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沼泽结识爵士鳄鱼:would give anything to

沼泽里遇到一只会吹爵士的鳄鱼,他说 Old Louis would give anything to be up there jamming with the big boys(只要能上去和大腕一起演奏,他什么都愿意),可惜 It didn't end well(上次上场结果不太好)。两只青蛙只得坦白 We are not frogs(我们不是青蛙)。想学失落、坦白和打圆场,这段又好笑又心酸。

发生了什么

蒂安娜和纳文在沼泽里遇到一只会吹小号的鳄鱼。它说爵士就是在这片沼泽学会的,Why, the bayou's the best jazz school in the world(沼泽就是全世界最好的爵士学校),还坦白 Old Louis would give anything to be up there jamming with the big boys(它做梦都想上河船和大腕同台),只是 It didn't end well(上次试过,结果不太好)。为让它相信,两人亮出身份:I am Naveen, Prince of Maldonia. And she is Tiana, the waitress(我是马尔多尼亚王子纳文,她是女服务员蒂安娜)。听到奥蒂妈妈的名字,鳄鱼立刻有了主意:What if I ask Mama Odie to turn me human(要是我请她把我变回人类呢)。想学「做梦都想」「结果不太好」,这一章的表达式很地道。

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would give anything toRise and shineBrace yourselfdidn't end well

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would give anything to

为了……什么都愿意付出、做梦都想……to want to do something very much and be willing to pay any price

鳄鱼路易斯热爱爵士,说只要能上河船和大腕一起即兴演奏,他什么都愿意给。

He'd give anything to play on that stage one day.他做梦都想有一天能登上那个舞台演奏。

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  • Rise and shine

    起床啦、太阳晒屁股了

  • Brace yourself

    做好心理准备

  • didn't end well

    结果不太好、收场很难看

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短语 · B1rise and shine

起床啦、太阳晒屁股了

天亮后纳文叫醒蒂安娜,用俏皮的口吻喊她起床,还说鳄鱼已经走了。

Rise and shine, sleeping beauty! Gators are gone.
短语 · B1sleeping beauty

睡美人(喊人起床)

Rise and shine, sleeping beauty! Gators are gone.
短语 · A2get back to a place

回到某地

We got to get back to New Orleans and undo this mess you got us into.
短语 · B2undo a mess

收拾这个烂摊子

We got to get back to New Orleans and undo this mess you got us into.
短语 · B2could use some help

正需要搭把手

I could use a little help.
短语 · C1where have you been all my life?

你怎么现在才出现

Where you been all my life?
短语 · B2where did you learn to ...?

你在哪儿学会这么演奏的

Where did you learn to play like that?
短语 · B1the best ... in the world

全世界最好的爵士学校

Why, the bayou's the best jazz school in the world.
短语 · C1would give anything to do something

为了……什么都愿意付出、做梦都想……

鳄鱼路易斯热爱爵士,说只要能上河船和大腕一起即兴演奏,他什么都愿意给。

Old Louis would give anything to be up there jamming with the big boys.
短语 · B1it didn't end well

结果不太好、收场很难看

路易斯说自己也曾想上河船演奏,可提到那次尝试时只淡淡一句「结果不太好」,把一段伤心事轻轻带过。

It didn't end well.
短语 · B2it's been a pleasure meeting you

见到你真高兴

Uh-huh. It has been a real pleasure meeting you, Louis.
短语 · B2thank you kindly

非常感谢(南方口吻)

And thank you kindly for not eating us, but we best be on our way.
短语 · B2best be on one's way

我们得上路了

And thank you kindly for not eating us, but we best be on our way.
短语 · B2brace yourself

做好心理准备

路易斯问他们要去找谁解咒,纳文先让他扶稳,再说出「我们其实是人类」这个足以吓坏鳄鱼的真相。

Brace yourself, my scaly friend.
短语 · A2do not kiss someone

不许吻她

Do not kiss her.
短语 · A2just a second

等一下

Now, just a second.
短语 · A2take someone to someone

带我们去找她

- Could you take us to her? - Could you take us to her?
短语 · B1it is too bad (that) ...

很可惜

Louis, it is too bad we cannot help you with your dream.
短语 · B2if only someone were ...

要是你能……

If only you were smaller, less toothy,
短语 · B2have a crazy idea

想到一个疯狂的主意

Hey, guys, I just had me a crazy idea!

看懂「沼泽结识爵士鳄鱼」

Where you been all my life?

你怎么现在才出现? 把客套的问候变成对缘分迟到的感叹,夸人夸得毫不敷衍,还带点南方腔的俏皮。

Old Louis would give anything to be up there jamming with the big boys.

老路易斯要是能上去和那些大腕一起即兴演奏,什么都愿意付出。 把梦想说得大到不计代价:为了上台合奏,愿意付出一切,憨厚又动人。

Why, the bayou's the best jazz school in the world.

这片沼泽可是全世界最好的爵士学校。 用一句夸张的骄傲替家乡正名:最好的学校不在城里,就在你脚下的泥地里。

And thank you kindly for not eating us, but we best be on our way.

也谢谢你没把我们吃掉,不过我们最好还是上路吧。 用南方口吻的道谢化解被吃掉的危机,礼貌和逃命挤在一句话里,荒诞又好笑。

I am Naveen, Prince of Maldonia. And she is Tiana, the waitress.

我是马尔多尼亚的纳文王子。她是女服务员蒂安娜。 把两个人的身份一次摆清:一个是落难王子,一个是普通女侍,反差就是后面故事的全部张力。

关于这一章的问题

would give anything to 是什么意思?

意思是「为了……什么都愿意付出」,用来表达极强烈的渴望。台词里说 Old Louis would give anything to be up there,就是「他做梦都想登上那个舞台」。

「做好心理准备」英语怎么说?

Brace yourself,原意是「稳住身体」,引申为「接下来有冲击,先做好心理准备」。台词里 Brace yourself, my scaly friend 就是提醒对方别被接下来的话吓到。

「结果不太好」英语怎么说?

didn't end well,字面是「结束得不好」,常用来暗示有过失败或不愉快的经历。台词里 It didn't end well 一笔带过,却让人好奇发生过什么。

「你怎么现在才出现」英语怎么说?

Where you been all my life? 字面是「你这一辈子都在哪儿」,是遇见特别喜欢的人或东西时的夸张说法,语气又惊又喜,多用在对音乐、美食这类事物上。

「我们得上路了」英语怎么说?

best be on our way,best 在这里是「最好」,整句是委婉的告辞,比 we have to go 更有南方口音的礼貌味。常和 thank you kindly(非常感谢)连用。

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