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语块标记蓝色虚线，悬停看释义
俚语标记橙色点线：俚语/口语
语法标记紫色点线：从句/插入语
发音标记绿色波浪线：连读/弱读
字幕
我的等级
背景介绍
看之前，知道这些就够了玛格丽特第一次来到安德鲁的家，刚进门就被全家围着盘问。安德鲁急着证明两人相爱，却又在父亲和前任面前被迫公开订婚，还要临场编出一段浪漫求婚史。重点听他们如何用讽刺、委婉和夸张把尴尬撑过去。
发音关注
- 注意 about to 的弱读和连读
- 听出 meal ticket 的重音落点
- 留意讽刺句尾 brilliant timing 的重读
学习收获
- 掌握 about to 表示即将
- 听懂 meal ticket 的比喻义
- 学会用反讽化解尴尬
重点关注
- 留意订婚公布时全家的反应
- 观察 Margaret 如何抢回叙事权
- 听出礼貌话背后的挖苦
玛
玛格丽特 Margaret图书编辑
安
安德鲁 Andrew编辑助理
吉
吉尔 Jill家人
路
路易丝 Louise家人
乔
乔 Joe安德鲁父亲
麦
麦克基特里克夫人 Mrs McKittrick安德鲁母亲
麦
麦克基特里克先生 Mr McKittrick安德鲁父亲
格
格特鲁德（格特） Gertrude安德鲁前任
奶
奶奶 Gammy安德鲁祖母
章节
14 段 · AI 拆解01办公室解雇职场强人让下属当场认输B23'29"02假婚宣布职场强人被逼当众宣布结婚B24'01"03移民官盘问一场假恋爱要经得起层层盘问B24'23"04婚约谈判一纸交易先谈条件再谈婚事B13'54"05见家人陌生人闯入大家庭后立刻成了焦点B27'27"06同床夜谈被迫同床的两个人开始听见彼此心事B15'51"07父子摊牌儿子终于对父亲说出自己的真实选择B21'51"08旧情人来访家人越热情旧情人越容易说真话B15'16"09交换秘密尴尬意外让两个陌生人开始交换秘密B16'25"10家人敲定婚礼一顿早餐把假婚推成全家婚礼B14'05"11婚纱与家族故事家人用温柔传统慢慢卸下防备B14'06"12假婚败露一次逃离让假婚姻当场面对法律后果B15'43"13婚礼前坦白真相在婚礼誓言前终于失控B27'37"14办公室求婚追到办公室的人终于说出想要什么B12'52"
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00:02
So nice to meet you Margaret Welcome to Sitka
很高兴见到你，玛格丽特。欢迎来到锡特卡。
00:04
Jill Hi Nice to meet you My pleasure
吉尔，你好。很高兴见到你。我的荣幸。
00:06
Why didn t you tell me you were some kind of Alaskan Kennedy
你怎么没告诉我，你们家是阿拉斯加的肯尼迪家族？
00:09
How could I
我哪有机会说啊？
00:10
We were in the middle of talking about you for the last three years.
