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守灵场上的催婚:the female front

父亲的守灵场上,亲戚们边吃边聊:有人得意地说 I've never been happier(我从没这么开心过),有人开门见山问起沃利,说 I want to meet him(我想见见他)。最热闹的是布奇阿姨,追着问 the female front(感情方面)有没有消息,还提醒 You're gonna end up like me(不然你就跟我一样了)。想学寒暄和催婚,这一场最典型。

发生了什么

葬礼后的守灵场上,亲戚们围在一起寒暄:有人问 everyone up there talk like a Yankee(那儿人人说话都像北方佬吗),有人聊起在纽约看见的名人,也有人得意地说 I've never been happier(我从没这么开心过),还夸丈夫 He's a really good daddy(他是个特别好的爸爸)。席间有人问起 How's life(日子过得怎么样),又提到 I think he should be here with you(我觉得他该跟你一起来)——说的是沃利,回一句 He's at the motel(他在汽车旅馆),还盘算着怎么把人接来。最典型的是布奇阿姨,追着问 any news on the female front(女方那边有消息吗),催他抓紧。想学寒暄、打探和催婚的说法,这些句子都能用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 玛莎如何把床事说成福气
  • 妮娃怎样逼问沃利在哪
  • 布奇阿姨如何用前线逼婚

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get it onthe female fronthurt her feelingsgo by a name

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本章短语

the female front

女方那一头、感情方面the romantic side of someone's life

弗兰克模仿布奇阿姨的问法,等着她问 any news on the female front,把催婚说成一个固定节目。

Any news on the job front?工作那边有什么新消息吗?

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  • get it on

    发生亲密关系(委婉、调侃)

  • hurt her feelings

    伤某人的心、让对方难受

  • go by a name

    用某个名字、以某个称呼示人

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70 句台词里标了 40 处

短语 · B2talk like a Yankee

说话像北方佬

Mm. Everyone up there talk like a Yankee?
俚语 · B2Yankee

北方佬(南方人对北方人的叫法)——Yankee 在南方口语里指北方人,可中性也可带揶揄,取决于语气。外地人随口用容易显得刻板,正式场合避免。

Mm. Everyone up there talk like a Yankee?
短语 · B2any famous people

什么名人

You see any famous people in New York?
短语 · A2what about you

那你呢

So, what about you?
短语 · B1how's life

日子过得怎么样

How's life? Mm.
短语 · B2never been happier

从没这么开心过

Honestly, Beth, I've never been happier.
语法 · B2I've never been happier

现在完成表迄今为止:现在完成时加 never,表示到现在为止从没有过更开心的时刻。形式上用了比较级,实际等于最高级,是英语里表达「前所未有」的常用说法。

Honestly, Beth, I've never been happier.
短语 · B1love being something

我爱当妈

I love being a mother. I love being pregnant.
短语 · B1a really good daddy

特别好的爸爸

He's a really good daddy.
发音good daddy

good daddy 里 good 末尾的 d 和 daddy 开头的 d 连成一个很软的音,听起来像 goo-daddy。

He's a really good daddy.
短语 · B2go by a name

用某个名字、以某个称呼示人

玛莎说蒂达布现在做生意了,不再用 Tee Dub 这个名字,go by a name 里换的是称呼,也把改称呼当成长大的标志。

He don't go by Tee Dub no more now that he's a business owner.
语法 · C1He don't go by Tee Dub no more

方言否定 don't 加双重否定:标准说法该用第三人称单数形式,这里用 don't,句尾再加 no more,是两个口语特征叠在一起。它保留了南方乡村的说话方式,让这段闲谈格外真实。

He don't go by Tee Dub no more now that he's a business owner.
俚语 · C1get it on

发生亲密关系(委婉说法)——get it on 是口语里对性关系的委婉说法,语气随意。这里玛莎当众说出来制造尴尬,正式场合绝不适用。

But, oh, we still get it on all the time.
短语 · C1blessed in that department

在那方面特别有福气

He is very blessed in that department. [chuckles]
短语 · A2what's wrong

怎么了

What's wrong, monkey?
短语 · B2have no idea why

完全不知道为啥

He loves to do that. I have no idea why.
短语 · B2should be here

该跟你一起来

I think he should be here with you.
短语 · B2after all these years

都这么多年了

I want to meet him. After all these years.
发音all these years

all these years 里 all 末尾的音接上 these,these 又和 years 粘住,整串不停。

I want to meet him. After all these years.
短语 · B2at someone's funeral

在爸爸的葬礼上

At Dad's funeral?
短语 · B2be a question mark

是个问号、不好说

Mike, that's a question mark.
短语 · B2no shit

那还用说(粗口附和)

