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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021 — 第 18 / 18 章 · 3'00" · B2

婚礼日送新娘手表：have a way of

过了午夜，就是婚礼当天。有人把一份礼物递给新娘，说 Life is so beautiful（生命如此美好），再把那句 Don't waste a moment of it（别浪费其中任何一个片刻）转述给她。礼物是一只自动上弦的旧手表，本想刻上「相信时机」，最后改成 Forever（永远）。想在重要日子说点动人又不俗的话，这几句刚好。

发生了什么

过了午夜，婚礼当天到了，有人送给新娘一份礼物，说 Life is so beautiful（生命如此美好），还转述一句 Don't waste a moment of it（别浪费其中任何一个片刻）。礼物是一只自动上弦的旧手表，他本想刻上 Trust the timing（相信时机），但嫌太长，最后选了 Forever（永远）。讲到礼物的来历，他说是一位老朋友帮忙找回的，而线索指向主日学老师根辛格太太在圣坛把它捡到。想学婚礼致辞、表达珍惜，以及怎么讲一件礼物的故事，这些句子都值得收。

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  • 邓巴顿怎么从圣坛找回来

留意这几个短语

a beautiful sight to beholdhave a way ofengravelost and found

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本章短语

have a way of

总有办法……；往往会……

奥利弗感慨神圣的地方总会变成失物招领处，说教堂这样的空间自有一套把东西找回来的方式。

Long weekends have a way of disappearing before you notice.长周末总在你没察觉时就没了。

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  • a beautiful sight to behold

    美得让人挪不开眼；值得一看的美景

  • engrave

    在……上刻字；雕刻

  • lost and found

    失物招领处；（引申）失而复得之地

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32 句台词里标了 23 处

短语 · B2see the bride

见到新娘（婚礼前不吉利的讲究）

You're seeing the bride on her wedding day.
短语 · B2a sight to behold

美得让人挪不开眼；值得一看的美景

午夜已过，奥利弗第一次在婚礼当天见到新娘谢恩，用这句话郑重地称赞她。

And it is a beautiful sight to behold.
发音sight to behold

sight to behold 里 sight 的 t 和 to 连读，像 sigh-to behold，三个词顺成一串。

And it is a beautiful sight to behold.
短语 · B1have a gift for someone

有份礼物要给你

Since it is our wedding day now, I have a gift for you.
语法 · B1Since it is our wedding day now, I have a gift for you

since 引导原因从句：since 在这里表原因，相当于既然，语气比单纯的原因词轻，更像顺水推舟的铺垫。先把婚礼日这个前提摆出来，再送出礼物，整句话既有仪式感又不显得刻意。

Since it is our wedding day now, I have a gift for you.
短语 · A2the last time

上一次

Do you remember the last time we saw Theresa Capodiamonte?
短语 · B1waste a moment

浪费一刻；虚度片刻

Don't waste a moment of it.
短语 · B2have something done

让人把字刻上去

I was going to have it engraved, but "Trust the timing" was a bit long.
短语 · A2a bit long

有点长

I was going to have it engraved, but "Trust the timing" was a bit long.
语法 · B2I was going to have it engraved

have something done 使役结构：have it engraved 表示请别人把字刻上去，自己不是动手的人。这种结构把动作的执行者隐去，只留下安排和结果，正好符合请工匠刻字的场景，也让句子显得从容。

I was going to have it engraved, but "Trust the timing" was a bit long.
短语 · B2have something done by a time

在……之前弄好

I'll have it done by noon.
短语 · B1longer than anyone

比任何人都久

You said that Mrs. Genzinger has known you longer than anyone.
发音known you longer

known you longer 里 known 的 n 和 you 挤在一起，像 know-nyou longer，读起来更快。

You said that Mrs. Genzinger has known you longer than anyone.
短语 · B2Sunday school teacher

主日学老师

So I thought if she was your Sunday school teacher,
短语 · B1spend time at somewhere

在某处待了很久

she spent a lot of time at your church.
短语 · A2give someone a call

给她打了个电话

So I gave her a call.
发音gave her a call

her 的 /h/ 常省掉，只剩一个轻 /ər/，整串像 gav-er-a-call，重音落在 call。

So I gave her a call.
短语 · B2let someone go

放手让他走

Turns out, you needed to let him go, and she was wise enough to hold on to him.
短语 · B2wise enough to do something

