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车里聊生死与旧事:worth the trouble

葬礼返程的车里,一句 I'll never see Daddy Mac again.(我再也见不到老爹麦克了)。谈起沃利,只有一句 Saved my life.(救过我的命);聊到她的委屈,对方点破 Guys like Bruce always make you think it's your fault.(布鲁斯那种人总让你觉得是你的错),还劝她别 letting him off too easy(太轻易放过他)。想学把心结说开的说法,很治愈。

发生了什么

葬礼后的返程车里,聊起死亡,有人说自己从没真正经历亲近的人去世,只记得高中一个出车祸的男生,还吐槽那些平时不理他的人忽然哭得最伤心,一句 People are idiots.(人都是白痴)。接着讲相遇:地铁上有人正读《智慧七柱》,对方说 I'm from Arabia.(我来自阿拉伯),后来一句 Saved my life.(救过我的命)带过那段最重要的日子。聊到感情,一方自认 still a virgin(还是处女),说起差点发生的布鲁斯,对方点破 Guys like Bruce always make you think it's your fault.(布鲁斯那种人总让你觉得是你的错),还纠正她别 letting him off too easy(太轻易放过他)。想学聊死亡、讲相遇、替人抱不平的说法,这一车话都值得听。

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留意这几个短语

Saved my lifeworth the troublemess up somethinglet someone off easy

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点一句台词就从那里放

本章短语

worth the trouble

值得费这个事、值得麻烦一场valuable enough to justify the effort

贝丝说自己还是处女,不是因为不想,而是认识的男生 seemed worth the trouble,没有谁值得她费心。

The view is lovely, but the climb is not worth the trouble.风景是不错,但爬那段路不值。

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  • Saved my life

    救了某人的命(也指帮了大忙)

  • mess up something

    搞砸、弄坏(关系或事情)

  • let someone off easy

    对某人太宽容、轻易放过

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44 句台词里标了 32 处

短语 · B1it's so weird

真奇怪、怪怪的

It's so weird.
短语 · B1never see someone again

再也见不到某人了

I'll never see Daddy Mac again.
发音Daddy Mac again

Daddy Mac again 里 Mac 末尾的音接上 again,听起来像 Daddy-Mac-again,中间不断。

I'll never see Daddy Mac again.
短语 · B2known anyone who ...

认识过去世的人

You've never known anyone who died?
短语 · B2get killed in an accident

在车祸中丧生

There was this one boy in high school who got killed in a car wreck.
短语 · B2never even do something

连话都没跟他说过

Some of the other kids who never even talked to him when he was alive
语法 · B2who never even talked to him when he was alive

who 定语从句配 when:who 引导的从句修饰前面那些同学,中间再用 when 说明时间:他活着的时候他们连话都没说过。两层细节叠起来,为后面假惺惺的悼念做对照。

Some of the other kids who never even talked to him when he was alive
短语 · B2start acting like ...

开始表现得像……

started acting like he was their best friend.
发音sorry for 'em

for 和 'em 顺连,'em 弱化成很轻的 əm,重音仍在 sorry 上。

So they could cry and people would feel sorry for 'em.
短语 · B2people are idiots

人都是白痴

People are idiots. [laughs]
短语 · B1aren't they

可不是吗

I know. Aren't they? Yep.
短语 · B1what does someone do

沃利是做什么的

What does Wally do?
短语 · B2an aeronautics engineer

航空工程师

Oh, he's an aeronautics engineer.
短语 · B2get to talking

聊着聊着就聊上了

I don't know, we got to talking.
发音got to talking

got to talking 里 got 和 to 的 t 在元音之间都闪成很软的 d 音,听起来像 god-da-talking。

I don't know, we got to talking.
短语 · B2save someone's life

救了某人的命(也指帮了大忙)

弗兰克用 two words 概括沃利的意义:Saved my life,一句话交代了十年伴侣的分量。

Saved my life.
短语 · B2still a virgin

还是处女

No, I'm still a virgin.
短语 · B2be worth the trouble

好像值得费这个事

Just none of the boys I've known seemed worth the trouble.
短语 · B2mess up something

搞砸、弄坏(关系或事情)

贝丝问布鲁斯是不是怕跟弗兰克把朋友关系搞砸,才没有往下走。

Doesn't want to mess up your friendship?
短语 · B2go ahead with something

直接做了

Oh, I think 99% of straight boys would have gone ahead with it.
语法 · C1would have gone ahead with it

would have done 表对过去的推测:would have 加过去分词,表示在一个假设情形下本会怎样。这里说的是绝大多数直男准会直接做下去,把布鲁斯的退缩衬得格外可疑。

