Mighty Aphrodite · 1995 — 第 4 / 15 章 · 1'47" · B2

床上拌嘴又想翻旧账:Let sleeping dogs lie

床上为「没了兴致」拌完嘴,伦尼又提起智商超高的马克斯,忍不住想查他的生母是谁。阿曼达劝他:Lenny, why rock the boat?(何必把平稳的日子搅乱),还搬出 Let sleeping dogs lie(旧事别翻)。可伦尼说,这个念头已经被塞进脑子了,非查不可。想劝人别没事找事、别翻旧账,这两句最好用。

发生了什么

伦尼和阿曼达在床上为「找不到方向、没了兴致」拌了几句,接着聊到婚姻的低谷和高峰。伦尼说起儿子马克斯智商超高,还感慨这孩子肯定出身优良,越说越想知道他的生母是谁。阿曼达立刻拦住他:Lenny, why rock the boat?(何必把平稳的日子搅乱),又劝他 Let sleeping dogs lie(旧事别翻);可伦尼摇头,说这个念头已经被塞进脑子里,还引一句 Curiosity. That's what kills us(好奇心才是害死我们的东西),打定主意要查清楚。想说「别没事找事」「别翻旧账」「好奇心害死人」,这些说法都能用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意低谷和海平面的双关
  • 观察好奇心如何升级
  • 听出玩笑里的不安

留意这几个短语

rock the boatvalleys and peaksgood stockLet sleeping dogs lie

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本章短语

Let sleeping dogs lie

睡着的狗别惹,旧事别翻leave a quiet trouble alone

伦尼要去找生母,对方丢出 Let sleeping dogs lie。

Let sleeping dogs lie. The old invoice is settled.睡着的狗别惹。那张旧发票结过了。

本章还有

  • rock the boat

    把已经平稳的船摇乱

  • valleys and peaks

    低谷和高峰轮着来

  • good stock

    好出身、好种

  • bullshit

    胡扯、用来吓人的废话

  • schmuck

    蠢货、自己找抽的人

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38 句台词里标了 30 处

发音it's dark in here

it's、in 弱读,dark 重读,句尾拖长。

Well, I'm sorry. You know, it's dark in here...
短语 · A2in a while

这里的“in a while”在第1处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

and I-- you know, we haven't done it in a while.
发音done it in

done it 连读,it in 轻快衔接。

and I-- you know, we haven't done it in a while.
语法 · B1you got so angry at me

got 加形容词:got so angry:got 加形容词,表示当时已经进入那种状态。

- And then you got so angry at me. - I wasn't angry.
短语 · B2out of the mood

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

I wasn't angry. You were fumbling and I was getting out of the mood.
短语 · B1get into a whole discussion

这里的“get into a whole discussion”在第2处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Okay, let's not get into a whole discussion here.
短语 · B1sense of direction

这里的“sense of direction”在第3处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I lost my sense of direction.
短语 · B2goes through valleys and peaks

这里的“goes through valleys and peaks”在第4处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。 这里指婚姻关系的低谷和高峰

Every marriage goes through valleys and peaks.
发音valleys and peaks

valleys、peaks 重读,and 弱读。

Every marriage goes through valleys and peaks.
短语 · B2going through a valley

这里的“going through a valley”在第5处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。 这里把婚姻低潮比作山谷

- This is like a valley. - I don't mind going through a valley.
短语 · B2rock the boat

把已经平稳的船摇乱

床上已经是低谷,阿曼达问 Lenny, why rock the boat,劝他别去查孩子生母。

Lenny, why rock the boat?
发音rock the boat

the 弱读,rock 和 boat 清楚落重音。

Lenny, why rock the boat?
短语 · B1crazy for

这里的“crazy for”在第7处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

You got a bright, beautiful wife. You got a kid that you're crazy for.
语法 · B2that you're crazy for

定语从句:that 指 kid,for 留在从句末尾,表示你非常疼爱这个孩子。

You got a bright, beautiful wife. You got a kid that you're crazy for.
发音that you're crazy

that、you're 弱读,crazy 重读。

You got a bright, beautiful wife. You got a kid that you're crazy for.
语法 · B2must come from good stock

情态推断:must 加动词表示根据迹象作出很有把握的推断,不是义务。

This kid must come from good stock.
俚语 · B1jerk

混蛋;讨厌鬼——口语骂人,熟人间也可半开玩笑

I just resisted. I complained, like a jerk.
短语 · B1go any further

这里的“go any further”在第9处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Don't go any further!
短语 · B2put into my head

