这场戏：被带去置办一身新衣
第 8 章 · 共 19 章 · 2'47"
乔说车丢了，诺玛却嫌他衣服难看，拉他去最好的男装店，从法兰绒一路买到燕尾服。乔拒绝说 I don't need any clothes（我不需要什么衣服），她只回一句 Why begrudge me a little fun（干吗连我这点乐子都不给）。从衬衫到外套，她全替他做主。想学逛街争执、替人做主和轻巧的反击，这段台词全用得上。
他把丢车当成 a matter of life and death（生死攸关的大事）
a matter of life and death 生死攸关的大事lost my car 车丢了cheap new things 廉价新货
她问他为什么要 begrudge me（舍不得让我得到）
bored with 对某物腻了begrudge me 舍不得让我得到baggy pants 肥裤子
❝ 独白 · 7 句 那间房是他唯一 have to myself（独自拥有）的地方
right through 径直穿过move me to 把我搬到某处have to myself 独自拥有better than 比……强
诺玛发现乔的车不见了，倒更在意他那件难看的衬衫，拉他去城里最好的男装店，说 nothing like blue flannel（蓝色法兰绒真是没得比），从单排扣西装、驼毛大衣挑到燕尾服，还说 you need them for parties（参加派对要穿）。乔一口回绝 I don't need any clothes（我不需要什么衣服），她只回 Why begrudge me a little fun（干吗连我这点乐子都不给）。到了年底，大雨 right through（径直穿过）车库楼上房间的旧屋顶，她让马克斯把乔 move me to（搬进）主屋——乔舍不得那间能独处的小屋，却也只能认了。想学替人做主、拒绝和轻描淡写的英语，这段都能用。
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“Not one of those cheap new things made of chromium and spit.”
可不是那些用铬和唾沫拼出来的廉价新货。
一句话骂尽流水线汽车，老派贵族的傲慢跃然纸上。
one of those cheap new things made of ...
嫌弃粗糙新东西、坚持老派品味时用；对别人买的新车说很没礼貌。
Not some flimsy new model. ／ Not one of those throwaway things.
口语
cheap new 两个重音，chromium and spit 放慢加重。
I don't buy furniture made of particle board and glue. 我不买那种用刨花板和胶水做的家具。
“I don't need any clothes, and I certainly don't want you buying them for me.”
我不需要什么衣服，更不想让你替我买衣服。
把「不要」和「更不要你给」叠起来，界线画得清清楚楚。
I don't want you doing something for me.
拒绝带条件的馈赠时用；对真心帮忙的人说会显得不近人情。
I don't want you paying for me. ／ I'd rather not owe you this.
中性
certainly 重读，you buying them 一口气连过去。
I don't need a new phone, and I certainly don't want you buying it. 我不需要新手机，更不想让你买给我。
“Why begrudge me a little fun? I just want you to look nice.”
你干吗连我这点乐子都不给？我就是想让你穿得体面点。
把控制包装成关心，一句反问就把对方堵得没话说。
Why begrudge me ...? I just want ...
被拒绝后用撒娇式反问时用；对独立的人这样说会招反感。
Why can't you let me enjoy this? ／ It's only a small thing I'm asking.
口语
Why 上扬，begrudge me 连读，重音落 fun 和 nice。
Why begrudge me dinner? I just want to treat you. 你干吗不让我请顿饭？我就是想款待你。
“The only time I could have to myself was in that room.”
我唯一能独处的时间，就是在那个房间里。
不说被看管，只说「独自待着」，一句道尽寄人篱下的窒息。
The only time I could have to myself was ...
讲自己仅剩的私人空间时用；对占满你时间的人说等于抗议。
That room was the only place that was mine. ／ My only privacy was up there.
中性
only time 重读，have to myself 轻快带过，句尾落平。
The only time I could have to myself was on the commute. 我唯一能独处的时间就是在通勤路上。
“But it was better than sleeping in a raincoat and galoshes.”
可总比穿着雨衣和雨鞋睡觉强。
用最狼狈的画面收尾，让让步听起来像自我打趣。
It was better than doing something awful.
勉强接受一个不太好的选择时用；正式汇报里别这样打趣。
Still better than the alternative. ／ Better than getting soaked all night.
口语
better than 连读，raincoat and galoshes 放慢列举。
Working late is better than sleeping in the office. 加班总比睡在办公室强。
The last week in December, the rains came. A great big package of rain, oversized, like everything else in California. It came right through the old roof of my room above the garage. She had Max move me to the main house. I didn't much like the idea. The only time I could have to myself was in that room. But it was better than sleeping in a raincoat and galoshes.
十二月的最后一周，雨来了。 一大包雨水，铺天盖地，就像加州别的一切一样夸张。 雨水径直穿过我车库楼上那间房的旧屋顶。 她让马克斯把我搬进了主屋。 我不太喜欢这个主意。 我唯一能独处的时间，就是在那个房间里。 可总比穿着雨衣和雨鞋睡觉强。
下一章 · 09take me for granted把我当成理所当然这场戏：跨年夜逼他表态字面是「生死攸关的事」，形容重要得不得了。乔觉得车丢了就是这种大事，才跑来这栋宅子。
begrudge。诺玛说 Why begrudge me a little fun，就是「你干吗连我这点乐子都舍不得给」。
是「对……腻了、看烦了」。诺玛说自己 bored with 那件运动外套和肥裤子，就是看腻了乔的打扮。
是「没什么比得上」。诺玛说 there's nothing like blue flannel for a man，就是「男人穿蓝色法兰绒没得比」。
是「只要」，用来提条件。台词里说 as long as the lady's paying for it，就是「既然这位女士掏钱」。
是「擦亮、打理好」。马克斯把老爷车从垫木上弄下来 polish it up，就是擦得锃亮再开出来。