No shit.
俚语 · B2No shit

那还用说、废话——No shit 表示「这不是明摆着吗」,语气粗但常是附和。还可以表惊讶,靠语调区分。只适合熟人之间,正式场合换成 obviously。

No shit.
短语 · B2just for this

就这一回

It's just for this. I swear.
短语 · B2pinkie-promise someone

跟我拉钩发誓

You want to pinkie-promise me?
短语 · B2what kind of X doesn't have Y

哪有守灵连酒吧都没有的

What kind of wake doesn't have a bar?
短语 · B2one in this town

这座镇上就这样

One in this town.
短语 · B2a spider in her hair

她头发里有只蜘蛛

She has a spider in her hair.
短语 · B1did you tell someone

你告诉她了吗

Did you tell her?
短语 · B2hurt someone's feelings

伤某人的心、让对方难受

贝丝犹豫要不要把蜘蛛的事告诉姨妈,说不想伤她的心。

Oh, I don't want to hurt her feelings.
短语 · B2how mad someone got

她当时有多火

I mean, remember how mad she got when I told her her wig was on backwards
语法 · C1how mad she got when I told her her wig was on backwards

how 引导感叹性从句与 when:remember 后面接 how 引导的从句,描述程度有多深,再用 when 交代触发场景。两个从句连着用,把一个八卦讲得有前因后果,也吊足听的人胃口。

I mean, remember how mad she got when I told her her wig was on backwards
短语 · B2stop wearing something

不再戴假发

That's why she stopped wearing wigs.
短语 · C1any news on the ... front

女方那边有什么消息吗

Tell me, any news on the female front?
短语 · A2how old are you

你多大了

Well, how old are you?
短语 · B2be getting on up there

年纪不小了

You must be getting on up there.
发音getting on up

getting on up 里 getting 末尾的音接上 on,on 又和 up 粘住,整串连读不停。

You must be getting on up there.
短语 · B2got to get moving

得抓紧了

Well, you got to get moving, boy.
短语 · B2end up like someone

落得跟我一样

You're gonna end up like me. Oh.
短语 · B2be different for someone

对男人来说不一样

Course, it's different for men.

看懂「守灵场上的催婚」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 After all these years
  • 见到 female front 知道在问对象
  • 能听懂 get it on 是上床暗示
  • 会用 hurt someone's feelings
  • 听出 question mark 表示不确定

发音重点

  • good daddy — good daddy 里 good 末尾的 d 和 daddy 开头的 d 连成一个很软的音,听起来像 goo-daddy。
  • all these years — all these years 里 all 末尾的音接上 these,these 又和 years 粘住,整串不停。
  • getting on up — getting on up 里 getting 末尾的音接上 on,on 又和 up 粘住,整串连读不停。
Honestly, Beth, I've never been happier.

说真的,贝丝,我从没这么开心过。 最直白的比较级交代一生:不是挺好,是从来最好,真心或表演都能成立。

I want to meet him. After all these years.

我想见见他。都这么多年了。 一句请求压着多年被隐瞒的委屈,平静反而让人无法拒绝。

You're gonna end up like me. Oh.

不然你就跟我一样了。哦。 把催婚说成恐吓,又像对自己的苦笑自嘲,两层意思同时成立。

Course, it's different for men.

当然了,男人不一样。 一句轻描淡写点破双标:同样的处境,对男人就换了尺子。

关于这一章的问题

the female front 是什么意思?

字面是「女方这一头」,用来问感情、对象方面的进展,带点长辈打探的味道。台词里布奇阿姨就是用这句催弗兰克。

get it on 是什么意思?

是「发生亲密关系」的委婉、调侃说法,通常不用于正式场合。台词里一对夫妻用它秀恩爱,讲得直白又好笑。

「伤某人的心」英语怎么说?

hurt someone's feelings,意思是让对方难受、伤了感情。台词里说不愿 hurt her feelings,就是不忍心把实话讲出来。

go by a name 是什么意思?

意思是「用某个名字、以某个称呼示人」。台词里说他当上老板后,再也不用 Tee Dub 这个称呼了。

「都这么多年了」英语怎么说?

after all these years,常用来感慨一段长久的感情或关系。台词里想见某人一面,就加上了这句。

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