这场戏：私家侦探回话
第 9 章 · 共 24 章 · 2'39"
希利受泰德之托去打听旧情人玛丽，回来汇报得添油加醋：她发福了、四个孩子三个爹，还 no rock（没戴戒指）；可他嘴上又说她真是个 spark plug（活力四射的人），劝泰德 look her up（去找她）。想学婉转说人胖、以及怎么做情报汇报，这段全是黑话和小心思。
no rock 是「没戴戒指」
big-boned 骨架大的（婉指胖）packed on a few pounds 长了几磅肉bound to 肯定会、跑不掉no rock 没戴戒指、没结婚
spark plug 是「活力四射」
keep up with 跟上某人your kick 某人的癖好、一口好spark plug 活力四射的人
希利替泰德打听到玛丽的下落，回来汇报。他先说玛丽上了年纪、pack on the pounds（发福），又形容她 big-boned（骨架大），接着抖出 Four kids. Three different guys. but no rock（四个孩子、三个爹，却没结婚）。泰德越听越怀疑，还问是不是找错人；希利却说 She's a real spark plug（她可真有活力），劝他 look her up（上门去找她）。可这些说法半真半假，他其实是想把泰德支开。money shot 是重头戏；be bound to 是肯定会；no rock 是没戴戒指。
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。
“Oh, yeah. And you were right, man. She really is something else. My God.”
哦，对。你说得没错，老兄。她真是与众不同。我的天。
用一句 something else 把惊艳和意味深长都塞进去，还配一声 My God。
She really is something else.
夸人或暗讽人难形容时用；正式评价最好说得更具体。
She is one of a kind. ／ Man, she is really something.
口语
something else 重读，My God 放轻收尾。
Our new neighbor is really something else. 我们新来的邻居真是个人物。
“Four kids. Three different guys. but no rock.”
四个孩子，三个不同的爹，但没戴上戒指。
三截短句像报账单，把一个人的处境冷冰冰地摆出来。
Four kids. Three different guys. but no rock.
复述别人近况、带点揶揄时用；当着当事人说非常失礼。
Three kids, two dads, no wedding ring. ／ Kids and exes, but still no ring.
口语
三段都短促，no rock 重读后停住。
Two kids, three jobs, but no rock. 两个孩子，三份工作，就是没结婚。
“You really should look her up, Ted. I mean. She's a real spark plug, this one.”
你真该去找她，泰德。我是说，这姑娘可真有活力。
把劝人前去说成一句夸赞，spark plug 让整句话都亮了。
She's a real spark plug.
夸一个人精力充沛、带动气氛时用；说物件不适用。
She's full of energy. ／ She's the life of the party.
口语
spark plug 两个重音，this one 轻带收尾。
Our new teammate is a real spark plug. 我们新来的队友真是活力四射。
“Tough to keep up with in a wheelchair, I bet.”
我猜坐轮椅可跟不上他们。
用一句轻飘飘的「我猜」把最不体面的现实点破，黑色幽默全压在克制的下半句里。
Tough to keep up with [something], I bet.
熟人之间用黑色幽默吐槽棘手处境时用；对当事人或在正式场合说，会非常冒犯。
Hard to keep up with that crowd, I'd guess. ／ Not an easy life to keep pace with, I bet.
口语
Tough to keep up with 连读带过，in a wheelchair 稍顿，I bet 轻收。
Tough to keep up with three dogs, I bet. 我猜养三只狗可够你追的。
下一章 · 10have feelings for someone对某人有感情这场戏：放不下旧情又去找人rock 在俚语里也指戒指，no rock 就是没戴戒指、没结婚。原句 Four kids... but no rock，就是「孩子都有了，婚却没结」。
说 pack on the pounds，字面是往身上加磅。原句 she packed on a few pounds，就是「她长了几磅肉」，比直接说 fat 委婉。
本义是火花塞，引申指活力四射、能带动别人的人。原句 She's a real spark plug，就是「她可真是个能量满满的人」。
字面是「骨架大」，常用来委婉地说人胖。原句 Was Mary a little big-boned，就是「玛丽是不是有点壮」，说得很含蓄。
说 be bound to，指某事十有八九会发生。原句 you're bound to put on a few pounds，就是「你肯定是要长点肉的」。
