这场戏：包厢里聊嫁富人
第 9 章 · 共 19 章 · 3'09"
火车包厢里，糖糖跟扮成约瑟芬的乔掏心窝子：她受够了 the fuzzy end of the lollipop（总捡最差的那份），一心去佛罗里达找百万富翁，挑男人的标准也很直接——as long as（只要……就行）有游艇就行。姑娘们借冰块闹着玩，乔差点露馅。想聊择偶标准、想自嘲倒霉，这些台词又好笑又好用。
❝ 独白 · 11 句 她受够了 the fuzzy end of the lollipop（总捡最差的那份）
The next thing you know 转眼之间、一不留神pull yourself together 振作起来、收拾好情绪as long as 只要……就行
在开往佛罗里达的火车包厢里，姑娘们开起了小派对。糖糖跟扮成约瑟芬的乔说起心事：她受够了 the fuzzy end of the lollipop（总捡最差的那份），发誓不再重蹈覆辙；这趟去佛罗里达，是为了找丈夫，因为那儿有 flocks of them（成群结队）的百万富翁。她的条件也很实在：as long as（只要……就行）他有游艇就行。姑娘们拿冰块互相打闹，冰块擦到乔，她怕痒得直喊 Help! Josephine!（救命！约瑟芬！），差点把伪装闹穿帮。想聊择偶幻想、想自嘲总倒霉、想描述闹腾的聚会，这些表达都好用。
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。
“I'm tired of getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop.”
我受够了每次都捡最差的那一份。
拿一根棒棒糖说尽自己总被亏待的命，又俏皮又心酸。
I'm tired of getting ...
向朋友吐槽自己总吃亏时用；正式会议或对长辈抱怨别用这种俏皮话。
I'm tired of always coming out on the short end. ／ I keep getting the worst of every deal.
口语
tired of 连读，fuzzy end 放慢，lollipop 三个音节轻轻带过。
I'm tired of getting every holiday shift. 我受够了每次节假日排班都摊到我。
“All that's left behind is a pair of old socks and a tube of toothpaste, all squeezed out.”
留下的只有一双旧袜子，还有一管被挤得干干净净的牙膏。
不控诉，只列两件破烂，人走茶凉就全在这幅画面里。
All that's left behind is ...
形容一段关系结束后只剩空壳时用；安慰还在伤心的人时，别急着搬这句。
All that's left is a drawer full of his junk. ／ Nothing remains but a few stray receipts.
中性
All that's 连读，left behind 停顿一下，squeezed out 收得干脆。
All that's left behind is a bare room and a broken lamp. 留下的只有一间空屋子和一盏坏台灯。
“Men who wear glasses are so much more gentle and sweet and helpless.”
戴眼镜的男人特别温柔、特别体贴、特别叫人心疼。
三个并列形容词一路加重，把她那点自欺的可爱全抖了出来。
so much more ... and ... and ...
半开玩笑地总结自己偏爱某类人时用；认真讨论性格时别这样一概而论。
Quiet guys are so much more patient and thoughtful. ／ Tall men are so much more graceful and easygoing.
口语
gentle and sweet and helpless 三个词要均匀加重，别越念越快。
Bookish people are so much more patient and calm and kind. 爱读书的人更耐心、更沉静、也更和气。
“The next thing you know, they're borrowing money from you, they're spending it on other dames and betting on horses.”
一转眼，他们就开始跟你借钱，拿去追别的女人、赌马。
三连排比把烂男人的套路一次说完，越说越好笑。
The next thing you know, they're ..., they're ..., and ...
闺蜜吐槽前任时能用；对新认识的人说重话要谨慎。
Next thing you know, he's borrowing your car and losing your savings. ／ Before long they're spending your money on someone else.
口语
三句同一起势，逐句加快，最后 horses 收干。
The next thing you know, they're eating your snacks and never buying any. 一转眼，他们就开始吃你的零食，还从不买。
“I hope this time you wind up with the sweet end of the lollipop.”
希望你这次能舔到棒棒糖甜的那头。
把老梗翻成祝福，温柔里带一点心酸。
I hope you wind up with the sweet end of the lollipop.
给朋友打气时能用；对刚失恋的人说会有揭伤口之嫌。
Hope you finally get the good half this time. ／ Fingers crossed you land on the sweet side.
中性
I hope 轻提，sweet end 重读，lollipop 慢慢降下来。
I hope this time you get the sunny side of the street. 希望你这次能拿到街上有阳光的那一边。
The next thing you know, they're borrowing money from you, they're spending it on other dames and betting on horses. You don't say. Then one morning you wake up, the guy's gone, the saxophone's gone. All that's left behind is a pair of old socks and a tube of toothpaste, all squeezed out. So you pull yourself together, you go on to the next job, the next saxophone player. It's the same thing all over again. You see what I mean? Not very bright. Brains aren't everything. I can tell you one thing. It's not gonna happen to me again, ever. I'm tired of getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop.
转眼间，他们就跟你借钱，拿去花在别的女人身上，还拿去赌马。 真的呀。 然后某天早上你一睁眼，人没了，萨克斯也没了。 留下的只有一双旧袜子，还有一管被挤得干干净净的牙膏。 于是你打起精神，去接下一份活儿，换下一个萨克斯手。 结果又是一模一样的重来一遍。 你明白我的意思吧？ 脑子不太灵光。 光有脑子也不顶用。 我跟你讲，这种事绝不会再发生在我身上，绝对不会。 我受够了每次都捡最差的那一份。
下一章 · 10more than you can shake a stick at多得数不清这场戏：富翁盯上假姑娘字面是「土著人开始坐不住了」，其实是一句玩笑话，意思是「客人/大家等得不耐烦了」。原句 The natives are getting restless 就是催冰块快点上。
pull yourself together。它是劝人收拾好情绪、别崩溃时的常用句。原句 So you pull yourself together, you go on to the next job，就是「于是你打起精神，去接下一份活儿」。
意思是「最后落到、结果得到」，强调事情的结局。原句 I hope this time you wind up with the sweet end of the lollipop，就是「希望你这回能捞着甜头」。
意思是「只要……就行」，用来列出一个必须满足的条件。原句 I don't care how rich he is as long as he has a yacht，就是「他多有钱我不在乎，只要有艘游艇就行」。
二十五年，也就是一个世纪的四分之一。原句 That's a quarter of a century. Makes a girl think，说的是糖糖到了该考虑结婚的年纪，所以开始琢磨将来。
