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...strange. He picks me up in his fancy car.The Great Gatsby · 2013 — 第 7 / 18 章 · 3'15" · B2
饭桌上,有人转达盖茨比的请求:只想让尼克请黛西来喝茶,好让他碰巧路过。讲起五年前,那人说 the modesty of it(这份谦虚),其实是反讽——为一个人买下整栋房子、办遍派对,最后只求一杯茶。想聊「暗恋到极致」或形容「排场」时,pomp and circumstance(盛大排场)正好用上。
有人把盖茨比的话带给尼克:不直接见面,只想请黛西过来喝茶,好让他「碰巧」路过。为了说清缘由,那人从头讲起五年前的往事——黛西是路易斯维尔最受欢迎的女孩,盖茨比去打仗,她等了又等,最后被芝加哥来的汤姆娶走。婚礼排场之大,路易斯维尔前所未见,那句 pomp and circumstance(排场与隆重仪式)就带着这种「形式大过内容」的味道。讲完这些,一句 the modesty of it(这份谦虚)点破了盖茨比:买下海湾对面的房子、办遍派对,只为一个五年没见的人。尼克听完 feeling torn(心里纠结):该不该把已婚的表妹介绍给一个几乎陌生的男人?
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留意这几个短语
the modesty of itby farfeeling tornpomp and circumstance
本章短语
排场与隆重仪式(常带「形式大于内容」的讽刺)elaborate ceremonial display, often with a hint of irony
乔丹讲当年露易丝维尔的婚礼:黛西以全城没见过的排场嫁给汤姆,用的就是 more pomp and circumstance than Louisville had ever seen。
The ceremony had plenty of pomp and circumstance but no real warmth.那场典礼排场十足,却没什么真正的温情。
这份谦虚(此处含反讽)
远远地;显然(用在最高级前加强语气)
心里纠结;左右为难
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...strange. He picks me up in his fancy car.滔滔不绝地讲;没完没了地说
- Going on about... - Keep your...请黛西来喝茶
He wants you to invite Daisy to tea.invite Daisy to tea 里 Daisy 和 to 连读,to tea 也顺滑相接,整串几乎不停。
He wants you to invite Daisy to tea.从哪儿说起
I don't quite know where to start.疑问词加不定式:where to start 是疑问词加不定式,用来说明没有头绪。乔丹收住话头,暗示这段往事不好开口。
I don't quite know where to start.那天晚上;前几天晚上
You see, I didn't realize until the other night that...远远地;显然(用在最高级前加强语气)
乔丹回忆五年前路易斯维尔的日子,用这个词形容黛西在军官中的人气。
...was by far the most popular girl with...by far 里 by 的元音和 far 的 f 相接,听起来像一个词 bai-far。
...was by far the most popular girl with...他看她的那种目光
The way he looked at her is the way...不知出于什么原因
But for some unknown reason, Gatsby couldn't return.情态动词否定:couldn't return 表示当时没能回来,不是不愿。情态动词加否定把原因留空,正好呼应下一句里的某种未知缘由。
But for some unknown reason, Gatsby couldn't return.大摇大摆地闯进来
A year later, Tom Buchanan of Chicago swept in and stole her away.把人抢走
A year later, Tom Buchanan of Chicago swept in and stole her away.改了主意
...Daisy's changed her mind!太迟了
But it was too late.排场与隆重仪式(常带「形式大于内容」的讽刺)
乔丹讲当年露易丝维尔的婚礼:黛西以全城没见过的排场嫁给汤姆,用的就是 more pomp and circumstance than Louisville had ever seen。
...with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville had ever seen.那么深地爱着
...a girl so in love with her husband.登上了各家报纸
