我是……（电话里自报身份）
This is Mr. Pirovitch, Mr. Kralik's friend.The Shop Around the Corner · 1940 — 第 10 / 19 章 · 5'05" · B1
辞退老员工后遭背叛：mind your own business
老店员替被辞退的同事说话，老板一句 mind your own business（少管闲事）就把他堵了回去。当晚侦探报信，说老板太太跟一名年轻男子会面，那男人竟是店里的员工；他只低声说 just didn't want to grow old with me（只是不想和我一起变老）。职场里被上级警告别再插手，就先记住这一句。
发生了什么
打烊前，老店员想替刚被辞退的同事求情，被老板一句 mind your own business（少管闲事）顶了回去，还被反问是不是想 keep your job（保住工作），他只好说自己有家要养、有两个孩子。另一位店员临走时提起老板太太托他传话，紧接着侦探带来报告：太太夜里和一名年轻男子会合，那人正是店里的员工。老板沉默片刻，说结婚二十二年了，just didn't want to grow old with me（只是不想和我一起变老）。职场里被上级堵回话头、想委婉追问，这几句都能直接搬用。
这场戏看什么
- 留意求情从礼貌变成威胁
- 观察 Vadas 如何用夸家具拖延
- 听侦探报告怎样锁定嫌疑人
留意这几个短语
mind your own businessby any chanceget a glimpse oflet someone go
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mind your own business
管好你自己的事、少管闲事to stop asking about other people's private matters
皮罗维奇替克拉利克打抱不平，越说越激动，老板直接叫他少管闲事，保住饭碗要紧。
Mind your own business—this has nothing to do with you.少管闲事——这跟你没关系。
本章还有
- by any chance
该不会、碰巧（委婉追问）
- get a glimpse of
瞥见一眼、短暂地看到
- let someone go
把某人辞退
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65 句台词里标了 43 处
过来、上门
Will you please tell him when he comes that we are not working tonight, and I am coming over.coming 末尾的音接上 over，听起来像 co-min-gover，中间的界限几乎听不出来。
Will you please tell him when he comes that we are not working tonight, and I am coming over.希望你别介意
I hope you don't mind, Mr. Matuschek.情绪很低落
He probably feels pretty low tonight, and I thought-- You don't have to explain.情绪低落、打不起精神——low 在口语里可以形容人心情差、提不起劲，比「难过」更随口，也比「抑郁」轻得多。朋友之间说心情 low 很自然；正式场合谈情绪问题就不够准确，容易显得敷衍。
He probably feels pretty low tonight, and I thought-- You don't have to explain.下班之后
What you do after working hours is your own business.某人的私事
What you do after working hours is your own business.what 引导主语从句：what 引出的是一个主语从句，整块「你下班后做什么」在句子里充当主语，后面的 is 才是谓语。它把一件私事抽象成一个概念再作判断，语气冷静、界限分明。用在这种场合，等于客客气气地划清公私的边。
What you do after working hours is your own business.改变主意
You haven't changed your mind by any chance, Mr. Matuschek?该不会、碰巧（委婉追问）
皮罗维奇临走前半开玩笑地问老板，该不会又改主意了吧，其实是想替克拉利克再争一次。
You haven't changed your mind by any chance, Mr. Matuschek?你手下最出色的人
He's the best man you had, Mr. Matuschek.把某人辞退
皮罗维奇不理解老板为什么辞掉克拉利克，当面追问为什么放他走。
Why did you let him go?him 里的 h 在连读中被吞掉，听起来像 let-im-go，三个词一路滑过去。
Why did you let him go?我警告你
I warn you, Mr. Pirovitch-- His whole life he lived in this shop.一辈子、整个人生
I warn you, Mr. Pirovitch-- His whole life he lived in this shop.像儿子一样
He was almost like a son to you.以某人为傲
And you were so proud of him.一次又一次
You invited him to your home again and again.保住工作
Mr. Pirovitch, you want to keep your job, don't you?反意疑问句：前面是肯定句，后面用 don't you 收尾，构成反意疑问句。它表面在求确认，实际是施压：你总想保住饭碗吧。说话人不需要回答，只借这一问提醒对方识相。句尾用降调，听上去更像通知而不是商量。
Mr. Pirovitch, you want to keep your job, don't you?管好你自己的事、少管闲事
皮罗维奇替克拉利克打抱不平，越说越激动，老板直接叫他少管闲事，保住饭碗要紧。
In that case, mind your own business and go home.对不起、失礼了
Oh, I beg your pardon, Mr. Matuschek.不太确定
I'm, I'm not quite certain if I delivered Mrs. Matuschek's message.把口信带到
I'm, I'm not quite certain if I delivered Mrs. Matuschek's message.万一你改变了主意
She told me when I gave her the 1,000 pengo to remind you to call her in case you change your mind and don't work tonight.提醒某人给她打电话
She told me when I gave her the 1,000 pengo to remind you to call her in case you change your mind and don't work tonight.in case 引导条件从句：in case 引出一种可能发生的情况，表示「万一」。它和 if 不同：if 说条件是假设，in case 更强调事先防备，所以后面常跟提醒或准备的动作。这里把「改主意」当成一种可能，顺带把打电话的交代也安插进去，话说得周到又滴水不漏。
