little 的 /t/ 在美音里弹成闪音,顺接 girl,整串像 liddle girl,中间的缝收紧。
I want this little girl.Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021 — 第 9 / 18 章 · 3'04" · B1
一位准妈妈说,自己现在的状态不适合当妈,可等女儿出生,还是要 put her up for adoption(把她送人收养),只希望她能有更好的机会。另一边为了找欧文,奥利弗他们到消防站打听弗雷德,决定 keep following Fred backwards(顺着各站点往回追)。想学告别式的坦白和追查线索的说法,这段又暖又酸。
先是一位准妈妈坦白,自己现在的状态不适合当妈,所以她打算等女儿出生就 put her up for adoption(把她送人收养),可她也想让孩子有机会过得好。随后奥利弗、诺曼和谢恩来到消防站,想查清欧文画里的弗雷德是谁;原来弗雷德是队里的吉祥物,the story goes(据说)是一个五岁男孩送给消防员的玩具,后来在一场 arson call(纵火警)里被落下。线索断了,他们决定 keep following Fred backwards(顺着各站点往回追),一站一站追到欧文。想学郑重坦白、转述传闻和追查线索,这些表达都用得上。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
put her up for adoptionthe story goesbad boysarson
本章短语
把她送人收养;安排送养to arrange for a child to be adopted
查理坦白说,肚子里的小女孩出生后,她打算把孩子送去给人收养,因为她觉得自己还没准备好当妈妈。
They put the kittens up for adoption at the clinic.他们在诊所给这些小猫找领养。
据说;传言是
好东西;大家伙(多指车、装备等)
纵火(罪);故意放火
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little 的 /t/ 在美音里弹成闪音,顺接 girl,整串像 liddle girl,中间的缝收紧。
I want this little girl.有机会;有个好前途
But I also want her to have a chance, you know.把她送人收养;安排送养
查理坦白说,肚子里的小女孩出生后,她打算把孩子送去给人收养,因为她觉得自己还没准备好当妈妈。
So when she's born, I'm going to put her up for adoption.be going to 表打算:be going to 强调已经想好的打算,比单纯的将来说法更有准备、更决绝。when 从句把时间点定在孩子出生那天,主句用这个结构,说明这决定不是一时冲动。
So when she's born, I'm going to put her up for adoption.你想不想……
How'd you like to be the guy that gets to ride in one of these bad boys?How'd you like to 里 d 和 you 常挤成 dja,像 how-dja like to,说得快时几乎连成一个音。
How'd you like to be the guy that gets to ride in one of these bad boys?(戏称)威风的大物件;大家伙——口语里 half 开玩笑地称某件威风的装备或车辆,多对熟人用;正式场合或对长辈别用。
How'd you like to be the guy that gets to ride in one of these bad boys?如果那意味着……
Not if it meant going to a fire.梦想成为……
Oh, you never dreamed of being a firefighter, Oliver?一直想成为……
I always wanted to be...把某人从……硬拉走
Sorry to be dragging you away from your forest fires.收到某人的来信
Oh, we received a letter from the mother of a little boy named Owen.寻找;搜寻
She is searching for Owen's best friend, whom we believe may be a firefighter named Fred.有一阵子;一段时间
Fred was with us here at the station for a while.退休欢送会
at a retirement party a few years ago.几年前
at a retirement party a few years ago.某种程度上;可以说
Well, he was, in a way.调集;召集人手
They pulled in fire crews from all over the state to fight that.据说;传言是
消防员西奥讲起当年那个小男孩把玩具送到消防站的传闻,用这句话表明自己也是听来的。
So the story goes, this five-year-old boy, who always wanted to become a fireman,who 引导的非限制性定语从句:who 从句接在男孩后面补充背景,说明他一直想当消防员。非限制性从句用逗号隔开,像旁白一样补一句,把孩子的愿望和后来的故事连起来,也替后面的猜测埋线。
So the story goes, this five-year-old boy, who always wanted to become a fireman,把它交给那班人
and I guess he gave it to the crew to carry on the truck for company.作伴;陪着
and I guess he gave it to the crew to carry on the truck for company.for company 里 for 弱读得很轻,几乎和 company 粘在一起,像 fer-company。
and I guess he gave it to the crew to carry on the truck for company.被传来传去;辗转流传
Fred was passed around from station to station and fire to fire until...until 引导的从句:until 说明前面那种辗转状态一直持续,直到他们带着弗雷德出了一趟纵火警才结束。它把漫长的时间和一次事故接上,语气平静,却预告了后面的失去。
well, until we took him on an arson call in Roosevelt National Forest.撤退;撤离
We had to pull back really fast, leaving everything behind.丢下一切;抛下不管
We had to pull back really fast, leaving everything behind.不被允许进入
so we weren't allowed in the area.也无济于事;也没用
Probably wouldn't have mattered.一路跟着;不断追查
I guess we could just keep following Fred backwards until we arrive at Owen.很费事;工作量很大
Sounds like a lot of work.So when she's born, I'm going to put her up for adoption.所以等她出生,我打算把她送去给人收养。 把最难说出口的决定说得异常平静,不带辩解也不求理解。when 从句只交代时间,主句直接给结论,越是平淡,越让人听见背后的沉重。
I guess we could just keep following Fred backwards until we arrive at Owen.我想我们可以顺着弗雷德一路往回追,直到追到欧文那儿。 把找人这件事说成倒着走一条路,keep following ... backwards 画面感极强。它不喊口号,只给方法,透出一种笨但坚定的执着。
She is searching for Owen's best friend, whom we believe may be a firefighter named Fred.她在寻找欧文最好的朋友,我们相信那可能是一位叫弗雷德的消防员。 把一封私人求助信,用接近公文的口吻转述给第三方,语气立刻变得可信又克制。we believe may be 留了余地,既表达判断,又不把话说死。
But I also want her to have a chance, you know.可我也希望她能有机会,你懂的。 一句话把母亲的自责和爱同时托住:她要的是孩子过得好,不是自己留住。have a chance 说得含糊,却正是不忍把话说透的地方。
意思是「把她送人收养、安排送养」。戏里说等女儿出生就 put her up for adoption,就是要把孩子交给别人抚养。
意思是「据说、传言是」,用来引出听来的故事。戏里用它讲弗雷德的来历,表示这只是一直流传的说法。
bad boys 不是「坏男孩」,是口语里对好东西、大家伙的昵称,多指车或装备。戏里说的就是那辆消防车。
put her up for adoption。想郑重说出送养的决定,这句最直接、也最不带评判。
因为欧文画里的英雄就是弗雷德,找到弗雷德的历史站点,就可能顺藤摸瓜找到欧文本人。
下一章 · 第 10 章any means necessary找弗雷德与彩棚之争
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
正在看 · 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
第 18 章have a way of婚礼日送新娘手表