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营火晚会被拉去表演:pass the baton

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。

发生了什么

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。

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这场戏看什么

  • 哭戏是圆谎,不是真伤心
  • 邻家越热情,他们越心虚
  • 你画我猜时大卫在密谋

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an A for effortget the party startedgive someone a breakpass the baton

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pass the baton

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。

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  • an A for effort

    态度分给满分;虽然没做好但心意可嘉

  • get the party started

    开场、让活动热闹起来

  • give someone a break

    饶了某人;别为难人家

  • went too far

    做得过分、越界

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短语 · A2go to community college

社区大学

I'm gonna fail and have to go to community college.
短语 · B2a sack of something

一袋香草(暗指大麻娃娃)

Heh-heh-heh. - No, no, no. LeBron was a sack of herbs.
语法 · B1We were just treating it like a real baby

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.
短语 · B2nothing ruins your life like something

毁掉你的人生

...nothing ruins your life like children.
短语 · B2stick to something

守住那个大 A(禁欲)

Yeah. And it also sends that message to teens, just stick to the big A.
俚语 · B2the 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.
短语 · B2go too far

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.
语法 · B2that we would treat it like a real baby all summer

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.
发音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.
短语 · B1get used to something

习惯了

Got used to it. Sorry.
短语 · B2it's my pleasure to welcome someone

很荣幸欢迎各位

Ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to welcome you...
短语 · B2in someone's place

顶替他们

But in their place this year we have the very talented and wonderful Miller family.
短语 · B1get the party started

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.
发音get this party started

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.
语法 · B2I want you to imagine you committed a felony

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...
短语 · B1get an A for effort

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.
发音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.
短语 · B1sneak into a place

溜进他们的帐篷

We wait until they fall asleep and then we sneak into their tent, all right?
语法 · B1We wait until they fall asleep

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?
发音fall asleep

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?
俚语 · C1Cut their throats

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.
短语 · B1give someone a break

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.
俚语 · C1Scarf ace

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.
短语 · B2swap something out

换掉、调换

...then we take the RV back to the shop and I can swap out their radiator hose for ours.
短语 · B2plain and simple

简单明了

Plain and simple.
短语 · B2pass the baton

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.
短语 · C1do something one's brains out

把脑子都画出来

- Draw your brains out. - All right, that's a line.

看懂「营火晚会被拉去表演」

发音重点

  • went too far — went 的 t 与 too 相接,too 压得极轻,重音落在 went 和 far。
  • get this party started — get 的 t 轻弹一下连上 this,party 的双 t 也用闪音,节奏跳起来。
  • 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。
  • fall asleep — fall asleep 里 fall 的 l 与 asleep 连读,听起来像 fal-lasleep,两个词连成一片。
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。

关于这一章的问题

pass the baton 是什么意思?

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。

an A for effort 是什么意思?

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。

give someone a break 是什么意思?

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」。

went too far 是什么意思?

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。

「让气氛热起来」英语怎么说?

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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