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饭桌抢学凯恩:not a lot of people know

米色客房里,有人嫌装修特别单调,转头又怕不记得见过约兰达。饭桌上抢着学凯恩,not a lot of people know(没多少人知道)甩得得意;对方听不出是谁,有人说 might as well(跟也没两样)——跟上门修锅炉的师傅一样。认不出名人又不想冷场,这两句能把话接住。

发生了什么

看房时有人丢出 very beige(特别米色),嫌房间没个性,又提起见没见过约兰达:对方记得他,他却不记得,get embarrassing(变得让人尴尬)。饭桌上被问到这趟,有人把旅行说成 one of the most enjoyable periods(最愉快的一段时光)。话头很快转到学凯恩,not a lot of people know(没多少人知道)甩了好几遍。听的人认不出,有人用 might as well(跟也没两样)把这位明星说成上门修锅炉的,西班牙电影要配音。收尾处夸人的段子 up there with(不相上下),紧跟着却说对方自己的段子一句都不记得。嫌房间单调、认不出名人、夸完补一刀,都能用上。

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这场戏看什么

  • 听谐音打在谁身上
  • 注意 Caine 段子何时被认出来
  • lonely as a cloud 谁在躲寂寞

留意这几个短语

not a lot of people knowmight as wellpop to the looup there with

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not a lot of people know

没多少人知道(自得的补白)a self-satisfied aside after sharing a fact

旅店房间里,罗布用迈克尔·凯恩的腔调逗大家,把这位演员的招牌口头禅学得惟妙惟肖。

He paused, then added that not a lot of people know that.他顿了顿,又补上一句,说这事没多少人知道。

本章还有

  • might as well

    倒不如、跟……也没两样

  • pop to the loo

    快去一趟厕所

  • up there with

    和……处在同一档次、不相上下

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102 句台词里标了 25 处

短语 · B2very + colour as a put-down

很米色——高级的嫌弃,说空间没个性、很单调

Oh, very nice. Very beige.
短语 · B2before someone's time

在我入行、到场之前

I don't know. Maybe before my time maybe.
短语 · B2get something going

建立一套流程、把某种机制运转起来

We need to get some sort of a system going,
短语 · B1get embarrassing

变得让人尴尬

they remember meeting me, and I don't remember meeting them, so that can get embarrassing.
俚语 · B2off Top Gear

出自某档节目的(那个人)——英式口语里 off 可以表示来自、出自某档节目或某个地方,介绍某人时常说他是某节目上那个。这里用它来损对方长得像那档节目的主持人,语气玩笑。正式场合要换成更中性的说法。

Look a bit like that guy off Top Gear.
语法 · B2one of the most enjoyable periods of my life

最高级加名词复数的结构:要说某类里数一数二的时候,用一加最高级再加复数名词,表示从一群里挑出拔尖的那个。这里罗布把这次旅行抬成一生中最愉快的时期之一,话说得又满又客气,配上他面无表情的样子,反而透出一点反讽。

I can honestly say it's one of the most enjoyable periods of my life.
短语 · A2give someone a clue

给你一点提示

I'll give you a clue. It's not a Muppet.
短语 · B1be out of shape

身材走样、状态不佳

You're a big man, but you're out of shape.
发音out of shape

out of shape 连读时 out 末尾的音接上 of,of 又轻带而过,听起来像 ou-tə-shape,重音落在 shape 上。

You're a big man, but you're out of shape.
短语 · B1pop to the loo

快去一趟厕所

罗布用迈克尔·凯恩的腔调讲自己赶路的经历,说半路急着去了一趟厕所。

On the way, I had a bit of a Zulu, so I had to pop to the loo, and then, then, I... I...
发音pop to the loo

to 与 the 都塌成轻短音,舌尖一点就滑过,力气全压在 pop 和 loo 两个实词上,节奏两拍。

On the way, I had a bit of a Zulu, so I had to pop to the loo, and then, then, I... I...
短语 · B2not a lot of people know

没多少人知道(自得的补白)

旅店房间里,罗布用迈克尔·凯恩的腔调逗大家,把这位演员的招牌口头禅学得惟妙惟肖。

Not a lot of people know...
短语 · B2might as well be something

跟……也没什么两样

He might as well be the guy who comes and does his boiler.
发音might as well be

as 在 might 和 well 之间常弱化为 /əz/,几乎只留一点 /z/ 的余音;well 稍重,be 轻收。

He might as well be the guy who comes and does his boiler.
短语 · B1dub the films

给电影配音

Because if he is an actor, in Spain, they dub the films, so I really...
短语 · B2a rough approximation of something

