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礼服配色与查身世:hard to come by

谢恩的妈妈带着两套新娘母亲礼服来到办公室,追问婚礼配色;问到奥利弗最爱什么颜色时,她只笑说你们往后一辈子都在一起呢。另一边大家顺着线索查到欧文父亲的身份,一句 Forever is hard to come by(永远这种东西很难得)。想学长辈打趣和人生感慨的说法,这段很暖心。

发生了什么

谢恩的妈妈带着两套礼服来办公室,说自己没被告知婚礼配色,想让她先挑一套;问到奥利弗最爱什么颜色时,她笑说你们往后一辈子都在一起,可以慢慢去弄清楚。等她走后,奥利弗和诺曼继续查欧文的身世:信里母亲从不写「我们」,只写「我」,他们据此推测欧文的父亲可能是一名消防员,正赶上峰至峰大火。最后他们查到托马斯·欧文·沃克——那场大火唯一的牺牲者,留下一妻一子,还给欧文留了一个中间名。想学长辈打趣、人生感慨和查案推理,这些表达都用得上。

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  • 旧报道把约翰·马克思对上

留意这几个短语

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hard to come by

很难得;不容易碰到rare and difficult to obtain

诺曼说自己终于有了一个永远的好妈妈,感叹永远这种东西本来就不容易碰到。

Honest advice is hard to come by these days.这年头,真诚的建议很难得。

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  • privy to

    知情的;了解内情的

  • what is to be will be

    该发生的总会发生;顺其自然

  • carry on

    继续(做下去);接着进行

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97 句台词里标了 31 处

短语 · B1seem amazing

显得太巧了;太不可思议

But the timing just seems so amazing.
短语 · B2handle something discreetly

悄悄处理;谨慎办理

It will have to be handled discreetly, of course.
短语 · B1run around

到处跑;四处闹腾

But isn't it fun imagining a little Postable running around the Dead Letter office,
短语 · A2what a surprise

真是惊喜

Mrs. McInerney, what a delightful surprise.
短语 · B2what brings you somewhere

什么风把你吹来了

What brings you to our workplace, Mother?
短语 · B2mother of the bride

新娘的母亲

Well, I packed two different mother of the bride dresses,
短语 · C1be privy to something

知情的;了解内情的

谢恩的妈妈说因为不了解婚礼的配色方案,所以才把两套礼服带来让新人自己挑。

but not being privy to what your color scheme is, I thought you should pick it out.
短语 · B1pick something out

挑出来;选定

but not being privy to what your color scheme is, I thought you should pick it out.
语法 · C1not being privy to what your color scheme is

分词短语作原因状语:not being privy to 是分词短语,放在句首说明原因:因为不了解配色方案,所以才请对方来定。它比一整句原因从句更简洁,也让长辈那种客气又有点强势的口吻更自然。

but not being privy to what your color scheme is, I thought you should pick it out.
短语 · B1it turns out

结果发现;原来

Turns out your assessment of the child's drawing was accurate.
短语 · B2what is to be will be

该发生的总会发生;顺其自然

大家讨论到底能不能找到那个孩子,肖恩的母亲用一句听天由命的话,把着急的人都劝住了。

Well, what is to be will be, even if it never comes to pass.
短语 · C1come to pass

成真;应验

Well, what is to be will be, even if it never comes to pass.
短语 · B2have every intention

打定主意;一心想要

Well, we have every intention it will come to pass.
短语 · A2the rest of one's life

余生

Well, I suppose you have the rest of your life together to figure that out, right?
语法 · B2you have the rest of your life together to figure that out

不定式作后置修饰:to figure that out 接在 the rest of your life 后面,说明那么长的时间可以用来做什么。它把一句善意的调侃拉长成一辈子的尺度,既催婚又不压迫,分寸拿捏得刚好。

Well, I suppose you have the rest of your life together to figure that out, right?
发音rest of your life

rest of your life 里 rest 的 t 和 of 连读,像 res-tov your life,四个词连成一股。

Well, I suppose you have the rest of your life together to figure that out, right?
短语 · A2just like someone