足够明智去……

Turns out, you needed to let him go, and she was wise enough to hold on to him.
短语 · B2the one who did something

找到他的那个人

She was the one who found him at the altar?
短语 · B2have a way of doing something

总有办法……；往往会……

奥利弗感慨神圣的地方总会变成失物招领处，说教堂这样的空间自有一套把东西找回来的方式。

Sacred spaces have a way of turning into the lost and found.
短语 · B2the lost and found

失物招领处

Sacred spaces have a way of turning into the lost and found.
语法 · B2Sacred spaces have a way of turning into the lost and found

have a way of doing 结构：这个结构表示某事物往往会有某种结果，带一点宿命般的规律感。把教堂这样的神圣场所和失物招领处并列，庄重与日常撞在一起，哲理和幽默同时到位。

Sacred spaces have a way of turning into the lost and found.

看懂「婚礼日送新娘手表」

发音重点

  • sight to behold — sight to behold 里 sight 的 t 和 to 连读，像 sigh-to behold，三个词顺成一串。
  • known you longer — known you longer 里 known 的 n 和 you 挤在一起，像 know-nyou longer，读起来更快。
  • gave her a call — her 的 /h/ 常省掉，只剩一个轻 /ər/，整串像 gav-er-a-call，重音落在 call。
Sacred spaces have a way of turning into the lost and found.

神圣的地方总有办法变成失物招领处。 把教堂和失物招领处这两个毫不相干的意象撞在一起，一句就完成了整部片子的主题收束：被留下的东西，总会在某个神圣的角落被找回来。庄重与日常并置，哲理和幽默都在。

Turns out, you needed to let him go, and she was wise enough to hold on to him.

结果呢，你需要放手让他走，而她却足够明智地把他留住了。 用两个人对同一件东西相反的选择，写出一段跨越多年的接力：你放手，她捡起。needed to 和 wise enough to 一对照，成全和理解都在里面。

I was going to have it engraved, but "Trust the timing" was a bit long.

我本来想找人刻字的，可「相信时机」这句有点长。 把一句贯穿全片的口头禅，当成刻不下的理由说出来，轻描淡写里全是回望。它不煽情，只用一个技术性的小麻烦，把两个人的一路串了起来。

Life is so beautiful.

生命如此美好。 只有四个词，却像一句被反复转述的遗言。它不解释美好在哪里，也不劝人做什么，只是把感受直直地说出来，简单到无法反驳。

关于这一章的问题

a beautiful sight to behold 是什么意思？

意思是「美得让人挪不开眼、值得一看的美景」。戏里描述新娘出场时说 it is a beautiful sight to behold，带一点郑重和感动。

「失物招领处」英语怎么说？

lost and found。戏里说 sacred spaces turn into the lost and found，意思是神圣的地方往往也成了失而复得之地。

have a way of 是什么语气？

表示「往往会、总有办法」，用来描述某类事情常常发生。戏里说 Sacred spaces have a way of turning into the lost and found，就是「神圣的地方常常会变成失物招领处」。

engrave 怎么用？

意思是「在……上刻字」。戏里说 have it engraved，就是「找人把字刻上去」，表白或送礼时想刻名字、日期都能用。

这几句适合什么场合？

婚礼或纪念日致辞可以用 Don't waste a moment；夸美景或新人用 a beautiful sight to behold；讲失而复得的故事，用 lost and found 或 have a way of。

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 共 18 章

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第 1 章lose faith in面试新人处理黏信第 2 章trust the timing伴郎点清单安慰失落第 3 章not everyone's cup of tea吐槽母亲一壶疯第 4 章track him down读死信决定找人第 5 章skedaddle面试孕妇同事嘴瓢第 6 章is in my blood带未来岳母参观第 7 章a handful认了自己跟妈妈一边第 8 章made for each other拆解信封找到消防站第 9 章put her up for adoption送养决定与追寻弗雷德第 10 章any means necessary找弗雷德与彩棚之争第 11 章mean the world to找到男孩的布偶玩具第 12 章never looked back说出母亲离家的旧事第 13 章hard to come by礼服配色与查身世第 14 章beaten the odds夫妻商量要不要收养第 15 章love at first sight准岳母盘问恋爱往事第 16 章get your act together劝振作与收留员工第 17 章get it out of my head怕被丢下的一场深谈正在看 · 第 18 章have a way of婚礼日送新娘手表
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