这场戏：饭桌争论到撮合约会
第 10 章 · 共 16 章 · 5'01"
饭桌上玛丽埃塔一句 Abortion is murder（堕胎就是谋杀）把天聊死，布罗克曼被她噎得直摇头；另一边，兰迪盯上梅乐迪，问 who's that beautiful young girl you're with（跟你一起那漂亮姑娘是谁）。后来玛丽埃塔嫌鲍里斯不像丈夫，说他更像个门诊病人。想学怎么抬杠、怎么挖苦，这些说法很实用。
「堕胎就是谋杀」：that's the long and short of it（总而言之）
the long and short of it 总而言之、归根结底wasting your breath 白费口舌dealing with 面对、应付某人
「你是他的看护」：his keeper（看护）
like a real husband 像真正的……一样fell in love with 爱上了某人sleep with the light on 开着灯睡觉
饭桌上聊起政治，玛丽埃塔一句 Abortion is murder, that's the long and short of it（堕胎就是谋杀，说到底就这么回事）把气氛弄僵，布罗克曼被她噎得没话说。另一边，一个叫兰迪的年轻演员凑过来，问 who's that beautiful young girl you're with（跟你一起那漂亮姑娘是谁），对梅乐迪一见钟情。到了蜡像馆，玛丽埃塔开始劝女儿改嫁，说鲍里斯 He's more of an outpatient and you're his keeper（更像门诊病人，而你是他的看护），还嫌他是个瘸腿的象棋混子。夜里玛丽埃塔又和布罗克曼约起周日见面，挂了电话还嘴硬地说 praying Brockman has herpes（求布罗克曼得疱疹）。想学怎么抬杠、怎么挖苦，这些说法都很实用。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“Abortion is murder, that's the long and short of it.”
堕胎就是谋杀，说到底就这么回事。
一句话把立场钉死，又用俗语收尾，像判定又像随口耸肩。
the long and short of it is ...
把复杂争论一句话收尾时用；正式辩论里这样讲显得不留余地。
That's the bottom line. ／ That's all there is to it.
中性
long and short 轻快连读，句尾 it 收住不拖。
We tried everything; the long and short of it is we failed. 我们什么都试过了，说到底就是失败了。
“She's vulnerable, she's stupid and she's been abandoned.”
她脆弱、愚蠢，又被人抛弃了。
三个短句排比，把想勾搭的对象说成一无所有，冷到发笑。
She's ..., she's ... and she's been ...
半开玩笑地分析某人处境时用；当着当事人的面说会极伤人。
She's broke, lonely and out of options. ／ She's desperate and easy to read.
口语
三个 she's 节奏均匀，vulnerable 重读，abandoned 收降。
He was broke, tired and out of excuses. 他没钱、疲惫，也再找不出借口。
“I have nothing to hold onto. Nothing! I have to have something.”
我什么依靠都没有。什么都没有！我得抓住点什么。
重复和断句把失控的恐慌写出来，不是抱怨，是求救。
I have nothing to ... Nothing! I have to ...
情绪崩溃、强调一无所有时用；写正式陈述时别这么断句。
I've got nothing left to hold on to. ／ There's nothing for me to cling to.
口语
Nothing 单独重读拉长，hold onto 连读，中间别换气。
I have nothing to show for it. Nothing! I have to start over. 我什么成绩都没拿出来。什么都没有！我得从头再来。
“He's more of an outpatient and you're his keeper.”
他更像个门诊病人，而你是他的看护。
一句冷静的比较，把婚姻关系降格成看护关系，刻薄到极点。
He's more of a ... and you're his ...
讽刺一段不对等的关系时用；对当事人的婚姻这样评价会撕破脸。
He's less a partner than a patient. ／ You're a nurse, not a wife.
口语
more of an 连读，outpatient 重音在前，keeper 收降。
He's more of a roommate and you're his cleaner. 他更像个室友，而你是他的保洁。
“This delightful young actor. He fell in love with you at first sight.”
这个讨人喜欢的年轻演员。他对你一见钟情。
母亲用推销的口气替陌生人表白，荒诞又好笑。
He fell in love with ... at first sight.
讲一见钟情、浪漫巧合时用；对已婚的人这样说会显得不怀好意。
It was love at first sight. ／ He was smitten the moment he saw you.
中性
fell in love with 连读，first sight 重读，句尾收平。
They fell in love with the little house at first sight. 他们一眼就爱上了这座小房子。
下一章 · 11down the toilet付诸东流这场戏：晒照片被夸有天赋意思是「总而言之、归根结底」，用来把一件事的要点一句话说清。玛丽埃塔用它给堕胎问题下结论。
his keeper。keeper 指照看、管着某人的人，说 you're his keeper 就是「你是管着他的人」，常带调侃。
意思是「做某事毫无困难」，后面接动名词。have no problem getting her into bed 就是「把她弄上床毫无困难」。
字面是「开着灯睡觉」，形容一个人胆小或神经紧张。玛丽埃塔用它嘲讽鲍里斯连睡觉都要开灯。
reverence for life。reverence 是深深的敬重，玛丽埃塔用它形容她看中的年轻人有正经的价值观。
