这场戏：散场后回到旅馆
第 6 章 · 共 20 章 · 2'24"
看完电影，兰德尔和大卫开车往回走，半路在汽车旅馆停下；他买了烟和报纸，跟一个在找工作的孩子聊了几句。回头看，大卫那天 acting strange（举止反常），非要留在电影院看完；回到家他做了个三明治，把电视看到睡着。想学怎么用英语说一个人「举止反常」，这段平实的讲述很合适。
❝ 独白 · 19 句 约「周一早上再来」：stop back 是「回头再来一趟」
drove back towards 朝……的方向开回去a pack of cigarettes 一包（香烟）stop back 回头再来一趟showed up 露面、出现
他把电视关掉就睡：went to sleep 是「上床睡觉、睡着」
this whole time 自始至终这一整段时间The Carol Burnett Show 《卡罗尔·伯内特秀》went to sleep 上床睡觉、睡着
看完电影，兰德尔和大卫开车往回走，半路在汽车旅馆停下：他买了烟和报纸，跟一个在找工作的孩子聊了几句，还说要是对方周一早上 showed up（露面），就能带他去见老板。回头看，大卫那天 acting strange（举止反常），非要留在电影院看完；兰德尔回到家做了个三明治，看完《卡罗尔·伯内特秀》，又看了十五分钟新闻才睡。这里能学到：acting strange 是「举止反常、不对劲」；showed up 是「露面、出现」；lean against 是「靠在……上」。想形容一个人不对劲、约人回头再来，或者讲一段平淡的日常，这些说法都能用上。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“It's good, Ross. I didn't know you could cook.”
味道不错，罗斯。我都不知道你还会做饭。
先夸一句再补一句意外，客套话一下变成真心，亲近感就在这半句里。
I didn't know you could ...
对熟人尝到惊喜时用；对长辈或上级说，语气要更收一点。
I never knew you could do that. ／ I didn't realize you had it in you.
中性
先重读 good，再轻带 Ross，后半句语气放软收住。
I didn't know you could bake like this. 我都不知道你还有这手艺做烘焙。
“He's acting strange, he wanted to watch the end. Anyway, we left.”
他表现得很反常，非要看完。反正我们就走了。
一句里先给疑点再给结果，反常和离开之间留出一段让人起疑的空白。
He's acting strange, ... Anyway, ...
跟人复盘一段不痛快的经历时用；正式汇报里别这么随口收尾。
He's been acting weird, so we just left. ／ Something felt off, so we took off.
口语
acting strange 略重读，Anyway 前停一下再收尾。
He was acting strange, so we left early. 他举止反常，我们就提前走了。
“I told him that I would catch him Monday morning if he showed up.”
我跟他说，他要是周一早上来，我就能碰上他。
约定和条件挤在一句里，说得像随口一提，却把那天的早上锁死了。
I told him (that) I would ... if ...
转述自己跟别人约好的事时用；写正式记录要换成更书面的表达。
I said I'd meet him Monday if he came by. ／ I told him I'd be there Monday morning if he turned up.
中性
I told him that 连着带过，would catch 稍重，if 从句收轻。
I told her I would call back if she applied. 我跟她说，她要是投了简历我就回电话。
“He had been home this whole time that I had been gone.”
我不在的这段时间，他一直待在家里。
两个 had been 一对照，就把「我以为他不在」和「他其实一直在」压在同一个句子里。
He had been ... this whole time that I had been ...
事后发现有人其实一直在某处时用；抱怨或自嘲也能这么说。
He had been there the entire time I was out. ／ She'd been home all along while I was gone.
中性
两个 had been 都轻读，this whole time 是句子的重心。
She had been asleep this whole time that I was cooking. 我做饭那阵子她一直在睡。
“And that was it. I turned the TV off and went to sleep.”
就这样。我关了电视，上床睡了。
用两个最平常的动作收住一整晚，越平淡越显得那晚本来毫无特别。
And that was it. I ... and went to sleep.
讲完一段经过、想收日常琐事时用；严肃场合别说 And that was it。
That was all. I switched it off and went to bed. ／ And that was the end of my night.
口语
And that was it 放平，turned the TV off 连读，句尾下沉。
And that was it. I shut the laptop and went to bed. 就这样。我合上电脑，睡了。
We drove back towards Dallas and we drove to the motel. There's a little store. I bought a pack of cigarettes... and a newspaper. And when I left, this kid was still sitting there. I leaned against the car and we talked to him for a few minutes... and I told him that since he was looking for a job... and there hadn't been anybody at work... that if he wanted to stop back Monday morning... that sure, he could ride out and follow me to work... and he could talk to the boss. And he would probably get a job. I told him that I would catch him Monday morning if he showed up. I told him what time I went to work. Why, I left. I walked around the store and went to the house. When I walked in, the television was on and my brother was sleeping. He had been home this whole time that I had been gone. So I made me a sandwich... and sat there and watched the end of The Carol Burnett Show. When it went off, the news came on and I watched 15 minutes of it. And that was it. I turned the TV off and went to sleep.
我们往回朝达拉斯开，一路开到了汽车旅馆。 那儿有个小店。我买了一包香烟…… 还有一份报纸。 我走的时候，那小子还坐在那儿。 我靠在车上，跟他聊了几分钟…… 我跟他说，既然他在找工作…… 而厂里又正好缺人手…… 要是他周一早上再过来一趟…… 当然可以跟我一起开车去厂里…… 他可以去跟老板谈。多半能拿到这份工作。 我跟他说，他要是周一早上来，我就能碰上他。 我还跟他说了我几点上班。说完我就走了。 我绕过小店，回了住处。 我进门的时候，电视还开着，哥哥睡着了。 我不在的这段时间，他一直待在家里。 于是我自己做了个三明治…… 坐在那儿把《卡罗尔·伯内特秀》看完了。 节目一结束，新闻就开始了，我看了十五分钟。 就这样。我关了电视，上床睡了。
下一章 · 07went blank脑子一片空白这场戏：陈述被当成认罪书意思是「举止反常、不对劲」，形容一个人行为跟平常不一样。原文 He's acting strange，就是「他表现得很反常」。觉得谁不对劲、心里犯嘀咕时都能说。
showed up。原文 I would catch him Monday morning if he showed up，就是「他要是周一早上来，我就能碰上他」。约人、等人时很常用。
意思是「靠在……上」。原文 I leaned against the car，就是「我靠在车上」。介词 against 表示贴着、靠着，lean against a wall 就是靠墙。
口语里 got to 等于 have to 或 must，got to try 就是「得尝一尝」。原文 You got to try my celery rémoulade，就是热情推荐「你得尝尝我做的芹菜蛋黄酱沙拉」。
stop back。原文 if he wanted to stop back Monday morning，就是「要是他周一早上再过来一趟」。想说改天再来、回头再来，都可以用 stop back。
