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自曝真名翻出旧账:refused his advances

主厨的菜单走到这一步,一位客人突然自曝真名,说自己根本不叫玛戈;她还翻出旧账,说自己 refused his advances(拒绝了他的追求),却被打压、被冷落。她质问对方当年为什么连 look me in the eye(正眼看我)都做不到。想在饭桌或职场把旧账当面说清,这几句够狠也够体面。

发生了什么

这一道菜上桌之前,一位客人当众揭底:她说自己根本不叫玛戈,也不是什么普通姑娘。三年前她 refused his advances(拒绝了他的追求),结果被打压、被冷落,对方连着八个月都不愿 look me in the eye(正眼看我)。主厨则回了一句,曾经有一段时间,这话会让她很在意。两人一来一回,把整场晚宴串成一条线。想用英文把拒绝、被冷落、当面对质讲清楚,这些话全是现成说法。

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refused his advancesleave you to itties everything togetherlook me in the eye

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refused his advances

拒绝了他的追求turned down someone's romantic approach

副厨当众讲述,三年前主厨追求她,被她拒绝。

She refused his advances and was moved to another team.她拒绝了他的追求,随后被调去了别的组。

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  • leave you to it

    留你自己处理

  • ties everything together

    把一切串起来

  • look me in the eye

    直视我的眼睛、正眼看我(多含坦诚、无愧的意味)

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103 句台词里标了 55 处

短语 · B1our next course

我们的下一道菜

Ladies and gentlemen, for our next course, let us take the evening air.
发音Come on

Come on 里 come 末尾的音和 on 连读,听起来像 co-mon,中间不断开。

Please, sir. Come on. Outside, everyone. Regulars too. Come on. ELSA: Please follow Chef.
短语 · B1guests first

客人先请

Guests first.
短语 · B1don't be frightened

别害怕

Don't be frightened. Nothing to be frightened of.
短语 · B1a spare boat

一条备用的船

So maybe there's a spare boat somewhere and we can get out of here. 19945606
短语 · B1get out of here

离开这儿

So maybe there's a spare boat somewhere and we can get out of here. 19945606
俚语 · B1bro

兄弟、哥们(称呼)——bro 是兄弟、哥们的意思,语气随意,常出现在年轻男性之间;对不熟的人或正式场合用会显得轻浮。

What? Get out of here to what? What the fuck are you talking about, bro?
短语 · A2it's okay

没事的

We're dead. It's okay.
短语 · B1die tonight

今晚就没命

No. We're gonna die tonight.
短语 · B2presented by someone

由…呈现

Our next course will be presented by sous chef Katherine Keller.
短语 · B1three years ago

三年前

Three years ago,
俚语 · C1fuck

操(粗俗动词)——fuck 作动词是最粗的说法之一,用来骂人或形容性行为;只适合私下或影视对白,正式场合、对长辈和客户绝对不能用。

Julian Slowik tried to fuck me.
短语 · C1refuse someone's advances

拒绝了他的追求

副厨当众讲述,三年前主厨追求她,被她拒绝。

I refused his advances.
短语 · B1a week later

一周后

A week later he tried again.
短语 · B1fire someone

开除我

But he didn't fire me.
短语 · B2keep someone in a place

把我留在他的厨房里

He kept me in his kitchen
短语 · B2look someone in the eye

直视我的眼睛、正眼看我(多含坦诚、无愧的意味)

副主厨凯瑟琳控诉主厨在被拒绝后,八个月里都不肯正眼看她、也不直接跟她说话。

and refused to look me in the eye or speak directly to me for eight months.
短语 · B2speak directly to someone

直接跟我说话

and refused to look me in the eye or speak directly to me for eight months.
语法 · B2refused to look

refuse to do 结构:refused to look me in the eye or speak directly to me 用 refuse to 加动词原形,表示拒绝做某事。后面用 or 把两个动作并排,说明这种冷处理持续了八个月。

and refused to look me in the eye or speak directly to me for eight months.
短语 · B1someone can do that

他有资格这么做

He can do that.
短语 · B1the star

明星、台柱

Because he's the star.
短语 · C1man's folly

男人的愚蠢(菜名)

Our next course is called Man's Folly.
短语 · B2to our ... diners

给在座男宾客

To our male diners, we now offer you the chance to escape.
短语 · B2try and do something

试图抓住

at which point members of my staff will try and catch you. If they do catch
短语 · B1starts now

现在开始计时

Forty-five seconds starts now.
短语 · B2a wonderful critic

了不起的评论家

I'm sorry. Come on. You know I'm awful. You're a wonderful critic. [KISSES]
短语 · B2send for help

去求援

I'll... I'll send for help. First thing.
短语 · B1first thing

第一件事就是

I'll... I'll send for help. First thing.
短语 · B2leave someone to it

留你自己处理

有人借口天冷,把局面丢给对方,说自己先走。

I'll, uh, leave you to it.
短语 · B1get chilly

凉起来了

It's getting chilly.
短语 · B1this is fantastic

这太棒了

This is fantastic.
发音This is

This is 里 this 末尾的音和 is 连读,听起来像 thi-sis,两个词几乎并成一个。

This is fantastic.
短语 · B2rich and yet ...

