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带未来岳母参观:is in my blood

谢恩的妈妈提前一天杀到办公室,一句 He's not the only Oliver in the world(世上又不只有这一个奥利弗)把奥利弗逗得没脾气。随后奥利弗带她参观,说邮政服务 is in my blood(天生就热爱),还讲起家族送信的老故事。想学长辈式调侃和办公室日常,这段很轻松。

发生了什么

这是《Signed, Sealed, Delivered》里谢恩妈妈提前探班的一段。她一见奥利弗就损他一句 He's not the only Oliver in the world(世上又不只有这一个奥利弗);奥利弗则彬彬有礼,说要带她参观 their inner sanctum(内部的私密地盘),还说自己从小爱邮件,the postal service is in my blood(邮政服务流淌在血液里)。另一边,他们在面试申请人查理,谈到她怀孕时,有人还开玩笑 Aren't we breaking some labor laws just by being here(咱们待在这儿是不是在违反劳动法)。后来他们又聊到欧文的照片,继续追查病童的下落。想学长辈式调侃、礼貌待客和办公室日常,这些句子都很好用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 莎伦把参观做成对奥利弗的体检
  • 办公室用邮包暗语避开怀孕
  • 莎伦一眼读出画里的消防员

留意这几个短语

is in my bloodmake much ado aboutlead on, MacDuffrustle up

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is in my blood

流淌在血液里;天生就热爱to be a natural, inherited part of who you are

应聘者查理解释自己为什么适合邮局,说邮政服务流淌在她血液里,曾祖父就替邮局送过信。

Racing is in his blood; his father and grandfather both drove.赛车流淌在他的血液里,他父亲和祖父都是车手。

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  • make much ado about

    为……大做文章;小题大做

  • lead on, MacDuff

    带路吧;你前面走

  • rustle up

    (用现有材料)凑出、弄出(饭菜等)

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短语 · B2someone's maid of honor

伴娘;首席女傧相

What about this for Rita's maid of honor gift?
短语 · A2a day early

早一天

Or here in Colorado a day early-- because that's a longer story,
短语 · B2take someone away from something

把某人从……拉走;耽误某人做……

and I don't want to take you away from your work, and...
短语 · B1get work done

把活干成;做成事

How do you get any work done in those shoes on these cement floors?
短语 · B1give someone a tour of something

带某人参观……

I would be honored to give you a tour of our inner sanctum.
语法 · B2I would be honored to give you a tour

would be honored to 表荣幸:would be honored to 是英语里表示荣幸、客气的固定说法,比直接答应更谦逊。would 让语气变得委婉,像是把决定权交给对方,很适合接待长辈或正式场合的开场。

I would be honored to give you a tour of our inner sanctum.
短语 · B2a lover of something

……的爱好者

Ah. Shane didn't tell me you were a lover of Shakespeare.
俚语 · B2Chicken

胆小鬼;怂包——口语里说人 chicken 是骂他胆小、临阵退缩,多在熟人之间打趣或激将,正式场合和书面语都不用。

Chicken.
短语 · B2go into labor

临产;开始分娩

No, Braxton-Hicks are when you have contractions that make you think you're going into labor, but you're not.
短语 · B2nothing in the rules about something

规章里没写关于……的规定

Well, there's nothing in the rules about where to have the interview.
短语 · B1grow up loving something

从小就热爱……

I grew up loving the mail.
发音grew up loving

grew up loving 里 grew 的 w 和 up 连读,像 grew-wup,三个词连成一串。

I grew up loving the mail.
短语 · B2be in one's blood

流淌在血液里;天生就热爱

应聘者查理解释自己为什么适合邮局,说邮政服务流淌在她血液里,曾祖父就替邮局送过信。

The postal service is in my blood, and my great-grandfather rode the U.S. mail mules down the Grand Canyon.
短语 · B1used to do something

过去常常梦想……

I used to dream about doing that.
发音used to dream

used to 常弱化为 /ˈjuːstə/,to 几乎听不见;重音压在 dream 上,两个词别分开念。

I used to dream about doing that.
短语 · B2end up with someone/something

最后落得;结果是

But then I ended up with a husband for a while, and things got...
短语 · B1get complicated

变得复杂起来

Well, they got complicated.
短语 · B1of all the people that did something

在所有……的人当中

Charley, of all the people that applied, you seem to be the most...
语法 · B1of all the people that applied

that 引导的定语从句:that applied 限定前面这堆人,指的是所有来申请的人里。把范围先铺开,再挑出其中一个,后面的评价就有了对比的分量,听起来像在认真比较。

