这场戏：小吃摊前互诉往事
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酒吧里，泰德被问起怎么认识玛丽，他说纯属 dumb luck（撞大运）：送个派过去，她穿睡袍来开门，他当晚就剃了胡子。两人越聊越投机，还认真讨论起「肉串太少、该出肉蛋筒」这种怪主意，直说这点子 waiting to pop（迟早要火）。想学美式闲聊怎么把废话聊得有来有回，这段是范本。
dumb luck 是「纯属撞大运」
how the hell 到底是怎么……的（加重语气）dumb luck 纯属撞大运、全靠运气answered the door 去开门、应门That was it for me 我一下就沦陷了
have a lot in common 是「有很多共同点」
a lot in common 有很多共同点moving back up 搬回（北边）去a good thing going 有一摊子顺风顺水的好事stay single 一直保持单身
酒吧里，有人问泰德是怎么认识玛丽的，他说纯属 dumb luck（撞大运）：那天他去送一个派，玛丽穿着睡袍来开门，他当场沦陷，回家就把大胡子剃了，结果一周后背着伤躺进她的诊室。两人一边吃热狗一边把话题扯到「小吃摊肉串太少、该有肉蛋筒」，还说这主意 waiting to pop（迟早要火）。玛丽也说，她想过搬回罗德岛，但这边诊所顺、同事好、还有沃伦，放不下；她甚至半开玩笑让泰德搬下来娶她。
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 was just dumb luck, really.”
真的，纯属瞎猫碰上死耗子。
把一次艳遇说成撞大运，自嘲里带着得意，特别口语。
It was just dumb luck, really.
跟朋友讲自己走运遇到好事时用；正式场合别拿它当客套话。
Pure dumb luck, that's all it was. ／ It was just luck, nothing more.
口语
dumb luck 连起来读，really 轻收尾，带点自嘲。
It was just dumb luck that we ended up in the same city. 我们能落在同一个城市，纯属走运。
“Yeah. We have a lot in common.”
是啊。咱俩共同点还挺多。
一句话把两个陌生人拉成同路人，是寒暄里最实用的一句。
We have a lot in common.
刚认识、想拉近关系时说；对上司或客户说会显得套近乎。
We have a lot in common, you and I. ／ We've got plenty in common.
中性
have a lot in 连读，common 重读收尾。
You like hiking too? We have a lot in common. 你也喜欢徒步？咱俩共同点挺多。
“I thought about it, but I got too much of a good thing going on here.”
想过，可我这边的营生太顺了，放不下。
先认后拒，一句把自己舍不得的那点好处讲得明明白白。
I got too much of a good thing going on here.
婉拒搬家、跳槽这类建议时用；对长辈可把 got 换成 have。
I have too good a thing going here to leave. ／ There's too much going well for me here.
口语
got too much of a 连读，good thing 重读。
I thought about it, but I have a good thing going here. 我想过，可我这儿正顺，不想动。
“You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see more meats in a cone.”
你知道我想看到什么吗？我想看到更多装在蛋筒里的肉。
把「肉串太少」这个无聊观察升级成「肉装蛋筒」的荒诞发明，一本正经讲废话就是这段的精髓。
You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see more [absurd thing].
朋友闲聊扯淡、故意说些没用的怪点子时用；在工作或正式场合说，会显得不合时宜。
What I'd love to see is more meat on a stick. ／ Here's an idea that's waiting to happen.
口语
You know what I'd like to see 上扬设问，I'd like to see more 稍慢，meats in a cone 清楚收尾。
You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see soup you can carry in a pocket. 你知道我想看到什么吗？我想看到能揣兜里的汤。
下一章 · 22quit while I'm ahead见好就收这场戏：给狗下药反被咬指纯属撞大运、全靠运气，带点自嘲。原句说认识玛丽 just dumb luck，就是「纯属瞎猫碰上死耗子」。
字面是「等着爆开」，指某个点子蓄势待发、迟早要火。原句用它夸「肉蛋筒」的主意，语气很夸张。
指彼此有很多共同点。原句喝着酒说 we have a lot in common，是拉近关系、暗示合得来的常用说法。
点餐时常说 coming up，意思是马上给你端来。原句 Two corn dogs coming up 就是「两根玉米热狗，马上来」。
说 stay single。原句问对方这么多年是怎么一直单身的，语气像调侃，也带点好奇。
