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准岳母盘问恋爱往事：love at first sight
准岳母盘问准女婿：当初求婚想了多久、是不是 love at first sight（一见钟情）。问到前妻时，一句 she left you at the National Postal Museum（她在国家邮政博物馆丢下了你）把旧伤翻出来，最后她却说 You are a good man（你是个好人）。想学长辈式的追问、聊感情往事，这几句很地道。
发生了什么
准岳母在博物馆盘问准女婿：你求婚前想了多久？是不是 love at first sight（一见钟情）？他坦白自己当年已婚，前妻跑去巴黎写诗，还在国家邮政博物馆把他丢下。谈到和父亲的关系，对方说就算 drive each other crazy（把彼此逼疯），也一直彼此支持；问到当年谁陪她撑过来，她答「我有信仰」，对方回一句，只是很难抱得住。最后她说 You are a good man（你是个好人）。想学长辈盘问、聊感情和揭旧事，这场戏的句子句句能用。
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- 莎伦用博物馆旧伤追问奥利弗
留意这几个短语
love at first sightdrive each other crazylose touchgo-to
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love at first sight
一见钟情
谢恩的妈妈追问奥利弗是不是对女儿一见钟情，用这个词组把两人的往事挑明。
For them it was love at first sight, and they married within a year.他们俩是一见钟情，不到一年就结婚了。
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- drive each other crazy
把彼此逼疯；互相惹得抓狂
- lose touch
失去联系；渐渐断了往来
- go-to
首选的；最拿手、最常用的
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88 句台词里标了 35 处
失去联系；渐渐断了往来
欧文的母亲回忆，当年那位能帮忙的人搬走之后，两边就渐渐断了联系，她再没能找到对方。
He moved away and we lost touch.lost 末尾的 t 只是舌头到位、不出声，和 touch 直接粘成 lost-touch；and 也只留一个轻 n，整句滑过去。
He moved away and we lost touch.安全脱险
They quoted the fire captain, saying something about everybody got out safe原谅我；恕我直言
Forgive me,失去丈夫
Becoming a firefighter after losing your husband, it's...动名词短语作主语：Becoming 这个动名词短语当主语，after losing 又嵌进第二层动名词，把丧夫和转行两件事压进一句话。结构越克制，越显得这个决定经过深思，也把提问者的惊讶落到句尾那个形容词上。
Becoming a firefighter after losing your husband, it's...下定决心要……
Owen was determined to take his dad's place.接替爸爸的位置
Owen was determined to take his dad's place.让他担心
It doesn't worry him,对失去有了些领悟
we've learned something about loss through all of this.害怕失去
Being afraid to lose someone someday...偷走……的快乐
it steals the joy of having them today.joy of having 里 joy 的尾音和 of 连读，像 joy-ov having，三个词顺成一串。
it steals the joy of having them today.信不信由你
And believe it or not, it starts tomorrow.有点像
This is kind of like a miracle.来得正是时候
Your timing is perfect.任务差不多完成了
Mission almost accomplished.事实上；其实
Yes, as a matter of fact.给她个机会
Give her a chance, Ollie.首选的情绪安慰食物
Joe told me that clams and red wine are your go-to comfort food.需要……
Are you currently in need of comfort?认真考虑过
I can't say I've given it much thought.在……上花了很多心思
Oh, I bet you've put a lot of thought into it.我的天；天哪
Good heavens, Oliver.一见钟情
谢恩的妈妈追问奥利弗是不是对女儿一见钟情，用这个词组把两人的往事挑明。
It was love at first sight then?跑去了……
To a woman who ran off to Paris to write terrible poetry, from what I hear.据我所知；听说
To a woman who ran off to Paris to write terrible poetry, from what I hear.who 引导的定语从句：who 从句补出前妻的身份，把一段难堪的往事压缩成一个轻描淡写的附带信息。to write terrible poetry 又交代她跑去做什么，刻薄藏在语法里，比直接批评更伤人。
To a woman who ran off to Paris to write terrible poetry, from what I hear.ran off to 里 ran 的 n 和 off 连读，像 ra-noff to，三个词连成一股。
To a woman who ran off to Paris to write terrible poetry, from what I hear.把彼此逼疯；互相惹得抓狂
谢恩的妈妈承认母女俩常常互相惹得抓狂，但依然彼此相爱、始终守在对方身边。
I'm sure she's had plenty to say about me, too, but as much as we drive each other crazy,as much as 让步状语从句：as much as 这里不是比数量，而是让步：尽管我们彼此都让对方抓狂。先把冲突摆到最大，再用 but 把爱和陪伴端出来，前后落差让这份感情可信而不腻。
I'm sure she's had plenty to say about me, too, but as much as we drive each other crazy,一直彼此支持
we love each other and have always been there for each other.陪你撑过去
who was there to help you through?很难抱得住
Hard to hug, though.看懂「准岳母盘问恋爱往事」
发音重点
- lost touch — lost 末尾的 t 只是舌头到位、不出声，和 touch 直接粘成 lost-touch；and 也只留一个轻 n，整句滑过去。
- joy of having — joy of having 里 joy 的尾音和 of 连读，像 joy-ov having，三个词顺成一串。
- ran off to — ran off to 里 ran 的 n 和 off 连读，像 ra-noff to，三个词连成一股。
it steals the joy of having them today.它会偷走你今天拥有他们的快乐。 把恐惧说成一个小偷，偷的不是未来，而是此刻的幸福。用 steal the joy 这种具体动词讲一个抽象道理，一句就让人明白害怕失去本身就是损失。
we love each other and have always been there for each other.我们彼此相爱，也一直守在对方身边。 把一段关系里最难做到的两件事并排放：爱，以及始终在场。它不夸口，也不用修辞，朴素到像誓言，反而最经得起时间。
To a woman who ran off to Paris to write terrible poetry, from what I hear.娶了一个跑去巴黎写烂诗的女人，据我所知是这样。 把一段婚姻收进一个玩笑：terrible poetry 顺手给前妻定了罪。from what I hear 又装出一副只是听说的样子，刻薄被礼貌包着，杀伤力反而更大。
It was love at first sight then?那么是一见钟情了？ 把漫长的心动压缩成一个老套却好用的词，问得直接又不失温柔。它给害羞的人一个台阶，也给听的人一个坦白的机会。
关于这一章的问题
love at first sight 是什么意思？
意思是「一见钟情」。戏里准岳母追问 It was love at first sight then?，就是问「那你们是一见钟情了？」，用来打趣两个人的相识。
「失去联系」英语怎么说？
lose touch。戏里说 He moved away and we lost touch，就是「他搬走了，我们就失去联系了」，常用来讲老朋友渐渐断了往来。
drive each other crazy 是什么意思？
意思是「把彼此逼疯、互相惹得抓狂」。戏里说 as much as we drive each other crazy, we love each other，就是「就算我们总互相惹毛，还是爱着彼此」。
「首选的」英语怎么说？
go-to。戏里说 clams and red wine are your go-to comfort food，就是「蛤蜊配红酒是你首选的安慰食物」，指一有情绪就会想到的那样东西。
这句 she left you at the National Postal Museum 是什么意思？
字面是「她在国家邮政博物馆丢下了你」，是委婉又扎心地提起他前妻离开他这件事，接着还用「捧着邮袋」的俗语调侃他。
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下一章 · 第 16 章get your act together劝振作与收留员工
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
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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
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