这场戏：美发店里张罗婚礼
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婚礼当天，美发店里正给谢尔比梳妆，做头发的人一紧张就担心活儿太蓬；谢尔比则兴奋地讲起婚礼主色 My colors are Blush and Bashful（我的主色是「胭脂红」和「娇羞粉」）——说穿了就是两种粉色。想学怎么用英语半开玩笑地把一件事说穿，这场戏全是例子。
夸她「找对了人、好对象」：You made a very good catch
screw up 搞砸、弄糟grew on me 慢慢喜欢上了on your feet 一直站着、不得歇
「做成犰狳的形状」：in the shape of（做成…的形状）
get off Daddy's back 别再挑某人的刺in the shape of 做成…的形状I can't even begin to think 我根本没法想象
婚礼当天，特鲁维的美发店成了新娘谢尔比的梳妆间。她一边报着水果蛋糕的配方，一边张罗大家开工。妈妈姆琳担心自己一紧张就把女儿的头发做得太蓬，被伙伴们打趣 Relax（放松点）、You can't screw up her hair（她的头发你怎么弄都不会差）。谢尔比聊起未婚夫杰克逊，说自己起初嫌他烦，后来 grew on me（慢慢喜欢上了），还说要和他 The money's real nice and all, but I just like the idea of growing old with somebody（钱是好，可我就喜欢跟一个人慢慢变老）。话题转到婚礼主色 Blush and Bashful（「胭脂红」和「娇羞粉」），新郎蛋糕竟做成犰狳的形状，惹得满屋大笑。想学婚礼、恋爱和熟人间的打趣，这些说法都用得上。
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“And Daddy always says, "An ounce of pretension's worth a pound of manure."”
爸爸总说：「一盎司的装腔作势，抵得上一磅粪肥。」
用称重的方式骂装腔，土话里带着农家的智慧和喜感。
An ounce of X is worth a pound of Y.
熟人之间损人做作时用；对不熟的人说会显得粗鲁。
An ounce of action is worth a pound of theory. ／ A gram of sense beats a ton of style.
口语
ounce of 连读，pretension's worth 连成一串。
An ounce of honesty is worth a pound of flattery. 一分诚实抵得上一斤奉承。
“My dream is to get old and sit on the back porch covered with grandchildren and say "no" and "stop that."”
我的梦想就是老了以后坐在后廊上，被一群孙辈围着，嘴里喊着「不行」和「别闹了」。
把天伦之乐落到两句唠叨上，朴素得让人心软。
My dream is to ...
认真聊人生愿望时用；在饭桌上说太私人会显得突兀。
My dream is to grow old surrounded by family. ／ I want to end up on a porch full of kids.
中性
covered with grandchildren 连读带过，两个引语要分明。
My dream is to retire near the sea and cook for friends. 我的梦想是退休后住在海边，给朋友们做饭。
“Well, I really do love football, but it's hard to parlay that into a reason to live.”
我确实爱橄榄球，可这很难变成活下去的理由。
把看球的热情和活下去的理由摆在一起，轻描淡写里全是丧偶的疼。
It's hard to parlay X into Y.
自嘲把爱好当支撑时用；对刚失去亲人的人说会显得轻浮。
It's hard to turn a hobby into a purpose. ／ A game alone can't be a reason to get up.
口语
parlay that into 连读，hard 稍重，句尾降下来。
It's hard to parlay a cooking show into a life plan. 很难把一档美食节目变成人生规划。
“The money's real nice and all, but I just like the idea of growing old with somebody.”
钱当然很好，但我就是喜欢和一个能一起变老的人在一起。
在铺张的婚礼里说出一句最朴素的婚姻观，反而最戳人。
I just like the idea of ...
谈感情、说自己想要哪种生活时用；在刚失恋的人面前炫耀会伤人。
I just like the idea of growing old together. ／ I like the thought of sharing a life.
中性
nice and all 连读，growing old with 一气呵成。
I just like the idea of having someone to come home to. 我就是喜欢有个能让我回家见到的人。
下一章 · 05melts my butter合我心意这场戏：美发店里的血糖发作指「好对象」，夸某人找了个值得嫁娶的人。戏里有人夸谢尔比 You made a very good catch，就是「你可钓到个好对象」。
说 grew on me，常用来讲一开始不喜欢、后来才动心。戏里谢尔比说杰克逊 kind of grew on me，就是「我慢慢就喜欢上他了」。
指一个人的招牌色、标志色。戏里谢尔比说 Pink is my signature color，就是把粉色当成自己的标志。
指别再挑某人的刺、别再唠叨某人。戏里谢尔比说 I wish you'd get off Daddy's back，就是希望妈妈别老数落爸爸。
用 parlay into。戏里克莱尔说自己爱看橄榄球，却很难 parlay that into a reason to live，就是把爱好变成活下去的理由。
