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讲前任出轨的惨事:spill the tea

雅丝一句 Spill the tea! What happened?(把八卦倒出来)逼多姆交代分手经过。多姆讲得一本正经:在影院抓到前任出轨,还强调 You gotta respect the code(你得尊重这套规矩)。最扎心的其实是 The bit that really hurts, I thought we were fine(我以为我们挺好的)。想把一段惨事讲得又好笑又好听,这段的节奏最值得学。

发生了什么

雅丝一句 Spill the tea!(把八卦倒出来)逼着多姆讲分手细节。多姆说自己跟前任交往了六年,雅丝用 muster the energy to breathe(挤出喘气的力气)形容那种痛,还半开玩笑说 I believe in your ability to completely destroy someone's life one day(我相信你有朝一日完全有能力毁掉别人的人生)。多姆讲起那天去影院、按规矩买零食,You gotta respect the code(你得尊重这套规矩),又打电话给贾。真正扎心的是 The bit that really hurts, I thought we were fine(最扎心的,是我以为我们挺好的),结果他在手机上看见了别的东西。雅丝听得喊 Plot twist(剧情反转),最后评价 It's a wonderful anecdote(这是个精彩的掌故)。

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spill the tea

爆八卦、说来听听to share gossip or the latest news

亚斯听完多姆的开场,迫不及待地催他别卖关子,赶紧把分手细节说出来。

Come on, spill the tea about the party.快说说派对上的八卦。

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  • The bit that really hurts

    最扎心的那一部分

  • anecdote

    一段简短有趣的轶事

  • Not today, Satan

    今天不行,撒旦(果断拒绝)

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短语 · B2be past something

那茬已经翻篇了

- I'm not running errands. - Yeah, we're past that, babe.
短语 · B1for the first time since something

自……以来第一次

I'm gonna meet my ex for the first time since the break-up.
短语 · B1be going out with someone for a period

交往了六年

Three months. But we were goin' out for six years.
语法 · B2could've become a fully qualified architect

could have done 表本可以:could have 加过去分词,说的是过去本有机会做到、却没做。这里拿六年时间当尺子:这段时间足够你成为持证建筑师,可你把它交给了别的选择。语气不是责怪,是替对方算一笔时间账。

You could've become a fully qualified architect in that time.
短语 · C1muster the energy to do something

勉强挤出力气去呼吸

We were only together for a year and a bit though-- Did you wake up every day and lie there trying to muster the energy to breathe?
短语 · B1finish with someone

把某人甩了、结束关系

No. 'Cause I finished with him, so I just felt kind of relieved and empowered afterwards, you know?
发音finished with him

finished with him 里 with 末尾的音几乎被吞掉,him 也弱读得很轻,整串听起来很快。

No. 'Cause I finished with him, so I just felt kind of relieved and empowered afterwards, you know?
短语 · B2Not today, Satan

今天不行,撒旦(果断拒绝)

亚斯讲自己如何果断甩掉前男友,用一句 Not today, Satan 形容当时毫不妥协的态度。

He was tryin' to dilute my squash, and I was like, "Not today, Satan." [chuckles] I'm sorry. Sorry.
短语 · B2be on that side of it

处在那一方

Must be nice being on that side of it, not that I'll ever know.
短语 · A2break up with someone

跟你分手

Aight, so, she broke up with you. I know that much already.
短语 · B2the bit that really hurts

最扎心的那一部分

多姆讲分手细节讲到一半,先说真正扎人的不是过程,而是他以为两人一直挺好。

Oh, okay, sorry. We don't actually-- The bit that really hurts, I thought we were fine.
短语 · B2better than fine

比挺好还好

We were better than fine. We moved in together.
语法 · B1better than fine

比较级表程度:用比较级把状态往上再推一格:不是 fine,而是比 fine 还好。后面再接同居、剧院正厅票这些证据,一步步证明他当时真的以为这段关系稳了。

We were better than fine. We moved in together.
发音better

better 两个元音夹着的 t 弹成很软的闪音 /ɾ/,舌尖轻碰齿龈一下就收,听感接近 bedder;别把它咬成脆生生的 t。

We were better than fine. We moved in together.
短语 · B2spill the tea

爆八卦、说来听听

亚斯听完多姆的开场,迫不及待地催他别卖关子,赶紧把分手细节说出来。

So go on. Spill the tea! What happened?
俚语 · B2stuntin' on 'em

当着人显摆、故意炫耀——stunt on someone 指用花钱或排场压人一头。朋友间调侃用没问题,认真场合说会显得浮夸,也可能得罪人。

Mmm, stuntin' on 'em.
短语 · B2take something seriously

把影院规矩当回事

And you gotta understand, I take cinema etiquette seriously.
短语 · B1be just about to do something

