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家宴上公开秘密女友:slave away

家宴上,弗兰克藏了五年的女友夏洛特终于出现:她做的沙拉叫 tabbouleh,肉饼叫 sfeeha,一桌人边吃边好奇。有人夸她 slaving away all day(忙活了一整天),也有人惊讶家里 even heard of you(听说过你)都没有;话头一转,又提起 the Jewish thing(犹太那档子事)。想学餐桌寒暄和踩雷的说法,这一场很热闹。

发生了什么

家宴上,弗兰克藏了快五年的女友夏洛特第一次露面。餐桌上一半时间在问菜:那盘沙拉叫 tabbouleh(塔布勒沙拉),肉饼是 sfeeha(斯菲哈),有人从没想过 rice on a salad(往沙拉上放米)。有人夸夏洛特 has been slaving away all day(忙活了一整天),也有人惊讶家里 even heard of you(听说过你)都没有。她自嘲 just a bitch(我就是个贱人),又提起 the Jewish thing(犹太那档子事),桌上赶紧用 No politics. No religion(不谈政治,不谈宗教)岔开。想学餐桌寒暄、自嘲和化解尴尬的说法,这些句子都能用。

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Mazel topliving in sinslave awaynever thought to do something

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slave away

埋头苦干、拼命忙活to work very hard for a long time

弗兰克替夏洛特表功,说她为了这顿饭忙活了一整天,想在饭桌上替她争一点体面。

They slaved away for weeks to open the shop on time.他们埋头苦干了好几周,才让店铺按时开张。

本章还有

  • Mazel top

    把祝词 mazel tov 听岔的说法

  • living in sin

    未婚同居(带道德指责的旧说法)

  • never thought to do something

    压根没想到要……

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48 句台词里标了 29 处

俚语 · B2scrumptious

太美味了——scrumptious 是夸张又可爱的说法,形容食物特别好吃。家人朋友间说很有趣,正式场合用 delicious 更稳。

That was scrumptious. Wasn't that scrumptious?
短语 · B2never thought to do something

压根没想到要……

贝蒂的奶奶把中东沙拉里的麦粒当成米饭,说自己从没想过还能往沙拉里放米。

I never thought to put rice on a salad.
语法 · B2I never thought to put rice on a salad

think to do 结构:never thought to do 结构表示压根没想过要去做某件事。这里它把见识少说得像好奇,替后面的误会先铺一步。

I never thought to put rice on a salad.
发音made from a wheat

made from a wheat 里 from 和 a 连读,a 又接上 wheat,整串不停顿。

It's made from a wheat.
短语 · B2kind of like something

有点像……

Yeah, it's kind of like a shepherd's pie.
发音kind of like

kind of like 里 kind 末尾的音接上 of,of 又被压得很轻,听起来像 kinda like。

Yeah, it's kind of like a shepherd's pie.
短语 · B2such a good cook

做饭真好

She is such a good cook.
短语 · B2slave away

埋头苦干、拼命忙活

弗兰克替夏洛特表功,说她为了这顿饭忙活了一整天,想在饭桌上替她争一点体面。

She's been slaving away all day.
短语 · B2such a good something

真是个好男友

And you are such a good boyfriend.
短语 · B1so good to meet someone

见到你真高兴

Charlotte, it's so good to meet you.
短语 · B2heard of someone

听说过你

I have to say that no one in Frank's family has ever even heard of you.
短语 · B2it's crazy, right

很疯狂,对吧

It's crazy, right? Uh-huh.
短语 · B2be together for a period

在一起快五年了

Especially since we've been together almost five years.
语法 · B2since we've been together almost five years

since 表原因:since 在这里不是「自从」,而是给前面那句补原因:连家里人都没听过她,是因为两人已经在一起快五年了。它让抱怨听起来有据可依。

Especially since we've been together almost five years.
发音been together

been together 里 together 的 t 在元音之间会闪成一个很软的 d 音,读起来像 tog-ether。

Especially since we've been together almost five years.
短语 · B2shut your mouth

闭上你的嘴(粗鲁)

Shut your mouth!
短语 · B2the ... thing

犹太那档子事

I bet it's because of the Jewish thing.
短语 · C1live in sin

未婚同居(带道德指责的旧说法)

