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念匿名笔友来信:earn one's daily bread

有人被叫住,压低声音说收到一个女孩的信,念出信里那句 What does it matter so long as our minds meet?(只要我们心意相通,又有什么关系),听的人直说「真美」。信其实只是从报纸上 come across(无意中发现)的一则征友广告。想聊笔友、网络交友和「只谈心不谈现实」,这几句最实用。

发生了什么

有人神秘兮兮地叫住同事,说有件好事要分享:一封女孩的来信。信里写进邮局时心怦怦跳,还问对方是高是矮、眼睛是蓝是棕,最动人的是 What does it matter so long as our minds meet?(只要我们心意相通,又有什么关系)。念信的人讲,自己买不起百科全书,翻周日报纸广告时 come across(无意中发现)一则匿名征友广告,地址是邮局 237 号信箱,两人已通四封信;信里还说不必互相打听 how we earn our daily bread(怎么谋生),那会浪费宝贵时光。

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earn one's daily bread

谋生、挣口饭吃to make a living

信里的女孩说,与其互相打听谋生的俗事,不如聊些伟大美好的东西,克拉利克把这段话念给皮罗维奇。

He earns his daily bread by repairing old clocks.他靠修老式钟表谋生。

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  • get tired of

    对某事感到厌倦、腻了

  • come across

    偶然碰到、无意中发现

  • so long as

    只要……就……

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俚语 · A2Wanna

想要(want to 的口语缩写)——Wanna 是 want to 的口语连读写法,只在非正式对话里用。书面、正式演讲或对长辈讲话都不该用,要写成 want to。

- Wanna hear something nice? - Yes. What is it?
短语 · B1what is all this

这是怎么回事、这都什么呀

What is all this?
短语 · A2what are you talking about

你在说什么呢

Encyclopedia? What're you talking about?
发音talking about

talking about 连读时 talking 末尾的鼻音直接接到 about 上,听起来像 tal-king-about,中间不断开。

Encyclopedia? What're you talking about?
短语 · B1get tired of something

厌倦了去某个地方

Well, you come to a time in your life when you get tired of going to cafes dance halls every night, and you want to improve yourself.
语法 · B1get tired of going to cafes

get 加形容词表状态变化:get 后面接形容词或过去分词,表示进入某种状态,强调变化的过程而不只是当下的感觉。这里说的是从喜欢到厌倦的转变,所以用 get 而不是 be。它常跟 of 引出的动名词连用,说明对什么事感到厌倦。

Well, you come to a time in your life when you get tired of going to cafes dance halls every night, and you want to improve yourself.
短语 · B1what does something have to do with something

这一切和……有什么关系

Uh.. Well, tell me what has all this to do with the letter?
短语 · B1can't afford something

买不起某样东西

Well, you know I can't afford a new encyclopedia
短语 · B1look through something

翻看某类版面的内容

so I was looking through the ads in the Sunday paper and I got on the wrong page and I came across this ad, and it..
短语 · B1get on the wrong page

翻错了页

so I was looking through the ads in the Sunday paper and I got on the wrong page and I came across this ad, and it..
短语 · B1come across something

偶然看到这则广告

so I was looking through the ads in the Sunday paper and I got on the wrong page and I came across this ad, and it..
发音came across

came across 连读时 came 末尾的浊音滑向 across,听起来像 came-across,重音落在 across 上。

so I was looking through the ads in the Sunday paper and I got on the wrong page and I came across this ad, and it..
短语 · B2have something right here

就在我这儿、随手就能拿出来

Wait a minute, I have it right here.
短语 · B1be full of something

到处都是、满版都是

I know those ads. The papers are full of them.
短语 · B1how long has something been going on

这事持续多久了

How long has this been going on?
发音going on

going on 里的 g 常被吞掉,going 听起来像 goin,再顺接到 on,两个词连成 goi-non。

How long has this been going on?
短语 · B1exchange letters

互通了四封信

Well, we've exchanged four letters.
短语 · B1no ordinary someone

不是普通女孩、不一般

- Four letters? - And she's no ordinary girl.
短语 · A2listen to this

你听听这个

Now listen to this.
俚语 · B1Don't tell me

不会吧、别告诉我(表示惊讶或不信)——Don't tell me 不是真的叫人别说,而是听到坏消息或意外时脱口而出的反应,语气随性。朋友之间常用;对上司或正式场合显得失礼,要换成更中性的惊讶说法。

"Don't tell me.
短语 · B2what does it matter

那又有什么关系

What does it matter so long as our minds meet?"
短语 · B1so long as ...

