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找到男孩的布偶玩具:mean the world to

婚礼临近,大家一边商量婚礼怎么搭花亭,一边得知那个「弗雷德」原来是个布偶玩具,还是消防员的吉祥物。有人说得动情:It would mean the world to Owen if we could get Fred back home(要是能把弗雷德送回家,对欧文意义重大)。想学怎么表达一件事对别人多重要,就用 mean the world to。

发生了什么

婚礼临近,几个人在讨论仪式怎么布置:有人说 I've seen many beautiful weddings of all faiths take place under a canopy(我见过各种信仰的漂亮婚礼都在花架下举行),还提议 Joseph and I could whip together a beautiful tabernacle of love(我和约瑟夫能赶紧拼出一个漂亮的爱的圣幕)。另一边,有人吐槽婚礼筹备被搁在一边,因为有人突然更上心的是 reuniting a boy with his stuffed action figure(让一个男孩和他的布偶人偶团圆)。线索最后指向一只旧布偶:It would mean the world to Owen if we could get Fred back home(要是能把弗雷德送回家,对欧文意义重大)。想学布置婚礼、吐槽、以及怎么表达「对某人意义重大」,这些句子都能用。

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mean the world to

对某人意义非凡;对某人来说重于一切to be extremely important to someone

奥利弗对消防队长说,要是能把弗雷德送回欧文身边,对那个孩子来说意义非凡。

That old photograph means the world to my grandmother.那张旧照片对我奶奶来说重于一切。

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  • got off easy

    轻易逃过;没受什么惩罚

  • clear off

    把(桌面等)清空;把积压的事处理完

  • mascot

    吉祥物

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短语 · A2right about now

这会儿;就现在

Oh, that sounds really good right about now.
发音right about now

right about now 里 right 的 t 和 about 连读,像 righ-tabout now,三个词连成一串。

Oh, that sounds really good right about now.
短语 · B1take place

举行;发生

You know, I've seen many beautiful weddings of all faiths take place under a canopy.
短语 · B2whip something together

赶紧拼出来;快速张罗

Joseph and I could whip together a beautiful tabernacle of love in a few hours.
短语 · B1work as something

当过;做过(某职业)

I once worked as an architect's assistant to Francesco Catalan, the greatest designer of urgent care facilities
短语 · B1give up

放弃;认输

I give up.
发音give up

give up 里 give 的 v 和 up 连读,像 gi-vup,中间不要断开。

I give up.
短语 · B2big enough for someone

容得下……

This wedding isn't big enough for the both of us.
短语 · A2one's whole life

她的一辈子

But your mom, she's been imagining this day her whole life, just like you.
语法 · B2she's been imagining this day her whole life

现在完成进行时:has been imagining 强调从很早一直想到现在、还停不下来的过程,比一般过去时更能说明这份期待有多长。her whole life 把时间跨度一拉到底,母亲的执念立刻有了分量。

But your mom, she's been imagining this day her whole life, just like you.
短语 · B1find a way to do something

想办法做……

She's just trying find a way to be part of it.
短语 · B2the worst of something

最糟糕的部分

Well, I'm no expert, but if a gazebo is the worst of it,
短语 · B2get off easy

轻易逃过;没受什么惩罚

拉蒙宽慰谢恩,说跟岳母能闹出的那些比起来,只是搭个凉亭根本不算什么,她已经算走运。

you got off easy.
短语 · B1fair enough

说得也是;行吧

Fair enough.
短语 · B1a mascot

(消防队的)吉祥物

Sort of a firefighter's mascot.
短语 · B2be far more interested in something

对……感兴趣得多

suddenly, Oliver just seems far more interested
短语 · B2reunite someone with someone

让某人和某人重聚

in reuniting a boy with his stuffed action figure than he is in getting married.
语法 · B2than he is in getting married

than 比较结构:这里的 than 把两件事放在天平上:一边是让男孩和布偶团圆,一边是结婚。用进行时的 getting married 指即将到来的婚礼,对比之下,这个人的重心偏到了哪里一目了然。

in reuniting a boy with his stuffed action figure than he is in getting married.
短语 · B2clear off something

