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帮人填脸书资料:brownnose

有人刚注册脸书十分钟,另一个提出帮忙填资料,从照片、音乐一路问到感情状态。一句 figure it out(弄明白)点出刚上手新东西的手忙脚乱;一句 brownnose(拍马屁)又把夸人说得体面。想学怎么把夸奖说得不油腻、把私人问题问得自然,这两句很实用。

发生了什么

有人刚注册脸书十分钟,另一个人提出帮忙填资料。照片、宗教政治观点、喜欢的音乐和书、感情状态,一个个问题问下来,话题从操作软件滑到彼此的生活。figure it out(弄明白)说的是刚接触新东西时的摸索;brownnose(拍马屁)被一句 I'm not trying to brownnose you(我不是在拍你马屁)先撇清,再让夸奖显得真诚;widower(鳏夫)则让轻快聊天停了一下。想学怎么在闲聊里自然地夸人、问私人问题又不冒犯,这种对话很实用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意问感情状态时如何放慢
  • 注意 Ben 用玩笑挡回私人问题
  • 观察两人加好友时谁更主动

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figure it outbetter late than neverbrownnoseat the end of the day

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brownnose

拍马屁;讨好flatter someone to gain favor

有人先声明自己不是要 brownnose,再补上一串夸奖;这句话像在给后面的赞美打预防针,语气认真。

He is always trying to brownnose the boss.他总想拍老板马屁。

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  • figure it out

    弄明白;搞清楚

  • better late than never

    晚做总比不做强

  • at the end of the day

    说到底;最终

  • relationship status

    感情状态

  • widower

    鳏夫;丧妻者

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发音you're on

you're on 快说时连成一串,别逐词停

So you're on facebook, huh?
短语 · B1figure something out

弄明白;搞清楚

有人问是不是也上了脸书,说话的人承认自己刚注册,还在用 figure it out 说「弄明白」;语气有点不好意思,但没装懂。

Well, I've been trying to figure it out.
语法 · B1I've been trying

现在完成进行:表示从过去持续到现在、可能还会继续的尝试,强调过程没停。

Well, I've been trying to figure it out.
发音been trying to

been 常弱化为 /bɪn/,to 只留 /tə/ 的轻音,重音和时长都给 trying。

Well, I've been trying to figure it out.
短语 · B1better late than never

晚做总比不做强

有人刚注册十分钟,对方用 better late than never 接住这份迟到;语气轻松,像在说「来了就好」,不是嘲笑。

Well, better late than never.
发音late than never

重音压在 late 和 never,than 轻轻带过

Well, better late than never.
短语 · B1have better things to do

有更要紧的事要做

I'd love some, but, really, you've got better things to do.
短语 · A2have a photo of yourself

有张自己的照片

You have a photo of yourself?
短语 · B1look something/someone up

查找;搜索 这里指搜索,不是抬头看

- No. I need one? - If you want to look up All those hotties from high school, you do.
俚语 · B2hotties

性感好看的人——熟人玩笑;正式场合别用,也别当面评人

- No. I need one? - If you want to look up All those hotties from high school, you do.
短语 · A2say cheese

拍照时说“茄子”

- Say cheese. - Cheese.
短语 · A2send something to someone

把某物发给某人

Okay, I just need to send that to you.
语法 · B1who inspire you

定语从句:who 指 people,后面说明是哪一类人:会激励你的那些人。

people who inspire you...
短语 · B2run across someone

偶然遇到某人 这里指偶然遇到,不是跑过马路

I'm not trying to brownnose you, But I've been in business a long time, And I've never run across anyone quite like you.
俚语 · C1brownnose

