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The Shop Around the Corner · 1940 — 第 19 / 19 章 · 4'18" · B1

绕圈子承认动了心：swept me off my feet

圣诞节前，克拉拉在店里向克拉利克摊牌：她承认自己一见到他就移不开眼，又强调自己「很幸福地订着婚」，还讲起当年为什么对他那么凶。想表白又拉不下脸，可以学一句 I just couldn't take my eyes off of you（我就是没法把目光从你身上移开），把喜欢说得含蓄又用力。

发生了什么

圣诞节前，克拉拉来到店里见克拉利克。他先拿出一只镯子让她试戴，克拉拉以为他有女朋友。随后她鼓起勇气坦白：刚来工作时自己心里乱成一团，总忍不住看他，后来才明白这就是爱上了一个人。她一边说「毕竟我可是幸福地订着婚呢」，一边承认当年对他冷冰冰，是因为刚读完一本讲法国女演员的小说。最后克拉利克抛出反转：她的未婚夫波普金来找过他，她还不知道对方早已清楚一切。想描述被某人完全迷住，可以用 swept me off my feet（神魂颠倒）；说自己脑子乱，是 get mixed up（乱了套）；请人别细问某件事，就说 we won't go into that（这个就不细说了）。

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swept me off my feet

让我彻底倾倒、神魂颠倒to make someone fall completely in love

诺瓦克小姐对克拉利克坦白，说在仓库那几周，他其实本可以让她彻底动心。

The first time we danced, she swept me off my feet.我们第一次跳舞，她就把我彻底征服了。

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  • get mixed up

    混乱、乱了套

  • go into that

    细谈、深究那件事

  • treat someone like a dog

    把人当狗一样使唤、百般轻贱

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84 句台词里标了 39 处

短语 · B1keep someone waiting

让你久等

Oh, I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
短语 · A2no hurry

不着急、慢慢来

Oh, that's alright, no hurry.
短语 · B1follow someone's advice

听某人的建议

I decided to follow your advice after all.
短语 · B1try something on

试戴、试穿

Look, why don't you try it on?
短语 · B1what something looks like

它长什么样、看起来如何

Yeah, come on, I'd like to see what it looks like on a girl.
发音what it looks like

what it looks like 连读时 what 末尾的音接上 it，it 又缩进 looks，听起来像 wha-dit-looks like，几个词挤成一串。

Yeah, come on, I'd like to see what it looks like on a girl.
短语 · B2pretty near

差不多、几乎算是

- Are those real diamonds? - They're pretty near.
俚语 · B1Oh, my

天哪（老式惊叹）——这是带年代感的惊叹，用来表示吃惊或赞叹，语气比现代的口头禅斯文。正式场合偶尔可用，但年轻人日常几乎不说，听起来会有点做作；对不熟的人用它，容易显得刻意。

Oh, my!
短语 · B1start all over again

从头再来一遍

Oh, yes, it probably isn't easy for you to imagine anyone like a man of my type-- Oh, Mr. Kralik, don't let's start all over again.
短语 · B1be friends with someone

和你做朋友

It's Christmas, and I'd like to be friends with you.
短语 · B1do you mind if ...

我……你介意吗

Do you mind if I tell you something?
短语 · A2not at all

完全不、一点也不

No, not at all.
短语 · B2get mixed up

混乱、乱了套

诺瓦克小姐说，自己刚来这家店工作时就 get mixed up（心理上彻底乱了套），后来又说自己 now I'm getting psychologically mixed up。

I got psychologically mixed up.
俚语 · B1You don't say

真的吗、不会吧（表示惊讶，也可带敷衍）——这个说法用来回应别人刚说出的消息，字面像叫对方别说，实际是表示惊讶。熟人聊天里很自然，有时也只是一种客套的应声；对长辈或正式场合说，会显得太随意。

- You don't say? - Yes.
短语 · B1again and again

一次又一次

I found myself looking at you again and again.
短语 · B2take one's eyes off someone

把目光从某人身上移开

I just couldn't take my eyes off of you.
短语 · B2what on earth is the matter with someone

你到底是怎么了

And all the time I kept saying, to myself "Kiara Novak, what on earth is the matter with you?
短语 · B2fall for someone

爱上你、为你倾心

Now, here comes the paradox. I found myself falling for you.
语法 · B2I found myself falling for you

find oneself 加动名词表不知不觉：这个结构说的是回过神来才发现自己已经在做某件事，动作是慢慢发生的，当事人并不是一开始就打算如此。这里她讲自己不知不觉动了心，把感情的发生说得不受控制。它比直接说爱上更含蓄，也更有自省的意味。

Now, here comes the paradox. I found myself falling for you.
发音falling for you

falling for you 连读时 falling 末尾的音接上 for，for 又弱读得快听不见，听起来像 fallin-fə-you。

Now, here comes the paradox. I found myself falling for you.
短语 · B2very much so

一点没错、非常是

And very much so.
短语 · B2it looks that way

看起来是这样

At least it looks that way.
短语 · C1sweep someone off their feet

让我彻底倾倒、神魂颠倒

诺瓦克小姐对克拉利克坦白，说在仓库那几周，他其实本可以让她彻底动心。

were moments in the stockroom when you could have swept me off of my feet.
语法 · B2you could have swept me off of my feet

could have 表过去本可以：这个结构说的是过去本来有那个可能，结果并没有发生。这里她在假设：当初那几周，他其实有机会让她彻底动心。它带一点惋惜和反事实的意味，常用来复盘错过的机会，语气比单纯的过去时更婉转。

were moments in the stockroom when you could have swept me off of my feet.
短语 · B2treat someone like a dog