把(桌面等)清空;把积压的事处理完

肖恩抱怨奥利弗说要在婚礼前清空手头的工作,其实是想把精力都放在帮欧文找回弗雷德上。

He says he just wants to clear off his desk before the wedding, but...
短语 · B1more than something

不只是……

Maybe he needs to clear off more than a letter.
短语 · A2in the world

在世上;天底下

for my two favorite people in the world.
短语 · B1remember doing something

记得见过/做过

You ever remember seeing this doll...
短语 · B1pardon me

打扰一下;抱歉

Pardon me.
短语 · B1have a moment

有空;能占用一点时间吗

and I was wondering if you had a moment to--
短语 · B2mean the world to someone

对某人意义非凡;对某人来说重于一切

奥利弗对消防队长说,要是能把弗雷德送回欧文身边,对那个孩子来说意义非凡。

It would mean the world to Owen if we could get Fred back home.
短语 · B1nobody knows

谁也不知道

I don't think anybody knows anymore.
短语 · A2worry about something

为……担心

we've been so worried about getting pregnant
短语 · B2get through something

熬过;撑过

I thought getting through the next three weeks without using the word "baby" would be a miracle.
语法 · B2getting through the next three weeks without using the word

动名词短语作主语:getting through 这个动名词短语当主语,后面接 without using 补充条件,整件事被当成一个待完成的难关。动词当名词用,句子就有了自嘲的口气,说的其实是熬过三周就已经是奇迹。

I thought getting through the next three weeks without using the word "baby" would be a miracle.
发音getting through

getting through 里 getting 的 t 轻轻带过,几乎不爆破,和后面 through 贴在一起,听着更口语。

I thought getting through the next three weeks without using the word "baby" would be a miracle.
短语 · B2start a family

组建家庭;生儿育女

we're ready to start a family.

看懂「找到男孩的布偶玩具」

发音重点

  • right about now — right about now 里 right 的 t 和 about 连读,像 righ-tabout now,三个词连成一串。
  • give up — give up 里 give 的 v 和 up 连读,像 gi-vup,中间不要断开。
  • getting through — getting through 里 getting 的 t 轻轻带过,几乎不爆破,和后面 through 贴在一起,听着更口语。
It would mean the world to Owen if we could get Fred back home.

要是能把弗雷德送回家,对欧文来说意义非凡。 用 mean the world 把一件小事抬到整个世界的高度,不辩论值不值得,只陈述它对一个孩子有多重。越是轻描淡写,越显出这群人把别人的心愿当回事。

that we've forgotten that it's really about being parents.

我们都忘了,这件事的关键其实是当父母。 从纠结怀孕这件事里跳出来,把重点换成当父母这份身份本身,一句话解开了藏在心里的结。它不否定之前的焦虑,只是把焦虑挪到更该在的位置。

in reuniting a boy with his stuffed action figure than he is in getting married.

让一个男孩和他的布偶人偶团圆,比结婚还让他上心。 把 reunion 和 wedding 摆进同一个比较句,用 stuffing 和 figure 这些具体的词对照婚姻这种大事,荒诞感自然冒出来。抱怨里藏着对这个人的了解,所以一点不刻薄。

This wedding isn't big enough for the both of us.

这场婚礼容不下我们俩。 借西部片里小镇容不下两个枪手的说法,把岳母和准女婿的暗中较劲说成一场对决。狠话以玩笑出口,冲突反而变得可以商量。

关于这一章的问题

mean the world to 是什么意思?

意思是「对某人意义非凡、重于一切」。戏里说 it would mean the world to Owen,就是「这对欧文来说太重要了」,比 very important 更带感情。

「轻易逃过、没受什么惩罚」英语怎么说?

got off easy。戏里说 you got off easy,就是「你已经算走运、没吃什么亏」,多在对比别人更惨时用。

mascot 是什么意思?

指球队、机构或队伍用来代表自己的「吉祥物」。戏里说那只是个 firefighter's mascot,就是「消防队的一个吉祥物」。

clear off 是清空桌面吗?

字面是「清空、收拾干净」,也能引申为「把积压的事处理完」。戏里说 clear off his desk,就是把桌上的事情了结掉。

这些话适合什么场合用?

布置活动时可以说 take place under a canopy;表达在意一个人,用 it means the world to me;说别人走运,用 you got off easy。

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