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替侄女改名贝丝:get to choose

家庭聚餐上,侄女问住在纽约是什么感觉,又说爸妈连仪仗队夏令营都不让她去。叔叔一句 get to choose(有资格自己选),把「你要做别人眼里的你,还是自己决定的你」讲透;连她嫌名字土,都能当场改掉。聊人生选择、鼓励晚辈时,这些说法特别顺口。

发生了什么

家庭聚餐上,侄女问住在纽约是什么感觉,说离开克里克维尔这种小镇才知道世界能有多大。她抱怨爸妈连仪仗队夏令营都不让她去,还说爸爸为这事撂过难听的狠话——妈妈说那不过是 the beer talking(酒后胡话)。叔叔没接这句,而是告诉她:你是要做自己决定成为的人,还是别人告诉你你该是的人?'Cause you get to choose(因为选择权在你)。她嫌名字土,当场把贝蒂改成了贝丝。他还说,需要避孕的时候愿意假扮她爸爸,more than happy to do that(非常乐意帮这个忙)。聊成长、聊选择、鼓励年轻人的时候,这三个表达都很实用。

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留意这几个短语

the beer talkingget to choosenot only do you ...more than happy to do something

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  1. ❝ 独白纽约眼界独白4 句专题跟读 ↗
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点一句台词就从那里放

本章短语

get to choose

有资格自己选to have the chance or right to choose

弗兰克告诉贝蒂 you get to choose,把决定自己是谁的权力交还给她。

You get to choose how you spend your twenties.二十几岁怎么过,你有权自己选。

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  • the beer talking

    酒后乱说、当不得真的话

  • not only do you ...

    不但……(还……)(倒装强调)

  • more than happy to do something

    非常乐意做某事

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55 句台词里标了 30 处

短语 · B2what is it like doing something

在……生活是什么感觉

Uncle Frank, what is it like living in New York City?
短语 · B2not only do you ...

不但……(还……)(倒装强调)

弗兰克对贝蒂说,走出去不只能看清自己的世界有多小,也能看到它能变得多大。

not only do you see how small your world was, you also see how much bigger it could become.
语法 · C1not only do you see how small your world was

not only 部分倒装:not only 放在句首时,主句要部分倒装,把助动词 do 提到主语前面。它把两个发现并列推进:原来世界很小,原来还能更大,句子的节奏也跟着往上走。

not only do you see how small your world was, you also see how much bigger it could become.
短语 · B2never thought possible

以前想都不敢想

In ways you never even thought possible.
短语 · B2if someone agrees to something

只要你爸妈同意

If your parents agree to it.
语法 · B2If your parents agree to it

if 条件句:if 引出前提,agree to it 里的 it 指「去纽约看你」这件事。它把一句许诺加上条件,听起来负责,也暗示这事没那么容易成。

If your parents agree to it.
发音agree to it

agree to it 里 agree 末尾的音接上 to,to 又和 it 粘住,整串不停。

If your parents agree to it.
短语 · B1let someone do something

让我去

They wouldn't even let me go to majorette camp.
短语 · C1prance around

半裸着招摇地晃来晃去

Well, Daddy, he said, no daughter of his was gonna prance around half naked in front of the whole town.
短语 · B2it's just the beer talking

只是酒后胡话

Mama says it's just the beer talking.
发音beer talking

talking 的 t 夹在两个元音之间,舌头轻弹一下,像很软的 d,别咬死。

Mama says it's just the beer talking.
短语 · B1keep that up

继续保持

Good. Keep that up.
短语 · B2ace something

SAT 考出高分

Ace your SAT.
短语 · B2get a scholarship to somewhere

拿到某校的奖学金

You could get a scholarship to just about anywhere you want to go.
发音want to go

want to go 里 want 和 to 连读,to 几乎被吞掉,听起来像 wanna go。

You could get a scholarship to just about anywhere you want to go.
短语 · B2the person someone decides to be

自己决定要成为的人

You gonna be the person you decide to be,
短语 · B2get to choose

有资格自己选

弗兰克告诉贝蒂 you get to choose,把决定自己是谁的权力交还给她。

'Cause you get to choose.
短语 · B2wish one wasn't named something

真希望自己不叫……

I wish I wasn't named Betty.
短语 · B2can't just do something

哪能说改就改

I can't just change my name.
短语 · B1do anything you want

想做什么都可以

You can do anything you want.
短语 · B2so many things someone can accomplish

一个贝丝能做成的事多着呢

And there are so many things a Beth can accomplish besides being a majorette.
俚语 · B1idiot cousin