Charley, of all the people that applied, you seem to be the most...
短语 · B1be expected to do something

真的被指望做某事

since you're not actually expected to deliver your...
短语 · A2or so

大约;左右

For a few weeks or so, well, Shane and Oliver should be back by then,
短语 · B2make it official

正式定下来;把它敲定

so let's just make it official.
发音make it official

make it official 里 make 的 k 和 it 连读,像 ma-kit official,中间不要停顿。

so let's just make it official.
短语 · B1welcome aboard

欢迎加入

Welcome aboard.
短语 · B2get on board

上车;入伙

And if you need any help getting on board...
短语 · C1make much ado about something

为……大做文章;小题大做

母亲提起谢恩十年级演过《无事生非》,顺手用剧名里的 ado 打趣女儿最爱小题大做。

"Much Ado About Nothing," which you love to make much ado about.
语法 · C1which you love to make much ado about

which 引导的非限制性定语从句:which 指代前面的戏名,又顺手把 ado 和剧名里的同一个词接上,形成一个回环的双关。非限制性从句让插话显得随口,幽默也就更自然。

"Much Ado About Nothing," which you love to make much ado about.
短语 · B2run a search for something

检索;搜索

I could run a search for the name "Owen," but it might take a few days,
短语 · A2by then

到那时

and we could be on our honeymoon by then.
短语 · B1get to know someone

渐渐了解某人

to really get to know Oliver in his natural habitat.
短语 · B2rustle something up

随手弄出点(吃的)

But I'll just get into that very busy pantry of yours and rustle something up.
短语 · B2tell you what

这么着吧;听我说

Tell you what.
短语 · B2current assignment

眼下的任务

That is our current assignment.

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发音重点

  • grew up loving — grew up loving 里 grew 的 w 和 up 连读,像 grew-wup,三个词连成一串。
  • used to dream — used to 常弱化为 /ˈjuːstə/,to 几乎听不见;重音压在 dream 上,两个词别分开念。
  • make it official — make it official 里 make 的 k 和 it 连读,像 ma-kit official,中间不要停顿。
"Much Ado About Nothing," which you love to make much ado about.

《无事生非》,而你最爱为它无事生非。 把莎剧名里的 ado 拎出来,立刻嫁接到女儿爱小题大做的性格上,戏名和吐槽合成一句双关。它不点破谁在挑事,却让听的人会心一笑,是极漂亮的家庭玩笑。

But we treat each one with a certain reverence, and we believe each one has its own destiny.

但我们带着一份敬意对待每一封,我们相信每一封都有自己的命运。 把流水线一样的分拣工作说成对命运的托付,each one 反复出现,把冰冷的工作量还原成一件件具体的心事。信念感越足,越衬出这群人的可爱。

The postal service is in my blood, and my great-grandfather rode the U.S. mail mules down the Grand Canyon.

邮政服务流淌在我的血液里,我的曾祖父还赶着驮邮件的骡子下过大峡谷。 先用一句家族血脉的话立住立场,再用曾祖父赶骡子的具体画面兜底,抽象的热爱立刻有了来历。越是朴素的细节,越让这句话不像场面上的漂亮话。

He's not the only Oliver in the world.

世上又不是只有这一个奥利弗。 用一句轻飘飘的反驳,把准女婿从独一无二降格成随处可见的名字。它不针对人,只打击那份自以为特殊的位置,是母亲式的软钉子。

关于这一章的问题

is in my blood 是什么意思?

意思是「流淌在血液里、天生就热爱」。台词里 the postal service is in my blood 就是「邮政服务流淌在我血液里」,说某样东西是家族传承或天生热爱。

make much ado about 是什么意思?

意思是「为……大做文章、小题大做」。台词里拿《无事生非》开玩笑,说 you love to make much ado about,就是「你就是爱小题大做」。

「带路吧」英语怎么说?

lead on, MacDuff。台词里一句 Then lead on, MacDuff 就是「那就请带路吧」,出自莎士比亚,带点俏皮文气。

rustle up 是什么意思?

意思是「用现有材料凑出、弄出(饭菜等)」。台词里 rustle something up 就是「随手弄点吃的出来」,家里临时做饭常用。

「欢迎加入」英语怎么说?

Welcome aboard。台词里对刚被录用的新人说 Welcome aboard,就是「欢迎加入」,入职、入伙时都常用。

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