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撮合拳手与琳达相亲:superfluous

伦尼把琳达介绍给拳手凯文,自己留下一句 superfluous(多余的)就识趣退场。两人硬着头皮聊下去:一个说打喷嚏是好运,一个说初恋被两个男人勒死。琳达最后讲出自己的梦想——希望有人 change my life for me(替她改变人生)。想学「自嘲多余」和「我有个梦想」这类表达,这场又尴尬又动人。

发生了什么

伦尼把琳达介绍给拳手凯文,本想做红娘,却发现自己 I'm completely superfluous(完全是多余的),于是识趣地离开。剩下的两人尴尬开聊:琳达看到雏菊会打喷嚏,凯文硬说打喷嚏是好运;聊到旧感情,琳达轻描淡写地说自己曾和一个弹球冠军交往,not for nothing(事出有因,毕竟她街机玩得好),那人后来还被两个男人勒死了。轮到梦想,凯文的梦想是让老鹰把他叼去北极;琳达的梦想则是,希望有个人 come along and change my life for me(出现,替她改变人生)。想说「多余的」「事出有因」「改变人生」,这场又尬又暖。

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superfluous

多余的、在场也没功能extra, not needed

伦尼把两人凑上,立刻宣布 I'm completely superfluous。

Once they start talking, I am superfluous.他们一开始说话,我就多余了。

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  • hung like a horse

    粗俗地说生殖器很大

  • old-fashioned girl

    老派的女孩,家里那一套

  • change my life for me

    有人来替我把日子改掉

  • not for nothing

    可不是白说、事出有因

  • Me too

    我也是

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89 句台词里标了 28 处

发音How you doin'?

doin' 省掉词尾 g,听成 /ˈduːɪn/

- How you doin'? - Hi.
俚语 · B1doin'

做得怎样;近况如何——口语省略 g,非正式场合使用

- How you doin'? - Hi.
短语 · B1stick around

这里的“stick around”在第1处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

You know, you could maybe stick around, maybe.
发音you could maybe

could 弱读,maybe 轻带过

You know, you could maybe stick around, maybe.
短语 · B1go out

这里的“go out”在第2处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。 这里指两个人出去见面

You know, we could go out or somethin'.
俚语 · B1somethin'

什么之类的——口语省略 g,语气随意含糊

You know, we could go out or somethin'.
短语 · A2have a great time

这里的“have a great time”在第3处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

You guys can have a great time and I'll-- I got stuff to do, you know.
发音stuff to do

to 弱化为 /tə/,stuff 和 do 撑住重音,t 轻触上齿龈就松开。

You guys can have a great time and I'll-- I got stuff to do, you know.
发音make me sneeze

make‿me 连读,句尾 sneeze 拉长

Daisies make me sneeze, Lenny.
短语 · A1good luck

这里的“good luck”在第4处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

That's good luck! It's good luck if you sneeze.
短语 · A2Go ahead

这里的“Go ahead”在第5处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

- Thanks. - Go ahead, have fun. I'll see you guys.
短语 · B1not so bad yourself

这里的“not so bad yourself”在第6处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

- Thanks. You're not so bad yourself. - Yeah, I know.
发音hung like a horse

重读 hung 和 horse,突出夸张暗示

I bet you're hung like a horse.
俚语 · C1hung like a horse

粗俗地说很大——成人玩笑,正式场合别用

I bet you're hung like a horse.
短语 · B2not for nothing

可不是白说、事出有因

她夸他街机,补 I used to date a pinball champ, not for nothing。

Well, I used to date a pinball champ, not for nothing.
短语 · B1take care of the house

这里的“take care of the house”在第8处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

You know, like, a girl who likes to take care of the house and cook and clean, you know...
语法 · B1who likes to take care of the house and cook and clean

定语从句:who 引出 girl 的特征,后面并列多个动词短语。

You know, like, a girl who likes to take care of the house and cook and clean, you know...
短语 · B1that kind of thing

