社区大学
I'm gonna fail and have to go to community college.We're the Millers · 2013 — 第 12 / 21 章 · 3'48" · B2
营火联欢上,主持人一点名,假米勒一家就得上台:孩子们唱起 I fought the law and the law won(我对抗法律,法律赢了),唱完还得一句 that was an A for effort(态度分给满分)。台下有人却压低声音商量:We wait until they fall asleep and then we sneak into their tent(等他们睡着再溜进帐篷)。想学表演和客套,这一场最热闹。
营火联欢开场,主持人一句 my pleasure to welcome you(很荣幸欢迎各位),把假米勒一家请上台。孩子们唱起 I fought the law and the law won(我对抗法律,法律赢了),唱完收获一堆客套:Well, that was an A for effort(态度分给满分)、Great choice(选得真好)。另一边,有人压低声音和同伴密谋:We wait until they fall asleep and then we sneak into their tent(等他们睡着再溜进帐篷),要把唐的钥匙偷出来换掉散热器水管。同伴还会错意,以为他要说 cut their throats(割喉咙),他赶紧 Give me a break(饶了我吧)。想学表演、客套和密谋的英语,这一章全都有。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
an A for effortget the party startedgive someone a breakpass the baton
本章短语
交接棒;把任务传给下一个人
菲茨杰拉德把画画的任务交给下一个孩子,用接力赛的说法把联欢串起来。
She passed the baton to her deputy before retiring.退休前她把担子交给了副手。
态度分给满分;虽然没做好但心意可嘉
开场、让活动热闹起来
饶了某人;别为难人家
做得过分、越界
76 句台词里标了 27 处
社区大学
I'm gonna fail and have to go to community college.一袋香草(暗指大麻娃娃)
Heh-heh-heh. - No, no, no. LeBron was a sack of herbs.过去进行时:过去进行时表示过去某段时间里一直在做的事,用来解释当时的做法;配上 just,把整件事说成一种过头的玩笑,语气带歉意。
We were just treating it like a real baby, a summer project.毁掉你的人生
...nothing ruins your life like children.守住那个大 A(禁欲)
Yeah. And it also sends that message to teens, just stick to the big A.禁欲(abstinence 的委婉缩写)——青少年性教育里对禁欲的委婉说法,带说教味;日常开玩笑时用,正式场合一般直接说 abstinence。
Yeah. And it also sends that message to teens, just stick to the big A.做得过分、越界
大卫向菲茨杰拉德太太道歉,说他们把假婴儿当真婴儿演得太过头了。
...that we would treat it like a real baby all summer and we went too far.that 引导宾语从句:that 引出前面承诺的具体内容,说明到底答应了哪件事;从句里用 would 表示当时看来的将来,把一句承诺说得很正式。
...that we would treat it like a real baby all summer and we went too far.went 的 t 与 too 相接,too 压得极轻,重音落在 went 和 far。
...that we would treat it like a real baby all summer and we went too far.习惯了
Got used to it. Sorry.很荣幸欢迎各位
Ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to welcome you...顶替他们
But in their place this year we have the very talented and wonderful Miller family.开场、让活动热闹起来
菲茨杰拉德宣布家庭联欢开始,用这句话把气氛一下子拉满。
Let's get this party started with a Fitzgerald family favorite.get 的 t 轻弹一下连上 this,party 的双 t 也用闪音,节奏跳起来。
Let's get this party started with a Fitzgerald family favorite.want someone to do 结构:want 后面接宾语加不定式,表示希望对方做某事;这里让听众代入一个重罪犯的处境,再用想象把唱歌变成体验。
I want you to imagine you committed a felony, you've been tried and sent to prison...态度分给满分;虽然没做好但心意可嘉
