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女英雄拒绝再接委托:followed my gut

伊恩和巴利闯进曼提柯尔的酒馆求一张地图,进门前先说好 let me do the talking(让我来说),结果对方一口回绝,不愿再送人去 risk life and limb(拿命去拼),还怕客人受伤连累自己赔掉酒馆。想把话说得利落、想表达「这事我不干」,这场戏的说法都很地道。

发生了什么

为了拿到通往凤凰宝石的地图,伊恩和巴利来到曼提柯尔的酒馆。进门之前先约定 let me do the talking(让我来说),可这位昔日女英雄早就没了冒险的心气,不愿再送人去 risk life and limb(拿命去拼),一开口就是拒绝,甚至搬出怕被起诉、赔掉酒馆的理由。三个表达都很好用:let me do the talking 是「由我出面交涉」,谈判或见重要人物前常说;life and limb 是「冒生命危险」,形容玩命;one star review 是「一星差评」,吐槽服务差最直接。求人、被拒、差评吐槽都能套。

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followed my gut

听从直觉、凭感觉行事to trust your instinct instead of logic

巴利讲自己当年在游戏里选错路、同伴掉进凝胶方块,只有他靠直觉躲过一劫;followed my gut 就是在为之后坚持走险路做铺垫。

I followed my gut and took the job, and it changed everything.我凭直觉接了那份工作,结果改变了一切。

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  • let me do the talking

    让我来说、由我出面交涉

  • life and limb

    冒生命危险、拿命去拼

  • one star review

    一星差评

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短语 · B2gather one's courage

鼓起勇气

Oh, gather your courage, men. We've arrived.
短语 · B2let someone do the talking

让我来说、由我出面交涉

进酒馆前巴利先立规矩:谁也别抢话,谈判由他来开口,let me do the talking 就是他给弟弟划下的分工。

All right, listen. First, let me do the talking.
短语 · B2it's crucial that ...

至关重要的是

Secondly, it's crucial we show the Manticore the respect she deserves.
短语 · B2give someone the respect they deserve

她应得的尊重

Secondly, it's crucial we show the Manticore the respect she deserves.
短语 · B2be the real deal

货真价实、真家伙

Okay, okay, so the tavern changed a little over the years, but the Manticore is still the real deal.
短语 · B1the soup of the day

今日例汤

I'll have the soup of the day.
短语 · C1request an audience with someone

请求觐见某人

Madam, I request an audience with the Manticore.
短语 · B2be in the hot zone

危险地带、最忙乱的地方

Whoa. Sir, you're right in the hot zone.
短语 · B1plan for something

提前为某事做安排

I understand there's traffic. You need to plan for that.
短语 · B1be based on something

取自……为原型

Isn't that fun? They're all based on my old maps.
短语 · C1your dominance

您的威严(夸张谄媚的称呼)

That's very amusing, your dominance.
短语 · B1give something a one-star review

打一星差评

Ugh, I'm giving this place a one star review.
短语 · B2take that kind of risk

承担那种风险

I can't take that kind of risk. Now if you'll just excuse me, I have important things to do.
短语 · B1be done doing something

没话说了、不想再谈

Please, we need that map. No, I am not giving you the map. That's it. I am done talking.
短语 · B2live to do something

生来就是为冒险而活

She looks like she lived to take risks.
短语 · C1risk life and limb

冒生命危险

So it isn't filled with a motley horde willing to risk life and limb for the mere taste of excitement.
短语 · B2a taste of something

一点刺激的滋味

So it isn't filled with a motley horde willing to risk life and limb for the mere taste of excitement.
短语 · B1it's not too late to do something

现在还不算晚

Well, it's not too late.
短语 · B2live a lie

活在自欺之中

I'm living a lie. What have I become?
短语 · B2What have I become

我变成什么样子了

I'm living a lie. What have I become?
短语 · B2use what you've got

有什么就用什么

No.
短语 · B2in the long run

从长远来看

No.
短语 · B2follow one's gut

听从直觉、凭感觉行事

巴利讲自己当年在游戏里选错路、同伴掉进凝胶方块,只有他靠直觉躲过一劫;followed my gut 就是在为之后坚持走险路做铺垫。

No.
短语 · B1be on one's own

只能靠自己、没人帮

No.
短语 · B1catch up to someone

追上、赶上

No.
短语 · B2spend as much ... as possible

尽可能多的时间

No.
短语 · B2be in grave danger

有生命危险

No.

看懂「女英雄拒绝再接委托」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 the real deal 表示名副其实
  • 用反问拆掉别人自设的规矩
  • 见到 risk life and limb 会说冒生命危险
  • 听懂 payroll 和 get sued 的现实风险
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气
Who ever said you have to take risks in life to have an adventure

谁规定人生一定要冒险,才算有过一场冒险? 这句把「冒险」从刺激里拆出来:热情、投入、愿意走出去,本身就是冒险。它替不敢逞强的人松绑。

I m living a lie What have I become

我一直活在自欺里。我变成什么样子了? 承认自己早已偏离本心,比承认失败更狠:不是被别人骗,是自己一层层把自己换了。

But if you get hurt on one of my quests guess who gets sued and loses her tavern

可要是你在我安排的冒险里受了伤,猜猜谁会被起诉、赔掉这家店? 把好意说成风险账本:不是不想帮,是输不起,成年人的拒绝都有代价。

No My days of sending people on dangerous quests are over

不,我派人去冒那种险的日子已经结束了。 一句收山宣言,把「我变了」说得既像认输又像成熟。

关于这一章的问题

Life and limb 是什么意思?

意思是「拿命去拼、冒生命危险」,常用 risk life and limb,形容做一件事可能伤及身体甚至性命,语气比 risk a lot 重。

「让我来说」英语怎么说?

就是 let me do the talking,意思是「由我出面交涉、你别开口」。见重要人物、谈判或替朋友挡话时用,先稳住场面。

Followed my gut 怎么理解?

gut 是「直觉、本能」,followed my gut 就是「听从直觉、凭感觉做决定」。理性分析说不清时,用它说明自己靠感觉选了一条路。

One star review 是真的很差吗?

一星是评分最低的一档,one star review 就是「一星差评」。说 I'm giving this place a one star review,意思是这地方差到我只能给一星。

「现在还不算晚」英语怎么说?

就是 it's not too late。想劝人别放弃、还来得及补救时用,语气比 hurry up 更温和,也更给人希望。

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