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My Fellow Americans · 1996 — 第 6 / 13 章 · 1'52" · C1

火车上聊总统八卦：stick a fork in

火车上众人聊起前总统的替身和传闻，一位女士神秘地说自己当年和道格拉斯总统有过一段，形容起来一句 to tell you the truth（说实话），那感觉就像 his presidency（他的总统任期）——There was a lot of talk leading up to it, but then he didn't do much（铺垫很多，实际没做什么）。想学八卦、损人和高级吐槽，这句子太绝。

发生了什么

火车上众人聊起前总统的替身和传闻。有人感叹替身太像真人，有人坚称见过真正的克莱默总统；一位女士神秘地爆料，说自己当年和道格拉斯总统有过一段，还形容那感觉 like his presidency（像他的总统任期）：There was a lot of talk leading up to it, but then he didn't do much（事前声势造得很大，实际没做什么）。另一边，真正的前总统则在为图书馆选址斗嘴，先聊到车停靠阿克伦，又抱怨克利夫兰不肯 cut me a decent deal（给个像样的条件）。想学八卦、损人和自嘲，这些句子很过瘾。

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stick a fork into tell you the truthstay in the gamelead up to

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stick a fork in

某人彻底完蛋了someone is finished, done for good

节目里的人笃定那位过气总统出书也翻不了身，用厨房的说法判他出局。

After that third injury, you can stick a fork in his season.第三次受伤之后，他这个赛季算是彻底报销了。

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  • to tell you the truth

    说实话

  • stay in the game

    继续留在局中；不下场、不退出竞争

  • lead up to

    为…做铺垫；一直发展到某个事件

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36 句台词里标了 28 处

短语 · A2be going to be fun

会很有意思

Oh, this is going to be fun.
短语 · A2look like someone

长得像他

It's spooky. He really looks like him.
发音looks like him

looks like him 里 him 的 h 在口语里常常省掉，听起来像 looks-like-im，like 的 k 也收得很轻。

It's spooky. He really looks like him.
短语 · B2give me a break

得了吧、饶了我吧

Give me a break!
短语 · B2need to be nurtured

需要被呵护

Our dreams are like children? They need to be nurtured.
短语 · B1eat one's vegetables

吃蔬菜（喻接受该接受的）

They need to be supported. They need to eat their vegetables.
发音eat their vegetables

eat their vegetables 里 their 常弱化为很轻的 /ðər/，重音压在 eat 和 vegetables。

They need to be supported. They need to eat their vegetables.
短语 · A2so weird

太诡异了

This is so weird.
短语 · B1shouldn't tell someone something

本不该告诉你这件事

I shouldn't tell you this, but a couple of years ago, I had a thing with the real President Douglas
短语 · B2have a thing with someone

和某人有过一段

I shouldn't tell you this, but a couple of years ago, I had a thing with the real President Douglas
短语 · B1how about that

你说巧不巧

How about that.
短语 · C1stick a fork in someone

某人彻底完蛋了

节目里的人笃定那位过气总统出书也翻不了身，用厨房的说法判他出局。

Stick a fork in the guy. He's done.
短语 · B1have one's four years

四年任期已经当完

He was president. He had his four years.
俚语 · B2piece-of-crap

破烂货、狗屁东西（粗话）——粗话，骂东西或作品毫无价值。可以拿来吐槽物品，用来形容人就很伤人，正式场合和陌生人面前都不要说。

We don't need another piece-of-crap book from him.
短语 · B2stay in the game

继续留在局中；不下场、不退出竞争

车厢里有人聊起那些不甘退休的老政客，说他们还想赖在牌桌上继续玩，可实力早就跟不上了。

All these old guys, they want to stay in the game, but they don't have it anymore.
短语 · B2not have it anymore

再也不具备那个本事了

All these old guys, they want to stay in the game, but they don't have it anymore.
语法 · C1All these old guys, they want

话题前置加代词重复：先把要谈的人提前到句首，再用 they 复指一遍，让话题更醒目。这里把老家伙们先亮出来，后面才说他们的心态，口语里用来强调立场，比平铺直叙更带情绪。

All these old guys, they want to stay in the game, but they don't have it anymore.
短语 · B2a muscle spasm

肌肉痉挛

A muscle spasm. I've been getting them lately.
短语 · B1there it goes again

又来了

I'm terribly sorry. I don't know what-- They just-- There it goes again.
发音There it goes again