大致的模仿、粗略的近似

No, no, it's a rough approximation.
俚语 · B2ass

混蛋、讨厌鬼——ass 在美式口语里骂人愚蠢讨厌,语气很冲。熟人吵架或发火时才会用,对长辈、上司、客人绝对不能出口,会当场撕破脸。想表达同样的不满,可以换成更温和的说法。

Such an ass.
短语 · B2blow something off

把该死的大门炸飞(经典电影台词)

You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.
语法 · B2I was thinking I could take the photographs

过去进行时表示委婉提议:用过去进行时说自己的想法,听起来像只是随口一提、并不强求,比直接说我想去要婉转得多。这里摄影师试探着提出上山拍照,把主张包在一句轻描淡写的叙述里,给对方留足回绝的余地。

I was thinking I could take the photographs up in the hills.
短语 · B1sound a bit like something

听起来有点像……

Yeah, well, that sounds a bit like I'm lonely.
语法 · B1wouldn't wear that in the hills

wouldn't 表示建议:用 wouldn't 加动词来提建议,比直接命令或否定更像经验之谈,语气也软一些。这里对方看着罗布身上那身衣服,说了句自己不会穿去山里,实际是在提醒他换装备,英国人说建议常这么绕。

I wouldn't wear that in the hills.
短语 · B1walking gear

徒步装备

I've got proper walking gear.
短语 · B1go for a ramble

去悠闲地散个长步

Oh, might like to go for a nice ramble, Lyn, up Helvellyn.
俚语 · B2you fool

你这傻瓜——fool 是骂人笨的说法,语气比 idiot 稍轻,但仍是冒犯。熟人之间斗嘴可以,对不熟的人、上级或当众说就是羞辱。英式老派口语里长辈训人也常用。

No, you fool, crampons.
短语 · B2be up there with something

和最好的那批不相上下

You could have written for the show, 'cause it's so up there with the best stuff.

看懂「饭桌抢学凯恩」

这一章能学到

  • 学会拆 crampons 和 tampons 的谐音
  • 见到 before my time 知道是入职前
  • 能用 out of shape 说走样

发音重点

  • out of shape — out of shape 连读时 out 末尾的音接上 of,of 又轻带而过,听起来像 ou-tə-shape,重音落在 shape 上。
  • pop to the loo — to 与 the 都塌成轻短音,舌尖一点就滑过,力气全压在 pop 和 loo 两个实词上,节奏两拍。
  • might as well be — as 在 might 和 well 之间常弱化为 /əz/,几乎只留一点 /z/ 的余音;well 稍重,be 轻收。
You're a big man, but you're out of shape.

你块头是不小,可身材已经走样了。 先给对方一个体面的评价,再用一个转折把面子收走,这是损友之间最标准的开场。它不用脏字,却把人和状态一起点评了,冷得刚好。

You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.

本来只让你把那扇该死的门炸飞而已。 一句来自老电影的经典抱怨,把「让你办一点你却办过了头」说得又气又无奈。它已经成了英语里形容搞砸的分寸的固定引用,随时能拿来吐槽。

I can honestly say it's one of the most enjoyable periods of my life.

我可以老实说,这是我一生中最愉快的时期之一。 话本身的句式太规整,放在一段满是调侃的对话里就显得可疑,让人分不清是真心还是客套。这种越正式越可疑的落差,正是英式幽默常用的机关。

Look a bit like that guy off Top Gear.

看着有点像那个上 Top Gear 的家伙。 用一档汽车节目的主持人来夸人,夸奖和冒犯只隔一层纸,全靠语气拿捏。这句短、具体,换到任何点评别人造型的场合都能照搬。

关于这一章的问题

not a lot of people know 是什么意思?

字面是「没多少人知道」。有人学凯恩,把这句当得意的补白,不是在讲冷知识。你想装内行、又轻轻带过,可以补这一句。

「跟也没两样」英语怎么说?

说 might as well。听的人认不出被学的演员,有人说 He might as well be the guy who comes and does his boiler,意思是跟上门修锅炉的师傅也没两样。认不出谁、又想把落差说轻,可以用它。

pop to the loo 什么时候用?

就是「快去一趟厕所」,比 toilet 更口语。学凯恩学到一半,有人插进 pop to the loo,像临时起身。朋友之间赶时间说一句就够,正式场合别用。

「不相上下」英语怎么说?

说 up there with。有人夸段子 so up there with the best stuff,就是和最好的那些同一档。紧跟着却说自己一句都记不得,夸完就补刀。你想夸人又留一点刺,可以学这个转折。

「在我到场之前」英语怎么说?

说 before my time。有人问以前见没见过约兰达,对方回 maybe before my time,意思是也许比自己到场还早。你想说某件事发生在自己加入之前,用这句很自然。

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