这三年我们一直在聊你，哪有空说这个。
00:14
OK know what Timeout OK
好了，先打住，暂停，好吗？
00:15
This bickering Bickerson thing has got to stop
你们这种吵个没完的搭档戏该停了。
00:17
People need to think that we are in love So let s just
别人得相信我们相爱，所以我们就……
00:19
That that s no problem I can do that
这、这没问题，我做得到。
00:21
I can pretend to be the doting fianc That s easy
我可以装成一个百般宠爱未婚妻的未婚夫，这很容易。
00:24
But for you it s going to require
但对你来说，就得……
00:25
that you stop snacking on children while they dream
你得别再趁孩子做梦时把他们当零食吃了。
00:28
Very funny When are you going to tell them we re engaged
真幽默。你打算什么时候告诉他们我们订婚了？
00:30
I ll pick the right moment
我会挑个合适的时机。
00:32
Hey Andrew Hi
嘿，安德鲁。嗨。
00:36
Mrs McKittrick How are you Nice to see you
麦克基特里克夫人，您好吗？很高兴见到您。
00:38
Nice to see you Mr McKittrick This is Margaret
很高兴见到您，麦克基特里克先生。这位是玛格丽特。
00:40
Hi Pleasure Margaret
你好。幸会，玛格丽特。
00:42
Hi how are you Pleasure
你好，你好吗？幸会。
00:44
So I always wanted to know what does a book editor do
我一直想知道，图书编辑到底是做什么的？
00:47
That s a great question Louise
问得好，路易丝。
00:49
I m curious to know the answer myself
其实我自己也很好奇答案。
00:53
Hello Dad Son
你好，爸爸。儿子。
00:55
This must be Maggie
这位一定是玛吉。
00:57
Uh Margaret
呃，是玛格丽特。
00:58
Joe Pleasure to meet you Pleasure s mine
乔。很高兴认识你。我的荣幸。
01:02
So why don t you tell us exactly what a book editor does
那你不如确切告诉我们，图书编辑究竟做什么？
01:06
Besides taking writers out to lunch and getting bombed
除了带作家出去吃午饭、喝得酩酊大醉以外？
01:09
Now that sounds like fun
这听起来倒挺有意思。
01:12
No wonder you like being an editor
难怪你喜欢当编辑。
01:13
No Louise Andrew s not an editor he s an editor s assistant
不，路易丝。安德鲁不是编辑，他是编辑助理。
01:17
Maggie here is the editor
这里的玛吉才是编辑。
01:19
Margaret
是玛格丽特。
01:21
So you re actually Andrew s boss Yeah
所以你其实是安德鲁的老板？——对。
01:24
Well How about that
哎呀，原来如此。
01:26
Huh
嗯？
01:27
I think I ll get a refill
我想我去再添一杯。
01:32
Charming
真有风度啊。
01:37
That s a hell of a first impression Dad
爸爸，你这第一印象可真够糟的。
01:40
What the hell Andrew
搞什么鬼，安德鲁？
01:42
You show up here after all this time with this woman you hated
你这么久不回来，一来就带着这个你恨过的女人，
01:45
and now she s your girlfriend We just got here
现在她又成了你的女朋友？——我们才刚到啊。
01:46
Can we wait two seconds
我们能不能先等两秒，
01:47
before we throw the kitchen sink at each other
别一上来就把所有狠话都朝对方扔？
01:49
Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
01:52
Actually I ll have you know that that woman in there
我告诉你，里面那位女士可是……
01:54
is one of the most respected editors in town
镇上最受尊敬的编辑之一。
01:56
She s your meal ticket
她就是你的饭票。
01:57
and you brought her home to meet your mother
而你还把她带回家见你母亲。
01:58
She s not my meal ticket Dad She s my fianc e
她不是我的饭票，爸爸。她是我的未婚妻。
02:03
What d you say You heard me
你说什么？——你听清楚了。
02:05
I m getting married
我要结婚了。
02:11
How are you Good good Thank you
你好吗？——很好，很好，谢谢。
02:13
Would you care for some hors d oeuvres
要不要来点开胃小食？
02:14
No I m fine Thank you very much
不用，我挺好的。非常感谢。
02:15
It s a tradition
这是传统。
02:17