Oh, I think 99% of straight boys would have gone ahead with it.
短语 · B2think it's someone's fault

以为是我的错

I just thought it was my fault.
语法 · B2make you think it's your fault

make someone do 结构:make 后面接人加动词原形,think 后又接一个省略 that 的从句。结构把责任推回给对方:不是你的问题,是这种人惯于让人自责。

Guys like Bruce always make you think it's your fault.
短语 · B2what a jerk

真是个混蛋

What a jerk. [chuckles]
俚语 · B2jerk

混蛋、讨人厌的家伙——jerk 骂人比 asshole 轻,多是抱怨或轻蔑。日常口语常见,对不熟的人说仍显不客气。

What a jerk. [chuckles]
短语 · B2let someone off easy

对某人太宽容、轻易放过

弗兰克说只叫布鲁斯一声混蛋太便宜他了,用 letting him off too easy 表达不满。

That's letting him off too easy.
短语 · B2be an asshole

他就是个混蛋

He's an asshole. [Beth laughs]
俚语 · B2asshole

混蛋、王八蛋(骂人)——asshole 是常用脏话,骂人讨厌、恶劣。这里弗兰克是在教贝丝别客气地骂人,只适合熟人私下说,正式场合不能用。

He's an asshole. [Beth laughs]
短语 · B2call someone something

管他叫混蛋

You can call him an asshole, can't you?
短语 · B1there you go

这就对了

What an asshole. [Frank] There you go.
短语 · C1what a fucking something

真是个该死的混蛋

What a fucking asshole.
俚语 · C1fucking

该死的(加强语气的脏话)——fucking 是加重的脏话,几乎可插在任何词前加强情绪。只适合极熟的场合,正式语境要完全避开。

What a fucking asshole.

看懂「车里聊生死与旧事」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 got to talking 讲偶遇
  • 见到 letting him off 知道是放过太轻
  • 能听懂 There you go 是在鼓励
  • 会把 jerk 升级成 asshole
  • 听出 I'm from Arabia 是电影梗

发音重点

  • Daddy Mac again — Daddy Mac again 里 Mac 末尾的音接上 again,听起来像 Daddy-Mac-again,中间不断。
  • sorry for 'em — for 和 'em 顺连,'em 弱化成很轻的 əm,重音仍在 sorry 上。
  • got to talking — got to talking 里 got 和 to 的 t 在元音之间都闪成很软的 d 音,听起来像 god-da-talking。
Guys like Bruce always make you think it's your fault.

布鲁斯这类人,总让你觉得是你的错。 一句点破操纵的本质:熟练地把责任推给你,而不是你做错了什么。

Just none of the boys I've known seemed worth the trouble.

只是我认识的男生,好像都不值得费这个事。 把选择说成成本核算:不是不想要,是没人够格,冷静里带点心酸。

I just thought it was my fault.

我只是觉得是我的错。 六个字把被拒绝后的自我怀疑说透:别人一句话,能在心里长成罪名。

I'll never see Daddy Mac again.

我再也见不到麦老爹了。 用最平常的未来否定句,说尽失去:不是悲伤的形容,是永远。

关于这一章的问题

worth the trouble 是什么意思?

意思是「值得费这个事、值得麻烦一场」。台词里说认识的男生似乎都 seemed worth the trouble,就是没一个值得她花这份心思。判断一件事划不划算时很常用。

「搞砸关系」英语怎么说?

mess up something,意思是把事情或关系弄坏。台词里就有人猜对方是怕 mess up your friendship,也就是怕把朋友关系搞砸。

let someone off easy 是什么语气?

意思是「对某人太宽容、轻易放过」。台词里嫌骂一句 What a jerk 太轻,说 That's letting him off too easy,嫌罚得不够。替人打抱不平时用得上。

Saved my life 只能用在救命吗?

不一定。字面是「救了我的命」,但也常夸张地表示「帮了我天大的忙」。台词里讲两人相识时一句 Saved my life,说的就是对方改变了他的人生。

「人都是白痴」英语怎么说?

People are idiots,一句带笑的牢骚,吐槽人性虚伪又蠢。台词里说完自己先笑了,可见不是真骂人,是带着无奈的调侃。

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