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饭桌互学凯恩较劲:take a long, hard look in the mirror

饭桌上有人学凯恩较劲,被一句 take a long, hard look in the mirror(好好反省一下自己)堵住:四十多了还靠模仿逗乐,就该照照自己。后头拍片又冒出 in one go(一口气做完),一件事中途不歇。劝人别装,或说一次做完,这两句都用得上。

发生了什么

饭桌上两个人学凯恩较劲,一个把嗓音从六十年代讲到现在,对方嫌鼻音不够、没学出破音,连菜辣不辣都要接成笑话。有人甩出 take a long, hard look in the mirror(好好反省一下自己),不是让你去照镜子,是说四十多了还靠模仿逗乐,该停下来看看自己。聊到拍片,in one go(一口气做完)表示中途不歇、一次做完,赶稿或刷完一季剧都能用。such a thing as(有这么一回事吗)用来怀疑某种人到底有没有。劝人别装、说一次做完、随口问真有这种人吗,这三句够用。

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IMDb ↗

这场戏看什么

  • 数史蒂夫说了几遍 let me finish
  • 听 about to 出现时谁在抢
  • 对比凯恩模仿和 De Niro 段

留意这几个短语

levity, brevity, gravityin one gosuch a thing asa room with a view

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本章短语

levity, brevity, gravity

轻松、简短、严肃(三个词的双关)a wordplay on lightness, shortness, and seriousness

布赖登说自己喜欢幽默、喜欢轻松、喜欢简短,库根顺势把 levity, brevity, gravity 抛回去,拿他的性格开涮。

She asked for levity, brevity, gravity, and somehow expected one sentence to do all three.她要求轻松、简短又严肃,还指望一句话把三样都做到。

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  • in one go

    一口气、一次性完成

  • such a thing as

    有……这么一回事吗

  • a room with a view

    能看见风景的房间

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100 句台词里标了 33 处

短语 · B2a room with a view

能看见风景的房间

入住旅馆后,库根开口就要一间能看见风景的房间,原话就是 a room with a view,还补上一句想看见一棵树。

I want a room with a view.
短语 · B2take a long, hard look in the mirror

好好反省一下自己

I think anyone over 40 who amuses themself by doing impressions needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror.
短语 · B1describe something as something

把我的模仿说成是……

Well, broadsheet journalists have described my impressions as stunningly accurate.
短语 · B2something along the lines of ...

大概是这样的一类话

I've not heard your Michael Caine, but I assume it would be something along the lines of: My name's Michael Caine.
短语 · B1used to do something

以前是这样说话的

I say Michael Caine used to talk like this in the 1960s, right?
语法 · B1used to talk like this

used to 表过去的习惯:这个说法专门用来讲过去反复发生、现在已经不再如此的事,中文相当于「以前总是」。它和单纯用过去时的区别在于,它强调那是持续多年的老习惯,而不是某一次的动作,正好用来给模仿找历史依据。

I say Michael Caine used to talk like this in the 1960s, right?
发音used to

used 和 to 在这里都弱读,连起来几乎听成一个词,to 只剩很轻的一个音,重音落到后面的动词上。

I say Michael Caine used to talk like this in the 1960s, right?
短语 · B1come down (by something)

降下来

has come down... several octaves.
短语 · B1let me finish

让我把话说完

Let me finish.
俚语 · C1fucking

他妈的,用来加重语气的脏话——这是英语里最重的脏话之一,在这里只是加重语气,表达被反复打断的火气。它属于骂人话,正式场合、职场、有孩子或长辈在场时都不能说,也不该当成沟通技巧来模仿。

I've not fucking finished.
短语 · B1be about to do something

马上就要做某事

'Cause you're panicking. You know I'm about to...
语法 · B1you're about to bloody talk

be about to 表马上要发生:这个结构表示动作马上、就在眼前要发生,比一般说「将要」更紧迫。这里拿它来解释对方急着插话,好像下一秒就要开口,把那种憋不住的冲动说得又准又好笑。

Because you look like you're about to bloody talk!
短语 · B2not quite ... enough

鼻音还不够到位

It's not quite nasal enough the way you're doing it, all right?
短语 · B1the way someone does something

他说话的那种方式

You're not doing it the way he speaks!
短语 · B1be supposed to do something

本该只把门炸开

You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
发音supposed to

supposed 末尾的音和 to 常常被吞掉,听起来像 suppos-a,两个词黏成一块。

You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
俚语 · B2bloody

英式加强语气的脏词,相当于「该死的」——这是英国口语里最常见的强调词,用来加重情绪,本身不算恶毒但依然粗俗。熟人之间、吐槽时很常见,正式场合、对长辈或陌生人都不要用,换了会显得没教养。

You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
短语 · B2hotter than someone was expecting

比预想的还要烫

Hotter than I was expecting.
语法 · B2Hotter than I was expecting

比较级接 than 表超出预期:比较级后面接这个词,把眼前的情况和事先的预期放在一起比,表示实际程度超过了自己原来以为的。用来评价食物、天气、场面都很自然,语气里带着一点没料到的意思。

Hotter than I was expecting.
俚语 · B2Ain't got it

没有,拿不到——这是很不规范的缩略说法,属于方言和粗放口语,影视对白和教育程度不高的角色口里常听到。正式写作、考试和职场里都要避免,换成标准的说法才稳妥。

Ain't got it, Al. We can't do it. We can't do it.
短语 · B1calm down

冷静点、收一收

Hey, calm it down. All right. Sorry.
短语 · B1not sure about something

这个可不好说

Yeah, well, not sure about that, but anyway...
短语 · B2do something in one go

一口气、一次性完成

库根吹嘘自己当导演有多厉害,说整部电影他是一口气拍完的,语气夸张。

I directed the whole movie in one go.
发音in one go

in 末尾的音接上 one,one 又连到 go,整串听起来像 i-none-go,中间不停顿。

I directed the whole movie in one go.
短语 · B2is there such a thing as ...

