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Uncle Frank · 2020 — 第 12 / 17 章 · 1'56" · B1

为住旅馆争名声：make up her own mind

家人嫌贝丝住汽车旅馆不像话，还问 Aren't you concerned about your reputation?（你就不担心名声吗）。有人却站定立场：she gets to make up her own mind.（她有权自己拿定主意）；有人嫌 It's a waste of money.（这是浪费钱），一句 It just doesn't make any sense.（这根本说不通）就怼了回去。想学替人撑腰、反驳多管闲事的表达，这段最痛快。

发生了什么

家人打电话来，反复说不懂贝丝为什么非住汽车旅馆：It just doesn't make any sense.（这根本说不通），还质问 Aren't you concerned about your reputation?（你就不担心名声吗）——因为在老一辈眼里 Men care about things like that.（男人在意这种事）。替她挡下的是这句话：Beth is an adult now and she gets to make up her own mind.（她已是成年人，有权自己拿定主意）。有人仍嫌 It's a waste of money.（这是浪费钱）。等问起沃利是谁，贝丝含糊地说 He's a man that we met.（是我们碰上的一个男人），还聊起对方那条聪明的狗，家人提醒当心陌生的狗，最后一句 The dog, not the driver.（是狗瞎，不是开车的人）把谎圆了回去。想学替人说话、应付盘问的说法，这几句都好用。

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make up her own mindknow from experiencewronger than wrongmake sense

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make up her own mind

自己拿定主意to decide for oneself

弗兰克替贝丝说话，说她已经是大人，she gets to make up her own mind，把决定权还给她。

Let her make up her own mind about the offer.让她自己决定要不要接受那个提议。

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  • know from experience

    凭经验知道、吃过亏才懂

  • wronger than wrong

    错得不能再错、离谱到家

  • make sense

    说得通、合乎逻辑

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33 句台词里标了 29 处

短语 · B2not make any sense

说得通、合乎逻辑

基蒂说贝丝放着家里的床不睡非要去住汽车旅馆，这件事根本讲不通。

It just doesn't make any sense.
短语 · B2all by oneself

独自一个人

Betty wants to stay in a motel all by herself instead of sleeping at home in her own bed.
短语 · B2instead of doing something

而不是在家睡

Betty wants to stay in a motel all by herself instead of sleeping at home in her own bed.
语法 · B2instead of sleeping at home in her own bed

instead of 接动名词：instead of 后面接动名词，表示用一件事替代另一件事。这里把「住旅馆」和「睡自己床」并排，落差一出，抱怨的立场就站稳了。

Betty wants to stay in a motel all by herself instead of sleeping at home in her own bed.
短语 · B2not by oneself

我不是一个人

It's Beth, and I'm not by myself.
短语 · B2a man that we met

我们碰到的一个男人

He's a man that we met.
短语 · B2not sound right

听着不对劲

Well, that doesn't sound right.
短语 · C1wronger than wrong

错得不能再错、离谱到家

基蒂说贝丝跟男人住汽车旅馆不对劲，阿姨立刻附和说这比不对还不对，把话说得更重。

No, ma'am, that sounds wronger than wrong.
语法 · C1that sounds wronger than wrong

比较级叠用表强调：wronger 本身是不规则的戏谑说法，再配 than wrong，用比较级把程度推到荒诞。它不是规范英语，但口语里这样说显得又急又好笑。

No, ma'am, that sounds wronger than wrong.
俚语 · B2ma'am

太太、女士（对女性的敬称）——ma'am 是南方对女性的礼貌称呼，尤其对年长或陌生女性。北方和美国以外较少用，用错场合可能显得奇怪。

No, ma'am, that sounds wronger than wrong.
俚语 · B2wronger

更错的（戏谑的不规则比较级）——wronger 不是标准形式，正常应说 more wrong。这里故意用错来搞笑、加重语气，只在口语玩笑里出现。

No, ma'am, that sounds wronger than wrong.
短语 · B2be concerned about something

担心自己的名声

Aren't you... Aren't you concerned about your reputation?
语法 · B2concerned about your reputation

be concerned about 结构：be concerned about 表示对某件事感到担忧，后面接名词或动名词。这里问的是名声，其实是将社会评价当成压在女性身上的规矩。

