so that 表目的：so that 后面接一个完整小句，交代这么做的目的。这里说自己想被土葬，就是为了留下一块墓碑。目的说得非常坦白，反而透出一点对身后名的执念。
I think I would like to be buried, so that I have a headstone, like Elvis,The Trip · 2011 — 第 18 / 20 章 · 6'21" · B2
坟边预演损人葬礼：stick the knife in
坟边有人问土葬还是火化，对方回一句两种都随你，致辞却把每句笑话收成 a cry for help（藏在玩笑背后的求救信号）。嘴上还保证绝不 stick the knife in（落井下石）。朋友互损时，分得清哪句是玩笑、哪句真扎心，聊天才不会听岔。
发生了什么
两人站在坟上聊以后埋还是烧。有人想要一块墓碑，又怕家里人被迫来看；对方说埋了烧了都 suit me fine（对我来说完全合适），葬礼可以去，不过是 pad out the numbers（凑人数）。致辞把每句俏皮话收成 a cry for help（藏在玩笑背后的求救信号）：人若已经 brown bread（死了），就没法回嘴。末了一句 stick the knife in（落井下石），紧跟着却是拿刀挠痒。朋友互损、把狠话收回来、用俚语把死说得轻，出门都能用上。
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- 听悼词如何一边夸一边刺
- 注意 metaphor 在泥里是否字面
- 谁先想家
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stick the knife in
落井下石、趁机捅刀、往伤口上撒盐
两人在墓地开着葬礼的玩笑，史蒂夫向罗布表态，说自己绝不会真在对方死后补上一刀、说狠话。
He was already upset, and she still stuck the knife in about his old job.他已经很难受了，她还拿他以前的工作补了一刀。
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- a cry for help
藏在玩笑背后的求救信号
- brown bread
死了（押韵俚语）
- at home in the water
在水里非常自如
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给某人带来很大压力
but I think that when you have a headstone and you're in a place, it puts great pressure on your family, your surviving family, to visit you.两个都行、随便哪个都好
I'm happy with either.对我来说完全合适
If they buried you or cremated you, they would both suit me fine.凑人数
If only to pad out the numbers, you know.would have done 表对过去的想象：would have 加过去分词，用来想象一个已经无法发生的过去。这里替逝者设想：他若在场一定会喜欢。葬礼上反复出现的这句，把遗憾和客套捆在一起。
He would have loved this."你没法回嘴（因为已死）
No riposte from you, 'cause you're dead.盒子里的人（呼应梗）
I would literally be a man in the box.心里踏实，知道……
I know, it would have been great, but I'd be safe in the knowledge that死了（伦敦押韵俚语）——伦敦押韵俚语，brown bread 和 dead 押韵，用来戏谑地说某人已经死了。语气轻佻，只适合熟人玩笑或影视对白，葬礼、正式场合或对悲痛的家属绝不能这么说。
I could do that, and he won't come back with his man in a box, which would have been brilliant, but he can't, 'cause he's brown bread.现在完成时表已完成的请求：现在完成时强调动作已经发生，并且对当下有影响。这里说这位嘉宾特地提出要上台讲几句，把他的主动和重视点出来，为后面的发言做铺垫。
you'll know him, of course, as TV's Alan Partridge, and he has asked specifically to come up and take 25, 30 minutes to talk about his friend Rob.文艺片、艺术电影
Oh, you may also know Steve from some of his very good art house films that have been very well reviewed by some of the broadsheet newspapers.严肃大报
Oh, you may also know Steve from some of his very good art house films that have been very well reviewed by some of the broadsheet newspapers.我们那位已故的好友（黑色委婉）
Very much alive compared with our good departed friend Rob Brydon.藏在玩笑背后的求救信号
史蒂夫在模拟葬礼上致辞，说罗布那些俏皮笑话的背后其实是一声求救，把调侃说成了心理分析。
Although he made me laugh and made us all laugh, I think, there was something about him that was lost, something about him that seemed unable to confront the reality of life, and so when I think of Rob, I think of him with both a smile at some of the funny, pithy one-liners he would come out with on Radio 4 panel shows, but also for the man inside, because behind every little, pithy, vaguely amusing joke is a cry for help.介词短语前置的倒装：把 behind 引导的地点短语提到句首，谓语随后，主语落在句尾，形成倒装。这样重音自然压到最后的 a cry for help 上，把一句玩笑话硬说成求救信号，语气格外做作。
Although he made me laugh and made us all laugh, I think, there was something about him that was lost, something about him that seemed unable to confront the reality of life, and so when I think of Rob, I think of him with both a smile at some of the funny, pithy one-liners he would come out with on Radio 4 panel shows, but also for the man inside, because behind every little, pithy, vaguely amusing joke is a cry for help.cry 结尾的音连上 for，for 又弱读得几乎听不见，help 收得重，整串像 a cry-fə-help。
