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参观村子看圣诞星:time stands still

有人带两个孩子参观村子,说这里每一步、每一栋都由圣诞奶奶设计,还笑着承认 it might be time for a change(也许是该改改了)。抬头就是 the Christmas Star(圣诞星),一句 time stands still here(这里时间是静止的)点出北极的秘密。想学参观讲解和奇幻设定里的说法,这段很梦幻。

发生了什么

有人带两个孩子参观村子,说这里住着上百万精灵,产量高得离谱——就算把全球快递和制造业加总、再翻四倍干一年,也只是刚接近这里一天的产能。他还坦白,这地方每一栋都由圣诞奶奶设计,一句也许是该改改了,算是认了该改个名。一路看去,他指认 the Christmas Star(圣诞星),说它 powers up(给……供电)整座村子,还把伯利恒之星的光接到北极光、生成一层光幕。谈到年龄,他一句 time stands still(这里时间是静止的),点出北极不会变老的秘密;外面的大炮则负责把雪从外面打进来。想学讲解、提问和奇幻世界的设定说法,这些表达都很出彩。

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time stands still

时间静止、感觉不到时间流逝

圣诞老人向杰克解释北极的规则,所以这里的人不会变老。

When she walked in, time stood still for a second.她走进来时,时间仿佛静止了一秒。

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  • check something out

    来看看这个

  • How come

    为什么、怎么会

  • been known to

    向来会、有过……的记录

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短语 · B1over a million something

超过一百万

The village houses over a million elves.
发音over a million

over a million 连成 over-a-million,三个词之间几乎没有停顿。

The village houses over a million elves.
短语 · B1get close to something

接近、快要赶上

well, you just might be getting close to what we can accomplish here in Santa's Village in a single day.
短语 · B1in a single day

在一天之内

well, you just might be getting close to what we can accomplish here in Santa's Village in a single day.
发音walking in it

walking in it 连成 walking-in-it,it 的 t 轻弹一下。

Why, you're walking in it.
短语 · B2each and every one

每一个、无一例外

And each and every one designed by Mrs. Claus.
短语 · B1never thought of that

从没这么想过

-Me too. -Why, I… I never thought of that.
短语 · B1it's time for a change

该变一变了

it… it might be time for a change.
短语 · A2show someone something

给你看点东西

Come on. Let's go. I wanna show you something.
短语 · B1check something out

来看看这个

圣诞老人招呼凯特和杰克来看新东西,语气轻松兴奋。

Katie Cat, Jack, check this out.
短语 · B1pretty cool

挺酷的

It's pretty cool.
短语 · B2be known to do something

向来会、有过……的记录

杰克问圣诞老人他们是不是还做电子游戏,圣诞老人轻描淡写地承认自己写过几个。

Oh, I've been known to code a few in my time.
短语 · B2in one's time

在我这一辈子

Oh, I've been known to code a few in my time.
短语 · B1enough to do something

足够用来

Enough to stuff billions of stockings every year.
短语 · B1billions of something

数十亿的

Enough to stuff billions of stockings every year.
发音billions of

billions 末尾的 s 和 of 的 ə 顺接,of 弱化为轻 ə,重音落在 bill 上。

Enough to stuff billions of stockings every year.
短语 · B1how come ...

为什么、怎么会

杰克发现姐姐以前来过北极却瞒着自己,脱口问她为什么从没提过。

How come you never told me?
短语 · A2a lot of things

很多事

There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.
短语 · B1haven't told someone

还没告诉你

There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.
语法 · B1There's a lot of things

there be 结构:There's 表示存在。口语里常拿 There's 接复数,严格来说该换复数形式,但日常没人较真。

There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.
短语 · B2power something up

给……供电

It powers up the entire village.
语法 · B2a way to connect

a way 加不定式:a way to 加动词原形表示做某事的方法;devised 是较书面地说想出了办法。

I devised a way to connect the light from the Star of Bethlehem
短语 · B1the only one who ...

唯一的一个

And Santa is the only one who knows how to get in and out of the veil safely.
短语 · B2in and out of somewhere

进进出出

And Santa is the only one who knows how to get in and out of the veil safely.
语法 · B2the only one who knows

who 引导的定语从句:who 引导的定语从句修饰 the only one,说明唯一知道怎么安全进出的人到底是谁。

And Santa is the only one who knows how to get in and out of the veil safely.
短语 · B2a sliver of something

一小片、一丝

Tiny sliver of it.
短语 · B2time stands still

时间静止、感觉不到时间流逝

圣诞老人向杰克解释北极的规则,所以这里的人不会变老。

Mm-hmm. You see, time stands still here in the North Pole, Jack.
语法 · B2time stands still

一般现在时表永恒:time stands still 用一般现在时说永恒不变的规律,好像时间真的停住;这里解释北极为什么不会变老。

Mm-hmm. You see, time stands still here in the North Pole, Jack.
短语 · B2pipe something in

用管道送进来

so the elves have to pipe it in from the outside. Look.
发音pipe it in

pipe it in 里 it 的 t 轻弹成 d 音,整串像 pipe-id-in。

so the elves have to pipe it in from the outside. Look.
短语 · B1a giant snow globe

雪花玻璃球

It looks like we're in a giant snow globe.

看懂「参观村子看圣诞星」

发音重点

  • over a million — over a million 连成 over-a-million,三个词之间几乎没有停顿。
  • walking in it — walking in it 连成 walking-in-it,it 的 t 轻弹一下。
  • billions of — billions 末尾的 s 和 of 的 ə 顺接,of 弱化为轻 ə,重音落在 bill 上。
  • pipe it in — pipe it in 里 it 的 t 轻弹成 d 音,整串像 pipe-id-in。
There's a lot of things I haven't told you, Jack.

有很多事我都没告诉过你,杰克。 不用解释,也不辩解,只承认「有件事没告诉你」。一句话既接住了质问,又把更大的秘密留在后面。

Mm-hmm. You see, time stands still here in the North Pole, Jack.

嗯哼。你看,在北极,时间是静止的,杰克。 把最不可思议的设定说得像常识:在这儿,时间停着。一句解释,顺手解开了「不会变老」的谜。

It looks like we're in a giant snow globe.

感觉我们像在一个巨大的雪景球里。 用一个玩具把奇境说小、说可爱:整个世界被罩在玻璃里。比喻越日常,画面越清楚。

Oh, I've been known to code a few in my time.

哦,我这一辈子也写过几个游戏。 不吹嘘资历,只用 in my time 轻轻一提。老派的谦虚说法,反而让人信他真做过。

关于这一章的问题

time stands still 是什么意思?

意思是「时间静止、感觉不到时间流逝」。戏里说 time stands still here in the North Pole,就是「北极这里时间是停住的」,所以精灵不会变老。

been known to 是什么意思?

意思是「向来会、有过……的记录」,语气谦虚又带点得意。戏里说我 been known to code a few,就是「我当年也写过几个游戏」。

How come 和 why 有什么区别?

How come 是 why 的口语说法,常用来问「怎么会这样」,比 why 更随意。戏里 How come you never told me 就是「你怎么从没告诉我」。

「来看看这个」英语怎么说?

check something out。戏里说 check this out,就是招呼人「来看看这个」,很日常。

村子为什么需要大炮?

因为光幕把雪也挡在外面,精灵只能用大炮把雪从外面打进来,村子才有下雪的样子。

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