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旅途里聊古怪叔叔:Nice always hides something

旅途中,有人忍不住问 Beth,你叔叔 Why is your uncle so odd(你叔叔为什么这么古怪)?他评价对方 He's so stoic(太隐忍了)。聊到家人,又有人自称 I know that Frank's father's the devil and his mom's a saint(弗兰克爸爸是魔鬼,妈妈是圣人),还说 Nice always hides something(友善底下总藏着东西)。想学吐槽和聊家常,这一场很自然。

发生了什么

旅途中,有人问起她叔叔 Why is your uncle so odd(你叔叔为什么这么古怪),贝丝觉得弗兰克挺正常,对方却说 He's so stoic(他可太隐忍了),还形容 There's a layer between him and the rest of the world(他和世界其他人之间隔着一层)。贝丝承认 I don't really know him that well(我其实跟他不算熟),但一直挺喜欢他。话题转到家人:对方说 I know that Frank's father's the devil and his mom's a saint(弗兰克爸爸是魔鬼,妈妈是圣人),还说 Nice always hides something(友善底下总藏着东西)。贝丝则讲起爱说难听话的爸爸,也讲起心里有好多爱的妈妈,最后一句 She's my heart(她是我的心头肉)收尾。想学吐槽性格、聊家人和讲自己,都能用上。

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Nice always hides something

友善的表象下总藏着别的东西politeness often conceals a motive

沃利说他对「好人」这套没兴趣,因为 Nice always hides something,藏起来的才值得研究。

The warmer everyone acts around me, the more I wonder what they want - Nice always hides something.大家对我越热络,我越想知道他们图什么——友善的表象下总藏着别的东西。

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  • stoic

    隐忍、不动声色的

  • a smart mouth

    爱顶嘴、嘴不饶人(的毛病)

  • get exhausted being nice

    因为一直做某事而累垮

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短语 · B2answer one question for me

帮我回答一个问题

Answer one question for me.
短语 · B2why is someone so odd

你叔叔为什么这么古怪

Why is your uncle so odd?
短语 · B2the oddest ... I've ever seen

我见过最古怪的人

"What's odd about him?" He's the oddest man I've ever seen in my whole life.
短语 · C1be so stoic

如此隐忍

He's so stoic, Beth. Like a mule.
俚语 · B2mule

骡子(比喻倔强、能忍的人)——把人比作 mule,指又倔又能忍、闷头扛事。语气半调侃半佩服,熟人之间用,正式场合不适合。

He's so stoic, Beth. Like a mule.
短语 · B1the rest of something

其余的、世上的其他人

There's a layer between him and the rest of the world.
短语 · B2a layer between A and B

在他和……之间隔着一层

There's a layer between him and the rest of the world.
语法 · B2a layer between him and the rest of the world

between...and 结构:between A and B 用来框出两端,这里把「他」和「世上其他人」摆成两侧,中间隔着一层。抽象的关系被说成有厚度的东西,画面感很强。

There's a layer between him and the rest of the world.
发音rest of the world

rest of the world 里 rest 末尾的音接上 of,of 又弱读,听起来像 res-to-the-world。

There's a layer between him and the rest of the world.
短语 · B2you know what I mean

你懂我意思吗

You know what I mean?
短语 · B2not know someone that well

跟他没那么熟

I don't really know him that well.
短语 · B1always liked someone

一直挺喜欢他

But I've always liked him. Oh, dear.
短语 · B2be just like someone

你跟他一模一样

You're just like him. [laughing]
短语 · B2must be hereditary

肯定是遗传

Must be hereditary.
短语 · B2so nice all the time

总是那么友善

You guys are so nice all the time. [laughs]
发音nice all the time

nice all the time 里 nice 末尾的音接上 all,听起来像 ni-sall-the-time,整串不停。

You guys are so nice all the time. [laughs]
短语 · B2get exhausted doing something

因为一直做某事而累垮

沃利问贝丝一家,整天这么友善难道不会累吗,把「好脾气」也当成一种消耗。

I mean, don't you get exhausted being nice all the time?
短语 · B1know about someone

