这场戏：与船长鬼魂争房子
第 4 章 · 共 18 章 · 5'00"
露西刚住进海鸥小屋，夜里撞见船长格雷格的鬼魂。她道歉说以前骂过他 coward（胆小鬼），又以为他是自杀，老头当场炸毛：是煤气取暖器出的意外。他不肯放过这房子，她也不肯搬走，最后他反倒夸她一句 spunk（胆量）。想学怎么用英文认错、怎么据理力争，这场口角很有看头。
被夸「长得不赖」：not a bad-looking woman
frighten me away 把我吓走barely started 才刚开始charted the course 定了航线（这里指蓄意安排）not a bad-looking woman 长得不赖
❝ 独白 · 6 句 一句 spunk（胆量）让船长服软
can't explain it 说不清felt that way about 对……有那种感觉out of gratitude 出于感激spunk 胆量、有一股权劲
❝ 独白 · 4 句 船长讲他的第一艘船
用爱过一艘船来解释爱一栋房子，凶神忽然露出软处。
露西搬进海鸥小屋后，第一次和船长格雷格的鬼魂面对面。她先道歉，说以前不该骂他 coward（胆小鬼），又提到以为他是自杀——老头立刻反驳，说自己是睡梦中脚一蹬踢开了煤气阀，是一场意外，库姆那些人全是蠢货。他闹鬼是因为想把这房子改成退休海员之家，可她不肯让、也不肯搬，说自己一看见这房子就知道必须留下。她越说越动情，他也软下来，说自己也对一艘船有过同样的感觉，最后夸她 spunk（胆量）、count for（算你一条）。想学怎么道歉、怎么为自己争一间房，这些话全是活口语。
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。
“Coombe's a fool. They're all fools.”
库姆是个蠢货。他们全是蠢货。
两个短句火上浇油，把所有人一句话扫平。
X's a fool. They're all fools.
私下吐槽一群人或发火时用；当着面说就是撕破脸。
He's an idiot, and so are the rest. ／ They're all hopeless, every one of them.
口语
fool 重读，They're all fools 语速加快。
The manager is useless. They're all useless. 经理没用。他们全都没用。
“You're not a bad-looking woman, you know, especially when you're asleep.”
你知道吗，你长得不赖，尤其是睡着的时候。
先夸一句再拐个弯损人，老水手的调笑全在这半句里。
not a bad-looking ...
半开玩笑地夸人又挤对人时用；对不熟的人容易冒犯。
You're not bad-looking, for a landlubber. ／ She's not bad-looking when she smiles.
口语
not a bad 连读，especially 前停半拍。
You're not a bad cook, especially when you follow a recipe. 你做饭不赖，尤其是在照着菜谱做的时候。
“I love this house. I thought I must stay here the moment I saw it.”
我爱这栋房子。我一看见它，就知道自己必须留下。
从爱屋说到非留下不可，倔强和深情叠在一起。
I thought I must ... the moment I saw it
说出对某处或某样东西一见倾心时用；语气要真诚。
I knew at first sight that I had to have it. ／ One look was enough to decide me.
中性
love 重读，the moment I saw it 连读收尾。
I thought I must buy it the moment I saw it. 我一看见它，就知道非买不可。
“It was as if the house itself were welcoming me, asking me to rescue it from being so empty.”
就好像这房子在欢迎我，求我把它从空荡荡里救出来。
把一栋空房子写成活的，把自己写成去救它的人。
It was as if ... were welcoming me
形容某处或某事让你莫名有归属感时用；适合认真表达。
It felt as though the place was calling to me. ／ The house seemed to be waiting for someone.
literary
as if 后稍停，were welcoming me 连读。
It was as if the old shop were asking me to save it. 就好像那家老店在求我救它。
“It's my house, and I want it turned into a home for retired seamen.”
这是我的房子，我要把它改成退休海员的养老院。
把所有权和打算一口气讲明，孩子气又理直气壮。
It's my ... and I want it ...
强调东西归自己、宣布打算时用；耍赖时也常这么说。
It's mine, and I'll do as I like with it. ／ My house, my rules.
口语
my house 重读，turned into 连读。
It's my bike, and I want it kept indoors. 这是我的自行车，我要把它放在屋里。
“If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a woman crying.”
我最受不了的，就是女人哭。
一句大白话把凶神恶煞暴露成没辙，反差就是笑点。
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's ...
说出自己最受不了的事时用；语气可认真也可自嘲。
Nothing gets to me like a child crying. ／ The one thing I can't take is being lied to.
口语
one thing 重读，crying 拖长收尾。
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's unfairness. 我最受不了的，就是不公。
I love this house. I thought I must stay here the moment I saw it. I can't explain it. It was as if the house itself were welcoming me, asking me to rescue it from being so empty. You can't understand that, can you? I suppose you think I'm just a silly woman, but that's the way I feel.
我爱这栋房子。我一看见它，就知道自己必须留下。 我也说不清。 就好像这房子在欢迎我，求我把它从空荡荡里救出来。 您不会懂的，对吧？ 您大概觉得我就是个傻女人， 可我就是这么觉得。
I felt that way about a ship once, my first command. Found her rusting in the Mersey, gear all foul and a pigsty below. Always swore she sailed twice as sweetly for me as she would for any other master out of gratitude. Well, you love the house. That counts for you.
我也曾对一艘船有过这种感觉，那是我第一次当船长。 我在默西河找到她时，她锈迹斑斑，索具缠作一团，底舱脏得像猪圈。 我一直咬定，她是因为感激，才为我比给别的船长跑得更顺、更漂亮。 好吧，你爱这房子，这算你一条。
下一章 · 05make a bargain谈条件这场戏：跟鬼魂谈条件分房间意思是「胆量、一股权劲」。船长吓不走露西，最后夸她 And you've got spunk，就是「你还有胆子」。说一个人有股不服输的劲，就可以用这个词。
说 weigh anchor。船长形容别人被吓跑得连锚都顾不上起，就是 didn't even stop to weigh anchor。后来也常引申为「收拾停当、准备出发」。
不算。它是老派英式口语里「该死的、讨厌的」，比 damn 温和一些。船长说 confounded gas heater（那台该死的煤气取暖器），就是带着火气又不失体面。
count for 是「算得上、有分量」。船长说 you love the house, that counts for you，意思是「你爱这房子，这算你一条」。想表达某件事「加分、能顶用」，就用它。
能。chart the course 字面是「定航线」，引申为「按计划来做、蓄意安排」。船长承认对露西 charted the course with regret，就是说「这条航线我定得心里有愧」，指他故意吓人却又过意不去。