It s the texture I m not a fish person
我是不喜欢这种口感，我不太吃鱼。
02:18
You ll like it You re very sweet
你会喜欢的。你真贴心。
02:21
I think if you ll just taste it
我想你只要尝一口就会喜欢。
02:23
Thank you so much
太谢谢你了。
02:29
Ladies and gentlemen
女士们、先生们，
02:30
I have a very important announcement to make
我有一项非常重要的宣布。
02:32
Margaret and I are getting married
玛格丽特和我要结婚了。
02:34
It s the paprika
是红椒粉的问题。
02:35
So sorry
真对不起。
02:37
That s OK It s wash and wear
没关系，这衣服耐洗耐穿。
02:41
Yep Honey Where you at
对，亲爱的。你在哪儿？
02:45
Here it is
在这儿呢。
02:50
Come on down here pumpkin
下来吧，小宝贝。
02:52
All right OK
好，行了。
02:53
Oh look at her Look at her
噢，看看她，快看她。
02:57
Right there ladies and gentlemen There she is
就在那儿，女士们、先生们，她来了。
03:00
Congratulations Andrew
恭喜你，安德鲁。
03:02
Thank you
谢谢。
03:03
Thank you very much
非常感谢。
03:05
Time to celebrate Get the champagne
该庆祝了，拿香槟来。
03:11
So that was your idea of the perfect time
所以这就是你所谓的最佳时机？
03:12
to tell them we re engaged Mmm
告诉他们我们订婚？——嗯。
03:13
Cause it was brilliant Brilliant timing
因为这主意太妙了。时机妙极了。
03:15
Andrew Hi
安德鲁，嗨。
03:17
Gert Oh my God Hey hi Wow
格特。我的天！嘿，你好。哇。
03:21
How you doing I didn t know that you were gonna be here
你好吗？我不知道你会来这里。
03:24
Your mom probably wanted it to be a surprise So surprise
你妈妈大概是想给你个惊喜吧。那，惊喜来了。
03:27
Right And
对，而且……
03:29
we re being completely rude Hi
我们这样实在太失礼了。你好。
03:32
Oh God This is my ex Hi I m Gertrude
天啊，这是我的前任。你好，我叫格特鲁德。
03:36
Oh Oh wow Wow You can call me Gert
哦，哦，哇。你叫我格特就好。
03:38
Well congratulations you guys
恭喜你们俩。
03:40
Thank you Thank you
谢谢，谢谢。
03:42
So did I miss the story
那我是不是错过故事了？
03:44
What story What story
什么故事？什么故事？
03:45
About how you proposed
关于你是怎么求婚的故事。
03:47
Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
03:52
Yes Yes it does
是的，确实如此。
03:54
I actually would love to hear the story Andrew
安德鲁，我其实很想听听这个故事。
03:56
Would you tell us
你愿意讲给我们听吗？
03:58
Yeah Yeah
好，好。
04:00
You know what
你知道吗，
04:02
Actually Margaret loves telling this story
其实玛格丽特最喜欢讲这个故事。
04:06
so I m just gonna let her go ahead and do that
所以我就让她尽管讲吧。
04:08
Cause I think we should just sit in rapture
因为我觉得我们只要坐着陶醉地聆听就好。
04:11
Huh Wow OK
嗯？哇，好吧。
04:14
Wow where to be gin this story
哇，这故事该从哪儿讲起呢？
04:18
Well um wow
呃……哇。
04:21
Mmm yeah
嗯，对。
04:23
OK well um Andrew and I
好吧，呃，我和安德鲁……
04:28
Andrew and I were about to celebrate
我和安德鲁当时正要庆祝……
04:31
our first anniversary together Aw
我们在一起后的第一个纪念日。——啊，好甜。
04:33
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
04:36
And he was scared Like a little tiny bird
可他害怕得像只小小的鸟。
04:39
So I started leaving him little hints here and there
所以我开始到处给他留下一点小暗示，
04:42
because I knew he wouldn t have the guts to ask but
因为我知道他没胆量开口，可是……
04:45
That s not exactly how it happened
事情并不完全是那样。
04:48
No Hmm No No
不，嗯，不，不是。
04:49
I mean I picked up on all her little hints
我是说，她那些小暗示我全都看出来了。
04:52
This woman s about as subtle as a gun
这个女人一点都不含蓄，直白得像把枪。
04:54
Yeah.
