人)。想学「冷门一搏」和「输得有风度」,这段最好用。

发生了什么

伦尼带琳达去赛马场,说好押中了就让她 keep the dough(奖金、那笔钱)。他挑了一匹赔率六十比一、名叫「Eager Beaver」的冷门马,承认这是 a long shot(希望很小的一搏),琳达却认定这是「预兆」。她先想着买栗鼠皮大衣、按摩浴缸,马却越跑越后,最终垫底。琳达失落得说自己从没赢过任何东西;伦尼没笑她,说人得学会当个 graceful loser(输得有风度的人),还愿意借钱给她。赛完他坚持回家,说有老婆孩子,琳达问他还会不会打电话,他保证会。想学「希望很小的一搏」「输得有风度」这些说法,这段最自然。

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本章短语

long shot

希望很小的一搏an unlikely bet

马跑最后,伦尼说 I told you it was a long shot。

Getting the visa in a week was a long shot.一周拿签证,本来就是希望很小的一搏。

本章还有

  • dough

    钱,赌注赢来的那笔

  • graceful loser

    输得有风度的人

  • Here's one

    来一个、我举个

  • state-of-the-art fellatrix

    最尖端的口交从业者

  • fucking

    他妈的,用来把失败加粗

本章全部批注

94 句台词里标了 34 处

短语 · B1bet on a horse

这里的“bet on a horse”在第1处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I'm gonna bet on a horse, and if it wins you can keep the dough.
短语 · B1keep the dough

这里的“keep the dough”在第2处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I'm gonna bet on a horse, and if it wins you can keep the dough.
语法 · B1if it wins

条件从句:if引出条件,主句说明条件成立后的结果:如果它赢了,你就能留钱。

I'm gonna bet on a horse, and if it wins you can keep the dough.
发音gonna bet on

gonna与bet on连读,别逐词切开

I'm gonna bet on a horse, and if it wins you can keep the dough.
俚语 · A2gonna

将要,口语缩写——口语常用,正式写作改用going to

I'm gonna bet on a horse, and if it wins you can keep the dough.
俚语 · B1dough

钱——非正式聊天可用,正式场合说money

I'm gonna bet on a horse, and if it wins you can keep the dough.
语法 · B1who find drunk Girl Scouts in the woods

定语从句:who指代Boy Scouts,后面的动作说明是哪一群童子军。

about these Boy Scouts who find drunk Girl Scouts in the woods.
发音it's a 60-to-1

数字重音突出,表达低概率

- 'Cause it's a 60-to-1. - Oh, yeah. No, I know it's the one. No!
短语 · B2Famous last words

这里的“Famous last words”在第4处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

All right, all right. Famous last words.
短语 · B1got a hunch

这里的“got a hunch”在第3处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

- You know. - I got a hunch.
发音got a hunch

got a中t轻弹并连读

- You know. - I got a hunch.
俚语 · B1hunch

直觉,预感——表达没有证据的个人预感

- You know. - I got a hunch.
短语 · C1take that under advisement

这里的“take that under advisement”在第5处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I mean, my attorney friend would take that under advisement.
语法 · B2when a guy comes over your house and pays you

时间从句:when从句嵌在that从句中,交代男人来家里并付钱的时间情境。

Are you ever frightened that when a guy comes over your house and pays you...
语法 · B2that he's gonna maybe, like tie you up and kill you?

宾语从句:that后面接被担心的内容,maybe和like是插入的口语缓冲词。

that he's gonna maybe, like tie you up and kill you?
短语 · B1paid in advance

这里的“paid in advance”在第6处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Oh, no. I always get paid in advance.
短语 · B1drop back

这里的“drop back”在第7处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

- Eager Beaver continues to drop back. - Oh, shit! Oh, Beaver!
俚语 · B1shit

糟了,妈的——惊怒时脱口而出,正式场合别用

- Eager Beaver continues to drop back. - Oh, shit! Oh, Beaver!
短语 · B2by a head

这里的“by a head”在第8处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。 这里指马头长度,不是人的脑袋

