听起来像奇迹
that sounds miraculous to me.Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021 — 第 14 / 18 章 · 4'00" · B1
一对刚结婚的夫妻在饭桌上聊到一个可能被送养的孩子:要是她的孩子哪天需要一个家,有人说 I agree(我同意),又用 Trust the timing(相信时机)来安慰。可转头又忍不住问 But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing?(硬拧时机难道不是错的吗?)。想学怎么把犹豫和心愿说得克制又动人,可以跟这几句。
饭桌上,一对刚结婚的夫妻聊到一个可能要被送养的孩子。有人把心愿说得很轻:If her baby ever needed a family(要是她的孩子需要一个家),只要心里认定,that would be a miracle that we would have to say yes to(那会是一个必须答应的奇迹)。另一位接上 I agree(我同意),又用 Trust the timing(相信时机)来安抚。可话音刚落,就有人反问 But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing?(硬拧时机难道不是错的吗?),甚至冒出 What if we're hers?(万一我们才是她的呢?)。想学怎么谈收养、怎么把纠结说得含蓄,这些话都很实用。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
beaten the oddsRain checkin the mood forhead start
本章短语
挺过极低的概率;战胜命运to succeed when success seemed unlikely
医生和欧文的妈妈说,欧文到目前为止挺过了极低的存活概率,用这句话交代病情的艰难。
The tiny hospital beat the odds and kept running for fifty years.这家小医院逆势存活,一开就是五十年。
改天再约;这次先算了
想要(吃/做)……;有……的心情
抢先一步;提前开始(以取得优势)
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听起来像奇迹
that sounds miraculous to me.时不时;偶尔
Funny, I think about that tree from time to time.努力活下去;挣扎求生
holding on to that rock, just trying to survive.holding on to 里 holding 的尾音和 on 连读,像 holdin-gon to,三个词连成一股。
holding on to that rock, just trying to survive.想要(吃/做)……;有……的心情
奥利弗走神之后被拉回现实,肖恩问他现在还想不想吃先前说好的蛤蜊。
So are you still in the mood for clams?mood for 里 mood 的 d 和 for 连读,像 moo-dfor,中间不要断开。
So are you still in the mood for clams?比任何别的女人都久
She's known me longer than any other woman in my life.than 比较结构:longer than 把时间长度做比较,any other woman 又排除掉所有其他女性,等于说她是认识我最久的那个。现在完成时 has known 把这段关系从过去一直连到现在,比一般过去时更有分量。
She's known me longer than any other woman in my life.忘了到底有多……
I'd forgotten just how much she'd tried to teach me.什么时候该坚持
Oh, when to hold on.放手;放下
When to let go.提前开始做……
I thought I'd get a head start on the...本不该给……的
"Not intended for the system."最后落到这里
Things that end up here when they're supposed to be...我们请客
Our treat.用……来做……
I'd love to, but I need to use my lunch hours to start looking for a new job.削减;缩减
It looks like USPS is cutting back on temps.改天再约;这次先算了
同事邀请查理一起去吃午饭,查理因为要找新工作走不开,用这句话客客气气地推掉。
Rain check, maybe?让你不高兴
Well, I don't want to say it if it's going to make you unhappy.什么话都能对彼此说
We can say anything to each other.打心眼里;内心深处
and I knew in my soul that we were supposed to be her parents, then...that 引导的宾语从句:that 从句跟在 knew 后面,说出所知道的具体内容。in my soul 插在中间,强调这不是推理而是笃信,be supposed to 又给这份笃信添上一层命定的意味,说得越笃定,选择就越难。
and I knew in my soul that we were supposed to be her parents, then...答应;接受
well, I believe that would be a miracle that we would have to say yes to.硬拧时机;把时机掰弯
But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing?反问句 wouldn't it be:wouldn't it be 用否定形式提问,其实是在暗示答案是肯定的:硬去改变时机,恐怕就是错的。it 作形式主语,真正的主语是后面 to twist the timing,句子因此显得委婉而有分量。
But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing?twist the timing 里 twist 末尾的 t 常被吞掉,两处相接更顺口,整串听起来像 twis-the timing。
But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing?还记得某人
Someone should still remember him.值班警官
We're looking for the officer on duty.挺过极低的概率;战胜命运
医生和欧文的妈妈说,欧文到目前为止挺过了极低的存活概率,用这句话交代病情的艰难。
He's beaten the odds so far.到底怎么……
How on earth did you track him down?在我丈夫那个队里
He was on my husband's crew.well, I believe that would be a miracle that we would have to say yes to.那么,我相信那会是一个奇迹,一个我们必须答应下来的奇迹。 把收养一个孩子说成必须点头的奇迹,would have to 让这件事既像恩赐又像责任。它不煽情,只是郑重其事地承认命运递到手里,语气温柔而坚定。
holding on to that rock, just trying to survive.紧紧抓着那块石头,只为活下去。 把生存说成抓着一块石头不放,画面极简,却把孤独和倔强同时写出来。后面的话由听者自己补,越留白越有劲。
But wouldn't it be a mistake to twist the timing?可是硬去掰弯时机,难道不算错吗? 把时机当成可以拧弯的东西,用一个反问把它变成一件需要小心对待的事。它不否定等待,只是提醒人别去硬来,温柔里有一根清醒的骨头。
I'd forgotten just how much she'd tried to teach me.我都忘了她曾经多想教我。 用 forgotten 反过来说记得,一句就写出时间把恩情冲淡的愧意。how much 留出空间,不细说教了什么,反而让感激显得厚。
意思是「挺过极低的概率、战胜命运」,常用来夸人熬过重病、难关或小概率事件。戏里说 He's beaten the odds so far,就是「到目前为止他硬撑过来了」。
Rain check。别人邀约你这次去不了,就可以说 Rain check?,意思是「改天补上、下次再说」,很礼貌也不伤人。
意思是「想要、有心情做某事」。戏里问 Are you still in the mood for clams?,就是「你还想吃蛤蜊吗」,日常吃饭约人特别好用。
对,本义是赛跑里「抢先起跑」,引申为「提前开始、抢占先机」。戏里说 get a head start on the work,就是先把事情提前做起来。
夸人熬过来用 beaten the odds;推掉饭局用 Rain check;约饭问口味用 in the mood for;想提前动手就说 get a head start。
下一章 · 第 15 章love at first sight准岳母盘问恋爱往事
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
正在看 · 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