把人当狗一样使唤、百般轻贱

诺瓦克小姐讲小说里那位法国女演员，为了引起男人兴趣，用的办法就是 treat someone like a dog——把人当狗一样对待。

And when she wanted to arouse a man's interest she treated him like a dog.
短语 · B1all forgotten now

现在都过去了、一笔勾销

Oh, well, that's all forgotten now.
短语 · B1by the way

顺便说一句

By the way, is it serious?
发音By the way

By the way 里 the 弱读，几乎只剩一个很轻的音，重音落在 By 和 way 上，顺口带出的感觉才对。

By the way, is it serious?
短语 · B1as a matter of fact

其实、事实上

Well, as a matter of fact, I can tell you, it will happen.
短语 · B2not go into something

细谈、深究那件事

被追问怎么知道订婚的事时，克拉利克不愿细说，一句带过。

Well, we won't go into that.
短语 · B2might as well do something

索性告诉你吧

Uh, well, I guess I might as well tell you.
短语 · B2shouldn't have done something

本不该告诉他

You shouldn't have told him who I am.
语法 · B2You shouldn't have told him who I am

shouldn't have 表做了不该做的事：这个结构用来责怪或懊悔一件已经做了的事：本来不该那样，可已经那样了。这里她在埋怨对方不该把自己的身份说出来，语气是带情绪的。它和普通的否定不同，重点在事情已经发生、无法收回。

You shouldn't have told him who I am.
发音shouldn't have

shouldn't have 在口语里缩成 shouldn't've，t 和 h 几乎黏成一个音，听起来像一个词，中间的 have 只留一点尾音。

You shouldn't have told him who I am.
短语 · B2mean nothing to someone

对你来说什么都不是

Apparently, he didn't believe it when you wrote that I meant nothing to you.
短语 · B2get something into one's head

把某事想明白、接受

I can't get it into my head. Coming to see you?
短语 · B2straighten something out

把一切理清、摆平

Well, now, listen, I've straightened everything out.
短语 · B1in a little while

过不了多久

You.. In a little while you'll be Mrs. Popkin.
语法 · B1That's the name, isn't it

反义疑问句表确认：前面是肯定的说法，后面接一个否定的短问句，用来向对方确认自己没有记错。这里他是在核对未婚夫的姓氏，语气里带着一点试探。这种问句不需要长篇回答，对方点个头或说声是即可。

That's the name, isn't it? Popkin.

看懂「绕圈子承认动了心」

这一章能学到

  • 会用 fall for someone 表达逐渐爱上某人
  • 听懂 sweep someone off their feet
  • 掌握 might as well 的委婉铺垫语气
  • 识别 as a matter of fact 的转折强调

发音重点

  • what it looks like — what it looks like 连读时 what 末尾的音接上 it，it 又缩进 looks，听起来像 wha-dit-looks like，几个词挤成一串。
  • falling for you — falling for you 连读时 falling 末尾的音接上 for，for 又弱读得快听不见，听起来像 fallin-fə-you。
  • By the way — By the way 里 the 弱读，几乎只剩一个很轻的音，重音落在 By 和 way 上，顺口带出的感觉才对。
  • shouldn't have — shouldn't have 在口语里缩成 shouldn't've，t 和 h 几乎黏成一个音，听起来像一个词，中间的 have 只留一点尾音。
I just couldn't take my eyes off of you.

我就是没法把目光从你身上移开。 把心动说成一件管不住眼睛的小事，笨拙又诚实。它不夸对方多美，只说自己的目光不听话，比直白的表白更让人信。

It's Christmas, and I'd like to be friends with you.

今天是圣诞节，我想和你做朋友。 用节日当台阶，把和解说得不落痕迹：不谈谁对谁错，只想重新做朋友。一句轻巧的话，把僵局和旧账一起放下。

After all, I'm very happily engaged.

毕竟，我现在可是幸福地订着婚呢。 嘴上说着幸福，紧接的下一句又补一句「至少看起来是这样」，一个「幸福」立刻露出裂缝。体面话里藏着心虚，反差正是妙处。

Yes, but instead of licking my hand, you barked.

是啊，可你没舔我的手，反倒冲我吠。 借一句狗与主人的比方，把两个人的别扭说活了：她学书里的女演员把人当狗，他偏不讨好，还要顶嘴。幽默里带着和解的台阶。

Oh, well, that's all forgotten now.

好了，那些事现在都过去了。 把旧账轻轻一句带过，不追究也不翻案。它给彼此一个台阶，适合在争过、伤过之后把话收住，往前看。

关于这一章的问题

swept me off my feet 是什么意思？

字面是「把我从脚边扫起来」，实际是「让我神魂颠倒、彻底倾倒」。戏里有一句 you could have swept me off of my feet，说的就是差点被对方迷得站不稳。

「神魂颠倒」英语怎么说？

swept me off my feet。想说自己被谁迷住，也可以说 falling for you，意思是「爱上你、为你倾心」，比 I like you 更能表达那种收不住的感觉。

「我乱了套」英语怎么说？

get mixed up，也可以说 I got psychologically mixed up，专指心理上乱了、拎不清。戏里形容刚工作时状态很怪、心里拎不清，用的就是这个说法。

克拉拉都表白了，为什么还强调自己订婚？

这是给自己留退路。她先说「毕竟我可是幸福地订着婚呢」，又补一句「至少看起来是这样」，等于既想让他知道自己的心意，又不敢把话说死，怕被拒绝下不了台。

想请人别细问一件事，英语怎么说？

we won't go into that，意思是「这个我们就不细说了」。「go into」在这里是「深入谈」的意思，不想被追问细节、想把话题收住时很好用。

街角的商店 · 共 19 章

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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被老板客气辞退第 10 章mind your own business辞退老员工后遭背叛第 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正在看 · 第 19 章swept me off my feet绕圈子承认动了心
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