孩子们唱完跑调的歌,菲茨杰拉德用这句话给他们的态度打了满分。
- Great, kids. - Well, that was an A for effort.an A for effort 里 A 与 for 连读,听起来像 an-A-for,再滑到 effort。
- Great, kids. - Well, that was an A for effort.溜进他们的帐篷
We wait until they fall asleep and then we sneak into their tent, all right?until 引导状语从句:until 引出等待的截止点,说明要一直等到对方睡着才行动;这种句式把计划说得分步骤、有条理,像在布置任务。
We wait until they fall asleep and then we sneak into their tent, all right?fall asleep 里 fall 的 l 与 asleep 连读,听起来像 fal-lasleep,两个词连成一片。
We wait until they fall asleep and then we sneak into their tent, all right?割他们的喉咙——极暴力的说法,这里是被误会的黑帮台词;只在玩笑或引用时用,正常场合绝不能这么说。
Mm. Cut their throats.饶了某人;别为难人家
肯尼以为大卫真要去割人喉咙,大卫用这句话让他别乱想,说自己没那么夸张。
Who do you think I am, Scarf ace? Give me a break.疤面煞星(Scarface 的错读)——角色把经典黑帮片名读错,制造笑点;引用时保留错读,正常要写 Scarface。
Who do you think I am, Scarf ace? Give me a break.换掉、调换
...then we take the RV back to the shop and I can swap out their radiator hose for ours.简单明了
Plain and simple.交接棒;把任务传给下一个人
菲茨杰拉德把画画的任务交给下一个孩子,用接力赛的说法把联欢串起来。
- Passing the baton. - Nice work.把脑子都画出来
- Draw your brains out. - All right, that's a line.I'm gonna fail and have to go to community college.我要不及格了,只能去社区大学。 用一句最日常的升学焦虑,把青少年的恐惧说成一种人生判决。听起来像抱怨,其实是这个年纪最真实的压力,谁听了都会心一笑。
Don't lock the baby in the basement.别把婴儿锁在地下室。 把最离谱的念头用最平常的祈使句说出来,好像锁婴儿是件需要提醒的日常小事。越一本正经越荒唐,是这场荒诞联欢里最亮的一句。
You thought I was gonna say "cut their throats"?你以为我要说「割他们的喉咙」? 把对方脑补出的血腥台词当场复述回去,用一句反问就把误会顶翻。越平静越显得对方荒唐,是这场夜谈里最机灵的一句。
I fought the law and the law won我对抗法律,法律赢了。 一句宿命式的流行歌词,把以卵击石唱成顺口溜,朗朗上口听一遍就记住。它不辩解,只承认规则总是赢,反而最有力量。
字面是「交接接力棒」,指把任务、责任传给下一个人。台词里正好用在节目交接时,一个下台一个上台。
意思是给「态度分」满分:事情没做好,但看得出努力了。台词里用它夸上台表演的孩子。
口语里是「饶了某人、别为难人家」。台词里被误会后,说话的人用 Give me a break 表示「别冤枉我」。
意思是「做得过分、越了界」。台词里是家长承认一家子把假娃娃当真婴儿,演得过了头。
get the party started。意思是「开场、让气氛热起来」,适合聚会、演出、比赛的开场白。台词里主持人就用它宣布节目开始。
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第 1 章what I wouldn't give加油站偶遇老同学
第 2 章a real Sophie's choice讨债不成街头出头
第 3 章out of my league被派去当运毒骡子
第 4 章a huge red flag拉舞娘假扮夫妻
第 5 章in my sleep飞机上硬演一家人
第 6 章blend in房车混过边境关卡
第 7 章as we speak取货取回两吨大麻
第 8 章be a team player被拦车索要好处费
第 9 章look the part过关时被查车
第 10 章save your bacon荒郊抛锚后吵翻
第 11 章a bit of a hiatus抛锚后与缉毒警同营
正在看 · 第 12 章pass the baton营火晚会被拉去表演
第 13 章the birds and the bees你画我猜画砸了
第 14 章spice things up偷东西被撞见
第 15 章Mum's the word教肯尼接吻被撞见
第 16 章worth way more alive than I am dead毒枭上门冒名求饶
第 17 章make a good case蜘蛛咬伤与电话谈价
第 18 章a cheap shot晚餐盘问女儿男友
第 19 章dead in a ditch分钱谈崩假家庭散伙
第 20 章get one's hands off someone一拳撂倒动手动脚的人
第 21 章a huge payday下跪求队友别散伙