这里的“put into my head”在第10处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。 这里指对方让莱尼开始想到生母

How can I forget it? The thought's been put into my head.
语法 · B2The thought's been put into my head

被动语态:has been put 表示念头被别人植入,施事者被省略。

How can I forget it? The thought's been put into my head.
发音been put into

put into 连读,t 轻触后面的元音。

How can I forget it? The thought's been put into my head.
俚语 · B2dynamite

极棒的;厉害的——非正式夸赞,正式文体少用

I'll bet this kid has a dynamite mother.
短语 · B2inherit everything from his father

这里的“inherit everything from his father”在第11处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

What makes you think he didn't inherit everything from his father?
语法 · B2he didn't inherit everything from his father

宾语从句:makes you think 后接省略 that 的从句,didn't 否定 inherit。

What makes you think he didn't inherit everything from his father?
短语 · B1find out

这里的“find out”在第12处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Everything? That's very unlikely. But I'm gonna find out.
俚语 · A2gonna

将要;打算——口语缩略,正式写作写 going to

Everything? That's very unlikely. But I'm gonna find out.
短语 · B2Let sleeping dogs lie

睡着的狗别惹,旧事别翻

伦尼要去找生母,对方丢出 Let sleeping dogs lie。

Let sleeping dogs lie.
俚语 · B2bullshit

胡扯;狗屁——粗俗且强烈贬义,正式场合别用

Not muggers or all that bullshit about the ozone layer. It's our own hearts and minds.
发音don't be a schmuck

be、a 弱读,don't 和 schmuck 承担重音。

- I'm gonna find out. - Please, Lenny, don't be a schmuck.
俚语 · B2schmuck

蠢货;笨蛋——带嘲讽的口语骂人

- I'm gonna find out. - Please, Lenny, don't be a schmuck.

看懂「床上拌嘴又想翻旧账」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 rock the boat 表达别破坏现状
  • 听懂 let sleeping dogs lie 的劝阻
  • 掌握 good stock 的血统比喻用法
  • 分辨 bullshit 和 schmuck 的冒犯程度
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气

发音重点

  • it's dark in here — it's、in 弱读,dark 重读,句尾拖长。
  • done it in — done it 连读,it in 轻快衔接。
  • valleys and peaks — valleys、peaks 重读,and 弱读。
  • rock the boat — the 弱读,rock 和 boat 清楚落重音。
Every marriage goes through valleys and peaks.

每段婚姻都会经历低谷和高峰。 把关系起伏说成地形变化,安慰中带着真实感。

Oh, cursed fate. Certain thoughts are better left unthunk.

噢,可咒的命运。有些念头,最好从没想过。 把「别乱想」说成一句宿命咒语,还用生造词 unthunk 收尾,俏皮又聪明。

- I'll bet she's great. - Curiosity. That's what kills us.

—我敢说她肯定很棒。—好奇心,才是害死我们的东西。 先夸生母再用格言收尾,喜剧感里透出劝阻。

But I don't want to sink beneath sea level here.

但我可不想在这儿一路沉到海平面以下。 接着对方的『低谷』比喻再往下压一层,冷静的玩笑里全是婚姻触底的恐惧。

Everything? That's very unlikely. But I'm gonna find out.

一切?那可不太可能。不过我会查个水落石出。 先礼貌地反驳,再一句 find out 把所有顾虑推翻,好奇心的任性毫不遮掩。

关于这一章的问题

rock the boat 是什么意思?

字面是「把船摇翻」,实际是「打破现状、没事找事」。戏里阿曼达劝伦尼别去查生母,就是别把安稳日子搅乱。

「旧事别翻」英语怎么说?

说 Let sleeping dogs lie,字面是「睡着的狗别去惹」,引申为「过去的事就让它过去」。戏里阿曼达用它劝伦尼收手。

left unthunk 怎么理解?

thunk 是 think 的怪过去分词,left unthunk 就是「(念头)最好别想完、留在没想过的地方」。戏里伦尼感慨有些念头还是别想出来为妙。

schmuck 是骂人吗?

是意第绪语借来的俚语,指「蠢货、自己找抽的人」,语气不算最重。戏里阿曼达求伦尼别犯浑,就用了这个词。

valleys and peaks 是什么比喻?

指「低谷和高峰」,形容婚姻、事业等有起有落。戏里说每段婚姻都会经历 valleys and peaks,就是劝人接受起伏。

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