There it goes again 里 r 与 it 相接，it 的 t 用舌尖轻点，整句顺成一条线。

I'm terribly sorry. I don't know what-- They just-- There it goes again.
短语 · B1take one's medication

吃药

I'd better go and take my medication.
短语 · B2if you don't mind my asking

介意我问一句

I hope you don't mind my asking, but how was he? Any good?
语法 · B2don't mind my asking

mind 后接动名词：mind 后面要用动名词，不能接不定式。这里用物主代词 my 加 asking，把提问这件事当成名词来处理，整句是礼貌地替自己的问题先打个招呼。

I hope you don't mind my asking, but how was he? Any good?
短语 · B1to tell you the truth

说实话

有人追问那位前总统那方面行不行，对方先来一句说实话，再给出毫不留情的比喻。

Well, to tell you the truth, it was a lot like his presidency.
语法 · B2it was a lot like his presidency

a lot like 表相似：a lot like 用来加强相似的程度，等于非常像。这里把一段私事比作对方的总统任期，表面说相似，实际是在挖苦，程度副词放在 like 前面，比单用一个 like 语气更重。

Well, to tell you the truth, it was a lot like his presidency.
短语 · B2lead up to something

在那之前的铺垫

There was a lot of talk leading up to it, but then he didn't do much.
短语 · B2cut someone a deal

给我一个像样的条件

Well, yeah, I was, but Cleveland wouldn't cut me a decent deal on the property taxes.
俚语 · C1was a bitch

真够折腾的、太难搞了（粗话）——粗话，形容某事极其麻烦难办。只适合跟很熟的人抱怨，正式场合换成 was tough 更稳妥，对女性说也容易冒犯。

I mean, moving that house was a bitch, but the financial benefits have been fantastic.

看懂「火车上聊总统八卦」

这一章能学到

  • 会用 Stick a fork in the guy 开口
  • 见到 stay in the game 知道在施压
  • 能听懂这场里的讽刺或命令

发音重点

  • looks like him — looks like him 里 him 的 h 在口语里常常省掉，听起来像 looks-like-im，like 的 k 也收得很轻。
  • eat their vegetables — eat their vegetables 里 their 常弱化为很轻的 /ðər/，重音压在 eat 和 vegetables。
  • There it goes again — There it goes again 里 r 与 it 相接，it 的 t 用舌尖轻点，整句顺成一条线。
Stick a fork in the guy. He's done.

这家伙没戏了，彻底完蛋。 借厨房里试肉熟没熟的动作宣判一个人出局，比喻硬、语气狠，两句话就把结论钉死。

Well, to tell you the truth, it was a lot like his presidency.

说实话，跟他那段总统任期差不多。 用一句「说实话」开路，再拿政治履历给私事打分，把客套和毒舌缝在一起，弯子拐得又快又准。

All these old guys, they want to stay in the game, but they don't have it anymore.

这些老家伙都想继续留在牌局里，可他们早就没那个本事了。 把过气说成还想留在牌局里，又一句点破本事已经不在，评人评己都锋利，换行业一样能用。

Lie down, old fella, you're dead, and you don't know it!

躺下吧，老家伙，你已经死了，你自己还不知道！ 把人一句话判死还怪对方不认账，粗鲁里透着一股戏谑，谁听了都忘不掉。

关于这一章的问题

stick a fork in 是什么意思？

意思是「某人彻底完蛋了」。它来自烤肉的讲究——叉子插进去就知道熟没熟，后来引申为「这个人已经完蛋了」。戏里一句 Stick a fork in the guy. He's done. 就是「这家伙没戏了」。

to tell you the truth 是什么意思？

意思是「说实话」，用来引出一句你可能不爱听但很实在的话。戏里说 to tell you the truth, it was a lot like his presidency，就是「说实话，那跟他的总统任期差不多」。

stay in the game 是什么意思？

意思是「继续留在局中、不下场」。戏里说 these old guys want to stay in the game, but they don't have it anymore，就是「这些老家伙还想赖在牌局里，可已经没那个能耐了」。

lead up to 是什么意思？

意思是「为……做铺垫、一直发展到某个事件」。戏里说 There was a lot of talk leading up to it, but then he didn't do much，就是「事前造势很多，真到那一步却没做什么」。

「说实话」英语怎么说？

to tell you the truth，也可以说 to be honest。戏里用它引出对某位前总统的吐槽，语气像朋友间讲实在话，比 frankly 更口语。

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