这场戏：司机请辞约会差事
第 12 章 · 共 18 章 · 4'22"
萨布丽娜的父亲是拉勒比家的司机，他受够给少爷的约会当司机，当面跟莱纳斯说 I would very much prefer that you dispense with my services（我很希望你别再用我的服务），因为 It makes for a rather awkward situation（这局面挺尴尬的）。他还把人比作豪华轿车：前后座隔着一扇窗。想学体面地拒绝，值得记。
「瞥见一眼」英语怎么说？get a glimpse
so many years 这么多年know about 了解某人、知道某人的事once in a while 偶尔、时不时get a glimpse 瞥见一眼
「免去、省掉」英语怎么说？dispense with
dispense with 免去、省掉makes for 造成、导致our places 各人的位置、本分With your permission 只要你同意、承蒙允许
萨布丽娜从巴黎回来后，先向父亲打听莱纳斯是个什么样的人，父亲只说当司机的就该盯着路，顶多从后视镜里瞥一眼。可在给莱纳斯开车时，他忍不住开口了：请对方在和自己女儿约会时 dispense with my services（免去我的服务），因为 It makes for a rather awkward situation（这局面挺尴尬的）。他还说，人生像一辆豪华轿车，前座后座之间隔着一扇窗——各人得记住自己的位置。莱纳斯听完只说他是 terrible snob（势利眼）。后来在莱纳斯的办公室，萨布丽娜还问起他当年差点跳下去的窗台。想学怎么客气又坚定地提出为难的要求，这段值得反复听。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“A chauffeur is supposed to keep his eyes on the road, Sabrina.”
当司机的就该盯着路，萨布丽娜。
不反驳也不说教，用一句本分话把打探挡了回去。
someone is supposed to do something
提醒别人守规矩、尽本分时用；对平辈或朋友这样说会显得端着。
You're supposed to leave your shoes at the door. ／ A guest is supposed to wait to be seated.
中性
supposed to 连读成 supposeta，road 重读。
A driver is supposed to signal before turning. 司机转弯前就该打灯。
“My intentions? Unethical, reprehensible, but very practical.”
我打的什么主意？不道德，该受谴责，可非常实际。
先自嘲两个重词，再落回『实际』，坦荡里带着算计。
adjective, adjective, but very adjective
半自嘲地形容自己的打算时用；正式汇报里别这么玩世不恭。
Risky, selfish, but very effective. ／ Messy, uncomfortable, but necessary.
中性
两个长词连读快过，but very practical 逐词加重。
My plan is selfish, reckless, but very practical. 我这打算自私、冒险，可非常实际。
“Though we're all driving together, we must remember our places.”
虽然我们同车前行，可各人的位置得记清楚。
用一个车厢比喻说尽阶层分寸，温和却不容反驳。
though we..., we must remember...
提醒彼此守分寸、摆正位置时用；用在朋友间会让人觉得生分。
Though we share the road, we don't share the lane. ／ We're in the same car, but not the same seat.
正式
Though 轻读，must remember our places 放慢收尾。
Though we all work together, we must remember our roles. 虽说大家一起做事，各人的分工还得记清楚。
“She doesn't belong in a mansion, but then again, she doesn't belong above a garage, either.”
她不属于豪宅，可话说回来，她也不该住在车库上面。
两头都否定，把一个人无处安放的处境写得又准又痛。
someone doesn't belong A, but then again, not B either
说某人两头都不合适时用；议论别人的去处时要注意别当面说。
She fits in neither world, and that is the trouble. ／ Not one place for her, not the other either.
中性
doesn't belong 两次重读，but then again 稍停再转折。
He doesn't fit in the city, but then again, not in the village either. 他在城里待不惯，可话说回来，村里也待不下。
“There were some children playing hopscotch on the sidewalk.”
因为人行道上有几个孩子在跳房子。
不解释生死，只说孩子跳房子，越轻描淡写越有力量。
there were some people doing something
讲起某个改变决定的平常画面时用；讲道理的场合不适合这样收尾。
Some kids were drawing with chalk down there. ／ A few children were laughing on the steps.
literary
some children 连读，hopscotch 与 sidewalk 都重读。
There were some children feeding pigeons in the square. 广场上有几个孩子在喂鸽子。
下一章 · 13make a new person out of you脱胎换骨这场戏：坦白要逃去巴黎意思是「免去、省掉」，常指取消某项服务或安排。费尔柴尔德说 dispense with my services，就是请对方别再支使自己，语气客气但态度坚决。
It makes for a rather awkward situation. make for 就是「造成、导致」某种局面，rather 让语气轻一点，抱怨时既不撕破脸又表了态。
be supposed to，表示按理、按规矩就该做某事。司机说 A chauffeur is supposed to keep his eyes on the road，其实是委婉地说有些事他不该多嘴。
be fond of 比 like 更温一点，偏「很喜欢、偏爱」，常带点感情色彩。I'm very fond of those children. 就是很喜欢那几个孩子，像长辈的口吻。
字面是「流离失所的人」，指失去归属、两边都不属于的人。莱纳斯用它说萨布丽娜：不属于豪宅，也不属于车库上面的小屋。
