“Mary, the man's a killer.”
玛丽,那家伙是个杀人犯。
没有任何铺垫和修饰,五个词把最坏的消息砸在桌上。
The man's a ...
要当面说出最坏判断时用,越短越重;没十足把握时别这样定性。
The guy is dangerous. / That man is a murderer.
中性
Mary 后停半拍,killer 重读,句尾下压别上扬。
Listen, the man's a fraud. 听着,那家伙是个骗子。
这场戏:登门报信说人是凶手
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塔克亲自登门给玛丽送消息,这次不是 social visit(串门):他开口就说 Mary, the man's a killer(玛丽,那家伙是个杀人犯),桩桩件件都指向希利。玛丽吓得不行,塔克一边安慰一边叮嘱:离他远点,又别把人惹毛。临走时玛丽说 I'm so lucky to have you as a friend(有你这样的朋友我真幸运)。
the highlights 是「要点」
confessed everything 全招了running behind 赶时间、落后了the highlights 讲讲要点petty thief 小偷小摸的人
hooked up 是「好上了」
calm down 冷静下来hooked up 好上了、在一起as much as possible 尽量、尽可能big head 被夸得飘飘然
塔克来到玛丽家,说这次不是 social visit(串门),而是有正事:他有个朋友在波士顿警局,传真来一份材料,上面写着希利从前 petty thief(小偷小摸)的旧账,还牵涉多起命案。他直截了当告诉玛丽 Mary, the man's a killer(玛丽,那家伙是个杀人犯),玛丽当场慌了。塔克让她先 calm down(冷静下来),说一切都会没事,又教她:尽量 distance yourself(跟他保持距离),但别把人惹毛。玛丽说 I'm so lucky to have you as a friend(有你这样的朋友我真幸运),塔克笑她别说得他 big head(飘飘然)。他挑了 highlights(要点)讲,两人聊得又紧张又暖。
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。
“Mary, the man's a killer.”
玛丽,那家伙是个杀人犯。
没有任何铺垫和修饰,五个词把最坏的消息砸在桌上。
The man's a ...
要当面说出最坏判断时用,越短越重;没十足把握时别这样定性。
The guy is dangerous. / That man is a murderer.
中性
Mary 后停半拍,killer 重读,句尾下压别上扬。
Listen, the man's a fraud. 听着,那家伙是个骗子。
“Why you two never hooked up is beyond me.”
我真想不通你俩当年怎么就没在一起。
把一句抱怨做成主语从句,听着像感慨,其实是替两个人的可惜。
Why ... is beyond me.
对熟人说想不通某件事时用,带点夸张;对上级别这么随意。
How you two never got together is beyond me. / I'll never understand why it never happened.
口语
hooked up 连读,beyond me 放慢重读,收在一口叹气里。
Why you never took that job is beyond me. 我真想不通你当年怎么没接那份工作。
“I'm so lucky to have you as a friend.”
有你这样的朋友,我真幸运。
在最慌的时刻说这句,比谢谢更重,把依赖说得很体面。
I'm lucky to have you as a friend.
对真心帮你的朋友表达感激时用;客套或刚认识的人面前说会太重。
I don't know what I'd do without you. / I'm grateful to have you in my corner.
中性
so lucky 重读,have you as a 连读,friend 放缓收住。
I'm lucky to have you as a friend, really. 有你这样的朋友,我真的很幸运。
“Yes. Well. Don't get all gooey on me. Now. You're gonna give me a big head.”
好了好了,别跟我黏黏糊糊的。你都快把我夸得飘起来了。
被人真情实感地感谢时用「别把我夸飘了」挡回去,嘴硬里藏着受用的老友默契。
Don't get all gooey on me. You'll give me a big head.
被好友或同事当面猛夸、想化解尴尬时用;对上级这么说会显得轻佻,场合正式也别用。
Don't get all mushy on me, you'll make me blush. / Stop it, my head's big enough already.
口语
Don't get all gooey 连读,Now 一顿,You're gonna give me a big head 带笑收尾。
Don't get all gooey on me, you'll give me a big head. 别跟我黏黏糊糊的,你都快把我夸飘了。
下一章 · 20come clean老实交代这场戏:两个冒牌货互相摊牌口语里指两人好上了、在一起了。原句 Why you two never hooked up,就是「我真想不通你俩当年怎么就没在一起」,带点惋惜。
说 social visit,指社交性的登门拜访。原句 This is not a social visit,就是「这不是来串门的」,说明有正事。
指昏过去、睡死过去,多因喝醉或太累。原句 so you'll pass out,就是「好让你睡过去」,是句不正经的玩笑。
说 give someone a big head,指把人夸得得意忘形。原句 You're gonna give me a big head,就是「你都快把我夸飘了」。
说 and so on and so forth,列举完一串后收尾用。原句 And so on and so forth,就是「诸如此类的事还有很多」。