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北极屋里喝热可可:took matters into my own hands

女孩在北极的木屋里醒来,一位太太递上一杯热可可:You're gonna be all right(你会没事的)。她也说清自己为什么会落到那儿——it was a stretch(这事有点悬),so I took matters into my own hands(所以我就自己动手了);原来她们穿过的是 the Veil of Borealis(北极光之幕)。想学安慰人、解释来龙去脉,这几句都好用。

发生了什么

女孩在北极的木屋里醒来,一位太太递来一杯热可可,还拿出独家配方,说 You're gonna be all right(你会没事的)。女孩认出她是圣诞奶奶,也解释自己为什么会落到这儿:她觉得许愿一开始 it was a stretch(有点悬),so I took matters into my own hands(就自己动手了),结果在去机场路上,接驳车掉进虫洞,穿过 the Veil of Borealis(北极光之幕)来到这里。随后圣诞老人现身,喊着 Kate Pierce(凯特·皮尔斯);另一位男孩见到精灵 Hugg(哈格),还被告知 Welcome to the North Pole(欢迎来到北极)。想学安慰、解释事情经过和欢迎客人,这段很典型。

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这场戏看什么

  • 先安顿再提问的接待顺序
  • 凯特说 the wish 时他在装懂
  • 杰克用半句话确认驯鹿和圣诞老人

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took matters into my own handsbe a stretchend upif I'm not mistaken

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took matters into my own hands

亲自动手、自己接手

凯特说圣诞老人没按她的愿望行动,于是她自己跑去机场,结果掉进了虫洞。

The landlord ignored the leak, so we took matters into our own hands.房东不管漏水,我们只好自己动手。

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  • be a stretch

    有点勉强、悬

  • end up

    最终落到、结果变成

  • if I'm not mistaken

    如果我没记错的话

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短语 · A2there you go

这就对了、慢慢来

There you go. [sighs]
短语 · A2be all right

没事的、会好起来

You're gonna be all right, Kate.
发音all right

all right:all 和 right 之间顺滑过渡,right 末尾的 t 只做口型不出气,听着干脆。

You're gonna be all right, Kate.
短语 · B1know who someone is

我是谁

How do you know who I am?
短语 · B1around here

在这附近、在这一带

Oh, everyone knows who you are around here.
短语 · A2feel fine

感觉没事

-You feeling all right? -Yeah, I feel fine, but…
短语 · B1crash through something

撞穿、闯过

did we just crash through a kaleidoscope? There were so many different colors.
短语 · B1keep someone hidden

让我们隐身

Uh, it keeps us hidden and protected from the outside world.
短语 · B2protected from something

免受……侵扰

Uh, it keeps us hidden and protected from the outside world.
短语 · B2in the name of something

以……之名

But tell me, how in the name of all things sacred
发音in the name of

in the name of:name 和 of 顺滑相接,of 只留一个轻 v,整条短语一口气推下去。

But tell me, how in the name of all things sacred
短语 · B1end up in/doing something

最终落到、结果变成

圣诞老人问凯特和杰克,怎么会兜兜转转落到北极正中间。

did you end up in the middle of the North Pole?
短语 · B2if I'm not mistaken

如果我没记错的话

圣诞老人点出凯特本该在坎昆,语气客气,却透出他对她的行程了如指掌。

You're supposed to be in Cancun, if I'm not mistaken.
语法 · B2if I'm not mistaken

if 引导的条件句:if I'm not mistaken 是条件从句,用来礼貌地假设如果我没记错,顺带给自己的判断留了余地。

You're supposed to be in Cancun, if I'm not mistaken.
发音if I'm not mistaken

if I'm not mistaken:if 的 f 和 I'm 的 ai 直接连上,not 轻轻带过,重音落在 mistaken 第二音节。

You're supposed to be in Cancun, if I'm not mistaken.
短语 · B2that's some something

这热巧克力可真够劲

That's some hot chocolate.
语法 · B2some hot chocolate

some 表赞叹:some 放在名词前不表示数量,而是表示这东西真不一般;这里是在夸这杯热巧克力够劲。

That's some hot chocolate.
短语 · A2someone's special recipe

独家配方

My special recipe.
短语 · B1be just lucky (that) ...

