这场戏：聊女神像又表白被拒
第 5 章 · 共 16 章 · 5'04"
梅乐迪念起女神像的诗，鲍里斯立刻泼冷水：the huddled masses were never welcomed with open arms（那些蜷缩的民众从没被张开双臂欢迎过），还说 People always hated foreigners（人们一向憎恨外国人）。后来她想留下交房租，还对鲍里斯动了心，被他一句 out of the question（绝无可能）回绝。想学怎么泼冷水、怎么拒绝，这些说法很实用。
「张开双臂欢迎」：welcomed with open arms（热情欢迎）
welcomed with open arms 张开双臂热情欢迎bends over backwards 竭力迁就、费尽心思It's the American way 反讽：把排外说成美国传统
❝ 独白 · 4 句 「绝无可能」：out of the question（想都别想）
out of the question 绝无可能、想都别想anything but 只想、绝不是别的make love 做爱
梅乐迪念起自由女神像上的诗句，鲍里斯却当场拆台：the huddled masses were never welcomed with open arms（那些蜷缩的民众从来就没被张开双臂欢迎过），每个族群一上岸遇到的都是暴力和敌意，最后甩一句 People always hated foreigners. It's the American way（人们一向憎恨外国人，这就是美国的方式）。后来他想把梅乐迪请走，说她不能 ad infinitum（无限期地）住下去；梅乐迪却说自己找到当 a dog walker（遛狗）的工作，可以交房租了。两人吃饭时，她说自己对他有点动心，鲍里斯立刻拒绝：anything deeper between us is out of the question（我们之间任何更深的东西都绝无可能）。想学怎么拆台、怎么拒绝，这些说法都很实用。
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“But the huddled masses were never welcomed with open arms.”
可那些蜷缩的民众，从来就没被张开双臂欢迎过。
一句拆穿自由女神碑文的甜言，冷静又有力。
never welcomed with open arms
要冷静反驳某个美好说法时用；正式演讲里也能这么反着说。
They were never given a warm welcome. ／ Nobody rolled out the welcome mat for them.
中性
huddled masses 连读，never 重读，open arms 放慢。
The newcomers were not welcomed with open arms. 这些新来的人并没有被张开双臂欢迎。
“People always hated foreigners. It's the American way.”
人们一向憎恨外国人。这就是美国的方式。
把排外说成国民传统，一句反讽顶一篇评论。
It's the ... way.
反讽某个国家的惯常做法时用；别用来给偏见找正当性。
That is just how it goes here. ／ It is a national tradition.
口语
foreigners 重读，American way 两个词都重读。
Queue jumping? That is just the local way. 插队？这就是当地的作风。
“We can pretend there's a big orchestra of violins and they're playing just for us as we dance.”
我们可以假装有一支小提琴大乐团，在我们跳舞的时候专门为我们演奏。
把拥挤的舞会瞬间变成私人乐团，天真又浪漫。
We can pretend there's ... and ...
想给平常的事加点浪漫想象时用；对务实的人说会显得幼稚。
Let's pretend the whole place is ours. ／ Imagine they are playing only for us.
口语
orchestra of violins 连读，just for us 放慢。
We can pretend there's a band playing just for us. 我们可以假装有支乐队专门为我们演奏。
“Yeah, I shouldn't really. Sometimes a cliché is finally the best way to make one's point.”
是啊，我确实不该。有时候陈词滥调反而是把话说到位的最好方式。
连刻薄的人都给俗套平反，一句话很有人味。
Sometimes a cliché is the best way to ...
承认老话有时最管用时用；正式写作仍要慎用陈词。
A cliché can still be true. ／ Sometimes the obvious phrase says it best.
中性
cliché 重读，make one's point 连读，句尾收住。
Sometimes a cliché is the best way to make your point. 有时候陈词滥调就是把话说到位的最好方式。
“Because anything deeper, more significant between us, is out of the question.”
因为我们之间任何更深、更认真的东西，都绝无可能。
把拒绝说得像判决书，冷硬得没有余地。
anything deeper ... is out of the question
明确拒绝不留余地时用；对还想留余地的人别说这么死。
Anything more between us is impossible. ／ That is simply not on the table.
正式
anything deeper 后停顿，out of the question 逐个咬清。
Anything deeper between us is out of the question. 我们之间任何更深的关系都绝无可能。
Every single thing is against it. Our ages, our backgrounds, our brains, our interests. Not to mention, I have no desire to have a relationship with a woman, any woman, nor any urge to make love, nor any desire to be anything but isolated from the world.
每一点都与之相悖。 我们的年龄、背景、头脑、兴趣。 更别说，我根本不想和女人建立关系， 任何女人都不想，也没有做爱的冲动，更不想成为别的什么，只想与世隔绝。
下一章 · 06bark is worse than your bite刀子嘴豆腐心这场戏：拒婚还讲爱情课意思是「绝无可能、想都别想」，语气很硬。鲍里斯用它回绝梅乐迪的表白，说两人之间不可能有更深的关系。
welcome with open arms。open arms 就是张开的双臂，表示热情接纳，说 not welcomed with open arms 就是「没被热情欢迎」。
意思是「竭力迁就、费尽心思」，形象地表示为了别人拼命让步。梅乐迪用它转述她爸对美国政策的抱怨。
来自拉丁语，意思是「无限期地、没完没了」，用来形容某事一直持续下去。书面和口语里都能用。
It's the American way。它常带反讽，把某种不好的现象说成美国的传统，鲍里斯就借它讽刺排外。