夏洛特故意用 living in sin 形容弗兰克和她同居,讽刺老家的道德眼光。

Oh, well, Frank probably thought that you would all disapprove of him living in sin with a dirty Jew.
语法 · C1thought that you would all disapprove of him living in sin

that 宾语从句加 would:thought 后面接 that 从句,从句里用 would 表示推测你们会怎么想。它把一整套偏见先替家里说了出来,再由说话人自己戳破,语气很冲。

Oh, well, Frank probably thought that you would all disapprove of him living in sin with a dirty Jew.
短语 · B2what we decided

我们今晚说好的事

Uh-huh? You remember what we decided tonight.
短语 · B2be a bitch

我就是个贱人(自嘲式粗口)

I'm just a bitch. [laughs] [Frank] Mm.
俚语 · C1bitch

贱人、泼妇(骂人)——bitch 骂女性,语气很重。这里夏洛特是自嘲,但对外人用就是侮辱,职场和正式场合绝对不能用。

I'm just a bitch. [laughs] [Frank] Mm.
短语 · B2what someone calls someone

迈克就这么叫我

That's what Mike calls me.
短语 · B1get along

相处得很好

I think we're gonna get along just fine.
俚语 · B1ain't

不是(口语否定)——ain't 是 am not、is not 等的俗语缩合,南方口语和日常对话常见。正式写作和考试里不用。

Hell, I'm just glad you ain't black.
短语 · B2let's not forget why

别忘了我们聚在这儿是为了什么

Okay, let's not forget why we're all here.
短语 · B2it's all just beginning

对你来说一切才刚开始

It's all just beginning for you, Beth.
短语 · B2mazel tov

恭喜(意第绪语祝词)

Mazel tov.
短语 · B2Mazel top

把祝词 mazel tov 听岔的说法

弗兰克敬酒说 Mazel tov,贝丝听成了 Mazel top,也照着念,闹了个小笑话。

Mazel top. [Beth chuckles]

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这一章能学到

  • 学会用 slaving away 说忙了一整天
  • 见到 living in sin 知道是未婚同居
  • 能用 get along just fine 给尴尬圆场
  • 听懂 kind of like 在饭桌上打比方

发音重点

  • made from a wheat — made from a wheat 里 from 和 a 连读,a 又接上 wheat,整串不停顿。
  • kind of like — kind of like 里 kind 末尾的音接上 of,of 又被压得很轻,听起来像 kinda like。
  • been together — been together 里 together 的 t 在元音之间会闪成一个很软的 d 音,读起来像 tog-ether。
I have to say that no one in Frank's family has ever even heard of you.

我得说,弗兰克家里没人听说过你。 用客套当刀,把「你被藏了五年」说得轻描淡写。

Especially since we've been together almost five years.

更别说我们在一起都快五年了。 一句补刀:时间这么久还瞒着,说明问题不在新不新鲜。

It's all just beginning for you, Beth.

贝丝,对你来说一切才刚刚开始。 把成年礼说成起跑线:过去不算数,往后才是你的。

I think we're gonna get along just fine.

我觉得咱们会处得挺好。 用一句轻描淡写的判断,把刚冒犯完人的尴尬翻成和解。

关于这一章的问题

slave away 是什么意思?

指「埋头苦干、拼命忙活」,强调干得很辛苦、时间很长。台词里说她 slaving away all day,是夸她为一顿饭忙了一整天。

living in sin 是什么意思?

字面是「活在罪里」,是带道德指责的旧说法,专指未婚同居。现在多用于戏谑或自嘲,正式场合不要用。

「压根没想到要……」英语怎么说?

never thought to do something。never thought to 强调完全没往那方面想,不是不想而是没想到。台词里说从没想过往沙拉上放米。

Mazel top 是什么梗?

Mazel tov 是意第绪语的「恭喜」,有人听岔或不熟,说成了 Mazel top。台词里贝丝就把它说走音,成了个善意的笑点。

「相处得很好」英语怎么说?

get along just fine。get along 指彼此合得来,just fine 加重语气。台词里用来给第一次见面的关系定调,礼貌又不失分寸。

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