The Shop Around the Corner · 1940 — 第 18 / 19 章 · 3'11" · B2

邀请孤身少年回家过节:your whole life ahead of you

圣诞前夜,店主打烊了还在店里转,请人过节都被婉拒。他对店里的少年说 You've got your whole life ahead of you(你的人生还长着呢),又叮嘱他别 squander that money(把那笔钱挥霍掉);得知他一个人在城里,干脆拉他回家吃圣诞大餐。想鼓励后辈、又想把邀请说得体面,这两句都能直接用。

发生了什么

圣诞前夜的店里,所有人都有家可回:有人要办小聚会,有人要陪家人,只有店里的少年说自己在城里没有别的亲人。店主先请他去 Biro's 吃饭、开瓶香槟,被婉拒后只说 I just wanted to be sure that you weren't alone(我只是想确认你不是一个人)。少年十七岁,店主对他说 You've got your whole life ahead of you(你的人生还长着呢),又叮嘱他别 squander that money(把那笔钱挥霍掉),要拿回家交给母亲。得知他孤身一人,店主当场报出一桌圣诞大餐,拉着他上出租车。想学怎么关心后辈、怎么把邀请说得体面,这场戏句句都值得记。

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  • 留意老板如何从寒暄转邀约
  • 观察鲁迪提到家人时的停顿
  • 听菜名堆叠出的热情语气

留意这几个短语

way over my headyour whole life ahead of youit's up to youno other relations

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your whole life ahead of you

你的人生还长着呢you still have your whole future in front of you

马图谢克得知鲁迪才十七岁,感慨这正是好年纪,对他说 You've got your whole life ahead of you,说他往后还有一整个人生。

Don't be discouraged; you have your whole life ahead of you.别灰心,你的人生还长着呢。

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  • way over my head

    远远超出我的能力或承受范围

  • it's up to you

    由你决定、取决于你

  • no other relations

    没有别的亲属、亲人

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59 句台词里标了 33 处

短语 · A2celebrate Christmas

庆祝圣诞节

...little dinner now, and celebrate Christmas.
短语 · B1have you ever been to ...

你去过……吗

Uh.. Have you ever been to Biro's?
语法 · B1Have you ever been to Biro's

现在完成时问经历:现在完成时问的不是某一次具体的到访,而是到目前为止有没有过这种经历。这里老板随口一问,是在试探对方熟不熟这家讲究的餐厅。回答这种问句也不能用具体的过去时间,重点在经历的有无,不在什么时候。

Uh.. Have you ever been to Biro's?
短语 · B2be way over someone's head

远远超出我的能力或承受范围

老板建议去讲究的比罗餐厅吃饭,鲁迪连忙推辞,说那地方远不是他负担得起的。

Oh, no sir, I'm afraid that's way over my head.
短语 · B1once a year

一年一次

Oh, well, but Christmas only comes once a year.
短语 · B1how about doing something

要不要跟我一起

How about joining me and we'll break a bottle of champagne together?
短语 · B2would love nothing more

再愿意不过了

Mr. Matuschek, I-I'd love nothing more but I-- Oh, you-you have another engagement, huh?
短语 · B2not another word

别再说了

Well, it-it's just a-- No, no, shh! Not another word.
发音Not another word

Not another word 连读时 Not 末尾的音接上 another,听起来像 no-tanother,中间没有停顿。

Well, it-it's just a-- No, no, shh! Not another word.
短语 · A2have a wonderful time

玩得开心

Well, have a wonderful time, and-and Merry Christmas.
短语 · B1have a party

办个小聚会

I presume you're going to have a nice little party at your house tonight.
语法 · B1you're going to have a nice little party

be going to 表将来的安排:这个结构说的是事先已经打算好、眼看就要发生的事。这里老板在猜测对方今晚的安排,语气是闲聊式的确认,不是正式的询问。它和单纯的将来时不同,暗示这件事早有安排,只等着发生。

I presume you're going to have a nice little party at your house tonight.
短语 · B2yes, I should say

那当然、可不是嘛

Yes, I should say.
短语 · B2give one's regards to someone

代我向某人问好

Oh, thank you, Flora and please give my regards to your mother.
短语 · B1hang around somewhere

在某处逗留、闲待着

Still hanging around the shop, eh, Mr. Matuschek?
短语 · B2get away from somewhere

离开、摆脱

- Yeah. - Can't get away from here, huh?
短语 · B1someone had better do something

你最好……

Well, you'd better hurry home, son.
短语 · B2not know how to thank someone

不知该怎么谢你

Mr. Matuschek, I don't know how to thank you for that marvelous present.
短语 · B1what was your name

你叫什么来着

Oh, that's alright. What was your name?
短语 · B2have one's whole life ahead of one

