这场戏：一屋子男人一个女孩
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艾玛躲进排水管好几天，终于回到屋里，大家又惊又喜。可一屋子男人和一个女孩，谁也不敢先开口；有人终于说要 address the elephant in the room（谈那件明摆着却没人敢提的事），还提醒别 give off a bad vibe（让人感觉不对劲）。想学这两句，聊尴尬场面用得上。
「她本来就习惯吃难吃的」：used to eating 是「吃惯了」
used to eating 吃惯了、习惯吃shitty food 很难吃的饭菜cannot wait till 等不及要……
艾玛躲进排水管好几天，终于回到屋里，大家又惊又喜，还热情让她上楼歇会儿。等她一走，气氛就尴尬起来：一屋子男人和一个女孩，有人开口说该 address the elephant in the room（谈谈那件明摆着却没人敢提的事），提醒大家别 give off a bad vibe（让人感觉不对劲）。结果谁都不肯承认，互相推来推去，还拿「谁先闻着谁放的屁」这类俗话打趣。正吵着，艾玛下楼，说她全听见了，大家赶紧解释。这里能学到：the elephant in the room 是「明摆着却没人敢提的事」；give off a bad vibe 是「让人感觉不对劲」；one who smelt it dealt it 是「谁先闻到就是谁干的」。想聊社交场合的尴尬、暗示和打圆场，这些表达都用得上。
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。
“That's fucked up. Look how tiny she is.”
这太过分了，你看她多瘦小。
一句粗口判定加一句心疼，把缺德的提议当场摁住。
That s fucked up. Look how ...
熟人里有人欺负弱小、出了馊主意时用；正式场合别说 fucked up。
That's messed up. Look at her. ／ That's low, and she's tiny.
口语
fucked up 重读，Look how tiny 放慢。
That's messed up. Look how much more she carries. 这太过分了，你看她多背了多少东西。
“Guys, listen, listen. I think we need to address the elephant in the room.”
各位听我说，我们得谈谈那个明摆着却没人提的问题。
一个成语句子把心照不宣的尴尬摆上桌面，却又立刻被误读。
I think we need to address the elephant in the room.
团队或家人间有谁都不提的隐患时用；轻松闲聊里说会显得太郑重。
We should talk about the obvious problem. ／ Let's name the thing nobody wants to say.
中性
listen listen 重复加重，elephant 拖长。
Let's address the elephant in the room before we plan anything. 动手规划前，先把那个明摆着的问题谈开。
“I'm just trying to lay it out there.”
我只是想把话摊开来说。
用一句轻描淡写挡回所有指责，承认自己只是把实话说出来。
I m just trying to ...
被误会成挑事、想声明只是陈述事实时用；语气太急会像狡辩。
I'm just putting it out there. ／ I'm only saying it straight.
口语
just 弱读，lay it out 连读成一块。
I'm just trying to lay out the options here. 我只是想把几个选择摆出来而已。
“We were specifically talking about not raping you.”
我们恰恰是在讨论不要强暴你这件事。
最荒唐的辩解，用 specifically 把黑的说成白的，荒诞感拉满。
We were specifically talking about not ...
想澄清被误会的聊天内容时用；但越解释越像此地无银，慎用。
We were saying the opposite. ／ The whole point was not to do that.
口语
specifically 重读，not raping 咬清。
We were specifically talking about not inviting him. 我们恰恰在讨论别邀请他。
下一章 · 13make any guarantees打包票这场戏：抽火柴定谁去拿水字面是「屋里的大象」，指「明摆着却没人敢提的事」。原文说 we need to address the elephant in the room，就是「该谈谈那件谁都不提的事了」。开会、聚会都常用。
give off a bad vibe。vibe 是「感觉、气场」，give off 是「散发出」。原文说 don't want to give off a bad vibe，就是「别让人感觉不对劲」。形容场合、气氛时用。
used to doing 表示「习惯做某事」。原文 She's used to eating shitty food 就是「她本来就吃惯了难吃的东西」。注意别跟 used to do（过去常常）弄混。
这是句开玩笑的俗话，字面是「谁闻到的就是谁干的」，用来反咬那个先开口的人。原文用它回怼提「气味」的人，等于说「你先提就是你心虚」。
lay it out there。原文说 I'm just trying to lay it out there，就是「我就是把话摆到台面上」。想说把想法坦白讲清楚时用。