就像她一样

Did I say that I wanted to be just like her when I grew up?
短语 · B2be fascinated with something

对……着迷

Why was Owen fascinated with firefighters?
短语 · B1be about to do something

正要去……

because his own father was about to fight that fire?
发音about to fight

about to fight 里 about to 常弱化为 /əˈbaʊtə/,to 几乎不占拍子,重音压在 fight 上。

because his own father was about to fight that fire?
短语 · B1be upset

你心烦;你难过

You only eat clams and red wine when you're upset.
短语 · B1never knew someone

从没见过;从不知道

You never knew your father.
短语 · B2abandon someone

抛弃了你

Your mother abandoned you, and yet you've become this...
短语 · B2hard to come by

很难得;不容易碰到

诺曼说自己终于有了一个永远的好妈妈,感叹永远这种东西本来就不容易碰到。

Forever is hard to come by.
发音come by

come by 里 come 的 m 和 by 连读,像 cum-by,两个词几乎粘在一起。

Forever is hard to come by.
短语 · B2provide guidance

给过极好的指引

Mrs. Parker Pennington Payne did provide excellent guidance, as did my Sunday school teacher,
短语 · B2bring someone to someone

把她带到我们身边

Miss McInerney worked in Di rect Line Operations, but a small miracle brought her to us.
短语 · B1far away from something

离……很远

They only seem small because we stand so far away from them.
语法 · B2They only seem small because we stand so far away from them

because 原因状语从句:because 引出原因,把奇迹显得小这件事归因于观察的距离。only 和 so far 一起用,让这句安慰带上哲理的分量:不是奇迹变小了,而是我们站得太远。

They only seem small because we stand so far away from them.
短语 · B2result in something

导致;造成了

the Peak to Peak fire resulted in a single casualty,
短语 · B2leave someone behind

身后留下

Lieutenant Walker leaves behind a wife

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发音重点

  • rest of your life — rest of your life 里 rest 的 t 和 of 连读,像 res-tov your life,四个词连成一股。
  • about to fight — about to fight 里 about to 常弱化为 /əˈbaʊtə/,to 几乎不占拍子,重音压在 fight 上。
  • come by — come by 里 come 的 m 和 by 连读,像 cum-by,两个词几乎粘在一起。
There are no small miracles, Oliver.

没有小奇迹,奥利弗。 用一句斩钉截铁的否定,推翻别人习惯的谦辞。它不给理由,只给立场,听起来像长辈拍板,也像一句可以记一辈子的家训。

They only seem small because we stand so far away from them.

它们看起来小,只是因为我们站得离它们太远了。 把奇迹显得小这件事归因于距离,一句就把视角的概念讲透。它不安慰,而是给了一套看事情的方法,越琢磨越有余味。

Forever is hard to come by.

永远这种东西很难得。 把永远这个抽象概念当主语,用最难碰到来下判断,不煽情却让人信服。它承认稀缺,反而让眼前拥有的显得珍贵,是那种可以随时借去安慰人的短句。

Well, what is to be will be, even if it never comes to pass.

唉,该怎样就会怎样,就算它永远不实现。 把宿命说得像一句老话,后半句 even if 又把话说得更狠:连成不成真都不重要。它看似消极,其实是一种不跟命运较劲的坦然。

关于这一章的问题

hard to come by 是什么意思?

意思是「很难得、不容易碰到」。戏里说 Forever is hard to come by,就是「永远这种东西很难得」,用来感慨珍贵。

privy to 是什么意思?

意思是「知情的、了解内情的」。戏里说 not being privy to your color scheme,就是「不清楚你们的配色方案」,语气正式又有礼。

what is to be will be 是什么意思?

意思是「该发生的总会发生、顺其自然」。戏里用它劝人别太执着,语气像老人家的口头禅。

「很难得」英语怎么说?

hard to come by。想说某样东西珍贵、少见,用这句比 rare 更有味道。

他们为什么怀疑欧文的父亲是消防员?

因为信里母亲只写「我」不写「我们」,而欧文对消防员特别着迷,他们便推测他的父亲正是在那场大火中出勤的消防员。

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