Mighty Aphrodite · 1995 — 第 13 / 15 章 · 4'13" · B2

雨天推销完美对象:drove me up the wall

下雨天,琳达赴约迟到,伦尼却兴冲冲宣布:给她物色到一个「绝对完美」的对象——刚退役的拳击手,如今想当洋葱农民。琳达一听就炸;伦尼却坚持 Just listen to me for once.(就听我一回),还说这姑娘 could have her pick of(随便挑)任何男人。想学「劝人不听」,这几句够用。

发生了什么

雨中,琳达迟到,伦尼却急着报喜:他在健身房遇到一个「绝对完美」的对象——年轻、强壮、健康,刚结束拳击生涯,想找个合适的姑娘一起当农民(他哥在州北有大洋葱农场)。琳达听完差点翻脸:我可不想搬去小镇给人做头发。伦尼劝她 Just listen to me for once.(就听我一回),还保证这姑娘 he's honest and decent(诚实又正派)。转到健身房那头,他又向拳击手凯文推销琳达:说她是个美发师、很 substantial(有分量)、practically, incidentally, a virgin(差不多还是个处女),连前男友都「为国阵亡」。想学怎么「当众牵线、夸到离谱」,这段全是活教材。

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drove me up the wall

把我逼到墙上,烦死了irritated me past endurance

凯文回忆前任 The last girl I was with drove me up the wall。

The notifications drove me up the wall.那些通知把我逼到墙上。

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  • dicking around

    瞎混;字面又踩到 dick

  • off your fucking rocker

    你他妈疯了吧

  • practically, incidentally

    差不多,顺便还是个处女

  • have her pick of

    可以随便挑

  • dough

    钱,被骗走的那笔

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86 句台词里标了 38 处

短语 · B1absolutely great for you

这里的“absolutely great for you”在第1处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I met a guy this afternoon that I think would be absolutely great for you.
语法 · B2that I think would be absolutely great for you

插入式定语从句:that 引出修饰 guy 的从句,I think 是插入的判断。

I met a guy this afternoon that I think would be absolutely great for you.
发音He's young, he's strong

并列形容词重读,听出推销式节奏。

- Yes. He's young, he's strong, he's healthy. - What does he do?
短语 · B2dicking around

瞎混;字面又踩到 dick

伦尼说他在农业里 dicking around,琳达问 What's wrong with his dick?

H-H-He's, you know, like, dicking around in agriculture.
发音you know, like

you know 弱读挤在一起,like 轻带过。

H-H-He's, you know, like, dicking around in agriculture.
俚语 · B2dicking around

瞎混、胡闹——粗俗口语,熟人玩笑或贬人

H-H-He's, you know, like, dicking around in agriculture.
发音What the hell is

hell 是核心重音,the 和 is 弱读。

What the hell is an onion farmer doing at the gym?
短语 · B1meet the right girl

这里的“meet the right girl”在第3处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

H-He's-- He wants to meet the right girl and be a farmer.
语法 · B1you're hairdressing and, and raising kids

并列动名词:and 连接两个生活安排,省略重复的主语和助动词。

A small town, and you're-- y-you're hairdressing and, and raising kids.
短语 · B2rich in American heritage

这里的“rich in American heritage”在第4处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I-I-It's a place rich in American heritage.
短语 · B2off your fucking rocker

你他妈疯了吧

听到要嫁洋葱农民去 Wampsville,她问 Are you off your fucking rocker?

Are you off your fucking rocker?
短语 · B1for once

这里的“for once”在第6处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

Just do what I'm telling you. Just listen to me for once.
发音Just listen to me

Just 和 listen 重读,to me 快速连读。

Just do what I'm telling you. Just listen to me for once.
俚语 · B2off the girls

对女人没兴趣了——男性口语,表示暂时厌倦恋爱

Oh, no, no, no. I'm off the girls, Lenny.
俚语 · B2I'm off the girls

不想再找女人——男性随意说法,正式场合不用

Oh, no, no, no. I'm off the girls, Lenny.
短语 · B2cheated me out of

这里的“cheated me out of”在第7处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。 这里指前任骗光了他的钱。

I mean, the last girl I was with she cheated me out of all my dough, man.
俚语 · B1dough

钱——非正式说法,正式场合用 money

I mean, the last girl I was with she cheated me out of all my dough, man.
短语 · B2a big buildup

这里的“a big buildup”在第8处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I gave you a big buildup.
短语 · B2have her pick of

可以随便挑

伦尼给凯文打气:This girl could have her pick of any guy she wants。

This girl could have her pick of any guy she wants.
语法 · B2that you're a great athlete; that you're gifted, bright

并列宾语从句:两个 that 从句并列列出夸奖内容,共同作 told 的宾语。

I told her you were handsome, a good-looking guy; that you're a great athlete; that you're gifted, bright.
短语 · B1touches her heart

这里的“touches her heart”在第10处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I told her, but what touches her heart...
语法 · B1that has a love of the soil