Aren't you... Aren't you concerned about your reputation?
短语 · C1with whom

在谁面前的名声

My reputation with whom?
短语 · B2care about things like that

在意这种事

Men care about things like that.
短语 · B2know from experience

凭经验知道、吃过亏才懂

基蒂劝贝丝注意名声，还加一句 I know from experience，用自己的教训来加强说服力。

Trust me, I know from experience.
短语 · B2a waste of money

浪费钱

It's a waste of money.
短语 · B2not someone's decision to make

不是你能做的决定

Well, I'm not sure that's your decision to make, Kitty, because Beth is an adult now
短语 · B2make up one's mind

自己拿定主意

弗兰克替贝丝说话，说她已经是大人，she gets to make up her own mind，把决定权还给她。

and she gets to make up her own mind.
短语 · B2one's second time doing something

我第二次住汽车旅馆

It's only my second time in a motel, Mama.
发音second time

second time 里 second 末尾的音和 time 撞在一起，几乎被吞掉，听起来像 secon-time。

It's only my second time in a motel, Mama.
短语 · B1hope something is ...

希望它是干净的

Well, I hope it's clean, at least.
俚语 · B1guy

家伙、男人（随意的说法）——guy 是口语里对男性的随口称呼，中性偏随便。正式场合用更郑重的称呼更稳妥。

Oh, the guy with the dog? Yeah.
短语 · B2travel across somewhere

周游美国

They're traveling across America.
短语 · B2the smartest ... I ever met

我见过最聪明的狗

Smartest dog I ever met.
发音ever met

ever met 连读时 ever 末尾的音接上 met，听起来像 eve-r-met，两个词像一整个。

Smartest dog I ever met.
短语 · B2be careful about something

当心陌生的狗

You got to be careful about strange dogs, you know.
发音careful about

careful about 里 careful 末尾的音接上 about，听起来像 carefu-labout，中间不断。

You got to be careful about strange dogs, you know.
短语 · B2not the driver

不是开车的人

The dog, not the driver.

看懂「为住旅馆争名声」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 make up one's mind 拿主意
  • 见到 concerned about 知道是担心
  • 能听懂 wronger than wrong 是加码
  • 会用 not your decision 挡越界
  • 听出用狗把沃利从话题里挪开

发音重点

  • second time — second time 里 second 末尾的音和 time 撞在一起，几乎被吞掉，听起来像 secon-time。
  • ever met — ever met 连读时 ever 末尾的音接上 met，听起来像 eve-r-met，两个词像一整个。
  • careful about — careful about 里 careful 末尾的音接上 about，听起来像 carefu-labout，中间不断。
It just doesn't make any sense.

这根本说不通。 最简洁的否决：不是不同意，是逻辑上站不住。

and she gets to make up her own mind.

她有权自己拿主意。 把成年说得有重量：不是年龄到了，是决定权该交还。

No, ma'am, that sounds wronger than wrong.

是啊，太太，这比不对还不对。 故意用错的比较级来加重语气，把「很不对」说得又直白又好笑。

It's a waste of money.

这是浪费钱。 一句朴素的反对，把关心说成了账本，也露出两代人价值观的差距。

关于这一章的问题

make up her own mind 是什么意思？

意思是「自己拿定主意」。台词里说她已经是成年人，she gets to make up her own mind，就是别人不该替她做主。劝人别插手、尊重选择时都能用。

「凭经验知道」英语怎么说？

know from experience，表示自己是吃过亏、亲身经历才明白的。台词里用 Trust me, I know from experience. 增加说服力，提醒对方别人也在意这件事。

wronger than wrong 是什么说法？

这是故意把 wrong 的比较级叠加，意思是「错得不能再错、离谱到家」。台词里一句 No, ma'am, that sounds wronger than wrong. 比单说 wrong 更有情绪，适合吐槽。

「说得通」英语怎么说？

make sense，否定用 doesn't make sense，就是「说不通」。台词里反复说 It just doesn't make any sense.，抱怨这事完全不合常理。日常讨论理由、逻辑时很常用。

It's a waste of money 是不满还是提醒？

多半是抱怨和不满，指「这是浪费钱」。台词里家人用它数落住旅馆的开销，语气挑剔。想客气些，可以说 It might be a bit expensive.。

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