能不能告诉我……(带点质问)
Mind telling me what the hell's wrong?The Proposal · 2009 — 第 12 / 14 章 · 5'43" · B1
玛格丽特和安德鲁在船上谈心,船突然开走,她落了水。父亲赶来逼两人承认假结婚,一句 You tell the truth, you're off the hook(你说出真相就脱身),意思是坦白就能免罪;对方却用 You'd do the same for me(你也会为我这么做),把假戏说成真心。想听懂英语里脱身、还人情的说法,这几句最省事。
船上这场戏从一次谈心滑向摊牌。玛格丽特先说只想离所有人远一点,又说 I forgot what it was like to have a family(我忘了拥有一个家是什么感觉),一句话交代了她为什么心虚。船突然开走,她落水,被拉上来时又对骂一句 hijacking a boat is a proper way to express your frustration(劫持一条船可不是表达不满的好办法)。回到岸上,父亲带着律师赶来,说假结婚已经被查实:只要安德鲁说出真相,就能 off the hook(脱身);可安德鲁不肯,反而当众说自己是真心求婚。想学英语里「脱身、搞砸、来看看」怎么说,这一章一次给全。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
off the hookscrewing it upcheck up onon your behalf
本章短语
脱身、不用承担责任free from blame, punishment, or an obligation
父亲带来移民官做交易:只要安德鲁声明婚姻是假的、说出真相,他就能脱身,而玛格丽特会被遣返加拿大。
The witness lied, so the real suspect got off the hook.证人撒了谎,真正的嫌疑人就这么逃脱了责任。
把某事搞砸、弄糟
检查、监督;也指探望、看望
代表你、替你(做某事)
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能不能告诉我……(带点质问)
Mind telling me what the hell's wrong?你介不介意告诉我(客套但压人)
Would you mind telling me what's happening now, Margaret?那是什么感觉
I forgot what it was like to have a family.what 从句作宾语:what it was like 把一段感受变成名词性从句,直接当作 forgot 的宾语,说的是一种说不清的失去。
I forgot what it was like to have a family.来过节、来团聚
We'd love to come down for the holidays.把某事搞砸、弄糟
玛格丽特在船上崩溃,说自己把一切都搞砸了,还害安德鲁一起卷进来;安德鲁却提醒她,当初是他自己同意的。
and you have Gertrude, and I'm... I'm just screwing it up.让某人经受这番折腾
I know that. Yes, you know that. And you're still willing to put them through this?发现、查出
They're not gonna find out.find 结尾的 d 顺势滑到 out 上,常连成 /faɪnˈdaʊt/,中间不停顿,重心给 out。
They're not gonna find out.心脏病发作;也指吓坏
If Gammy finds out, she's gonna have a heart attack.冷静下来
She's gonna have a heart attack. Will you calm down? Hold on.calm down 里 m 和 d 相接,calm 的读音收得很短,几乎连着说出 down。
She's gonna have a heart attack. Will you calm down? Hold on.劫持一条船
Whoa. I don't think that hijacking a boat is a proper way to express your frustration.表达不满
Whoa. I don't think that hijacking a boat is a proper way to express your frustration.闭嘴
Now you decide to shut up, Margaret.闭嘴——粗暴地叫对方停止说话;熟人吵架可以听,但正式场合或对长辈说会很冒犯。
Now you decide to shut up, Margaret.把手给我
All right, come on. Give me your hand.抓住你了、我接着你
Come on, come on. I got you. I got you.got you 里的 t 闪音化,读快了像 god-you。
Come on, come on. I got you. I got you.把自己害死
Could've gotten yourself killed.could have 表责备:could ve 加过去分词,说的是本可能发生却没发生的坏结果,既是后怕也是埋怨。
Could've gotten yourself killed.来看看、查访某人
Told you I'd check up on you.代表你、替你(做某事)
父亲未经同意就和移民官谈好条件,还说自己是替你争取来的;用 on your behalf 把越权的安排包装成一片苦心。
Dad! Luckily for you, your father negotiated a deal on your behalf.进监狱
You're gonna make a statement admitting this marriage is a sham, or you're gonna go to prison.分词短语作后置修饰:admitting 引导的分词短语修饰 statement,说明这份声明的具体内容,把条件说得毫不含糊。
You're gonna make a statement admitting this marriage is a sham, or you're gonna go to prison.脱身、不用承担责任
父亲带来移民官做交易:只要安德鲁声明婚姻是假的、说出真相,他就能脱身,而玛格丽特会被遣返加拿大。
You tell the truth, you're off the hook.接受这笔交易
Ah, well. Take the deal.You tell the truth, you're off the hook.你说出真相,就不用担责了。 一句谈判桌上的硬条件,把赎罪压缩成一笔清楚的交换;听的人立刻明白,真话在这里也是筹码。
You'd do the same for me.换作是你,你也会为我这么做的。 把一次假结婚、一次冒险用一个假设的互惠轻轻带过;既是安慰,也是两个人之间第一次真正说出的信任。
I forgot what it was like to have a family.我忘了拥有一个家是什么感觉。 不控诉缺席,只承认自己忘了;一句关于记忆的坦白,把长年的孤独和此刻的动摇一起说尽。
Whoa. I don't think that hijacking a boat is a proper way to express your frustration.我不觉得劫持一条船是表达沮丧的合适方式。 用一本正经的句式评论一场失控的闹剧,落差本身就是笑点;越客气的措辞,越衬出场面有多荒唐。
就是「脱身、不用承担责任」。剧情里有人给出条件:You tell the truth, you're off the hook,意思是只要说出真相,就能全身而退,不再被追究。
screwing it up。有人自责说自己 I'm just screwing it up,就是「我正把这一切搞砸」,说漏嘴、办错事都能用。
check up on。开场就有一句 Told you I'd check up on you,这里的 check up on 就是「我早说过会来看看你」。
sham 是骗局、幌子。那句 this marriage is a sham 直译是「这场婚姻是个幌子」,也就是承认这是一场假结婚。
You'd do the same for me。这是这场戏最后一句,把假结婚说成两个人互相欠人情的真心话。
下一章 · 第 13 章get my head on straight婚礼上当场坦白
第 1 章let someone go办公室里当场解雇下属
第 2 章turn operations over to为签证宣布假结婚
第 3 章out of your hair移民局面谈假装情侣
第 4 章with cherries on top假结婚换升职
第 5 章a meal ticket家宴上宣布订婚
第 6 章pulling your leg被迫同睡一间卧室
第 7 章from the ground up父子为接班吵翻
第 8 章called it off聚会起哄又遇前女友
第 9 章take this the wrong way熄灯后互吐秘密
第 10 章a sham家人提议明天结婚
第 11 章burst into tears传家婚纱试穿落泪
正在看 · 第 12 章off the hook假结婚当场被拆穿
第 13 章get my head on straight婚礼上当场坦白
第 14 章dawned on me追到办公室当场求婚