有……这么一回事吗

两人斗嘴时,库根用 such a thing as 一本正经地问,世上到底有没有「自闭症模仿艺人」这么一回事,拿来挤对对方。

Is there such a thing as an autistic impressionist?
短语 · B2the key to something

解开你这种状态的关键

'Cause if there is, I think that might be the key to your condition.
短语 · C1have something stuck up one's ass

绷得太紧、自命清高

I don't know, but I see a guy with something stuck up his ass who's too uptight to let go.
短语 · B2too ... to do something

太绷着,放不开

I don't know, but I see a guy with something stuck up his ass who's too uptight to let go.
语法 · B2too uptight to let go

too 加形容词接不定式表太过而不能:这个结构表示程度高到产生了反面结果,中文是「太……以至于没法……」。这里用它把对方刻画成一个绷得太紧、根本放松不下来的人,一针见血,语气毫不客气。

I don't know, but I see a guy with something stuck up his ass who's too uptight to let go.
短语 · B2where do you stand on something

你对这件事什么立场

Gravity? Where do you stand on that?
短语 · C1on terra firma

稳稳踩在陆地上

Um, firmly. On terra firma.
短语 · B2catch someone's work

看到过你的作品

I caught your work the other day.
短语 · B1get stuck in something

卡在牙缝里

food gets stuck in your teeth more?

看懂「饭桌互学凯恩较劲」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 let me finish 挡抢话
  • 见到 about to 知道眼看就要
  • 能听懂照镜子其实是在骂人

发音重点

  • used to — used 和 to 在这里都弱读,连起来几乎听成一个词,to 只剩很轻的一个音,重音落到后面的动词上。
  • supposed to — supposed 末尾的音和 to 常常被吞掉,听起来像 suppos-a,两个词黏成一块。
  • in one go — in 末尾的音接上 one,one 又连到 go,整串听起来像 i-none-go,中间不停顿。
I think anyone over 40 who amuses themself by doing impressions needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror.

我觉得任何过了四十岁、还靠模仿别人逗自己开心的人,都该好好照照镜子反省一下。 把一句刻薄话打磨得像人生忠告:先划一条年龄线,再补一个动作,语气越一本正经,越显得是在挖苦。它既是针对模仿这个行当,也顺手把人到中年还爱玩这件事嘲了一遍。

I don't know, but I see a guy with something stuck up his ass who's too uptight to let go.

我不知道,但我看到一个绷得太紧、放不开的家伙,浑身上下都写着自己很重要。 一句评语直接把人钉在墙上:不说「你太严肃」,而是当场给出一幅画像,还配一个粗俗又精准的比喻。它粗,但一下就说到点子上,是那种吵架时最难接、日常里又好用的狠话。

It's all right. They don't mind. They love it.

没事。他们不介意的。他们还挺爱看的。 一句安抚拆成三小句,越说越轻,把紧张一点点卸掉。它不解释原因,只用「他们不介意」和「他们喜欢」把人从尴尬里拉出来,是那种顺口就能用的宽心话。

"He's not as tall as Coogan, but he's better.

他没库根高,但比他强。 先给一个无关紧要的比较,再用「但是」把夸和损同时塞进一句。听着像好评,其实是踩着一个去抬另一个,是英式社交里最拿手的那种夹枪带棒的客套。

You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!

你只该把那扇该死的门炸开! 这是一句被反复引用的老电影台词,凡是模仿那个时代的英国片,就会把它搬出来。它夸张、有画面,又自带「你懂的」那种圈内笑点,所以能跨场合地当耍嘴皮子的弹药。

关于这一章的问题

take a long, hard look in the mirror 是什么意思?

不是叫你真去照镜子。饭桌上有人用这句压「四十多了还靠模仿逗乐」的人,意思是停下来看看自己。想把反省说重一点,别只说 think again,用这一整句。

「一口气做完」英语怎么说?

说 in one go。这场有人讲 I directed the whole movie in one go,就是一口气把整部片子做完。赶稿、一次看完、中途不放下,都可以接 in one go。

such a thing as 一般用在什么场合?

你怀疑某种人是不是真的存在,就套 Is there such a thing as。这里接的是自闭症模仿演员。口语里想问「真有这号人吗」,比直接问 Do you know one 更顺。

a room with a view 是在订房吗?

是订房,也是挑景。开场有人说 I want a room with a view,紧跟着还要看见一棵树。酒店想要窗景、靠窗的位子,都可以说 a room with a view。

Let me finish 听着是在生气吗?

听着就是不耐烦。有人正讲凯恩的嗓音这些年降了下来,对方老要接话,他就连着说 Let me finish。想让别人把后半句听完,这句比 wait 硬。

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