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外孙独自上门找外公:the right thing to do

开车路上,丈夫随口说自己成了客户的监护人,妻子当场追问 That's a big deal(这可是件大事);另一头,利奥的外孙独自坐大巴从俄亥俄找上门,站在旧居门口打听外公。一句 the right thing to do(该做的事)就能看出他为什么想瞒,婚内沟通和陌生人问话都能学。

发生了什么

戏分两段。先是车里的一对夫妻:丈夫要去客户家关水闸,被追问才承认自己是那位老人的监护人,妻子立刻觉得不对劲——That's a big deal(这可是件大事),他却一直用 not a big deal(没什么大不了)搪塞。接着是一位少年找上门,站在利奥旧居门口打听外公,说自己从俄亥俄坐大巴来、要跟外公一起住;对方一句 Mind telling me why you're looking for him first(能先告诉我你找他干什么吗),既客气又防备。the right thing to do 表示「道义上该做的事」,替自己辩解、解释动机时最常用;check in on 是「去看看、探望确认情况」;not a big deal 则是轻描淡写、把事说小。想练夫妻对话、陌生人问话,这几段够用。

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the right thing to do

道义上该做的事

妻子追问迈克为什么突然要当监护人,他回答说这是该做的事,找不到老人女儿就得有人管。

I returned the wallet because it was the right thing to do.我把钱包还回去了,因为这是该做的事。

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  • check in on

    去看看;探望确认情况

  • not a big deal

    没什么大不了;不算大事

  • shut off

    关闭(水、电、气);切断供应

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短语 · B1make a stop

顺路停一站

I have to make one stop first. Where?
短语 · B1be freezing out

外面冻死人

It's freezing out. I don't want his pipes to burst.
短语 · B1a big deal

一件大事

That's a big deal. Were you even gonna tell me?
发音a big deal

a big deal 里 big 的尾音和 deal 连上,听起来像一个词。

That's a big deal. Were you even gonna tell me?
短语 · B1not a big deal

没什么大不了;不算大事

迈克反复说当监护人不是什么大事,想打消妻子的顾虑,也在替自己开脱。

It's not a big deal. I was gonna tell you.
短语 · A2take care of someone

照顾;照看

You don't have time to take care of an old man.
短语 · B1check in on someone

去看看;探望确认情况

迈克向妻子解释,自己只是偶尔去看看住在养老院的利奥,不用天天照顾。

I just have to check in on him from time to time.
短语 · B1from time to time

时不时;偶尔

I just have to check in on him from time to time.
语法 · B1I just have to check in on him from time to time

have to 表义务:have to 后面接动词原形,表示因为责任或规定必须做某事,前面加 just 弱化语气,说明事情其实很轻,只是偶尔去看看。

I just have to check in on him from time to time.
发音check in on him

check in on him 里 in 和 on 连读,on 和 him 也连上,整串很顺。

I just have to check in on him from time to time.
短语 · A2pay for something

为这个付钱

Well, who pays for that?
短语 · B1come out of something

从……里出(钱)

He does. Come on, kiddo. It comes out of his estate. And he can afford it, trust me.
短语 · B1afford something

付得起;负担得起

He does. Come on, kiddo. It comes out of his estate. And he can afford it, trust me.
俚语 · B1kiddo

小家伙;孩子(亲昵称呼)——大人对小孩或年长者对年轻人的亲昵叫法,带疼爱;对不熟的人或同事用会显得居高临下。

He does. Come on, kiddo. It comes out of his estate. And he can afford it, trust me.
短语 · B2the right thing to do

道义上该做的事

妻子追问迈克为什么突然要当监护人,他回答说这是该做的事,找不到老人女儿就得有人管。

Because it's the right thing to do, all right? We couldn't find his daughter...
语法 · B2You should have told me

should have done 表对过去的责备:用 should have 加过去分词,表示过去本该做却没做的事,带责备或后悔;这里妻子怪丈夫早该把当监护人的事告诉她。

It sounds like a big deal. You should have told me.
短语 · A2no idea

不知道;毫无头绪

No idea.
发音No idea

No idea 里 No 的尾音和 idea 连读,听起来像 no-widea,中间不断开。

No idea.
短语 · A2find out

弄清楚;查出来

Daddy's gonna find out.
短语 · B1not live here anymore

不再住这儿了

He doesn't live here anymore. Where does he live?
语法 · B1He doesn't live here anymore

一般现在时否定加 anymore:一般现在时描述现在的状况,否定形式用 doesn't 加动词原形,句末的 anymore 强调这种状态和从前相反;这里说明老人已经不住这儿了。

He doesn't live here anymore. Where does he live?
短语 · B2mind telling me ...

介意告诉我吗

Mind telling me why you're looking for him first?
发音Mind telling me

mind 的 d 与 telling 的 t 相邻,舌尖停住不吐 d,常连成 /maɪnˈtelɪŋ/。

Mind telling me why you're looking for him first?
短语 · B1come to live with someone

来跟某人一起住

He's my grandfather. I came to live with him.
短语 · B1all by yourself

就你一个人;全靠自己

Really? All by yourself? Yeah.
短语 · B1sound like something

听起来是件大事

That sounds like a big deal.

看懂「外孙独自上门找外公」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 a big deal 说事情很重
  • 见到 check in on 知道是探望
  • 会用 should have 责备对方瞒事
  • 听懂 all by yourself 是独自一人

发音重点

  • a big deal — a big deal 里 big 的尾音和 deal 连上,听起来像一个词。
  • check in on him — check in on him 里 in 和 on 连读,on 和 him 也连上,整串很顺。
  • No idea — No idea 里 No 的尾音和 idea 连读,听起来像 no-widea,中间不断开。
  • Mind telling me — mind 的 d 与 telling 的 t 相邻,舌尖停住不吐 d,常连成 /maɪnˈtelɪŋ/。
Because it's the right thing to do, all right? We couldn't find his daughter...

因为这是该做的事,行了吧?我们找不到他女儿…… 道义理由后接半句没说完的实情,既像辩解又像自我说服。

It sounds like a big deal. You should have told me.

听着就是件大事。你早该告诉我。 先复述对方口中的小事,再补一句指责,亲密关系里最扎心。

Mind telling me why you're looking for him first?

能先告诉我你找他干什么吗? 不拒绝也不放行,先要一个理由,成年人的谨慎全在这句问话里。

That's a big deal. Were you even gonna tell me?

这可是件大事。你打算告诉我吗? 先给定性,再用反问把被瞒的委屈摆出来,质问里带失望。

关于这一章的问题

not a big deal 是什么意思?

字面是「不是大事」,实际就是「没什么大不了、别当回事」。用来把一件对方很在意的事说小,可以是安慰,也可以是心虚时的搪塞。

「该做的事」英语怎么说?

the right thing to do,指从道义上就该去做的事。被问为什么这么做,说 It's the right thing to do,比 because I want to 体面得多。

mind telling me 是什么语气?

字面像在问「你介意告诉我吗」,其实是很礼貌的请求,比直接说 Tell me 客气,常带一点防备或试探。后面接完整的句子即可。

check in on 和 check 有什么不一样?

check in on 后面接人,表示「去看看、探望确认情况」,重点是关心对方过得好不好,比如 check in on him from time to time。单纯 check 是检查。

shut off 怎么用?

表示关闭水、电、气,切断供应,比如 shut the water off。天冷怕水管冻裂,先关掉水闸,就用这个词。

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