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高档餐厅互演邦德:the king of understatement

高档餐厅里,扇贝被说成正安卧在生菜上,有人立刻接一句 Their days of resting have been and gone(早已成为过去)。两人转去互抢邦德台词,又损对方是 the king of understatement(最会轻描淡写的人)。饭桌上想刺人又不把脸撕破,跟朋友互损时这两句就够用。

发生了什么

高档餐厅里,有人把一道扇贝讲成正安卧在生菜上,对方听不下去,接了一句 Their days of resting have been and gone(早已成为过去、不复存在)。这句专门说某件事已经结束。酒上来以后,两人开始互演邦德,一个嫌对方演过火,一个回嘴 Yeah, whereas you are widely regarded as the king of understatement(最会轻描淡写的人)。the king of 后面加个本事,就是在封「某方面第一」。抢词抢到后面,又有人说 As a rule, it's more effective if you don't fluff the line(把台词说错、演砸)。fluff the line 就是上台把词念砸。排练走戏、吃饭聊天想刺一句,这三句都比干巴巴地说你演得差更好听。

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  • 听菜单 resting 和死亡的反差
  • 数邦德台词被纠正几次
  • 注意 good girl gone bad 的醋意

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cooked in their own juicesthe king of understatementfluff the linefancy-schmancy

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the king of understatement

最会轻描淡写的人the master of saying far less than the truth

罗布在排练模仿台词时,反讽地对史蒂夫说,他是公认的轻描淡写之王,用恭维的语气损他。

She called him the king of understatement after he described a disaster as a bit of a nuisance.他把一场灾难说成有点小麻烦,她便称他为轻描淡写之王。

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  • cooked in their own juices

    用自身的汁水烹煮

  • fluff the line

    把台词说错、演砸

  • fancy-schmancy

    花里胡哨、装腔作势的

  • have been and gone

    早已成为过去、不复存在

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103 句台词里标了 36 处

短语 · B2can't get the image of something out of one's head

脑子里一直甩不掉某个画面

I can't get the image of snot out of my head now.
短语 · A2that was lovely

那真是好极了(礼貌赞许)

That was lovely. Really nice.
短语 · B1very ... indeed

确实非常…(礼貌附和的强调)

Very nice indeed, yeah.
短语 · B1A as well as B

以及、还有(并列补充)

At the bottom of those little sacks, you've got some diced smoked hare as well as shredded radishes covered with a very smooth duck foie gras mousse.
短语 · B1what we call something

我们所说的、所谓的…

So your next course is what we call the Humphrey's pool.
短语 · B2cooked in one's own juices

用自身的汁水烹煮

餐厅侍者在介绍蛤蜊和鸟蛤时,对史蒂夫和罗布说这些贝类是用自身汁水烹煮的,两人随即拿这句话开玩笑。

clams, cockles, which are cooked in their own juices before to be garnished with a shredded local seaweed.
短语 · B2garnished with something

用…点缀、配以…

clams, cockles, which are cooked in their own juices before to be garnished with a shredded local seaweed.
语法 · B2which are cooked

非限制性定语从句:逗号后面的 which 引出非限制性定语从句,对前面的 clams 和 cockles 作补充说明,交代它们是怎么处理的。它不像限定性从句那样划定范围,而是顺带添一句,语气接近菜单上的介绍。去掉这个从句,主句依然完整,这是判断非限制性从句的一个标志。

clams, cockles, which are cooked in their own juices before to be garnished with a shredded local seaweed.
短语 · B2a lovely thought

一个美好的念头(常带反讽)

Imagine that, eh? It's a lovely thought, isn't it?
短语 · C1not muster more than a thimbleful

连一小口都拿不出来、咽不下

I'll be honest, I don't think I could muster more than a thimbleful.
短语 · B2resting on something

摆放在…之上(字面作「休憩在」)

They are resting on grilled baby gem and parsnip coulis as well as a light, creamy horseradish sauce.
语法 · B2are resting

现在进行时表拟人:are resting 用现在进行时把扇贝说成正在休息,好像它们还活着、还在歇着。这里的进行时并非描述临时动作,而是配合后面被拆穿的反讽:说它们还在休息,下一句却点破它们早已死掉。拟人加进行时,让冷幽默更到位。

They are resting on grilled baby gem and parsnip coulis as well as a light, creamy horseradish sauce.
短语 · B2rather optimistic to say ...

