这场戏：圣诞集市上老友重逢
第 8 章 · 共 16 章 · 4'56"
圣诞集市上，美发店老板娘招呼客人：来杯冰茶怎么样？一句 It's the house wine of the South（这是南方的招牌饮品），把家常饮料说得像名酒。她还吐槽儿子的女友，用 the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly（关于她我能说的最好一句话，就是纹身拼写都对）损得不动声色。
house wine 意思是「某地的招牌饮品」
sneak by 从旁边偷偷溜过去killing time 打发时间house wine 某地的招牌饮品
too colorful for words 意思是「精彩得没法形容」
color announcer 体育解说嘉宾too colorful for words ……得没法形容the station of choice 首选电台
hired out 意思是「给人打工」
hell to be poor 穷得遭罪hired out 给人打工fried chicken 炸鸡
圣诞集市的人群里，美发店老板娘招呼回家的姑娘，端上一杯冰茶，说 It's the house wine of the South（这是南方的招牌饮品）。几个人一边聊近况，一边互相打趣：有人讲儿子带回家的女友，说 the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly（关于她我能说的最好一句话，就是纹身拼写都对）；有人夸自家美容师成了 the hottest tickets in town（镇上最抢手的人）；也有人说自己太爱表现，I'm just too colorful for words（精彩得没法形容）。想学活泼的南方寒暄、打趣和自夸，这家美发店就是范本。
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。
“How about a glass of iced tea? It's the house wine of the South.”
来杯冰茶怎么样？这是南方的招牌酒。
把一杯冰茶说成招牌酒，南方待客的体面和幽默全在里面。
It's the house wine of ...
介绍本地招牌吃食时用；在正式宴会上说会显得随意。
It's the house specialty of the region. ／ Around here this is the local cure-all.
口语
glass of iced 连读，house wine 两个重音。
Around here, cold noodles are the house wine of summer. 在这儿，冷面就是夏天的招牌酒。
“It's hell to be poor and hired out.”
又穷又得给人打工，真遭罪。
把穷和受雇于人并成一句自嘲，硬气里全是无奈。
It's hell to be ...
自嘲处境艰难时用；对雇主或陌生人说会显得抱怨。
It's hell to be broke and working for someone else. ／ Being poor and hired is no way to live.
口语
hell 重读，poor and hired out 连读降调。
It's hell to be broke and freelancing. 又没钱又得接活，真难熬。
“I'm just too colorful for words.”
我简直精彩得没法形容。
自夸用 colorful 一语双关，既是色彩也是风趣，得意得可爱。
too ... for words
夸张地形容自己或别人时用；认真场合说会显得浮夸。
I'm simply too fabulous for words. ／ The outfit is too much for words.
口语
too colorful 重读，for words 轻收。
This dress is too loud for words. 这条裙子花哨得没法形容。
“Louie brought his girlfriend home, and the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly.”
Louie 把女朋友带回家了，我对她唯一的好话就是：她身上所有纹身都没拼错。
先摆出夸人的架势再拐着弯贬低，礼貌句式里藏着最狠的一刀。
The nicest thing I can say about ... is ...
熟人闲聊里拐弯吐槽时用；当面这样评价人家对象就是撕破脸。
The kindest thing I can say is that his spelling's fine. ／ Best thing about it: it was free.
口语
nicest thing I can say 连读，spelled correctly 一字一顿。
The nicest thing I can say about that movie is the credits were short. 那部电影我唯一能夸的，就是片尾字幕很短。
下一章 · 09call the shots说了算这场戏：母女为要不要孩子吵翻指镇上最抢手、最受欢迎的人或事。Annelle's become one of the hottest tickets in town 就是夸那位美容师现在一位难求。
指在监狱里、坐牢。put someone behind bars 就是把某人关进去，比 in jail 更有画面感。
说 kill time。No, I'm just killing time 就是「不了，我就是随便耗耗时间」，等车、等人都能用。
说 make a fool out of yourself。You're making a fool out of yourself 就是提醒对方别再丢人现眼了。
美国体育转播里的「解说嘉宾」，负责在主播之外补充趣闻、点评和气氛，不负责主报比分，常由前球员或名人担任。
说 sneak by。Were you trying to sneak by us 就是问对方是不是想不打招呼、从旁边溜过去。
