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吐槽母亲一壶疯:not everyone's cup of tea

奥利弗正忙着抢救一封被糖浆泡烂的信,父亲乔打来电话:母亲要来多住几天。一句 All right, perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea(也许她不是人人都合得来),接着 She is a kettle of crazy(她就是一壶没边的疯),She is the Holy Grail of guilt(她是罪恶感的圣杯)。想学怎么用比喻吐槽亲戚又不带脏字,这段特别好用。

发生了什么

有人正忙着修复一封被糖浆泡烂的旧信,家里的长辈来电话说母亲要来多住几天,他一听就崩溃。先是委婉地来一句 All right, perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea(也许她不是人人都合得来),接着连甩一串比喻:She is a kettle of crazy(她就是一壶没边的疯)、She is the Holy Grail of guilt(她是罪恶感的圣杯),还说 And I can only spend two days with her at a time(我一次只能跟她待两天),最多三天,可现在变成四天。想学用比喻吐槽亲戚、又保留一点分寸和自嘲,这些表达损得很地道。

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这场戏看什么

  • 谢恩把茶升级成一壶疯
  • 乔在门口还没认出亲家
  • 多一天被说成人生重组

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not everyone's cup of teathe Holy Grail oftopsopinionated

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not everyone's cup of tea

不是某人的菜;不合某人口味not to someone's taste or liking

谢恩向奥利弗猛吐槽自己妈妈难相处,奥利弗用这句话替她垫了一层软,说妈妈也许不合所有人的口味。

Opera isn't really my cup of tea, but I'll go for her sake.歌剧其实不太对我胃口,不过看在她的份上我会去。

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  • the Holy Grail of

    ……的圣杯;某领域里最难求的终极目标

  • tops

    最多;顶多

  • opinionated

    固执己见的;坚持自己看法的

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短语 · A2wait for someone/something

等某人;等候

I'm waiting for Shane.
短语 · A2be at work

在上班;在班上

Well, she's still at work.
短语 · B1no kidding

真的假的;不是吧

No kidding.
发音Didn't I

Didn't I 里 didn't 的 t 常变成很轻的闪音,几乎听不见,像 didn-I 一口气滑过去。

Didn't I just say that?
短语 · A2have to wait

不得不等;只好干等

I'm sorry you had to wait out here like this, but I think Shane's expecting you tomorrow.
短语 · B1manage to do something

设法做到了

Well, Norman managed to separate the address from the syrup, but it's still too syrup-damaged to read.
短语 · B1separate something from something

把……从……上分开

Well, Norman managed to separate the address from the syrup, but it's still too syrup-damaged to read.
语法 · B1managed to separate the address from the syrup

manage to do 表设法完成:manage to 后面接动词原形,强调费了劲才办成,和那种轻松做到的说法完全不同。这里用来说明诺曼总算把地址和糖浆分开,语气里带着一点不易,也替后面的抱怨铺垫。

Well, Norman managed to separate the address from the syrup, but it's still too syrup-damaged to read.
短语 · A2what's left

剩下的部分

So all we have of the address is what's left on the envelope?
语法 · B1if we can dry the envelope and then separate the letter

if 引导的条件从句:if 引出的是一个假设方案,先烘干再分离,两个动作用 and then 串成先后顺序。主句还没说完就被打断,正好表现说话人兴冲冲出主意时被家人打断的日常。

I was thinking that if we can dry the envelope and then separate the letter, then we could-- What?
短语 · A2an extra day

多出来的一天

It's an extra day.
短语 · B1can't be that bad

不至于那么糟吧

Your mother can't be that bad.
短语 · B2be peculiar and opinionated

古怪又固执己见

She's just peculiar and opinionated,
短语 · B2be not someone's cup of tea

不是某人的菜;不合某人口味

谢恩向奥利弗猛吐槽自己妈妈难相处,奥利弗用这句话替她垫了一层软,说妈妈也许不合所有人的口味。

All right, perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea, but...
发音cup of tea

cup of tea 里 cup 的 p 和 of 连读,像 cu-pof tea,三个词要顺成一条线。

All right, perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea, but...
短语 · B2a kettle of crazy

一壶疯;疯得没边

She is a kettle of crazy.
短语 · B1be full of something

充满……;装满……

She is a laboratory beaker full of bad chemistry.
发音full of

full of 里 full 的 l 和 of 顺滑相接,常连成 /fʊləv/,两词像黏在一起,中间别停。

She is a laboratory beaker full of bad chemistry.
短语 · C1the Holy Grail of something

……的圣杯;某领域里最难求的终极目标

谢恩把妈妈让人内疚的本事说成 the Holy Grail of guilt,用夸张比喻把日常吐槽抬到神话高度。

She is the Holy Grail of guilt.
短语 · A2at a time

一次;每次

And I can only spend two days with her at a time.
短语 · B1enough time to do something

有足够时间做……

That gives her enough time to reorganize my spice racks, and refold my laundry, and...
语法 · B1That gives her enough time to reorganize

enough to 结果结构:enough time to 后面接动词,表示时间多到足以做某事。字面在算天数,实际是把妈妈的整治能力说得无所不能,越具体的动作越显得可怕,笑点就落在这份夸张上。

That gives her enough time to reorganize my spice racks, and refold my laundry, and...

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发音重点

  • Didn't I — Didn't I 里 didn't 的 t 常变成很轻的闪音,几乎听不见,像 didn-I 一口气滑过去。
  • cup of tea — cup of tea 里 cup 的 p 和 of 连读,像 cu-pof tea,三个词要顺成一条线。
  • full of — full of 里 full 的 l 和 of 顺滑相接,常连成 /fʊləv/,两词像黏在一起,中间别停。
All right, perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea, but...

好吧,也许她不是所有人的那杯茶,可是…… 先用一句习语把妈妈的难相处说得像口味问题,再把转折停在 but 上。批评被包装成一句人人能接受的比喻,真正想说的话却留给对方自己补完。

She is a kettle of crazy.

她是一壶疯。 把一句抱怨缩成四个词的比喻,用壶这个容器装下全部夸张。它不说妈妈哪里疯,只给一个画面,狠话反而变得像玩笑,是家人之间才会有的那种刻薄亲昵。

She is the Holy Grail of guilt.

她是罪恶感的圣杯。 把传说里最难寻的圣杯安在内疚这种情绪上,用最神圣的词形容最日常的折磨。夸张得一本正经,所以好笑;越是不动声色,越显得对这位母亲的控诉有分量。

And I can only spend two days with her at a time.

而且我一次最多只能跟她待两天。 把对亲妈的忍耐限度说得像剂量说明,冷静又好笑,所有应付长辈的人都能秒懂。

关于这一章的问题

not everyone's cup of tea 是什么意思?

意思是「不是某人的菜、不合某人口味」。戏里说 perhaps she's not everyone's cup of tea,就是「她未必人人都喜欢」,是很委婉的说法。

the Holy Grail of 是什么意思?

意思是「……的圣杯」,指某领域里最难求、最被追捧的终极目标。戏里说她 the Holy Grail of guilt,就是「她是罪恶感的终极代表」,夸张又好笑。

tops 是什么意思?

意思是「最多、顶多」,放在数字后面表示上限。戏里 Three, tops 就是「最多三天」,口语里很常用。

「不是某人的菜」英语怎么说?

not everyone's cup of tea。想说某人不合大家口味又不想太直接,用这句最保险。

他们为什么吐槽母亲?

乔说母亲要来多住几天,奥利弗受不了她爱管闲事、又爱自作主张,于是一串比喻全冒出来,说她连一杯茶都算不上。

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