纯属运气好

You're just lucky I was out there hunting Jola the Yule Cat.
短语 · B1would have done something

本来会看到

Otherwise, I never would have seen you.
语法 · B2would have seen

虚拟语气:would have seen 表示对过去的假设结果,配上 never 就是本来绝不会看见你,说的是反事实。

Otherwise, I never would have seen you.
短语 · B1part of someone's plan

你计划的一部分

But I thought this was, like, part of your plan.
短语 · A2grant someone's wish

圣诞愿望

You know, to grant my Christmas wish.
短语 · B2be a stretch

有点勉强、悬

凯特承认自己觉得靠许愿让圣诞老人接她有点悬,于是决定自己行动。

Yeah. Well, I figured it was a stretch, so I took matters into my own hands,
短语 · C1take matters into one's own hands

亲自动手、自己接手

凯特说圣诞老人没按她的愿望行动,于是她自己跑去机场,结果掉进了虫洞。

Yeah. Well, I figured it was a stretch, so I took matters into my own hands,
语法 · C1took matters into my own hands

一般过去时:took 是一般过去时,说过去某次果断的行动;这个说法表示不再等别人,自己动手处理。

Yeah. Well, I figured it was a stretch, so I took matters into my own hands,
短语 · B1be on one's way to somewhere

正在去……的路上

and I was on my way to the airport when our shuttle fell into this wormhole.
发音on my way to

on my way to 里 my 缩成很轻的 m,几乎听不出元音,重音落在 way 上,to 只留一个含糊的 tə。

and I was on my way to the airport when our shuttle fell into this wormhole.
短语 · B1something doesn't look like something

看起来不像

This doesn't look like Kids Club.
短语 · B1no way

不可能、绝不可能

Uh-uh. No way. I must be dreaming.

看懂「北极屋里喝热可可」

发音重点

  • all right — all right:all 和 right 之间顺滑过渡,right 末尾的 t 只做口型不出气,听着干脆。
  • in the name of — in the name of:name 和 of 顺滑相接,of 只留一个轻 v,整条短语一口气推下去。
  • if I'm not mistaken — if I'm not mistaken:if 的 f 和 I'm 的 ai 直接连上,not 轻轻带过,重音落在 mistaken 第二音节。
  • on my way to — on my way to 里 my 缩成很轻的 m,几乎听不出元音,重音落在 way 上,to 只留一个含糊的 tə。
You're gonna be all right, Kate.

你会没事的,凯特。 不安慰细节,也不解释道理,只给一个笃定的未来。短短一句,是长辈给孩子最稳的那块地。

Uh, it keeps us hidden and protected from the outside world.

它让我们对外界隐身,也保护着我们。 把「藏起来」说成一种被守护,而不是躲避。hidden and protected 两个词并列,边界感和安全感同时出现。

Otherwise, I never would have seen you.

不然的话,我根本不会看见你们。 把相遇说成一个差点不存在的巧合:otherwise 一转折,命运感就出来了。客套的谢意被这一句拉成了缘分。

Yeah. Well, I figured it was a stretch, so I took matters into my own hands,

对。我觉得这事有点悬,所以就自己动手了, 先承认愿望站不住脚,再说自己怎么出手。a stretch 加 took matters into my own hands,把主动和清醒一次说尽。

关于这一章的问题

took matters into my own hands 是什么意思?

意思是「亲自动手、自己接手」,指不等别人、自己把事揽过来做。台词里说 so I took matters into my own hands,就是「所以我就自己动手了」。

be a stretch 是什么意思?

意思是「有点勉强、悬」,指想法或说法不太现实。台词里说 I figured it was a stretch,就是「我觉得这事有点悬」。

「如果我没记错的话」英语怎么说?

if I'm not mistaken。台词里说 You're supposed to be in Cancun, if I'm not mistaken,就是「如果我没记错,你现在本该在坎昆」。

end up 怎么用?

意思是「最终落到、结果变成」,强调结果的意外。台词里问 how did you end up in the middle of the North Pole,就是「你怎么会落到北极正中间」。

这几句适合什么场合?

自己揽事做用 take matters into your own hands;说想法不现实用 be a stretch;客气地讲记性用 if I'm not mistaken;讲意外结局用 end up。

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