这场戏：私开派对招来全团
第 8 章 · 共 19 章 · 4'56"
卧铺车厢里两人偷偷开派对，一瓶波本刚喝一半，消息就走漏了：Party in Upper 7（7号上铺开派对），全团姑娘抱着奶酪饼干挤了进来，怎么赶都赶不走。人散后，糖糖对 Josephine 坦白 I have this thing about saxophone players（我对萨克斯手特别着迷）。想跟人掏心窝讲自己的「死穴」，这句就是范本。
偷偷开派对：this is the only way to travel（这才是旅行该有的样子）
the only way to travel 这才是旅行该有的样子turn out to be 结果发现是、最后变成spoil my surprise 把好消息提前捅破、坏了惊喜spill it 洒了就洒了；有话快说
❝ 独白 · 15 句 糖糖的萨克斯情结
越说越软的语气，把她的痴情和旧伤一层层摊开。
列车深夜，约瑟芬和达芙妮在7号上铺偷偷开起小派对，波本刚倒半瓶，却忘了隔墙有耳。姑娘们闻声而来，Party in Upper 7 越传越远，最后全团抱着苦艾酒、奶酪、花生酱把铺位挤得水泄不通，怎么劝都不肯走。人散去后，约瑟芬留下糖糖。糖糖自嘲不够聪明、运气差，还坦白 I have this thing about saxophone players（我对萨克斯手特别着迷），尤其是次中音萨克斯，一听八小节就腿软。想说「对某样东西着迷上瘾」，用 have a thing about；想感叹「这才是旅行该有的样子」，说 the only way to travel；想表达「结果竟然变成」，用 turn out to be。夜聊交心都用得上。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“Oh, I tell you, my dear, this is the only way to travel.”
哎，我跟你说，亲爱的，出门旅行就得这样才痛快。
微醺的一句感叹，把逼仄的车厢说成了享受，节奏又慢又得意。
this is the only way to ...
自己享受某件事、想向别人炫耀时用；正经场合或对长辈别说。
This is the only way to spend a Sunday. ／ Trust me, this is the only way to eat crab.
口语
only way 放慢加重，结尾 travel 轻轻扬起。
After a week of this, I'd say this is the only way to work. 这么干了一周，我得说，工作就该这么来。
“You fall for 'em, you really love 'em.”
你会迷上他们，是真真切切地爱上他们。
两个短句一递进，把一再重蹈覆辙说得又甜又无奈。
You fall for 'em, you really ...
形容自己对某种人毫无抵抗力时用；严肃劝告里别这么松散。
You fall for 'em, you marry 'em. ／ You trust 'em, then they let you down.
口语
两句之间略停，for 'em 连读，love 'em 收得干脆。
You fall for 'em, you really spend for 'em. 你会迷上他们，是真真切切地为他们花钱。
“If I had any brains, I wouldn't be on this crummy train with this crummy girls' band.”
我要是有点脑子，就不会待在这破火车上，跟这个破女子乐队混。
一句自嘲把整趟逃亡的荒唐全盘托出，crummy 重复得像在咬牙。
If I had any brains, I wouldn't be ...
自嘲选错路、抱怨处境时用；对上司或刚认识的人要慎用。
If I had any sense, I wouldn't be here. ／ With any brains I'd have quit by now.
口语
If I had 连读，any brains 重读，两处 crummy 都咬实。
If I had any brains, I wouldn't be working this late. 我要是有点脑子，就不会加班到这么晚。
“I have this thing about saxophone players.”
我对萨克斯手有种说不清的迷恋。
把软肋说成「我有个毛病」，体面又坦白。
I have this thing about ...
跟朋友聊偏爱时能用；跟新同事说私事要留分寸。
I've got a soft spot for guitarists. ／ There's just something about drummers for me.
口语
this thing 咬清，about 轻带，saxophone players 连读完。
I have this thing about old bookshops. 我对旧书店有种说不清的迷恋。
“Thirteen girls in a berth. It's bad luck.”
一个铺位挤十三个姑娘。这不吉利。
用迷信口吻给闹剧收场，荒诞又好笑。
... It's bad luck.
朋友聚会挤成一团时能用；正式场合别拿迷信当理由。
Fourteen people in a van. That's asking for trouble. ／ Eight at one table. Bad omen.
口语
报数字平直，bad luck 前停一拍，luck 压低。
Nine in a tiny elevator. It's bad luck. 九个人挤在小电梯里。这不吉利。
I have this thing about saxophone players. Especially tenor sax. Really? I don't know what it is, but they just curdle me. All they have to do is play eight bars of "Come to Me, My Melancholy Baby" and my spine turns to custard. I get goose-pimply all over, and I come to 'em. - That so? - Every time. You know, I play tenor sax. - But you're a girl, thank goodness. - Oh. Yeah. That's why I joined this band. Safety first. Anything to get away from those bums. Yeah. You don't know what they're like. You fall for 'em, you really love 'em.
我对萨克斯手就是有这种特别的感觉。 尤其是次中音萨克斯。 真的？ 我也不知道为什么，他们就是能把我的心搅得稀碎。 他们只要吹上八小节《来到我身边，我忧郁的宝贝》 我的脊椎就化成蛋奶糊了。 我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩，然后就不由自主地贴上去。 ——是吗？——每次都这样。 你知道吗，我就是吹次中音萨克斯的。 ——不过你是女的，谢天谢地。——哦，对。 所以我才加入这个乐队。安全第一。 只要能躲开那些混蛋，干什么都行。 是啊。 你不知道他们是什么德行。 你会迷上他们，是真真切切地爱上他们。
下一章 · 09the natives are getting restless等得不耐烦了这场戏：包厢里聊嫁富人表示「对某类人或东西特别着迷、特别有感觉」，后面直接跟对象。戏里糖糖说 I have this thing about saxophone players，就是「我对萨克斯手特别着迷」。
说 the only way to travel。戏里一句 this is the only way to travel，就是「出门旅行就得这样才痛快」，带点小得意。
意思是「结果发现是、最后变成」。戏里一句 This may even turn out to be a surprise party，就是「这说不定最后会变成一场惊喜派对」。
意思是「以防、万一」，后面跟可能发生的情况。有人带了奶酪饼干，说 in case anybody gets hungry，就是「万一有人饿了呢」。
说 get yourself into trouble。戏里有人警告糖糖 you're gonna get yourself into a lot of trouble，就是「你早晚要给自己惹上大麻烦」。
