如果我是你的话
圣诞奶奶看出杰克想碰那些珍贵的书，婉转地提醒他最好别动。
I wouldn't touch those if I were you. They look pretty rare.The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020 — 第 8 / 20 章 · 6'22" · B1
睡前讲圣诞老人的来历：one of a kind
睡前故事里，圣诞奶奶从一本 one of a kind（独一无二）的孤本讲起，说一切就是从这里开始的：圣尼古拉因给予而快乐，带领精灵逃到北极；还讲起他们 grew to love（渐渐爱上）的精灵贝尔斯尼克，等他长大、一切都变了。想学讲故事、追述来历的说法，这段像童话旁白。
发生了什么
睡前故事里，圣诞奶奶拿出一本 one of a kind（独一无二）的孤本，说 where it all began（一切从这里开始），讲圣诞老人的来历：他本是圣尼古拉，一位主教，因给予而快乐，成了当地的英雄，传说传到森林精灵那里；精灵被人类猎杀到濒临灭绝，最后他带领他们踏上旅程，逃到北极，从此他们叫他圣诞老人。故事后半段讲起他们 grew to love（渐渐爱上）的精灵贝尔斯尼克，等圣诞精神传遍世界，一切都变了。想学讲故事、追述来历和亲情的说法，这些句子都很温柔。
这场戏看什么
- 睡前故事怎样把起源讲圆
- 贝尔斯尼克从宠儿变成诅咒
- 最后那句想念把责备收软
留意这几个短语
if I were youone of a kindIt's about timegrew to love
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one of a kind
独一无二的
圣诞奶奶说那些书其实是孤本，全世界只有这一份。
This old guitar is one of a kind.这把旧吉他独一无二。
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- if I were you
如果我是你的话
- It's about time
早该如此、也该……了
- grew to love
渐渐爱上、慢慢喜欢上
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I wouldn't touch those if I were you. They look pretty rare.虚拟语气：if I were you 是虚拟语气，用 were 而不是 was，表示如果我是你，专门用来给建议。
I wouldn't touch those if I were you. They look pretty rare.独一无二的
圣诞奶奶说那些书其实是孤本，全世界只有这一份。
-[Mrs. Claus] Yes, they are very rare. -Oh, they're one of a kind, actually.one of a kind 里 one of a 连成 one-of-a，重音落在 kind。
-[Mrs. Claus] Yes, they are very rare. -Oh, they're one of a kind, actually.睡前故事
Would you like to hear a bedtime story?那太棒了
-Man, that would be awesome! -That'd be amazing.仔细看
Look closely, children.一切开始的地方
-[wind blows] -[Mrs. Claus] This is where it all began.where it all 连成 where-it-all，began 再单独打开。
-[wind blows] -[Mrs. Claus] This is where it all began.被称为
Santa was known as Saint Nicholas.算得上是个……
Became something of a local hero.不同种类的
Wait, you mean there are different kinds of elves?几个世纪以来
For centuries, they were hunted for their magical powers,濒临灭绝
and then they were captured by humans to the brink of extinction.带领他们到安全之地
who would, one day, lead them to safety.从那天起
From that day forward, they no longer referred to him as Saint Nicholas.称他为
From that day forward, they no longer referred to him as Saint Nicholas.no longer 表否定：no longer 表示不再，比口语里的说法更书面；这里说从此不再叫他圣尼古拉。
From that day forward, they no longer referred to him as Saint Nicholas.from that day forward 里 that 的 t 几乎吞掉，day forward 再稳稳过去。
From that day forward, they no longer referred to him as Saint Nicholas.将会真正延续
And he led the elves on a mystical journey to an unknown land, where Christmas would truly endure.看着有点眼熟
he looks kinda familiar.有点儿、有点像——kinda 是口语连读写法，只在随意聊天里用，写作和正式场合要写完整形式。
he looks kinda familiar.……的技艺