你的人生还长着呢

马图谢克得知鲁迪才十七岁,感慨这正是好年纪,对他说 You've got your whole life ahead of you,说他往后还有一整个人生。

You've got your whole life ahead of you.
发音whole life ahead of you

whole life ahead of you 连读时 ahead 末尾的音接上 of,of 又弱读得快听不见,听起来像 ahead-ə-you。

You've got your whole life ahead of you.
短语 · B2it's up to someone

由你决定、取决于你

马图谢克告诫鲁迪,人生虽长,但将来能成为什么样的人,全看他自己。

But it's up to you what you make of it.
短语 · B2what someone makes of something

你把它过成什么样

But it's up to you what you make of it.
语法 · B2it's up to you what you make of it

形式主语搭配从句:真正的主语是后面那个由疑问词引出的从句,太长,所以先用一个形式主语把它顶到句首,句子才站得稳。整句等于说,人生给你了,过成什么样子由你自己决定。这个结构让重点落在后半句的道理上,听起来像一句叮嘱。

But it's up to you what you make of it.
短语 · B2squander money

把那笔钱挥霍掉

Well, uh, you better not squander that money.
短语 · A2take something home

把它带回家

You take it home and give it to your mother, huh?
发音take it home

take it home 连读时 take 末尾的音接上 it,it 又滑向 home,听起来像 ta-ki-home,三个词连成一串。

You take it home and give it to your mother, huh?
短语 · B2one's people

我家里人

My people don't live here in town, Mr. Matuschek.
短语 · B2no other relations

没有别的亲属、亲人

马图谢克问鲁迪,在布达佩斯是否还有别的亲人,开口用的就是 no other relations,鲁迪答说没有。

Have you no other relations here?
短语 · B1all alone

孤零零一个人

You mean you're all alone in Budapest on Christmas Eve?
短语 · B2what would you think of ...

你觉得……怎么样

Yeah, and, uh, and what would you think of roast goose stuffed with baked apples?
短语 · B2something on the side

作为配菜、额外再来一份

And fresh boiled potatoes and butter and some red cabbage on the side, huh?
发音on the side

on the side 里 the 弱读,几乎只剩一个很轻的音,重音落在 on 和 side 上,配菜这个意思才说得干净。

And fresh boiled potatoes and butter and some red cabbage on the side, huh?

看懂「邀请孤身少年回家过节」

这一章能学到

  • 会用 How about + -ing 发出轻松邀请
  • 听懂 way over my head 的隐含意思
  • 掌握 up to you 表达个人决定权
  • 用 all alone 描写节日里的孤单处境

发音重点

  • Not another word — Not another word 连读时 Not 末尾的音接上 another,听起来像 no-tanother,中间没有停顿。
  • whole life ahead of you — whole life ahead of you 连读时 ahead 末尾的音接上 of,of 又弱读得快听不见,听起来像 ahead-ə-you。
  • take it home — take it home 连读时 take 末尾的音接上 it,it 又滑向 home,听起来像 ta-ki-home,三个词连成一串。
  • on the side — on the side 里 the 弱读,几乎只剩一个很轻的音,重音落在 on 和 side 上,配菜这个意思才说得干净。
But it's up to you what you make of it.

但你要把它过成什么样,取决于你自己。 把人生交还给本人的一句话:条件是天给的,样子是自己挣的。不长,却把责任和希望一并放下,适合任何一次送别或叮嘱。

Oh, well, but Christmas only comes once a year.

哎呀,可圣诞节一年才过一次嘛。 一句替花钱找台阶的话,却也道出一个简单的道理:难得的时刻值得破费。它能把犹豫的人说动,也能替自己的铺张开脱,实用又上口。

You've got your whole life ahead of you.

你的人生还长着呢。 七个字就把一个年轻人的失落接住:路还在前面,不必急、不必怕。它是长辈式的一句托底,越朴素越有分量,几乎什么场合都送得出去。

I just wanted to be sure that you weren't alone.

我只是想确认你不是一个人。 把关心说得极轻,不追问、不施舍,只确认你不孤单。越是不动声色,越显得体贴,用在朋友或晚辈身上都恰到好处。

- Yeah. - Well, I'm her Santa Claus.

我就是她的圣诞老人。 把暗中帮一个穷女孩说成自己当圣诞老人,俏皮又温柔。它把善举藏进一个孩子气的比喻里,不居功、不说教,正是这角色最讨人喜欢的地方。

关于这一章的问题

way over my head 是什么意思?

字面是「远远高过我的头」,实际指某件事远远超出你的能力、预算或理解范围,比如餐厅贵得吃不起,就说 that's way over my head。

「你的人生还长着呢」英语怎么说?

You've got your whole life ahead of you。用来说年轻人未来还有很多机会和可能,安慰、鼓励都可以用,语气温暖。

it's up to you 和 you decide 有什么不同?

it's up to you 更口语,强调选择权在对方手上,带点「你说了算」的意味;you decide 只是直白地说你做决定。

「挥霍钱」英语怎么说?

squander,比如别把钱挥霍掉就是 Don't squander that money。它强调花得又快又浪费,比 spend 更负面。

「代我向你母亲问好」英语怎么说?

give my regards to,后面接人,比如 please give my regards to your mother,就是请代我向你母亲问好。

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