正要给你发消息

Um, just about to send you a message.
语法 · B1just about to send you a message

be about to 表正要:be about to 表示动作就在下一秒发生。加 just 更像在电话里解释:我手指头都快按发送了,不是故意不回。它把借口说得离行动只有一线。

Um, just about to send you a message.
短语 · B2be anal about something

对某事较真到过分

I know how anal you are about seeing the dumb trailers, so just go in, and I'll be there in a bit.
发音in a bit

in a bit 三个词连成一串,in 末尾的音接上 a,a 又和 bit 粘住,听起来像一个短词。

Okay. See you in a bit. Love you.
短语 · B1even though something is ...

尽管像素很低

- It gets worse. - [Yas gasps] 'Cause even though it was low res, I knew that dick.
俚语 · B2so dead

太该死了、这下完了——dead 在英式俚语里表示「糟透了、完蛋了」。朋友听了烂事时说一句很传神,正式场合别用,免得听不出是夸张。

That is so dead.
俚语 · B1Plot twist

剧情反转(借来说现实里的意外转折)——plot twist 本是讲故事用词,口语里拿来调侃现实突然翻转。轻松聊天里很好用,写正式报告不要用。

Yes! Plot twist!
短语 · B2from a ... perspective

从娱乐的角度看

I mean, not from an entertainment perspective, obviously.

看懂「讲前任出轨的惨事」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 spill the tea 催内幕
  • about to 能把迟到说成马上
  • so dead 是判太过分
  • I didn't 能拆掉别人的脑补
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气

发音重点

  • finished with him — finished with him 里 with 末尾的音几乎被吞掉,him 也弱读得很轻,整串听起来很快。
  • better — better 两个元音夹着的 t 弹成很软的闪音 /ɾ/,舌尖轻碰齿龈一下就收,听感接近 bedder;别把它咬成脆生生的 t。
  • in a bit — in a bit 三个词连成一串,in 末尾的音接上 a,a 又和 bit 粘住,听起来像一个短词。
We were only together for a year and a bit though-- Did you wake up every day and lie there trying to muster the energy to breathe?

你是不是每天醒来都躺在那儿,得把喘气的力气都挤出来? 把心碎写成身体动作:连呼吸都要攒力气。不问感受,只问醒来后那几分钟怎么过,反而更让人被说中。适合讲分手后最难熬的日子。

Oh, okay, sorry. We don't actually-- The bit that really hurts, I thought we were fine.

真正扎人的地方是,我以为我们挺好的。 伤人的从来不是坏消息本身,而是事前那份毫无防备的笃定。一句「我以为」把被背叛的重量全压在了自己的误判上,非常真实。

Must be nice being on that side of it, not that I'll ever know.

站在那一边一定很好,虽然我大概永远不会知道。 把「提分手的人更轻松」这层不好说的比较,用一句自嘲讲出来:轻松是别人的,理解是轮不到我的。话里没有怨,只有认。

Hey, hey, I believe in your ability to completely destroy someone's life one day.

嘿,嘿,我相信你总有一天能把别人的生活彻底毁掉。 用一句夸张的鼓励把悲伤场面翻转成黑色幽默,既安慰了朋友又让人笑出来,是本节最出彩的一句。

关于这一章的问题

spill the tea 是什么意思?

意思是「爆八卦、说来听听」,tea 在这里指八卦。原句 Spill the tea! What happened? 就是催对方「快把事说出来,后来呢」。

Not today, Satan 是什么意思?

是网络流行开的老说法,意思近乎「今天不行,撒旦」,拿来干脆利落地拒绝。原句用它说自己拒绝了前男友的无理要求。

anecdote 是什么意思?

指一段简短有趣的轶事、掌故。原句 It's a wonderful anecdote,表面夸故事精彩,其实也在说这事惨得好笑。

「最扎心的那一部分」英语怎么说?

The bit that really hurts。原句就是「最扎心的是,我以为我们挺好的」,用来引出整件事里最难受的一点。

「说来听听」还能怎么说?

让朋友交代八卦时说 Spill the tea,也可以直接说 So go on。原句 So go on. Spill the tea! 就是「那就说啊,把八卦倒出来」。

「把某事当回事」英语怎么说?

take something seriously。原句说 take cinema etiquette seriously,就是「把影院规矩当回事」,用来自嘲自己太较真。

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