这场戏：婚前拉锯与邻里算账
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婚礼前一早，杰克逊溜进谢尔比房间要她表态，谢尔比一句 It's bad luck to see me before the wedding（婚礼前见到我是不吉利的）想把他打发走。另一边乌伊泽上门找德拉姆，开口就是 I have such a bone to pick with you（我可有一肚子账要跟你算）。想学拌嘴和拿捏的说法，这段最好笑。
「不吉利」说 bad luck
talk some sense into 跟某人讲道理、把他劝醒bad luck 不吉利、犯忌讳go through with 把计划中的事坚持做完
「走投无路」说 at the end of my rope
bone to pick with 有笔账要跟某人算opposable thumbs 对生拇指at the end of my rope 走投无路、撑不下去
婚礼当天一早，杰克逊溜进谢尔比房间，要她亲口答应嫁给他；谢尔比用 It's bad luck to see me before the wedding（婚礼前见到我是不吉利的）当挡箭牌，还拿退礼物、爸爸的狠话开玩笑，最后还是松口让他两点去长老会教堂。楼下姆琳一家为婚礼忙着，谢尔比坚持把头发放下来，因为杰克逊喜欢。邻居乌伊泽随后上门，说自己刚从兽医那儿回来，白狗被这家的动静弄得掉毛，开口就对德拉姆说 I have such a bone to pick with you（我可有一肚子账要跟你算），两人为玉兰树吵到互相叫警察拿枪。安奈尔这边还老实记着食谱。想学拌嘴、开玩笑和算账的说法，这段最活。
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“It's bad luck to see me before the wedding.”
婚礼前见到我是不吉利的。
把老讲究说得又俏皮又认真，一句话就撑起了婚礼的仪式感。
It's bad luck to ...
拿老规矩挡人时用；对不信这些的人说会被当成玩笑。
It's bad luck to open an umbrella inside. ／ Seeing the bride early is said to bring bad luck.
中性
bad luck to 连读，before the wedding 放慢收尾。
It's bad luck to wish someone good luck before a test. 考试前祝人好运反而不吉利。
“If I don't, I'll have to deal with my wife, and I make it a point never to deal with my wife.”
要是不赶，我就得跟我老婆打交道，而我向来坚持不跟她打交道。
用同一个动词挖两个坑，一本正经地怕老婆，笑点全靠重复。
I make it a point never to ...
半开玩笑地宣告自己的原则时用；对领导说会显得油滑。
I make it a point never to argue before coffee. ／ I never discuss money after midnight.
口语
make it a point 连读，两个 deal with my wife 语调要一样。
I make it a point never to exercise before noon. 我向来坚持中午前不锻炼。
“I'm not even sure he has opposable thumbs.”
我甚至怀疑他有没有对生拇指。
用生物课的名词骂人蠢，抽象又具体，比直接骂狠十倍。
I'm not even sure ...
夸张地损人能力差时用；当着当事人说就太伤人了。
I'm not even sure he can tie his own shoes. ／ I doubt he can read a menu.
口语
not even 重读，opposable thumbs 一词一顿。
I'm not even sure he knows what a traffic light means. 我甚至怀疑他认不认识红绿灯。
“Well, tie a noose in it and slip it over your head.”
那就在绳子上打个套，套到自己脖子上吧。
把对方的抱怨回敬成一句黑色玩笑，Ouiser 式的刻薄全在这里。
Well, tie a noose in it and ...
老友互损、对方夸张叫苦时玩笑用；对正沮丧的人绝对别说。
Then make a knot and hang on to it. ／ If that's not enough, make it worse.
口语
tie a 连读，noose 拖长，slip it over 一带而过。
If that's the end of your rope, tie a swing to it. 要是你真到头了，就在绳上系个秋千吧。
下一章 · 04a good catch好对象这场戏：美发店里张罗婚礼指「有一肚子账要算」，表示对某人有不满要当面说清。戏里乌伊泽一进门就说 I have such a bone to pick with you。
说 at the end of my rope。戏里乌伊泽说自己 I'm at the end of my rope，就是「我已经走投无路了」。
指「怂恿、煽风点火」。戏里瑞德对着狗又叫又闹，旁边人说 Stop egging him on，就是「别激它了」。
指「快不行了、撑不久了」。戏里说那条狗 is on his last legs，就是「没几天活头了」。
指「把计划中的事坚持做完」。戏里杰克逊问谢尔比 You want to go through with this，就是「你是要把这婚结下去的」。