对。
04:56
What I was worried about was
我担心的是，
04:57
that she might find this little box
她可能会发现这个小盒子。
04:59
Oh The decoupage box that he made
哦，就是他做的那个拼贴装饰盒。
05:02
where he d taken the time to cut out
他还特意花时间剪下了……
05:05
tiny little pictures of himself Yes
一张张自己的小照片。——对。
05:07
Just pasted all over the box Oh So beautiful
全都贴满了盒子。——哦，真漂亮。
05:11
So I opened that beautiful little decoupage
于是我打开了那个漂亮的小拼贴盒，
05:14
and out fluttered these tiny little hand cut heart confettis
里面飘出了这些手工剪的小心形彩纸屑。
05:17
And once they cleared I looked down and I saw
等它们散开后，我低头一看，发现……
05:22
the most beautiful big
一个无比美丽、巨大无比的……
05:24
fat nothing
一个硕大无比的——什么都没有。
05:26
No ring
没有戒指。
05:27
No ring What
没有戒指？什么？
05:29
No But inside that box
没有。不过盒子里面……
05:32
underneath all that crap
在那堆乱七八糟的东西下面，
05:34
there was a little handwritten note
压着一张小小的手写纸条。
05:36
with the address to a hotel date and time
上面写着一家酒店的地址、日期和时间。
05:40
Real Humphrey Bogart type stuff
十足的汉弗莱·鲍嘉风格。
05:41
Yeah.
对。
05:43
Masculine
很有男子气概。
05:45
Anyway naturally Margaret thought
总之，玛格丽特自然以为……
05:46
I thought he was seeing someone else
我以为他另有别人了。
05:48
It was a terrible time for me
那段时间对我来说糟透了。
05:50
but I went to that hotel anyway
但我还是去了那家酒店。
05:53
I went there and I pounded on the door
我到了以后使劲敲门，
05:55
but the door was already unlocked
可门早就没锁。
05:57
And as swung open that door there he was
门一推开，他就在那里。
06:01
Standing Kneeling
站着——不，是跪着。
06:02
Like a man On a bed of rose petals
像个真正的男人——跪在玫瑰花瓣铺成的床上。
06:04
in a tuxedo Your son Your son
穿着燕尾服。——你儿子？——你儿子。
06:07
And he was choking back soft soft sobs
他正强忍着轻轻的抽泣。
06:11
And when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
等他忍住泪水，终于喘过气来时，
06:14
he said to me
他对我说，
06:15
Margaret will you marry me
“玛格丽特，你愿意嫁给我吗？”
06:16
And she said Yep The end Who s hungry
她说：好。故事结束。谁饿了？
06:22
That is quite a story
这故事可真够精彩的。
06:25
Oh Andy Gorgeous
哦，安迪，太迷人了。
06:27
You are so sensitive
你真是个多愁善感的人。
06:30
Hand cut confetti
手工剪的彩纸屑。
06:33
Hey Let s see a kiss from you two cuties
嘿，让我们看看这两位小可爱亲一个。
06:36
Give her a kiss
亲她一下。
06:37
No Come on Oh yeah
不要。来嘛。——哦，好啊。
06:39
Come on
来嘛。
06:40
OK all right
好，行。
06:42
OK Here we go Ready
好，开始了。准备好了吗？
06:45
What is this Kiss her on the mouth like you mean it
这算什么？亲她的嘴，要亲得像你是认真的。
06:50
Kiss her Kiss her Kiss her
亲她！亲她！亲她！
06:53
Kiss her Kiss her Kiss her Kiss her
亲她！亲她！亲她！亲她！
07:00
OK All right OK
好，好了，好。
07:01
Here we go Mmm hmm OK
来吧。嗯嗯，好。
07:05
Oh
哦。
07:07
Andy Give her a real kiss
安迪，给她一个真正的吻。
07:09
Gammy A real one
奶奶，来真的。
07:12
Yeah You can do it
对，你可以的。
07:14
Why don t we just do it Let s just do it really fast
我们干脆就亲一下吧，快点结束。