- Oh! Beaver! - It's Autumn Daisy by a head.
短语 · B2a long shot

这里的“a long shot”在第9处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

You know, it's not so terrible. I told you it was a long shot.
俚语 · B2fucking

他妈的,强调语气——粗俗强调词,表达愤怒或挫败

I never won a fucking thing in my entire life! Nothing! Never!
短语 · B2a graceful loser

这里的“a graceful loser”在第10处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Will you stay calm? You gotta learn to be a graceful loser.
发音You gotta learn

gotta弱读,learn承重音

Will you stay calm? You gotta learn to be a graceful loser.
短语 · B1win so badly

这里的“win so badly”在第11处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I don't care about the money. I just wanted to win so badly.
发音wanted to win

to弱读,win拉出情绪重音

I don't care about the money. I just wanted to win so badly.
发音wanted to impress you

impress you是告白式重音,先扬后落

- You gotta-- - 'Cause I wanted to impress you.
短语 · B1pick a winner

这里的“pick a winner”在第12处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

What-- You don't have to impress me. I'm-- Yeah, but I wanted to show you I could pick a winner.
语法 · B2I could pick a winner

宾语从句:show you后接省略that的从句,说明他想证明自己能挑中赢家。

What-- You don't have to impress me. I'm-- Yeah, but I wanted to show you I could pick a winner.
短语 · B1come in third

这里的“come in third”在第13处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Well, he was a heavy favorite, you know, and I bet him to come in third.
短语 · B2heavy favorite

这里的“heavy favorite”在第14处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Well, he was a heavy favorite, you know, and I bet him to come in third.
语法 · B1to come in third

不定式补语:to come in third补充说明下注时对马名次的预期。

Well, he was a heavy favorite, you know, and I bet him to come in third.
俚语 · B2fuck

性交,粗俗说法——成人粗俗用语,正式场合禁用

I feel I owe you a great fuck.
短语 · A2do me a favor

这里的“do me a favor”在第15处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Hey, do me a favor. Go upstairs, rest your ulcer, stay in tonight.
短语 · B1Slow night

这里的“Slow night”在第16处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Six dates. Slow night for you, right?

看懂「赛马场押冷门马」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 long shot 表达成功概率很低
  • 听懂 graceful loser 的体面输法
  • 掌握 60-to-1 等赛马赔率说法
  • 分辨 impress someone 的讨好语气
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气

发音重点

  • gonna bet on — gonna与bet on连读,别逐词切开
  • it's a 60-to-1 — 数字重音突出,表达低概率
  • got a hunch — got a中t轻弹并连读
  • You gotta learn — gotta弱读,learn承重音
You know, it's not so terrible. I told you it was a long shot.

你看,也没那么糟。我早说过,这是个希望渺茫的选择。 long shot既写赔率,也像在说这段关系成功希望不大,冷静里带自嘲。

I don't care about the money. I just wanted to win so badly.

我不在乎钱。我只是太想赢了。 表面在说赌钱,真正暴露的是想在琳达面前证明自己。

All right, all right. Famous last words.

好好好。先记住你这句豪言壮语。 用 famous last words 给对方的自信盖个章,预言翻车的调侃全在这几个词里。

You know, you only talk about me. You never talk about yourself.

你看,你只谈我,从来不谈你自己。 用两个平行的短句点破对话里的单向,抱怨不重,却把距离感说得清清楚楚。

关于这一章的问题

long shot 是什么意思?

指「希望很小的一搏」,赌马、面试、创业都能用。戏里伦尼挑的冷门马赔率六十比一,他说这就是 a long shot。

「输得有风度的人」英语怎么说?

说 a graceful loser。戏里琳达输了马就嚷自己从没走过运,伦尼劝她学着当个 graceful loser。

dough 是「面团」吗?

面团是它的本义,但口语里常指「钱」。戏里说 the dough 就是那笔奖金、那笔钱。

under advisement 怎么理解?

指「记下、回头再议」,常带点官腔或打趣。戏里说律师朋友会 take that under advisement,就是会斟酌这个名字。

Here's one 是什么意思?

就是在列选项时说「来一个、我给你举个」。戏里翻马册时 Here's one 引出「Eager Beaver」这匹马。

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