浓郁却又…

The tartness of the umeboshi and the waves of ferment. It's rich and yet it's clean.
短语 · A2it's delicious

很好吃

It's delicious.
短语 · B2there was a time

曾经有一段时间

Yes, well, there was a time that would have meant a lot to me, Ms. Bloom.
短语 · B2mean a lot to someone

对我来说意义重大

Yes, well, there was a time that would have meant a lot to me, Ms. Bloom.
短语 · B1very talented

非常有才华

You're very talented. KATHERINE: Thank you.
短语 · B1be dying tonight

今晚会死

Are we all really dying tonight?
短语 · B2it doesn't work if ...

如果…就行不通

It doesn't work if you live.
语法 · B2if you live

if 条件从句:It doesn t work if you live 用一个极短的条件从句下结论:活着就成不了。if 从句用一般现在时,主句给结果,冷酷得像公式。

It doesn't work if you live.
短语 · B1an ending

一个结尾

It needs an ending.
短语 · B2tie everything together

把一切串起来

主厨说菜单需要一个结尾,才能把整晚在概念上收拢。

That ties everything together conceptually.
短语 · B1taste good

味道好

Otherwise it just tastes good and who cares.
短语 · B1who cares

谁会在乎

Otherwise it just tastes good and who cares.
短语 · B2one's own place

自己的餐厅

I mean, really, you should have your own place.
短语 · B1help someone with something

帮你搞定这事

Right. And I could help you with that.
短语 · B1the dying thing

那个死人的部分

The dying thing.
短语 · B1one's pitch

我的提案

Oh, everyone dying was my pitch, actually.
短语 · B1super proud of something

特别为它骄傲

I'm super proud of it.
短语 · B2a play on something

对…的一点戏仿

A little play on the Passard egg with creme fraiche and maple.
短语 · C1not give a single flying fuck

压根不在乎(粗俗)

Not that you guys give a single flying fuck, but my name is not Margot.
短语 · B1my name is not ...

我的名字不叫

Not that you guys give a single flying fuck, but my name is not Margot.
语法 · C1Not that you guys

not that 让步结构:Not that you guys give a single flying fuck but my name is not Margot 用 not that 先假装退让「不是说你们在乎」,再 but 抛回正题。它先卸掉对方的分量,再打自己的牌。

Not that you guys give a single flying fuck, but my name is not Margot.
发音name is not

name is not 里 name 末尾的音和 is 连读,is 又和 not 相接,整串读得很快。

Not that you guys give a single flying fuck, but my name is not Margot.
短语 · B2so there's that

反正就是这么回事

So there's that.

看懂「自曝真名翻出旧账」

这一章能学到

  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气
  • 把台词搭配放进新的日常回应里
  • 观察关系变化如何改变说话语气

发音重点

  • Come on — Come on 里 come 末尾的音和 on 连读,听起来像 co-mon,中间不断开。
  • This is — This is 里 this 末尾的音和 is 连读,听起来像 thi-sis,两个词几乎并成一个。
  • name is not — name is not 里 name 末尾的音和 is 连读,is 又和 not 相接,整串读得很快。
It doesn t work if you live

你要是活着,这套就不成立了。 把「死」说成整场叙事成立的前提,逻辑平顺得令人发冷。一句话就把整晚的规则钉死。

Not that you guys give a single flying fuck but my name is not Margot

不是说你们会在乎,但我不叫玛戈。 先假意降低对方的责任,再抛出真正重要的事:连自己是谁都被当成服务的一部分。粗话里是被抹掉的尊严。

Yes well there was a time that would have meant a lot to me Ms Bloom

是啊,不过从前有段时间,这句话对我会很重要,布鲁姆女士。 一句客气话里全是时过境迁:承认曾经在乎,也宣告现在不必了。

Otherwise it just tastes good and who cares

不然它就只是味道好而已,谁又会在乎呢? 把「好吃」贬成不值一提的东西,是主厨整套价值观的自白:没有概念与结局的菜,再美味也没有意义。一句反问,把艺术家对意义的饥渴说得很轻、很冷。

关于这一章的问题

refused his advances 是什么意思?

意思是「拒绝了他的追求」,advances 在这里指示好、追求。想说某人拒绝别人表白或示好,就可以用 refuse someone's advances。

「正眼看我」英语怎么说?

look me in the eye。字面是「看着我的眼睛」,常用来要求对方坦诚、别躲闪。搭配 refuse to look me in the eye,就是「不肯正眼看我」。

leave you to it 怎么用?

意思是「留你自己处理」,走开前客气地说一句,等于「那你自己来吧,我不打扰」。通常会说 I'll leave you to it。

ties everything together 是什么意思?

字面是「把一切系在一起」,指把零散的线索、情节或想法串成一个整体。可以说 That ties everything together(这下全串起来了)。

「曾经有一段时间」英语怎么说?

there was a time。常用来开头回忆过去,比如 there was a time that would have meant a lot to me(曾经有一段时间,这对我来说意义重大)。

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