某人难得的一次来访
I was always happy when my Uncle Frank came for one of his rare visits.Uncle Frank · 2020 — 第 1 / 17 章 · 3'23" · B2
生日宴上大家轮流拆礼物。弗兰克叔叔送了一台电动擦鞋机,当场有人发难,专挑他 pick on someone(专挑某人欺负);那个唯一会看着孩子眼睛说话的成年人用 looked me in the eye(看着我的眼睛说话),让孩子记了一辈子。想学怎么形容被针对、被看见,这几句最扎心。
家人聚在一起给老爹麦克过生日,礼物一份份拆开。弗兰克叔叔送上一台电动擦鞋机,当场就有人发作,觉得这是在说他老得擦不动鞋;旁人也没少阴阳怪气。叙述的孩子想起弗兰克叔叔是家里唯一会看着他的眼睛说话的大人——looked me in the eye(看着我的眼睛说话),会 pick on someone(专挑某人欺负)的却总是老爹麦克;弗兰克叔叔很会掩饰自己被伤得多深,可孩子看得出来。他明白,那种当众贬低一个人的场面,最容易让被欺负的人 end up doing something(到头来总是自己扛)。想说一个人被针对、被当众奚落,或者形容自己最想成为什么样的人,这些表达都用得上。
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look someone in the eyethe kind of person I wanted to bepick on someoneend up doing something
本章短语
专挑某人欺负、老找某人的茬to single someone out repeatedly for unfair criticism or teasing
贝丝说父亲麦克总是当众挑弗兰克下手,把被欺负的人写成被专门盯上的对象。
Stop picking on your little brother just because he's quiet.别因为弟弟安静就老挑他的茬。
直视某人的眼睛、坦然面对
我想成为的那种人
最终落得、到头来
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某人难得的一次来访
I was always happy when my Uncle Frank came for one of his rare visits.Sit down 里 sit 末尾的音几乎被吞掉,听起来像 si-down,中间不留明显的停顿。
Sit down.好像对我感兴趣
Nobody else in my family ever seemed interested in me.直视某人的眼睛、坦然面对
贝丝回忆弗兰克是唯一会看着她的眼睛说话的大人,把被认真对待的感觉说得很重。
He was the only adult that I knew who looked me in the eye...that 与 who 双重定语从句:第一个 that 从句限定范围,第二个 who 从句补充这个大人的特点,两层都挂在 adult 上。结构把「唯一」和「会看着你说话」叠起来,突出了他有多特别。
He was the only adult that I knew who looked me in the eye...好奇我想说什么
...who was curious about what I had to say...喜欢逗我笑
...and who liked to make me laugh.多一双袜子
A man can always use an extra pair of socks.pair of socks 里 pair 末尾的音接上 of,of 又弱读,听起来像 pai-ro-socks。
A man can always use an extra pair of socks.对名字缩写 T.W. 的俏皮叫法——Tee Dub 是把字母 T、W 按读音拼出来的昵称,只有熟人之间会这么叫。正式场合要用全名。
Oh, well, it's from me and Tee Dub.不介意我这么叫你
Happy birthday, Daddy Mac. I hope you don't mind me calling you that.你最好叫我……
Hey, you gonna be a member of this family, you'd better call me Daddy Mac.had better 表最好:前半句省掉 if,用倒装式的口语条件「你要进这个家」,后面接 had better 表示强烈建议甚至要求。整句把一句半开玩笑的规矩说得不容商量。
Hey, you gonna be a member of this family, you'd better call me Daddy Mac.该死的(发泄不满)——goddamn it 是宗教背景较重的脏话,用来骂人或表达恼火。只适合熟人之间,正式场合和长辈面前都别用。
Open another one! Bullet! Enough, goddamn it!治住调皮的孩子
That's how you handle a rambunctious child.老到连自己的鞋都擦不了
You think I'm too old to polish my own shoes, need a goddamn machine to do it?too...to 结构:too 加形容词再加 to 不定式,表示「太……以至于不能」。这里老人用反问把它变成攻击:你送我机器,是在暗示我老到不能自己动手了吗。