为好处奉承——熟人吐槽或自嘲;正式场合别用

I'm not trying to brownnose you, But I've been in business a long time, And I've never run across anyone quite like you.
语法 · B1do inspire

do 强调:do 放在实义动词前加强肯定语气,意思是「你确实激励人」。

You do inspire, Jules.
短语 · B2at the end of the day

说到底;最终

有人用 at the end of the day 把话收回到最根本的判断上,讲自己当年为什么看准这门生意;语气笃定。

I just knew, at the end of the day, That
短语 · B1favorite quote

最喜欢的名言

Mm. You have a favorite quote?
短语 · B1do the right thing

做正确的事

"You're never wrong to do the right thing."
短语 · B1one of my all-time favorites

我最喜欢的事物之一

Uh, geez. Sam Cooke, one of my all-Time favorites.
短语 · B1be crazy about something

非常喜欢某物

Crazy about "harry potter."
短语 · B1come out

出版;发行 这里指书出版,不是走出来

Yeah, like, read them all the week they came out.
短语 · B1relationship status

感情状态

填资料填到一半,有人照着表单问 relationship status;语气像例行公事,可问题一出口,轻松的气氛立刻变得私人。

Um, okay, what's your relationship status?
语法 · B1I think we should just say single

宾语从句:I think 后接完整从句;should 让建议变软,不是命令。

I think we should just say single, then?
短语 · A2be friends with someone

和某人做朋友

I'll be friends with the other interns.
短语 · B1show someone how to do something

教某人怎么做

They'll show me how to do it in the morning.
语法 · B1how to do it

疑问词+不定式:how to do it 作 show 的宾语,表示「怎么做这件事」。

They'll show me how to do it in the morning.
发音part of the

part of the 快说时挤成一块,of 只留轻音

You are now officially part of the facebook generation.
俚语 · B1Good deal

行;不错——口语里应承;正式邮件用 sounds good

Good deal.
短语 · B1adult conversation

成年人之间的交谈

替对方注册完脸书后,有人用 adult conversation 形容这场聊天;后面补一句 not about work,说明这里指不谈工作、能像成年人一样有来有回的交流。

It was nice to have an adult conversation with an adult man, You know what I mean?

看懂「帮人填脸书资料」

发音重点

  • you're on — you're on 快说时连成一串,别逐词停
  • been trying to — been 常弱化为 /bɪn/,to 只留 /tə/ 的轻音,重音和时长都给 trying。
  • late than never — 重音压在 late 和 never,than 轻轻带过
  • part of the — part of the 快说时挤成一块,of 只留轻音
"You're never wrong to do the right thing."

做对的事,永远不会错。 像格言又像自我提醒,短、稳、可反复引用。

I'd love some, but, really, you've got better things to do.

我很想让你帮,但说真的,你有更要紧的事要忙。 先领情再替对方省事,拒绝得体贴又自然。

Well, I've been trying to figure it out.

我一直在试着弄明白。 把笨拙和努力都说出来,简单却不丢面子。

It was nice to have an adult conversation with an adult man, You know what I mean?

能和一个成年男人像成年人一样聊天,真好,你懂我意思吧? 把渴望成熟交流说得坦率又带一点自嘲。

You are now officially part of the facebook generation.

你现在正式成为脸书一代的一员了。 把注册账号说成入会仪式,俏皮又有仪式感。

关于这一章的问题

brownnose 是什么意思?

是“拍马屁、讨好”。台词里先说 I'm not trying to brownnose you(我不是在拍你马屁),再讲对方多特别,用这句话把夸奖和恭维区分开。

“晚做总比不做强”英语怎么说?

better late than never。有人刚注册脸书十分钟,对方就用这句话接,意思是晚开始也比一直不做要好。

填资料时的 relationship status 指什么?

指感情状态,比如已婚、单身、丧偶。台词里就是照着资料栏问 what's your relationship status,后面接着问 married(已婚)、single(单身)。

“鳏夫”英语怎么说?

widower。台词里用单个词回答感情状态,对方回了一句 I'm sorry(真遗憾),说明这个词的分量不轻。

社交软件上“加我好友”英语怎么说?

friend me。台词里说 You can friend me,就是把 friend 当动词用,在社交平台上加对方为好友。

it was nice to have an adult conversation(成年人之间的交谈)是在夸什么?

夸的是聊天不谈工作、能像成年人一样有来有回。台词后面补了 not about work,说明重点不是话题多高深。

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