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开枪之后客人发现逃不掉:name dropping

一名员工当众开枪自尽,客人还当这是 stagecraft(舞台效果),想走才发现 There is no boat to leave on(没有船可离开),连手机信号都没了。慌作一团时有人喊 for God's sake(拜托),也有人后来承认自己是 name dropping(拿名人抬高自己)。想用英语说清「这到底是真是假」,这几句最全。

发生了什么

一场晚宴忽然失控。一名员工当众开枪自尽,大部分客人还安慰自己这只是 stagecraft(舞台效果),是菜单的一部分。等他们站起来想走,才发现 There is no boat to leave on(没有船可离开),手机也没信号,有人想叫直升机,对方只说 That would be very difficult without phone service(没信号很难办)。慌乱中有人喊 for God's sake(拜托),也有人被追问时承认自己只是 name dropping(拿名人抬高自己)。学会这几句,遇到真假难辨、场面失控时,就能用英语说出那种「这不会是真的吧」的感觉。

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name dropping

攀名人、动不动提大人物casually mentioning famous names to impress

有人承认自己一直搬名人来套近乎,自嘲是攀关系的贱货。

His emails are pure name-dropping.他的邮件里全在提大人物。

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  • stagecraft

    舞台技法、演出效果

  • for God s sake

    看在老天份上、拜托

  • exclusive

    专属的、只对少数人开放的;(俱乐部等)高档排外的

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短语 · B1part of the menu

菜单的一部分

What happened? It's just part of the menu.
短语 · B1part of the show

演出的一部分

It's part of the show. It's a show.
短语 · B2what someone is paying for

你花钱买的东西

This is what you're paying for.
短语 · B2an exclusive experience

独一份的体验

This is an exclusive experience.
短语 · B1return to one's seat

回到座位上

return to your seats.
短语 · A2thank you so much

非常感谢

Thank you so much.
发音Is he

Is he 里 is 末尾的音和 he 连读,听起来像 i-zi,中间不断开。

Is he dead?
短语 · B1stay right there

就待在那儿别动

Stay right there. Can I invite you
短语 · B1it's not funny

这一点都不好笑

use it before. DAVE: It's not funny.
短语 · A2is this real

这是真的吗

Is this real? BRYCE: What is happening?
短语 · A2what is happening

发生什么了

Is this real? BRYCE: What is happening?
短语 · B2just theater

只是演戏

This is just theater, right?
短语 · B2shoot oneself

朝自己开了一枪

He just fucking shot himself, okay? It looked very real, Lillian. Quite real.
短语 · B1very real

非常逼真

He just fucking shot himself, okay? It looked very real, Lillian. Quite real.
俚语 · B2fucking

他妈的(加强语气)——fucking 嵌在动词或名词前后加强情绪,是粗话;只适合私下爆粗或影视对白,正式场合、对长辈和客户要避免。

He just fucking shot himself, okay? It looked very real, Lillian. Quite real.
短语 · B1is it really

真的吗

Is it really?
短语 · B1what someone does

他就是干这个的

Yeah. This is what he does.
短语 · B1the fifth course

第五道菜

Fifth course on order.
短语 · B2a wonderful match with something

绝佳的搭配

It has no added sulfites, a bit of barnyard funk, and just a wonderful match with roasted proteins. Enjoy.
短语 · B1forget something

别管你的披肩了

Forget your wrap. Get up. But I...
短语 · A2get up

起来

Forget your wrap. Get up. But I...
短语 · B1is something wrong

出什么问题了吗

We're leaving. Is something wrong?
短语 · B2no boat to leave on

没有可乘的船离开

There is no boat to leave on.
语法 · B2no boat to leave on

不定式修饰名词:There is no boat to leave on 里 to leave on 修饰 boat,说明船是用来离开的。不定式放在名词后补充用途,on 留在末尾,因为先行词就是它介词的宾语。

There is no boat to leave on.
短语 · B1call a helicopter

叫直升机

Then I'll call a helicopter.
短语 · B2phone service

手机信号、通讯服务

That would be very difficult without phone service.
短语 · B1very difficult

非常难办

That would be very difficult without phone service.
短语 · B2for God's sake

看在老天份上、拜托

Jesus. Just do what they say, for God's sake.
短语 · B1handle something

处理这摊事

I'll handle this.
短语 · B2let someone handle something

让我来处理

Just let me handle this. With which hand, Mr. Leibrandt?
短语 · B2with which hand

用哪只手

Just let me handle this. With which hand, Mr. Leibrandt?
语法 · B2let me handle this

let someone do 结构:Just let me handle this 用 let 加人加动词原形,表示允许或让别人来做。它比直接宣布自己接手多一层请求对方放手的意思,语气是接管的信号。