I taught him the art of magical potion-making, and Santa taught him the art of invention.渐渐爱上、慢慢喜欢上
圣诞奶奶回忆她和圣诞老人如何把贝尔斯尼克从收养的孩子慢慢疼成视如己出。
Santa and I grew to love him very, very much.等到……的时候
But, by the time Belsnickel became a teenager, everything changed.by the time 引导的从句：by the time 引出某个节点，表示到那个节点为止；这里说等到贝尔斯尼克长成少年，一切都变了。
But, by the time Belsnickel became a teenager, everything changed.分给某人的时间少了
Santa had less time for Belsnickel,每一个、无一例外
And if an elf commits every single one of those transgressions, they become cursed.非常淘气的孩子
He became a very naughty boy.淘气的、不听话的——说小孩最常见，也能调侃成人；用在成人语境可能带暧昧，正式场合别乱用。
He became a very naughty boy.早该如此、也该……了
贝尔斯尼克做出全村最好的玩具，却一直没被认可，他抱怨也该轮到自己得点功劳了。
I build all the best toys around here. It's about time I get some of the credit.被剥夺
Belsnickel was stripped of the joy of being an elf.全世界
Because you care more about children all over the world than you care about me.比较级：more about 用比较级把两个对象放上天平，说你在乎谁更多，语气里全是被冷落的委屈。
Because you care more about children all over the world than you care about me.被……蒙蔽
Clouded by anger and humiliation…逃离
…Belsnickel ran away from the village…ran away from 连成 ran-away-from，from 收得很轻。
…Belsnickel ran away from the village…再也没有回来
never to return.今晚就到这里
That's about enough for tonight.看懂「睡前讲圣诞老人的来历」
发音重点
- one of a kind — one of a kind 里 one of a 连成 one-of-a，重音落在 kind。
- where it all began — where it all 连成 where-it-all，began 再单独打开。
- From that day forward — from that day forward 里 that 的 t 几乎吞掉，day forward 再稳稳过去。
- ran away from — ran away from 连成 ran-away-from，from 收得很轻。
I wouldn't touch those if I were you. They look pretty rare.换作是我，就不会去碰那些。 给建议却不摆架子，用一句虚拟假设把警告说软：我不是命令你，只是换我我不会。分寸拿捏得刚好。
-[wind blows] -[Mrs. Claus] This is where it all began.一切就是从这里开始的。 不讲年代和地点，只指出一个起点。越简单的句子，越像把整段历史轻轻放下。
And he led the elves on a mystical journey to an unknown land, where Christmas would truly endure.他带领精灵踏上一段神秘的旅程，去往一片未知之地，让圣诞节真正延续下去。 把迁徙说成使命，把节日说成要守护的东西。unknown land 和 truly endure 一前一后，命运的庄重感就出来了。
Because you care more about children all over the world than you care about me.因为你更在乎全世界的孩子，而不是在乎我。 不控诉、不哀求，只把两种在乎摆在一起比较。越平静的句子，越像孩子心里那句从没说出口的委屈。
关于这一章的问题
one of a kind 是什么意思？
意思是「独一无二的」。戏里说那本孤本 they're one of a kind，就是「它们是孤本、世上仅此一份」，夸东西稀有时常用。
if I were you 是什么意思？
意思是「如果我是你的话」，用来委婉给建议。戏里说 I wouldn't touch those if I were you，就是「换作是我，就不会去碰那些」。
It's about time 是什么意思？
意思是「早该如此、也该……了」，带点抱怨或期待。戏里说 It's about time I get some of the credit，就是「也该让我分点功劳了」。
grew to love 是什么意思？
意思是「渐渐爱上、慢慢喜欢上」。戏里说 they grew to love him very much，就是「他们渐渐非常爱他」，强调感情是一点点积累的。
「一切就是从这里开始的」英语怎么说？
This is where it all began。戏里讲故事前用这句开场，意思是「一切就是从这里开始的」，很适合引出往事或起源。
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