Although he made me laugh and made us all laugh, I think, there was something about him that was lost, something about him that seemed unable to confront the reality of life, and so when I think of Rob, I think of him with both a smile at some of the funny, pithy one-liners he would come out with on Radio 4 panel shows, but also for the man inside, because behind every little, pithy, vaguely amusing joke is a cry for help.直面真相
who was lost, desperately trying to legitimize his life by doing silly voices constantly and not confronting the truth.给某事添了几分轻松
the Rob Brydon who gave some levity to our life and helped us avoid confronting the harsh realities and helped us avoid looking at the brutal reality of what life is.谁能忘记……（反问）
Who can forget his Tom Jones impression?落井下石、趁机捅刀、往伤口上撒盐
两人在墓地开着葬礼的玩笑，史蒂夫向罗布表态，说自己绝不会真在对方死后补上一刀、说狠话。
I'd... I would never stick the knife in.玩得起、怎么打趣都不恼
That's all good sport.反过来、朝相反方向发展
Should it go the other way.骂人的惊叹，表示极度震惊或恼火——最重的英语粗口感叹之一，纯属情绪爆发，没有任何沟通功能。只在私下或影视里出现，对客户、长辈、陌生人说出会立刻冒犯，宁可换成表示惊讶的中性说法。
Fucking hell.卡在半路上
You've got stuck halfway towards your destination!困在一个隐喻里
You're stuck in a metaphor!系动词 look 后接表语：这里的 look 不是「看」，而是系动词，后面接表语说明给人的印象。at home 本是「在家」，引申为自在、从容，整句意思是你在水里显得特别自在，暗夸对方适合动作戏。
You looked at home in the water.at 连上 home，home 又顺着 in 滑过去，the water 一起带出，整句像 a-tome-in-thə-water。
You looked at home in the water.拓展到新领域
I could see you perhaps branching out into more action roles.怎么会、为什么
How come you've left your black pudding?盼着、期待
This is nice, but if I'm being very honest with you, I'm looking forward to being home now.forward 结尾的音接上 to，to 弱读得很轻，听起来像 looking-forwə-tə，重音在 for 上。
This is nice, but if I'm being very honest with you, I'm looking forward to being home now.看懂「坟边预演损人葬礼」
这一章能学到
- 学会用 stick the knife in 说暗下黑手
- 见到 stuck in a metaphor 知道两层
- 能用 pad out 说凑人数
发音重点
- a cry for help — cry 结尾的音连上 for，for 又弱读得几乎听不见，help 收得重，整串像 a cry-fə-help。
- at home in the water — at 连上 home，home 又顺着 in 滑过去，the water 一起带出，整句像 a-tome-in-thə-water。
- looking forward to — forward 结尾的音接上 to，to 弱读得很轻，听起来像 looking-forwə-tə，重音在 for 上。
I don't dislike it, but I'm never sure about it.我不讨厌它，但也一直拿不准。 用两个都留余地的说法给一样食物定了性：不讨厌，可也没到喜欢。它把那种客气又疏远的真实态度说得滴水不漏，套在任何想婉拒又不想得罪人的场合都合适。
I'd... I would never stick the knife in.我绝不会落井下石。 先声明自己不会捅刀子，下一句立刻补上「顶多用刀挠挠你」，把善意和毒舌一次说完。这种先立牌坊再拆台的节奏，是英式斗嘴最地道的写法。
If they buried you or cremated you, they would both suit me fine.不管你被土葬还是火化，我都没意见。 把生死大事说得像在选餐厅，语气平得反常，笑点全在这份不近人情的从容里。它把「随你便」推到了荒诞的尽头，适合用来调侃任何把选择说得太轻的场合。
This is nice, but if I'm being very honest with you, I'm looking forward to being home now.这儿挺好，但说实话，我现在盼着回家了。 先给足对方面子，再坦白真正的想法，转折里全是疲惫和实在。它把「玩够了想回家」这种心情说得体面又不虚伪，旅行末尾、聚会散场都能直接用。
关于这一章的问题
stick the knife in 是什么意思？
就是落井下石，趁对方倒了还往下补。坟边有人嘴上说绝不 stick the knife in（落井下石），下一句却变成拿刀挠痒，狠话被收成玩笑。朋友互损、想声明自己不会真伤人，用这句最准。
「落井下石」英语怎么说？
说 stick the knife in。比 hurt someone 多一层画面：刀子已经伸进去了。只是打趣、并不想真补刀，可以说 I would never stick the knife in，把这句狠话否认掉。
brown bread 是什么意思？
伦敦押韵俚语，brown bread 跟 dead 同韵，所以是死了。坟边有人说他已经 brown bread，就是人没了、没法回嘴。想把「死了」说得轻、说得像玩笑，用这句就够。
「在水里非常自如」英语怎么说？
说 at home in the water。at home 本来是在自己家才有的放松，放到水里，就是不慌、像在主场。有人滑进水里，旁边这句是在夸他，还顺口说可以去演动作角色。
a cry for help 是什么意思？
就是藏在玩笑背后的求救信号。致辞里一句说，每段短笑话背后都是 a cry for help：看着在逗乐，其实像喊人拉一把。觉得朋友玩笑太密、像在掩饰，可以用这句点破。
「凑人数」英语怎么说？
说 pad out the numbers。pad out 是把薄的东西垫厚，numbers 是人数，合起来就是人不够、去占个位置。有人问会不会来葬礼，回答是会，if only to pad out the numbers：人到了，情分点到为止。
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