You think I'm too old to polish my own shoes, need a goddamn machine to do it?确实很领情
Well, I sure do appreciate your gift, Frank,最终落得、到头来
基蒂讽刺地说礼物她领情,可擦鞋这活儿到头来还是落在自己身上。
since I'm the one who always ends up polishing your daddy's shoes.ends up 连读时 ends 末尾的音接上 up,听起来像 end-sup,两个词像一整个。
since I'm the one who always ends up polishing your daddy's shoes.丁点儿大的、很小的——itty-bitty 是可爱的口语叠词,形容某物特别小。朋友家人间说很自然,正式写作里改用 tiny。
It's a little, itty-bitty screwdriver.这些还真用得上
Yeah, well, I could use these a lot.对某人那么刻薄
I never knew why Daddy Mac was so mean to Uncle Frank为此说上一句
or why nobody else ever said anything about it.自私、粗鲁或势利
I might understand if Uncle Frank was selfish or rude or snobby, but he wasn't.我想成为的那种人
贝丝说弗兰克就是他想成为的那种人,一句话交代了从小到大的榜样。
He was the kind of person I wanted to be.专挑某人欺负、老找某人的茬
贝丝说父亲麦克总是当众挑弗兰克下手,把被欺负的人写成被专门盯上的对象。
But he was the one Daddy Mac picked on and belittled in front of everybody.很会掩饰自己有多受伤
Uncle Frank was good at hiding how much it hurt him,He was the kind of person I wanted to be.他就是我想成为的那种人。 把最高评价落在影响力而非成就上,一句话说清榜样。
Nobody else in my family ever seemed interested in me.家里再没别人真正把我当回事。 一句冷陈述把被忽视的童年说尽,不控诉反而更疼。
I was always happy when my Uncle Frank came for one of his rare visits.弗兰克叔叔难得来一趟,每次来我都特别高兴。 用「难得」让期待成立:珍贵的东西本就来得少。
But he was the one Daddy Mac picked on and belittled in front of everybody.可老爹麦克专找他下手,当着所有人的面贬低他。 把家庭里的偏心说成当众羞辱,一句点破强弱关系。
I might understand if Uncle Frank was selfish or rude or snobby, but he wasn't.要是弗兰克叔叔自私、粗鲁或势利,我或许还能理解,可他并不是。 先用让步铺路再一句反转,把「欺负好人」的不公说透。
意思是「专挑某人欺负、老找某人的茬」。家里总有人被单独针对、当众被奚落,就可以说 he was picked on,带被欺负、被针对的意思。
look someone in the eye。旁白说他是唯一会 looking me in the eye 的大人,就是「看着我的眼睛说话」,形容一个人真诚、不躲闪。
end up doing something。剧里有人抱怨自己 since I'm the one who always ends up polishing your daddy's shoes,就是「因为到头来总是我给爸爸擦鞋」,强调绕来绕去还是落到自己头上。
旁白说他很会掩饰自己有多受伤,可孩子看得出来。他被当众贬低却不辩解,是不想让场面更难堪,也说明这种刻薄在这个家里早已成了习惯。
the kind of person I wanted to be。旁白说弗兰克叔叔就是他「想成为的那种人」,用来形容你心里的榜样、你向往的样子。
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正在看 · 第 1 章pick on someone生日宴上弗兰克被挤兑
第 2 章get to choose替侄女改名贝丝
第 3 章slave away家宴上公开秘密女友
第 4 章try me搭讪聊到教授是叔叔
第 5 章take no for an answer醉后向侄女出柜
第 6 章in my blood早餐桌聊出柜
第 7 章push someone away奔丧前推开爱人
第 8 章worth the trouble车里聊生死与旧事
第 9 章there for me深夜上门送剃须刀
第 10 章Nice always hides something旅途里聊古怪叔叔
第 11 章kept in touch哥哥为疏远道歉
第 12 章make up her own mind为住旅馆争名声
第 13 章turn his back on you葬礼悼词与旧日威胁
第 14 章the female front守灵场上的催婚
第 15 章nothing but disgust遗嘱当众羞辱长子
第 16 章say it to my face崩溃后的和解与回家
第 17 章so much in common把伴侣介绍给家人