It got into all the papers.奇怪的巧合
It's a strange coincidence. JORDAN: What is?在海湾对岸
The fact that Gatsby's house is just across the bay.信步走进来
He threw all those parties hoping she'd wander in one night.打听;询问
He constantly asked about Daisy. I was just the first person that knew her.定语从句:that 引出定语从句修饰前面的 person,说明乔丹只是最早认识黛西的人。这句把盖茨比多年打听的执着轻描淡写地兜出来。
He constantly asked about Daisy. I was just the first person that knew her.请她过来
And now he just wants me to invite her over to tea.这份谦虚(此处含反讽)
乔丹讲完盖茨比五年来的铺张安排,对尼克感叹他求的竟只是一杯茶。
The modesty of it.应该;按理要
You're supposed to invite her over...supposed to 里 d 省掉,两词粘成 /səˈpoʊstə/,to 只剩短促的 /tə/。
You're supposed to invite her over...心里纠结;左右为难
乔丹讲完后,尼克回忆自己夹在表姐黛西和盖茨比之间时的犹豫。
I remember feeling torn.A year later, Tom Buchanan of Chicago swept in and stole her away.一年后,芝加哥的汤姆·布坎南闯了进来,把她抢走了。 把横刀夺爱写成一个干脆的动作,swept 和 stole 两个动词带着侵略性,一句话就点明了这段婚姻的起点并不体面。
He bought that house to be near her.他买那栋房子,就是为了靠近她。 把一栋豪宅的全部意义压缩成一个理由:靠近她。金钱在这里不是目的,而是伸向对岸的一根长杆。
He constantly asked about Daisy. I was just the first person that knew her.他不停地打听黛西。我只不过是第一个认识她的人。 用一句轻描淡写把多年执着揭开,越平淡越显出那份等待的漫长;旁观者的身份也被一句话说透。
All that for a girl he hasn't seen in five years.这一切,都是为了一个五年没见面的女孩。 把整栋房子、无数派对和五年的等待并成一句反问,用「一个女孩」极轻的量词反衬极重的付出。
字面是「他买那栋房子就是为了靠近她」。说的是盖茨比把家安在海湾对面,只隔一片水,为的是离黛西近一点。想问「他为什么买那栋房子」,这句就是答案。
feeling torn,字面像心里被扯成两半。尼克的旁白 I remember feeling torn 说的就是:要不要把已婚的表妹黛西介绍给几乎陌生的盖茨比,他拿不定主意。
pomp and circumstance,原指典礼的排场与隆重仪式,常暗含形式大过内容。台词说婚礼 pomp and circumstance 之多,路易斯维尔前所未见,既是赞叹也是讽刺。
by far 放在最高级前加强语气,表示「远远地、显然」。台词 Daisy was by far the most popular girl 就是「黛西绝对是最受欢迎的女孩」,比只说 the most 更有份量。
盖茨比去打仗后迟迟没能回来,她等了一年。婚礼当天早上她收到一封信,当场说要改主意,却还是被母亲和众人拦下,最终嫁给了从芝加哥来的汤姆。
下一章 · 第 8 章acting like a little boy茶会重逢打翻座钟
第 1 章reserve all judgments向医生讲起邻居盖茨比
第 2 章have the decency家宴与电话风波
第 3 章sit on the sideline公寓派对从狂欢到翻脸
第 4 章old sport满场没人见过主人
第 5 章a pack of lies车上自述传奇身世
第 6 章keeps his mouth shut午餐席间谈赌局封口
正在看 · 第 7 章pomp and circumstance转述盖茨比的喝茶请求
第 8 章acting like a little boy茶会重逢打翻座钟
第 9 章If it wasn't for带黛西参观豪宅
第 10 章to your liking派对上引见各方名流
第 11 章make a point of派对上汤姆寻妻
第 12 章repeat the past坚信过去可以重演
第 13 章Have it your own way闷热午餐敲定进城
第 14 章Nobody From Nowhere当众逼黛西否认旧情
第 15 章in our blood酒店对峙揭穿老底
第 16 章pull yourself together众人指认肇事黄车
第 17 章keep your voice down车祸后守夜与顶罪
第 18 章made something of myself门外守到天亮坦白身世