07:16
Mmmm
嗯……
07:19
Mmm Mmm hmm Mmm hmm
嗯……嗯嗯……嗯嗯……
07:22
OK Mmm
好，嗯。
语言点
点击卡片，跳回它在片中的位置固定搭配B1↩ 00:06
some kind of something
some kind of something
某种；有点像
Why didn t you tell me you were some kind of Alaskan Kennedy
你怎么没告诉我，你们家是阿拉斯加的肯尼迪家族？
发音↩ 00:06
didn t you
didn't 和 tell me 连读，t 轻带过。
Why didn t you tell me you were some kind of Alaskan Kennedy
你怎么没告诉我，你们家是阿拉斯加的肯尼迪家族？
固定搭配B1↩ 00:00
in the middle of something
in the middle of something
正在某事进行中
固定搭配B1↩ 00:15
have got to do something
have got to do something
必须做某事
This bickering Bickerson thing has got to stop
你们这种吵个没完的搭档戏该停了。
发音↩ 00:17
need to
to 弱读成 tə，need-to 几乎一拍带过。
People need to think that we are in love So let s just
别人得相信我们相爱，所以我们就……
固定搭配B1↩ 00:21
pretend to be someone/something
pretend to be someone/something
假装是某人或某物
I can pretend to be the doting fianc That s easy
我可以装成一个百般宠爱未婚妻的未婚夫，这很容易。
发音↩ 00:21
to be
to 弱读，be 轻接前词，不要逐词重读。
I can pretend to be the doting fianc That s easy
我可以装成一个百般宠爱未婚妻的未婚夫，这很容易。
语法B1↩ 00:44
what does a book editor do
嵌入疑问：what 后接职业和 do，询问一个人的具体职责。
So I always wanted to know what does a book editor do
我一直想知道，图书编辑到底是做什么的？
固定搭配B1↩ 01:06
take someone out to lunch
take someone out to lunch
请某人出去吃午饭
Besides taking writers out to lunch and getting bombed
除了带作家出去吃午饭、喝得酩酊大醉以外？
俚语B2↩ 01:06
getting bombed
喝得烂醉——非正式说法，描述喝酒喝到醉。
Besides taking writers out to lunch and getting bombed
除了带作家出去吃午饭、喝得酩酊大醉以外？
固定搭配B2↩ 01:37
a hell of a + noun
a hell of a + noun
非常强烈的一个……
这里是反讽，实际指第一印象糟透了。
That s a hell of a first impression Dad
爸爸，你这第一印象可真够糟的。
固定搭配C1↩ 01:47
throw everything but the kitchen sink at someone
throw everything but the kitchen sink at someone
把能想到的招数全用上
这里指两人把所有攻击性话语都抛向对方。
before we throw the kitchen sink at each other
别一上来就把所有狠话都朝对方扔？
语法B2↩ 01:49
who slept his way to the middle
定语从句：who 引导从句修饰 a guy，补充说明这个人的上位方式。
Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
发音↩ 01:49
slept his way
slept 和 way 重读，突出指控意味。
Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
固定搭配B2↩ 01:56
someone's meal ticket
someone's meal ticket
经济靠山；饭票
这里指玛格丽特能让安德鲁保住事业。
She s your meal ticket
她就是你的饭票。
发音↩ 01:57
brought her home
her 弱读，brought-her-home 连成一组。
and you brought her home to meet your mother
而你还把她带回家见你母亲。
固定搭配B1↩ 02:37
wash-and-wear
wash-and-wear
耐洗耐穿
That s OK It s wash and wear
没关系，这衣服耐洗耐穿。
固定搭配B1↩ 03:13
brilliant timing
brilliant timing
真是“绝妙”的时机
这里是反讽，实际说时机糟透了。
Cause it was brilliant Brilliant timing
因为这主意太妙了。时机妙极了。
固定搭配B2↩ 03:47
say a lot about someone/something
say a lot about someone/something
很能说明某人或某事
Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
发音↩ 03:47