She told me when I gave her the 1,000 pengo to remind you to call her in case you change your mind and don't work tonight.有幸到访
You know, Mr. Matuschek the last time I had the pleasure to be at your apartment was several months ago when you sent me after your briefcase, you remember?派某人去取某物
You know, Mr. Matuschek the last time I had the pleasure to be at your apartment was several months ago when you sent me after your briefcase, you remember?瞥见一眼、短暂地看到
瓦达什借口取公文包去过老板家，其实是为了看一眼老板家的新餐厅家具，好把话题引到那场晚宴上。
Today I had a chance to get a glimpse of your new dining room set.glimpse 的 p 只闭唇不爆破，of 弱成 /əv/，get a 连作 /ɡetə/。
Today I had a chance to get a glimpse of your new dining room set.灯火全开
I can imagine what it'll look like with all the lights on at a dinner party.恐怕是的
- So it's true? - I'm afraid so, Mr. Matuschek.一份完整记录
Here we have a complete record from our operatives..我们最得力的干将
...two of our most reliable men.你的怀疑没错
Well, Mr. Matuschek, your suspicion was right.后来认出他是某人
Both our operatives identified him later as Mr. Vadas.受雇于某人
There is such a man in your employ, isn't there?结婚（多少年）
Twenty-two years we've been married.和我一起变老
...just didn't want to grow old with me.把账单寄给我
Oh, if you'll send me your bill I'll take care of it immediately.处理掉、付清
Oh, if you'll send me your bill I'll take care of it immediately.看懂「辞退老员工后遭背叛」
这一章能学到
- 学会用 let someone go 表达解雇
- 听懂 mind your own business 的拒绝语气
- 分辨 feel pretty low 的情绪含义
- 用 by any chance 缓和试探式提问
发音重点
- coming over — coming 末尾的音接上 over，听起来像 co-min-gover，中间的界限几乎听不出来。
- let him go — him 里的 h 在连读中被吞掉，听起来像 let-im-go，三个词一路滑过去。
- get a glimpse of — glimpse 的 p 只闭唇不爆破，of 弱成 /əv/，get a 连作 /ɡetə/。
What you do after working hours is your own business.你下班之后做什么，是你自己的私事。 一句划清公私边界的话：工作时间归我管，下了班归你。它听起来客气，实际是把关心挡在门外，也把权力收得干干净净。换到任何职场都成立，是老板最常用的一招软钉子。
...just didn't want to grow old with me.……只是不想和我一起变老。 把一段婚姻的破裂归结成一句最朴素的心愿：不想陪你变老。它不控诉、不辩解，只说出一个残酷的事实，正因为平淡才显得格外狠，也格外让人心软。
Twenty-two years I was proud of my wife.二十二年来，我一直以我的妻子为傲。 用一个数字开场，把时间和骄傲一起亮出来，再让背叛把两者同时击碎。它不说恨，只说曾经的引以为傲，反差越大，痛越深，是那种一句话交代半生的句子。
He was almost like a son to you.他对您简直就像儿子一样。 用「像儿子」三个字，把雇佣关系一下抬到亲情的高度，也把老板的绝情反衬出来。它适合在替人求情、点破对方忘恩时用，不指责，只提醒，杀伤力却很足。
关于这一章的问题
mind your own business 是什么意思？
字面是「管好你自己的事」，但这里语气很重，是老板叫下属少管闲事、别再插手别人的事，等于不客气地说「这不关你的事」。
「少管闲事」英语怎么说？
常用 mind your own business。老板想让你别再插嘴，就会说 Mind your own business and go home，意思是少管闲事、回家去吧。
by any chance 和 maybe 语气有什么不同？
by any chance 更委婉，也更有试探意味，常用来追问或确认，像「你该不会……吧」；maybe 只是普通的「也许」。
let someone go 是「让某人走开」吗？
在职场里不是这个意思。let someone go 是「把某人辞退」的委婉说法，这场戏里就是问老板为什么把最得力的员工辞退了。
「瞥见一眼」英语怎么说？
get a glimpse of。它表示短暂地看到、扫一眼，比如恰好看了一眼别人新买的家具，就可以说 I got a glimpse of it。
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第 1 章make something out of nothing清早到店同事互相打趣
第 2 章earn one's daily bread念匿名笔友来信
第 3 章make up your mind为唱歌的烟盒吵翻天
第 4 章go through the whole routine假装买包其实求职
第 5 章have a weakness for推销音乐糖果盒
第 6 章knock on wood没见面就爱上笔友
第 7 章pick on someone老板翻脸专挑老员工
第 8 章call it a day为请一晚假吵到翻脸
第 9 章of one's own accord被老板客气辞退
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第 11 章had enough bad news for today咖啡座认出笔友是同事
第 12 章instead of a heart, a handbag咖啡馆里互怼的笔友
第 13 章kept in strictest confidence老板坦白嫉妒后让位
第 14 章a yes man升任经理后当场炒人
第 15 章not in the same planet登门探望生病同事
第 16 章ruin Christmas平安夜挑圣诞礼物
第 17 章from the bottom of my heart老板平安夜回店发奖金
第 18 章your whole life ahead of you邀请孤身少年回家过节
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