只要我们心意相通

What does it matter so long as our minds meet?"
语法 · B1so long as our minds meet

so long as 表唯一条件:so long as 引出条件,意思是只要这样,后面的结果就成立。它比 if 更强调这是唯一要紧的条件,常用在取舍和让步的场合。这里说的是长相高矮都不算数,只要彼此谈得来,语气从容。日常也可以换成 as long as。

What does it matter so long as our minds meet?"
语法 · B1It is, isn't it

反意疑问句表确认:前面先肯定,后面用缩写加 not 反问,构成反意疑问句,用来向对方确认自己的判断。这里的 is 跟着前面的 It is 保持一致。说话人其实已经认同这句美,只是想拉对方一起点头,语气比直接下结论更柔和。

- It is, isn't it? - Mm-hmm.
语法 · B2There are so many great and beautiful things

there be 加 so many 表列举:there be 用来表示某处存在某物,so many 强调数量多得数不清。整句先把话题摆出来,再用后面的不定式说明可以拿这些事做什么。写文章或发言时常用它开场,把要谈的对象一口气铺开,带一点抒情。

"There are so many great and beautiful things "to discuss in this world of ours
短语 · B2earn one's daily bread

谋生、挣口饭吃

信里的女孩说,与其互相打听谋生的俗事,不如聊些伟大美好的东西,克拉利克把这段话念给皮罗维奇。

"it would be wasting these precious moments "if we told each other the vulgar details "of how we earn our daily bread.
发音each other

each other 连读时 each 末尾的辅音接到 other 上,听起来像 ea-chother,重音在 each。

"it would be wasting these precious moments "if we told each other the vulgar details "of how we earn our daily bread.

看懂「念匿名笔友来信」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 so long as 表达前提
  • 掌握 come across 的偶然发现义
  • 听懂 minds meet 的思想相通
  • 分清 vulgar details 不是脏话

发音重点

  • talking about — talking about 连读时 talking 末尾的鼻音直接接到 about 上,听起来像 tal-king-about,中间不断开。
  • came across — came across 连读时 came 末尾的浊音滑向 across,听起来像 came-across,重音落在 across 上。
  • going on — going on 里的 g 常被吞掉,going 听起来像 goin,再顺接到 on,两个词连成 goi-non。
  • each other — each other 连读时 each 末尾的辅音接到 other 上,听起来像 ea-chother,重音在 each。
What does it matter so long as our minds meet?"

只要我们心意相通,外表又有什么关系呢? 把「聊得来比长什么样重要」压缩成一句反问,不争辩、只轻轻一推。它写的是两个陌生人靠文字相处时的判断,也是很多关系里最该记住的一条,换到交友或恋爱场合都能直接用。

Well, you come to a time in your life when you get tired of going to cafes dance halls every night, and you want to improve yourself.

人这一辈子总会有这么个时候:你厌倦了每天晚上去咖啡馆、舞厅,只想让自己长进一点。 把中年想通了的那一刻写得平实又不煽情:不是要成名,只是腻了、想上进。它说出一代人重复生活里的厌倦和自救,换到任何「忽然想改变」的场合都成立。

How long has this been going on?

这事儿持续多久了? 一句短问,却把时间的重量压了出来:不是问有没有,而是问已经进行了多久。它语气克制,适合在发现某件事早已发生时追问,越平静越让人心虚。

"We have enough troubles in our daily lives.

日常生活里的烦恼已经够多了。 它把「别再自找麻烦」说得不刺人:不是批评,而是提醒彼此烦恼本来就多。放在争吵、催促或劝人放过的场合都很稳,短得像一句共识。

关于这一章的问题

come across 是什么意思?

意思是「无意中发现、偶然碰到」。信里说翻周日报纸时 came across this ad,指不小心翻到一页,偶然看到那则征友广告,不是专门去找的;逛街偶然看到某样东西也能用。

「只要我们心意相通」英语怎么说?

说 so long as our minds meet。so long as 是「只要……就……」,minds meet 指两个人想法、心灵合得来。信里用它说高矮、眼睛什么颜色都不重要,只要谈得来就够了。

「谋生」英文怎么表达?

earn one's daily bread,字面是「挣每天的面包」,也就是谋生、养家糊口。信里 how we earn our daily bread 的意思是,不想互相交代各自靠什么过日子。

get tired of 和 be tired 有什么不一样?

get tired of 是对某样东西「腻了、厌倦了」,后面接具体的事,比如 get tired of going to cafes 就是厌倦了天天去咖啡馆;be tired 多半指身体累。

「翻错了页」英语怎么说?

got on the wrong page。信里说 looking through the ads and I got on the wrong page,就是翻周日报纸广告时翻错了页,才在那个错版面上偶然看到了征友广告。

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