says a lot about
says、lot、character 重读，about 弱读。
Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
固定搭配B1↩ 04:06
go ahead and do something
go ahead and do something
尽管去做吧；请继续
so I m just gonna let her go ahead and do that
所以我就让她尽管讲吧。
固定搭配A2↩ 04:28
be about to do something
be about to do something
正要做某事
Andrew and I were about to celebrate
我和安德鲁当时正要庆祝……
固定搭配B2↩ 04:33
be itching to do something
be itching to do something
急切地想做某事
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
语法B2↩ 04:33
that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
宾语从句：that 从句作 knew 的宾语，交代她知道的具体内容。
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
发音↩ 04:33
to ask
to ask 连读，to 的元音向 ask 滑过去。
And I knew that he d been itching to ask me to marry him
我知道他一直急着向我求婚。
固定搭配B2↩ 04:42
have the guts to do something
have the guts to do something
有胆量开口做某事
because I knew he wouldn t have the guts to ask but
因为我知道他没胆量开口，可是……
固定搭配B2↩ 04:49
pick up on something
pick up on something
察觉到某事
这里指看懂她留下的求婚暗示。
I mean I picked up on all her little hints
我是说，她那些小暗示我全都看出来了。
固定搭配B1↩ 05:02
take the time to do something
take the time to do something
特意花时间做某事
where he d taken the time to cut out
他还特意花时间剪下了……
俚语B1↩ 05:32
crap
破烂东西；鬼东西——口语粗鲁，情绪化或熟人间使用。
underneath all that crap
在那堆乱七八糟的东西下面，
固定搭配B2↩ 06:07
choke back tears/sobs
choke back tears/sobs
强忍住眼泪或抽泣
And he was choking back soft soft sobs
他正强忍着轻轻的抽泣。
固定搭配B1↩ 06:11
catch one's breath
catch one's breath
喘过气来；缓过劲
And when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
等他忍住泪水，终于喘过气来时，
语法B2↩ 06:11
when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
时间从句：when 引出先后关系，说明他缓过气后才开口求婚。
And when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath
等他忍住泪水，终于喘过气来时，
固定搭配B1↩ 06:45
like you mean it
like you mean it
像你是认真的；真心地
What is this Kiss her on the mouth like you mean it
这算什么？亲她的嘴，要亲得像你是认真的。
发音↩ 06:45
like you mean it
mean 和 it 前的语气强调“真心”。
What is this Kiss her on the mouth like you mean it
这算什么？亲她的嘴，要亲得像你是认真的。
本章教学点
看完视频，正好复习我的等级
高于我的等级
习语B2↩ 01:56
meal ticket
饭票；经济靠山
剧中语境父亲讥讽玛格丽特是安德鲁的经济靠山。
That contract became her meal ticket after graduation.那份合同成了她毕业后的经济依靠。
日常举例
谈工作This job is not my meal ticket forever.这份工作不可能永远是我的饭票。
吐槽客户He treats every rich client like a meal ticket.他把每个有钱客户都当成饭票。
高于我的等级
俚语B2↩ 01:06
get bombed
喝得烂醉
剧中语境家人拿安德鲁陪作家吃饭并喝到烂醉来开玩笑。
We got bombed at the office party and missed the last train.我们在公司聚会上喝得烂醉，错过了末班车。
日常举例
朋友聚餐Don't get bombed before the wedding toast.别在婚礼祝酒前就喝醉。
会自动暂停
搭配B1↩ 04:28
be about to do something
正要做某事
剧中语境玛格丽特说两人当时正要庆祝交往一周年。
The train is about to leave, so hurry up.火车马上要开了，快一点。