知道我的事

His sister knows about me, apparently.
短语 · B2not interested in something

对「好人」这套没兴趣

Beth, I'm not interested in nice.
短语 · B2something always hides something

友善的表象下总藏着别的东西

沃利说他对「好人」这套没兴趣,因为 Nice always hides something,藏起来的才值得研究。

Nice always hides something.
语法 · C1What's hidden is what interests me

what 主语从句与表语从句:前后各一个 what 从句,一个作主语,一个作表语,结构对称。它把注意力从表面转向隐藏的部分,语气像宣言,简洁有力。

What's hidden is what interests me.
短语 · B1what's someone like

他是什么样的人

What's he like?
短语 · B2say mean things

说难听话

But how is he not nice? He says mean things.
短语 · B2a smart-ass

小嘴炮(贬称)

Like, um... like I'm a little smart-ass, and ain't no man likes a girl with a smart mouth.
短语 · B2a smart mouth

爱顶嘴、嘴不饶人(的毛病)

贝丝转述爸爸骂她是个小嘴炮,说没有男人喜欢嘴碎的女孩。

Like, um... like I'm a little smart-ass, and ain't no man likes a girl with a smart mouth.
语法 · C1ain't no man likes a girl with a smart mouth

双重否定 ain't no:ain't no 是两个否定叠用,在标准英语里等于 no man likes。这里保留南方口语原貌,既转述了父亲的偏见,也让这句话听起来粗粝而真实。

Like, um... like I'm a little smart-ass, and ain't no man likes a girl with a smart mouth.
俚语 · B2smart-ass

嘴炮、爱顶嘴的小子(贬)——smart-ass 调侃或贬低爱逞口舌的人,语气随意但带刺。朋友间互损可以,正式场合和对长辈说很不礼貌。

Like, um... like I'm a little smart-ass, and ain't no man likes a girl with a smart mouth.
俚语 · B1ain't

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

Like, um... like I'm a little smart-ass, and ain't no man likes a girl with a smart mouth.
短语 · B2be right about something

这点说得没错

Yep, he's right about that.
短语 · B2most ... don't

大多数男人都受不了

Most men don't.
发音Most men don't

Most men don't 里 most 末尾的音和 men 撞在一起,几乎被吞掉,听起来像 mos-men-don't。

Most men don't.
短语 · B2have so much love

心里有好多爱

But she's got so much love.
短语 · B2someone is my heart

她是我的心头肉

She's my heart.

看懂「旅途里聊古怪叔叔」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 the rest of 说其余的
  • 见到 hides something 知道有隐瞒
  • 能听懂 smart mouth 是骂嘴碎
  • 会用 all the time 说一直如此
  • 听出 gonna like 是反讽喜欢

发音重点

  • rest of the world — rest of the world 里 rest 末尾的音接上 of,of 又弱读,听起来像 res-to-the-world。
  • nice all the time — nice all the time 里 nice 末尾的音接上 all,听起来像 ni-sall-the-time,整串不停。
  • Most men don't — Most men don't 里 most 末尾的音和 men 撞在一起,几乎被吞掉,听起来像 mos-men-don't。
What's hidden is what interests me.

藏起来的,才是我感兴趣的。 把好奇心说成一种取向:我不看展示出来的,只看被压下去的部分。

There's a layer between him and the rest of the world.

他和这世界其他人之间隔着一层。 用一层薄膜形容疏离,比冷漠更准:不是不想靠近,而是过不去。

I know that Frank's father's the devil and his mom's a saint.

我知道弗兰克的爸爸是魔鬼,妈妈是圣人。 一句把一对父母判到两个极端,魔鬼对圣人,锋利又过耳不忘。

What's hidden is what interests me.

藏起来的那部分,才是我感兴趣的。 把「好奇」变成一种方法:越被遮住的,越值得追。

关于这一章的问题

stoic 是什么意思?

指「隐忍、不动声色」,形容人不轻易表露情绪。台词里用它形容弗兰克,还打了个「像头骡子」的比方。

Nice always hides something 是什么意思?

字面是「友善底下总藏着东西」,意思是表面的客气往往掩盖了真实的动机。台词里说话的人正是靠这份看透,想挖出弗兰克的秘密。

「爱顶嘴」英语怎么说?

a smart mouth,指嘴碎、爱顶嘴的毛病;说一个人有 smart mouth,常带责怪的意思。台词里贝丝转述爸爸就是这么数落她的。

get exhausted being nice 是什么意思?

意思是「因为一直做某事而累垮」。台词里说 don't you get exhausted being nice all the time,就是问对方整天客气会不会累。

「你懂我意思吗」英语怎么说?

You know what I mean? 说完一段话想确认对方跟上了,就加这句。台词里聊到弗兰克那层隔阂时正好用上。

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