这场戏：向男爵倾诉苦恋
第 4 章 · 共 18 章 · 2'07"
巴黎厨艺学校里，萨布丽娜跟男爵倒苦水，说心上人根本不知道她存在，自己 I might as well be reaching for the moon（简直是痴心妄想）。男爵却笑她太老派，还回一句 We are building rockets to reach the moon.（我们都在造火箭上月球了）。想用俏皮话把「不可能」说得轻松，很值得学。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 「别再拉长着脸」：stop looking like a horse
To begin with 首先、第一条looking like a horse 拉长着脸a box at the opera 歌剧院的包厢charity ball 慈善舞会
这是萨布丽娜在巴黎厨艺学校的一段对话。她向常来上课的圣丰塔内男爵坦白，自己爱上的人根本不知道她存在，还说 I might as well be reaching for the moon（简直是痴心妄想）。男爵不这么看，反问她 Why try to get over it?（干嘛非要从这段感情里走出来），又说 You young people, you are so old-fashioned.（你们年轻人太老派了），因为人类 We are building rockets to reach the moon.（都在造火箭上月球了）——连月球都能去，爱情为什么不可能。他还教她，想让人喜欢，To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.（首先，别整天拉长着脸）。想学用反问和玩笑劝人别放弃，这几句都很实用。
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“A woman unhappily in love, she forgets to turn on the oven.”
一个女人恋爱不顺，她会忘了开烤箱。
用一只烤箱给失恋下定义，把抽象的心事说得又准又好笑。
A person X, she does Y.
想用一个小动作总结一类人的状态时用；正式分析里别这么随意。
A woman in love, she forgets to eat. ／ A man in love, he forgets the time.
literary
unhappily 重音在前，she forgets 轻快，oven 收尾降。
A man in a hurry, he forgets his keys. 一个赶时间的人，他会忘带钥匙。
“You speak of love like it was a bad cough.”
你说起恋爱，像在说一场烦人的咳嗽。
把爱情比作咳嗽，既说出了难受，也点出那副急着治好它的心态。
You speak of X like it was ...
想点出对方轻描淡写了一件重事时用；对刚受伤的人别说。
You talk about love as if it were an illness. ／ You treat it like a cold to be shaken off.
literary
like it 连读，was 弱读，bad cough 两个词都重。
You speak of grief like it was a bad habit. 你说起悲伤，像在说一个坏习惯。
“I might as well be reaching for the moon.”
我这简直是在伸手摘月亮。
一句自嘲把「根本不可能」说得又美又心酸。
I might as well be reaching for the moon.
想说某件事根本没希望、带自嘲时用；正式汇报里别用。
I may as well be chasing the stars. ／ It is like asking for the impossible.
口语
might as well 连读成一串，reaching for 连读，moon 拖长。
With my grades, that school might as well be the moon. 就我这成绩，那所学校简直是月亮。
“To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.”
首先，你别再拉长着脸了。
先摆第一条「建议」，再甩出损人的比喻，一本正经地刻薄最好笑。
To begin with, you must ...
想一条条给建议、第一条还带点损时用；对陌生人说会得罪人。
For a start, stop pulling that long face. ／ First of all, cheer up a little.
口语
To begin 连读，must stop 都重读，horse 拉长收尾。
To begin with, you must stop apologizing for everything. 首先，你别再什么事都道歉了。
“Don't you people ever read the society columns?”
你们这些人从来不看社交专栏吗？
一句反问把「你们太闭塞了」说得毫不客气，语气活灵活现。
Don't you ever ...?
对方连常识都不知道、你想吐槽时用；对长辈或上级用会失礼。
Do you people never read the news? ／ Have you been living under a rock?
口语
Don't you 连读，people 轻，society columns 重读。
Don't you people ever check your email? 你们这些人从来不看邮件吗？
“He's getting married again, that's what's the matter with him.”
他又要结婚了，问题就出在这儿。
答案是结婚，可口气分明在说这是件麻烦事，冷淡得刚刚好。
That's what's the matter with him.
回答「他怎么了」、给出真正原因时用；说别人家事要留神分寸。
That is exactly his problem. ／ That is what is wrong with him.
口语
getting married 连读，that's what's 缩成一团，him 轻收。
He never sleeps, and that's what's the matter with him. 他从不睡觉，问题就出在这儿。
You young people, you are so old-fashioned. Have you not heard? We are building rockets to reach the moon. To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.
你们这些年轻人，真是太老派了。 你没听说吗？ 我们正在造火箭上月球。 首先，你别再拉长着脸了。
下一章 · 05wheels are in motion机器已经转起来了这场戏：办公室摊牌塑料联姻字面是「伸手去摘月亮」，实际指做根本做不到的事、痴心妄想。这里萨布丽娜用它形容自己这段没指望的苦恋。
说 To begin with，就等于「首先、第一条」。后面直接接理由或建议，比如 To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.
意思是「走出来、释怀」，多指一段感情或一次打击。男爵反问 Why try to get over it? 是在说：喜欢一个人又不犯法，干嘛非要忘掉。
You young people, you are so old-fashioned. 老派就是 old-fashioned，说一个人想法守旧、跟不上时代，语气可轻可重。