说…未免太乐观了(反讽)

Rather optimistic to say they're resting.
短语 · C1something's days have been and gone

早已成为过去、不复存在

罗布看着盘里的扇贝,冷着脸说它们休息的日子早已过去,用一句书卷气的说法点破它们已经死了。

Their days of resting have been and gone.
短语 · B1make someone feel quite ...

让人觉得自己颇有格调

Drinking the wine makes me feel quite sophisticated.
发音makes me

me 塌成一个很轻的 m 收尾,makes 的 s 直接黏上去,常连成 /meɪksmi/,劲使在 makes 上。

Drinking the wine makes me feel quite sophisticated.
短语 · A2a bit like ...

有点像…(随口打比方)

A bit like, you know, James Bond ordering a martini.
短语 · A2look very worried

看起来很担忧

You look very worried.
短语 · A2take a look at something

看一看某物

You should take a look at your face.
发音look at

look at 连读时 look 末尾的音直接接上 at,听起来像 loo-kat,两个词连成一串。

You should take a look at your face.
短语 · B2do something real

来真的、别做作地去演

Try and do it real.
短语 · B1tell someone how to do something

教我该怎么演、对我指手画脚

Shut up. Don't tell me how to act.
俚语 · B2bloody

英式口语里的加强词,表示「真、太」——bloody 是英式口语常用的加强词,插在词前表示强调,带一点粗口色彩但不算重话。英国熟人之间很常用;对长辈、正式场合或美式语境里最好别用,会显得失礼。想中性表达可以换成中性的强调说法。

- Well, I bloody should do. - Why?
短语 · B2crank something up

把…加码、放大

Because sometimes you tend to sort of, you know, crank it up a bit.
短语 · C1the king of something

最会轻描淡写的人

罗布在排练模仿台词时,反讽地对史蒂夫说,他是公认的轻描淡写之王,用恭维的语气损他。

Yeah, whereas you are widely regarded as the king of understatement.
发音regarded as

regarded as 连读时 regarded 末尾的辅音接上 as,as 又弱读,听起来像 regarde-daz,中间几乎不停顿。

Yeah, whereas you are widely regarded as the king of understatement.
短语 · C1fluff one's lines

把台词说错、演砸

两人在模仿电影里的台词,排练时史蒂夫提醒罗布,别把台词说秃噜了,效果才会更好。

As a rule, it's more effective if you don't fluff the line.
语法 · B2it's more effective if you don't fluff the line

比较级配条件从句:这一句把比较级和条件从句套在一起:前面用 more effective 给出结论,后面用 if 从句补上条件。意思是照这样做效果更好,语气像在陈述一条经验,不带火气,却把对方刚才的失误点了出来。先给判断再补条件,是英语说理时常见的顺序。

As a rule, it's more effective if you don't fluff the line.
俚语 · C1fluff the line

把台词说错、卡壳——fluff the line 是英式口语,指把台词或背好的话讲错、卡壳,带自嘲和轻松的语气。演戏、演讲、直播里都可能用到;正式写作里不用,可换成中性的说法。

As a rule, it's more effective if you don't fluff the line.
短语 · B2a nice bit of something

恰到好处的一点…

I'll deliver it with a nice bit of understatement.
俚语 · C1Fucking

极重的脏话,用来加强语气或发泄——这是英语里最重的脏话之一,用来加强语气或发泄情绪,属于骂人和宣泄,不是礼貌表达。只在极熟的私下场合可能出现;职场、面对孩子和长辈、正式场合绝不能出口,会立刻冒犯别人。想表达强调要换成中性说法。

Fucking yeah.
短语 · B2for queen and country

为女王和祖国(冠冕堂皇的说辞)