蠢表姐——idiot 作定语是随口的贬称,熟人之间拿来吐槽没问题。正式场合或对本人说会伤人,换成更中性的说法。

Yes, she is, and please don't do what your idiot cousin Marsha did.
短语 · B2get oneself pregnant

把自己搞怀孕了

She got herself pregnant, and now she's gonna have to marry that imbecilic young man.
俚语 · C1imbecilic

蠢到不行的——imbecilic 用来形容某人愚蠢到极点,比普通说法更文雅,也更尖刻。用在背后吐槽可以,当面说会很难听。

She got herself pregnant, and now she's gonna have to marry that imbecilic young man.
短语 · B2pretend to be someone

假扮你爸爸

If ever you need me to pretend to be your father so you can get birth control,
短语 · B2more than happy to do something

非常乐意做某事

弗兰克说,如果贝蒂需要他假扮父亲去拿避孕药,他非常乐意帮忙,把尴尬变成体贴的玩笑。

I will be more than happy to do that.
短语 · B2find oneself doing something

发现自己不小心怀上了

And if you do find yourself getting knocked up,
语法 · B2find yourself getting knocked up

find oneself doing 结构:find yourself 后面接动名词,表示不知不觉落到某种处境。这里不用吓唬的语气,而像提前约定:万一真的怀上了,先找我。温柔又有担当。

And if you do find yourself getting knocked up,
俚语 · B2knocked up

怀孕(粗俗口语)——knocked up 是怀孕的粗俗说法,常带随意或调侃语气。只适合熟人之间,正式场合要用正式说法。

And if you do find yourself getting knocked up,
短语 · B1call someone first

先给我打电话

you call me first before you talk to anyone else in this family.

看懂「替侄女改名贝丝」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 get to choose 谈人生选择
  • 见到 the beer talking 知是酒后胡话
  • 掌握 ace a test 夸人考出高分
  • 听懂 knocked up 是私下说怀孕

发音重点

  • agree to it — agree to it 里 agree 末尾的音接上 to,to 又和 it 粘住,整串不停。
  • beer talking — talking 的 t 夹在两个元音之间,舌头轻弹一下,像很软的 d,别咬死。
  • want to go — want to go 里 want 和 to 连读,to 几乎被吞掉,听起来像 wanna go。
not only do you see how small your world was, you also see how much bigger it could become.

你不但会发现原来的世界有多小,还会看到它能变得有多大。 把离乡说成视力恢复:先看清局限,再看见可能。

or are you gonna be the person everyone else tells you you are?

还是做别人告诉你你该是的那种人? 把人生选择题压成一句反问:自己定义,还是任人规定。

you call me first before you talk to anyone else in this family.

先打电话给我,别先跟家里其他人说。 承诺里全是信任:不评判、不转告,只做第一个接住你的人。

And there are so many things a Beth can accomplish besides being a majorette.

而且一个贝丝能做成的事多了去了,不止当仪仗队员。 用一个人的名字做主语,把「你远不止于此」说得具体又温柔。

关于这一章的问题

the beer talking 是什么意思?

指「酒后胡话」,用来把伤人的话推给酒精,暗示那当不得真。台词里有人说 it's just the beer talking,意思是「那只是喝多了乱说」,替说话的人开脱。

「有资格自己选」英语怎么说?

get to choose。get to 在这里不是「得到」,而是「有机会、有资格」,所以 you get to choose 就是「选择权在你手里」。

「非常乐意做某事」英语怎么说?

more than happy to do something。more than happy 字面是「比高兴还多」,也就是「特别乐意」,语气比 I'm happy to 更热情。

「酒后的话别当真」怎么用英语劝人?

可以说 it's just the beer talking。beer 换成 wine 也行,关键在 talking,意思是「是酒在说话」,把责任推给喝的那杯。

not only do you 是什么句式?

not only 放在句首要用倒装,把助动词提到主语前面,变成 not only do you see...。意思是「你不但会看到……」,用来层层递进地强调。

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