Just let me handle this. With which hand, Mr. Leibrandt?
短语 · B1left or right

左手还是右手

With which hand will you handle this? Left or right?
语法 · C1With which hand will you

which 引导的疑问:With which hand will you handle this 把介词提到 which 前面,再用倒装语序提问。它比普通的问法更正式、也更迫人,像是故意让选择变得具体而残忍。

With which hand will you handle this? Left or right?
短语 · B1shall we choose

那我们来选吧

Shall we choose?
发音Shall we

Shall we 里 shall 末尾的音和 we 连读,读得又轻又快,像 sha-we。

Shall we choose?
短语 · B1very well

那好吧

Very well. Left hand.
短语 · B1ring finger

无名指

Ring finger.
短语 · A2let someone out

放我出去

Let me out. Let me out.
短语 · B2leave someone alone

别为难那个人

Leave the guy alone. What the fuck are you doing?
短语 · B1hold still

别动、保持不动

Mr. Leibrandt, please hold still.
俚语 · B2What the fuck

搞什么鬼(粗俗震惊)——what the fuck 是带脏字的惊呼,表达震惊或不满;只在私下或极熟的圈子里说,正式场合要换中性说法。

What the fuck are you doing?
短语 · B1stay seated

留在座位上

Please stay seated.
短语 · B2need assistance

需要帮忙

Do you need assistance finding your seat?
短语 · A2a finger

一根手指

There's a finger. The finger. There's a finger right there.
短语 · B1be in pain

疼得厉害

The man is screamin in pain.
短语 · A2please sit

请坐下

Please sit.
短语 · B1..., isn't it?

对吧(求证)

This is real, isn't it? I can't do it.
短语 · B1go talk to someone

去跟他谈谈

Then why don't you go talk to him?
短语 · B2make something up

编造的

I made that up.
短语 · C1a name-dropping ...

到处攀关系的贱货(自嘲)

Because I'm a name dropping whore. That's why, okay?
发音I'm a

I m a 里 I m 和 a 连成一串,听起来像 I-ma,a 几乎不单独发音。

Because I'm a name dropping whore. That's why, okay?

看懂「开枪之后客人发现逃不掉」

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

  • Is he — Is he 里 is 末尾的音和 he 连读,听起来像 i-zi,中间不断开。
  • Shall we — Shall we 里 shall 末尾的音和 we 连读,读得又轻又快,像 sha-we。
  • I'm a — I m a 里 I m 和 a 连成一串,听起来像 I-ma,a 几乎不单独发音。
This is what you're paying for.

这就是你花钱买的东西。 一句把恐惧重新定义为商品:你以为在享受服务,其实账早就付了。宣告比威胁更冷。

There is no boat to leave on.

没有船可以离开。 把逃生的路一句话堵死,还用的是陈述事实的语气。越平静,越像无路可退。

Because I'm a name dropping whore. That's why, okay?

因为我就是个到处攀关系的贱货,行了吧。 把被拆穿的伪装自己撕开,用自嘲堵住追问。粗话里藏着坦白,比任何解释都干脆。

That would be very difficult without phone service.

没有手机信号的话,那会非常困难。 把囚禁讲成一句客服式的礼貌告知,越是客气越叫人发冷。它不威胁、不咆哮,却比任何狠话都让人明白:你走不了。

关于这一章的问题

name dropping 是什么意思?

意思是动不动提自己认识的名人、拿名人来抬高自己。戏里有人被追问「你认识他吧」,只好承认自己是 name dropping,也就是在吹牛、根本没什么交情。

「舞台效果」英语怎么说?

stagecraft。戏里客人安慰自己这只是 theater,是 stagecraft,意思就是舞台上做出来的假效果。它比 special effects 更偏戏剧、舞台那一套。

for God's sake 怎么用?

用来求人、催人,带点不耐烦,意思是「拜托、看在老天份上」。戏里有人被吓得不知所措,旁人喊 Just do what they say, for God's sake,就是「照他们说的做吧,拜托了」。

exclusive 在这里指什么?

exclusive 指专属的、只对少数人开放的。戏里那句 This is an exclusive experience,是在说这不是普通吃饭,而是少数人才进得来的体验,也正是这点让客人一开始觉得开枪是设计好的。

客人什么时候才发现是真的?

有人问 This is real, isn't it,另一个人说「有人疼得直叫」「地上有根手指」,这时大家才明白不是演出。之前他们用「是菜单的一部分」自我安慰,现在这句站不住了。

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