When I kill, I kill for queen and country, though I admit, killing you...
短语 · A1how's it going

最近怎么样(随口问候)

Hey, how's it going?
短语 · C1fancy-schmancy

花里胡哨、装腔作势的

史蒂夫在餐厅打电话时,用带点嫌弃的口气说自己正在那家花里胡哨的高级餐厅里。

Yeah, I'm at the fancy-schmancy restaurant.
俚语 · C1fancy-schmancy

花里胡哨、附庸风雅的——fancy-schmancy 是口语里的叠韵词,带揶揄,形容东西过分讲究、装腔作势。朋友间吐槽餐厅、礼物、装修都能用,语气轻松;正式场合或对不熟的人说会显得刻薄,宜换中性说法。

Yeah, I'm at the fancy-schmancy restaurant.
短语 · C1good girls gone bad

乖乖女变坏(俗套标题式说法)

I'm gonna go do this really interesting piece on prostitutes in Vegas, that kind of, like, good girls gone bad Vegas style story.

看懂「高档餐厅互演邦德」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 shaken not stirred 点酒
  • 见到 crank it up 知道演过火
  • 能听懂 resting 是菜单拟人

发音重点

  • makes me — me 塌成一个很轻的 m 收尾,makes 的 s 直接黏上去,常连成 /meɪksmi/,劲使在 makes 上。
  • look at — look at 连读时 look 末尾的音直接接上 at,听起来像 loo-kat,两个词连成一串。
  • regarded as — regarded as 连读时 regarded 末尾的辅音接上 as,as 又弱读,听起来像 regarde-daz,中间几乎不停顿。
Their days of resting have been and gone.

它们休息的日子早已过去。 用文雅的「日子已经过去」给盘里的扇贝盖棺定论,明明是死物,却说得像一段逝去的岁月。这份一本正经的错位正是英式冷幽默:越体面,越好笑。

I'll be honest, I don't think I could muster more than a thimbleful.

说实话,我觉得我连一小口都咽不下。 把「完全没兴趣、来不了」用一个极小的量词说出口,不夸张、拒绝得也不难听,是英式克制里最好笑的一种。thimbleful 这个精确到可笑的小单位,正是全句的冷。

Yeah, whereas you are widely regarded as the king of understatement.

是啊,而你呢,公认是最会轻描淡写的人。 把一句损人话说得像颁奖词:用 whereas 一转,用 widely regarded 抬出「公认」,最后落在轻描淡写之王。夸奖的外壳里全是反讽,这正是英式斗嘴的体面与刻薄。

As a rule, it's more effective if you don't fluff the line.

一般来说,你不把台词说错会更有效果。 把「你别演砸了」包装成一条冷静的普遍规律:As a rule 先拉开距离,it's more effective 像在做结论,真正想说的其实是后半句。不吵架,却把对方的毛病点得清清楚楚。

关于这一章的问题

the king of understatement 是什么意思?

就是「最会轻描淡写的人」。别人演得很满,你偏说他收着,多半是在损。朋友互夸互损,都可以套 the king of,后面换成任何本事。

「早已成为过去」英语怎么说?

说 have been and gone。饭桌上扇贝被讲成在安卧,有人接 Their days of resting have been and gone,意思是安卧的日子早就没了。机会、关系、好运结束了,都能用。

fluff the line 是什么意思?

就是把台词说错、演砸。有人提醒 As a rule, it's more effective if you don't fluff the line,意思是词念准了才有效。排练、发言、背稿怕说岔,就用这句。

fancy-schmancy 是什么意思?

就是花里胡哨、装腔作势的。电话里有人说 I'm at the fancy-schmancy restaurant,指那家看起来很贵、很讲究的餐厅。觉得一个地方或一个人装高级,就可以这么说。

「用自身的汁水烹煮」英语怎么说?

说 cooked in their own juices。菜单上是贝类用自身汤汁来煮,有人听完拿它开玩笑,说自己被煮也挤不出多少汁。字面讲做法,私下也能自嘲处境。

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