定语从句:that 修饰 a girl,补充她热爱土地这一特征。

This is a girl that has a love of the soil, I promise you.
短语 · B2get the hell outta

这里的“get the hell outta”在第13处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I wanna go back up there 'cause I wanna get the hell outta this city.
发音get the hell outta

out of 常压成 outta,hell 仍重读。

I wanna go back up there 'cause I wanna get the hell outta this city.
短语 · B1goes crazy

这里的“goes crazy”在第11处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。 这里不是失控,而是听到 onions 就特别兴奋。

That's perfect! You mention onions to Linda, she goes crazy!
发音mention onions to Linda

onions 和 Linda 重读,突出相亲关键词。

That's perfect! You mention onions to Linda, she goes crazy!
短语 · B1goes nuts

这里的“goes nuts”在第12处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

She goes nuts, you say "onion."
俚语 · B2standoffish

冷淡疏远——描述不热络的人,语气略带批评

Linda. It's a pretty name. What are you so, so, so standoffish-- - Is that with an "E-R" or a "U-R"? - Is what with an "E-R" or-- - "Linder"? - Linda. Linda with an "A." Linda.
俚语 · C1sluts

荡妇,侮辱性称呼——冒犯性极强,不可随意称呼女性

I want a nice church girl; I don't want one of these fast New York sluts.
短语 · B1all that kind of thing

这里的“all that kind of thing”在第14处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I want a nice, homely girl who likes to raise a family and dogs and all that kind of thing.
俚语 · C1homely

朴素不时髦——美式可指朴素,别直接当“漂亮”

I want a nice, homely girl who likes to raise a family and dogs and all that kind of thing.
语法 · C1who is practically, incidentally, a virgin

定语从句:who 修饰 girl,两个副词插入其中,制造委婉反差。

This is a girl who is practically, incidentally, a virgin.
短语 · B2level with you

这里的“level with you”在第15处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

I wanna level with you-- sh-she's slept with one or two guys in her life.
发音I wanna level with

want to 变 wanna,level with 连贯带出。

I wanna level with you-- sh-she's slept with one or two guys in her life.
短语 · B2first ones to land

这里的“first ones to land”在第16处把具体动作、态度或关系说得更自然。

You know, they were the first ones to land at Anzio.
语法 · A2She's been in some films

现在完成:She's been in some films:拍过几部,身份还连着现在。

I'm telling you-- You said she was an actress? She's been in some films?
发音They were tough motherfuckers

tough 和 motherfuckers 双重重读,情绪很冲。

- They were tough motherfuckers. - Yeah, all right.
俚语 · C1motherfuckers

一帮狠角色——粗俗骂法,只限非正式语境

- They were tough motherfuckers. - Yeah, all right.

看懂「雨天推销完美对象」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 goes crazy 表达反应强烈
  • 听懂 dough 指钱的非正式说法
  • 分辨双关、粗话和委婉反讽
  • 掌握相亲介绍里的夸人话术
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气

发音重点

  • He's young, he's strong — 并列形容词重读,听出推销式节奏。
  • you know, like — you know 弱读挤在一起,like 轻带过。
  • What the hell is — hell 是核心重音,the 和 is 弱读。
  • Just listen to me — Just 和 listen 重读,to me 快速连读。
I met a guy this afternoon that I think would be absolutely great for you.

我今天下午遇到一个男的,我觉得他绝对适合你。 把主观推荐说得像可靠判断,听起来热心又带推销感。

Just do what I'm telling you. Just listen to me for once.

照我说的做。就听我一回。 两个祈使句连发,既像劝说,也像不耐烦地控场。

That's perfect! You mention onions to Linda, she goes crazy!

那太完美了!你跟琳达提到洋葱,她就会乐疯了! 用具体关键词制造夸张的相亲推销感,goes crazy 是情绪反应。

What the hell is an onion farmer doing at the gym?

种洋葱的农民跑健身房干什么? 用最直白的常识问题拆穿牵强的设定,疑问句本身就是笑点。

I wanna go back up there 'cause I wanna get the hell outta this city.

我想回那边去,因为我想彻底离开这座城。 把返乡说成逃离,get the hell out 一带,厌倦和急迫全在口语里。

关于这一章的问题

drove me up the wall 是什么意思?

字面是「把我逼到墙上」,实际是「把我烦死了、逼得我抓狂」。戏里拳击手抱怨上一个姑娘就用了这句。

「可以随便挑」英语怎么说?

说 have one's pick of,比如 could have her pick of any guy 就是「想挑哪个男人都行」。

off your rocker 怎么理解?

指「疯了、脑子不正常」,加 fucking 就是很冲的说法。戏里琳达听说要嫁去小镇,气得用这句反问。

dough 是「面团」吗?

口语里常指「钱」。戏里说 the last girl cheated me out of all my dough,就是「上一个姑娘把我钱全骗走了」。

substantial 用来形容人是什么意思?

本义是「扎实、有分量」,形容人可以指「有内容、不轻浮」。戏里伦尼夸琳达是个 substantial woman。

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