日常举例
出门前I was about to call you.我正要给你打电话。
高于我的等级
习语B2↩ 04:42
have the guts to do something
有胆量做某事
剧中语境玛格丽特挖苦安德鲁没胆量主动求婚。
Do you have the guts to tell them the truth?你有胆量把真相告诉他们吗？
日常举例
挑战朋友She had the guts to start over in a new city.她有勇气在新城市重新开始。
高于我的等级
短语动词B2↩ 04:49
pick up on something
察觉到；领会
剧中语境安德鲁说自己看懂了玛格丽特留下的求婚暗示。
She picked up on my hesitation immediately.她立刻察觉到我的犹豫。
日常举例
读空气Did you pick up on his change of tone?你察觉到他语气的变化了吗？
高于我的等级
反讽B2↩ 03:13
brilliant timing
“真是”绝妙时机
剧中语境玛格丽特反讽安德鲁偏偏在最混乱时宣布订婚。
You lost the keys again? Brilliant timing.你又把钥匙弄丢了？真是会挑时候。
日常举例
错过会议The bus left as I arrived. Brilliant timing.我刚到公交车就开走了，真会挑时候。
会自动暂停
脏话B1↩ 05:32
crap
破烂东西；鬼东西
剧中语境玛格丽特用轻度粗口贬低盒子里的杂物。
I need to clear this crap off my desk.我得把桌上这些破烂东西清掉。
日常举例
整理房间Why is there so much crap in this drawer?这个抽屉里怎么有这么多破烂东西？
高于我的等级
词汇C1↩ 04:59
decoupage
拼贴装饰艺术
剧中语境家人提到安德鲁亲手制作的拼贴装饰盒。
She used decoupage to decorate an old wooden tray.她用拼贴装饰工艺改造了一个旧木托盘。
日常举例
手工制作This decoupage project needs a coat of varnish.这个拼贴项目需要刷一层清漆。
金句
这句话本身就很棒——棒在哪、怎么用“Oh How a man proposes says a lot about his character”
哦，一个男人怎么求婚，很能说明他的品格。
棒在哪里
把求婚从浪漫动作提升到人格判断，既像祝福也带着压力。
句型骨架
How someone does something says a lot about their character。
使用场景
评价别人处理面试、道歉或送礼的方式时。
同类表达
How you handle it says a lot about you. ／ The way she reacts reveals her character.
语域
neutral
跟读提示
重读 proposes、says 和 character，says a lot about 连读。
运用举例
评价道歉How you apologize says a lot about your character.你怎么道歉，很能说明你的品格。
“This woman s about as subtle as a gun”
这个女人一点都不含蓄，直白得像把枪。
棒在哪里
用夸张比喻嘲笑对方暗示太明显，画面感强又带着互怼。
句型骨架
be as + 形容词 + as + 名词。
使用场景
形容一个人做事或表达明显得藏不住时。
同类表达
His hint was as subtle as a neon sign. ／ She is about as quiet as a drum solo.
语域
informal
跟读提示
as subtle as 一口气带过，在 gun 上落重音。
运用举例
吐槽暗示Your hint was as subtle as a marching band.你的暗示明显得像一支 marching band。
“Just never figured you for a guy who slept his way to the middle”
我只是没想到你会是那种靠上床爬到中层的人。
棒在哪里
figured you for 和 slept his way 叠出尖刻指控，体现家人式挖苦。
句型骨架
I never figured you for someone who...
使用场景
表达对熟人某种做法的意外判断，语气偏冲。
同类表达
I never figured her for a quitter. ／ I didn't take him for a liar.
语域
informal
跟读提示
never、guy、middle 重读，who slept his way 弱读成一串。
运用举例
质疑朋友I never figured you for someone who would quit so quickly.我真没想到你会这么快就放弃。
本章要点
看完能带走什么- 学会用 meal ticket 表示经济靠山
- 掌握 about to 表示即将发生
- 听懂 have the guts to 的胆量语气
- 识别 brilliant timing 的反讽
常被搜到的问题
先看问题，再对照台词meal ticket 在这里是什么意思？
不是饭票，Joe 是在讽刺玛格丽特是安德鲁的经济靠山。
about to 表示已经发生还是正要发生？
表示马上要发生，常用 be about to do something。
为什么 brilliant timing 是反讽？
玛格丽特认为公开订婚的时机糟透了，所以故意说“绝妙”。
《假结婚》里他们怎么讲求婚故事？
两人当着家人的面临场编故事，把安德鲁说成紧张又浪漫。