这里的“that kind of thing”在第9处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

and doesn't mind, you know, walkin' the dogs and, you know, doin' the lawn and that kind of thing.
语法 · B1who has a good job, who treats me nice

定语从句:两个 who 从句连续补充 guy 的工作和待人特点。

I like a guy who has a good job, who treats me nice and, um--
俚语 · C1jock

男士内裤或裆部——粗俗口语,正式表达不用

Doesn't have to stuff a sock in his jock to look good.
短语 · A2all over the world

这里的“all over the world”在第10处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

And then flies me, like, all over the world so I see everything.
语法 · B1so I see everything

目的从句:so 引出飞遍世界的目的:让她什么都看见。

And then flies me, like, all over the world so I see everything.
短语 · B1out of the country

这里的“out of the country”在第11处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

And then, like, he flies me out of the country...
短语 · B2come along

这里的“come along”在第12处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

My dream is that somebody would come along and think that I was special,
语法 · B2that I was special

宾语从句:that 从句作 think 的宾语,说明对方会怎样看待她。

My dream is that somebody would come along and think that I was special,
语法 · B2that they'd wanna come and change my life for me

宾语从句:that 引出愿望内容,would 和 wanna 让语气更假设、更口语。

that, you know-- that they'd wanna come and change my life for me.
短语 · B1get to see you again

这里的“get to see you again”在第13处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

So, you think, um, I'm gonna get to see you again, Linda, or what?
发音want to

to 弱读 /tə/,want 保持重音

Do you want to?

看懂「撮合拳手与琳达相亲」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 have a good time 表达玩得开心
  • 听懂 not for nothing 的委婉反讽
  • 掌握 get to do 表示有机会做某事
  • 分辨约会中玩笑与真心的语气变化
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气

发音重点

  • How you doin'? — doin' 省掉词尾 g,听成 /ˈduːɪn/
  • you could maybe — could 弱读,maybe 轻带过
  • stuff to do — to 弱化为 /tə/,stuff 和 do 撑住重音,t 轻触上齿龈就松开。
  • make me sneeze — make‿me 连读,句尾 sneeze 拉长
- I had a really good time with you tonight. - Did you?

我今晚和你在一起真的很开心。——真的吗? 直白表达好感,后半句反问让暧昧感更自然。

This is Linda. Linda, this is, uh-- This is Kevin.

我的梦想是,有个人出现,觉得我是特别的,然后,你知道——愿意来到我身边,替我改变人生。 把被看见、被爱和改变人生的愿望说得具体又脆弱。

I had 16 fights and I won them all but 12.

我打过16场,除了12场,其他全赢了。 数字把吹牛当场算成惨败,说话人却浑然不觉,喜剧全靠这个反差。

Well, we were getting engaged, but then two guys strangled him.

我们都要订婚了,可后来有两个人把他勒死了。 前一句还在讲恋爱进度,后一句急转成凶案,平静的补充把听者钉在座位上。

关于这一章的问题

superfluous 是什么意思?

指「多余的、在场也没作用」,是比较文雅的说法。戏里伦尼自嘲完全多余,给两个陌生人腾出空间。

「事出有因」英语怎么说?

说 not for nothing,字面「不是白来的」。戏里琳达说自己和弹球冠军交往过,not for nothing,暗示她玩街机厉害是有原因的。

hung like a horse 能随便说吗?

不能。它是关于生殖器大小的粗俗俚语,非常露骨。戏里琳达张口就说,既是调侃也显出她的直率,正式场合千万别用。

didn't get to 怎么用?

表示「没赶上、没机会做成某事」,后面接动词。戏里说 I didn't get to see Schindler's List,就是「我没看过《辛德勒的名单》」。

old-fashioned girl 是什么样的人?

指「老派、传统的女孩」,顾家、贤惠那一类。戏里凯文说喜欢 old-fashioned girl,还拿自己妈妈举例,用得有点好笑。

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