这场戏：吃醋还死不承认
第 14 章 · 共 18 章 · 2'07"
露西见完客人回来，随口说那男人 rather charming（挺讨人喜欢），幽灵船长立刻炸毛，嫌他 like a cat at a fishmonger's（像猫盯着鱼摊），还嘴硬说 jealousy is a disease of the flesh（嫉妒是有肉身的人才会得的病）。被戳穿吃醋又死不承认的样子，学几句「损情敌」的英文刚好用得上。
a disease of the flesh 就是「肉体凡胎才得的病」
a disease of the flesh 肉体凡胎才得的病today of all days 偏偏是今天can't help it 忍不住、由不得自己making a fool of yourself 出洋相、丢人现眼
客人走后，露西提起那位挺讨她喜欢的作家，幽灵船长立刻翻脸：嫌他 smirking 像 like a cat at a fishmonger's（猫盯着鱼摊），骂对方是 perfumed parlor snakes（喷香水的客厅毒蛇），还怪露西说话都开始像他。露西一句 Why, Daniel, I believe you're jealous（我看你是吃醋了）戳中他，他嘴上硬撑，说 jealousy is a disease of the flesh（嫉妒是肉体凡胎才得的病），又抱怨事情全挤在 today of all days（偏偏是今天）。露西点破他 You've been eavesdropping（你一直在偷听），他照样嘴硬。today of all days 就是「偏偏是今天」，用来抱怨时机不巧；eavesdropping 指偷听、听墙角；like a cat at a fishmonger's 形容人盯得一脸馋相。想调侃爱吃醋的人，这几句很生动。
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“And the way he was smirking at you, like a cat at a fishmonger's.”
还有他冲你那样笑，活像猫盯着鱼摊。
一个鱼摊的比喻，把油腻的笑写得又准又刻薄。
like a cat at a fishmonger's
形容某人馋涎欲滴地笑时用；当着当事人别说。
like a fox in a henhouse ／ grinning like a cat with cream
口语
the way he was 弱读快过，fishmonger's 重读，尾音下压。
He watched her walk by like a cat at a fishmonger's. 她走过去时，他看得活像猫盯着鱼摊。
“How in blazes do you want me to talk?”
那你到底要我怎么说？
一句老派反问，把被反复挑刺的憋屈全嚷了出来。
How in blazes do you want me to ...?
被反复挑剔、忍不住顶回去时用；正式场合绝不能说。
How on earth should I talk? ／ What am I supposed to say?
口语
in blazes 轻快带过，do you want me to 连读，尾音上挑。
How in blazes do you want me to park this thing? 那你到底要我怎么把这东西停进去？
“Why, Daniel, I believe you're jealous.”
哎呀，丹尼尔，我看你是吃醋了。
用 I believe 慢慢把结论说出口，打趣里带着一丝得意。
I believe you're ...
半开玩笑地点破对方心思时用；认真吵架时别这么轻巧。
I do believe you're jealous. ／ Sounds like you're jealous to me.
口语
Why 轻挑，I believe 放慢，jealous 重读收尾。
Why, I believe you're actually nervous about the speech. 哎呀，我看你是真为这场演讲紧张了。
“Besides, jealousy is a disease of the flesh.”
再说，嫉妒是有肉身的人才会得的病。
把嫉妒说成肉身病，既强辩又暗藏身份，一句顶十句。
jealousy is a disease of the flesh
想用一句怪论挡开对方的指责时用；日常别乱套用。
Jealousy is a sickness of the living. ／ Only the living get jealous.
literary
Besides 轻起，disease of the flesh 逐词放慢，重音在 flesh。
I can't be homesick; homesickness is a disease of the flesh. 我不会想家，想家是有肉身的人才得的病。
“I've never known you to be so disagreeable, today of all days.”
我从没见你这么难相处，偏偏还是今天。
把委屈落到 today of all days 上，今天的分量一下压满。
today of all days
事情偏偏在最要紧的日子出岔子时用；埋怨里带点撒娇。
on this of all days ／ and today of all days
口语
never known you 连读，today of all days 一字一顿。
The printer broke, today of all days. 打印机偏偏在今天坏了。
“I said men, not perfumed parlor snakes.”
我说的是男人，不是喷香水的客厅毒蛇。
一个比喻把油头粉面的男人钉死，反驳又狠又好笑。
I said ..., not ...
想鲜明划清两类人、又带讽刺时用；对当事人别说。
I meant men, not smooth talkers. ／ That's not a man, that's a parlor snake.
口语
I said men 停顿加重，perfumed parlor snakes 连读后重砸。
I want a partner, not a perfumed parlor snake in a suit. 我要的是伴侣，不是西装革履的客厅毒蛇。
下一章 · 15promise you the moon空口许诺这场戏：船长道别说梦该醒了意思是「偏偏是今天」，抱怨不好的事专挑重要的日子来。of all days 就是「那么多天里偏偏」。今天面试却迟到，就能说 today of all days。
eavesdrop，动词；名词是 eavesdropping。可以说 You've been eavesdropping，就是「你一直在偷听」。比 listen in 更常用来指责人。
可以说 polish his brass，字面是把他那副厚脸皮打磨一下，实际是「教训他、搓搓他的锐气」。带点老派英式幽默。
直译是「肉体凡胎才得的病」。船长用来说嫉妒这种情绪只有活人才有，他一个鬼不该吃醋——话里其实已经认了。
make a fool of yourself。如 Making a fool of yourself，就是「由着自己出洋相」。加了 of yourself，强调丢的是自己的脸。
