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练剑与家里的争吵：chin up
华灯下练剑，有人一边纠正姿势喊 chin up（抬起下巴、振作点），一边替弟弟说话，不认为他是别人嘴里的 a screwup（老是捅娄子的人）。家里那头还在拌嘴，一句「我在照顾你和爸爸」把火气点起来。想学怎么替人撑腰、怎么鼓励别人，这两句都很地道。
发生了什么
练剑这一段，一边是手把手的动作指导：把剑 sand down（打磨光滑），摆姿势时喊 chin up（抬起下巴）；另一边是替弟弟出头的辩护，强调他不是别人口中的 a screwup（老是捅娄子的人）。家里那头，巴利和妈妈又为了照顾家人的事拌嘴。三个表达都很实用：chin up 是「抬起下巴」，引申为「振作点」，鼓励别人时最常用；a screwup 是「老是闯祸的废柴」，骂人很重；sand down 是「把……打磨光滑」，动手做东西时用。撑腰、鼓励、道歉或吐槽，都用得上。
这场戏看什么
- 留意兄弟用反问互相甩锅
- 观察爸爸的滑稽舞蹈怎样化解争吵
- 听同一表达在不同语气下反复出现
留意这几个短语
a screwupa handfulsand downchin up
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chin up
抬起下巴；（引申）振作点lift your chin, or used to tell someone to stay cheerful
伊恩教巴利摆施法姿势，纠正说 Chin up、手肘张开；听着像体操口令，其实 chin up 也是一句给人打气的话。
Chin up, we still have one more chance to try.打起精神，我们还有一次机会。
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- a screwup
老是捅娄子的人、废物
- a handful
难缠、难管、很费心（人或局面）
- sand down
把……打磨光滑、磨掉一层
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这就是为什么
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.被拴住、被牵绊
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.帮我接通某人
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.刚才那边发生了什么
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.觉得某人是个废柴
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.这一点上不同意你
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.难缠、难管、很费心（人或局面）
警局里有人评价莱特福特家那个大孩子难管教，用 a handful 给他下结论，伊恩立刻出声替哥哥反驳。
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.正派的好公民
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.年纪大的那个
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.老是捅娄子的人、废物
警察背后说巴利是个 screwup，伊恩听见后却对哥哥说：我不知道刚才发生了什么，但我不觉得你是。
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.身心俱疲、烦透了
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.得走了
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.周一见
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.一直没结婚
Barley, I don't know what happened back there. But I don't think you're a screwup.看懂「练剑与家里的争吵」
这一章能学到
- 学会用 get something right 表达把事情做对。
- 分清 screwup 是口语化的自责或指责。
- 用 It’s not fair to… 为自己争取公平机会。
- 听懂 once in a lifetime 表示千载难逢。
- 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气
Barley I don t know what happened back there But I don t think you re a screwup巴利，我不知道刚才发生了什么，但我不觉得你是个废柴。 先承认自己没搞懂，再给出立场：不知道细节，也照样愿意站在你这边。这句话的分量正在于「不了解也支持」。
I think Ian s a pretty stand up citizen我觉得伊恩是个相当正派的公民。 用正式词 citizen 搭配口语的 pretty, 造成一种认真又好笑的夸奖。真心为一个人辩护时，这种语气最有效。
I mean tired Sick and tired Gotta go我是说，累了——身心俱疲。得走了。 用 Sick and tired 一个固定搭配把疲倦升级，既解释又想脱身。日常里最好用的一句收场语。
Barley I m trying to take care of you and Dad and you re not making it any easier巴利，我在努力照顾你和爸爸，你还净添乱。 把忍了很久的委屈压成一句解释，不是骂人，却比骂人更沉。
关于这一章的问题
Chin up 是什么意思？
字面是「抬起下巴」，引申为「振作点、别气馁」。别人低落时拍肩说一句 chin up，等于中文的「打起精神来」。
「老是捅娄子的人」英语怎么说？
就是 a screwup，指总把事情搞砸的人。说某人是个 screwup 是很重的贬义，别随便当面用。
A handful 只能形容东西吗？
不。a handful 常形容人或局面「难缠、难管、很费心」。说小孩是 a handful，是抱怨他太能折腾，不完全是坏话。
Sand down 是什么意思？
意思是「把……打磨光滑、磨掉一层」，木工、修东西时用，比如把粗糙的棍子 sand down，就是把它磨平磨顺。
「身心俱疲」英语怎么说？
可以说 sick and tired，比 tired 更重，强调又累又烦、受够了。常接 of，比如 sick and tired of waiting，就是「等得受不了了」。
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正在看 · 第 11 章chin up练剑与家里的争吵
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第 14 章don't have a clue绕远路后兄弟翻脸
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