“He is not my husband.”
他不是我丈夫。
五个字掀翻整场问话,把精心维持的夫妻身份一句话拆掉。
He is not my ... .
要一句话切断某种关系或身份时用;对当事人当面说极其伤人。
He is no husband of mine. / That man is not my husband.
中性
三个实词各顿一下,not 重读,句尾下压。
He is not my partner, so ask him yourself. 他不是我的搭档,你自己去问他。
这场戏:她否认是伦纳德的妻子
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克里斯蒂娜来律所,被追问爱不爱伦纳德,她平静甩出一句 He is not my husband(他不是我丈夫),一句话否掉了自己沃尔太太的身份。可谈到伦纳德,她又说他 worships the ground I walk on(对某人崇拜得五体投地),听着像夸,语气却满是轻蔑。
她夸伦纳德 worships the ground I walk on(对某人崇拜得五体投地)
a capital crime 死罪a form of marriage 结婚的形式、走个仪式worships the ground I walk on 对某人崇拜得五体投地give him an alibi 给某人一个不在场证明
❝ 独白 · 6 句 律师的绝望自白
从起疑到自嘲「我什么都没有」,几句短话把全案的胜算一点点归零。
克里斯蒂娜到律所替丈夫伦纳德作证,威尔弗里德爵士问她是否爱丈夫,她不直接回答,先反问「我现在算宣过誓了吗」,再一句 He is not my husband(他不是我丈夫)撇清关系,还揭出自己在东德另有丈夫。谈到伦纳德时她说 he worships the ground I walk on(崇拜得五体投地),听着像夸,其实满是轻蔑。临走她答应给他一个不在场证明。这场戏把 under oath(在宣誓下)这类法庭用词用得极自然,也让人见识到什么叫答非所问。
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。
“He is not my husband.”
他不是我丈夫。
五个字掀翻整场问话,把精心维持的夫妻身份一句话拆掉。
He is not my ... .
要一句话切断某种关系或身份时用;对当事人当面说极其伤人。
He is no husband of mine. / That man is not my husband.
中性
三个实词各顿一下,not 重读,句尾下压。
He is not my partner, so ask him yourself. 他不是我的搭档,你自己去问他。
“One can get very tired of gratitude.”
感激这种事,人也会腻的。
把感恩说成会消耗的东西,一句话道尽寄人篱下的疲惫。
One can get very tired of ... .
对长期被要求感恩感到厌烦时用;对帮过你的人说会很伤感情。
You can only be grateful for so long. / Gratitude wears thin after a while.
中性
can 轻读,very tired 连读,of 后稍停。
One can get very tired of being told to be thankful. 总被人要求感恩,谁都会腻。
“Do not worry, Sir Wilfrid. I will give him an alibi and I shall be very convincing.”
别担心,威尔弗里德爵士。我会给他一个不在场证明,而且我说得会非常可信。
把作伪证说得像一项承诺,越是笃定越让人发凉,悬念全在这一句。
I will give him an ..., and I shall be very ... .
向人保证某事并强调自己有把握时用;作证、作保这类场合要当真。
I will back him up, and I will sound convincing. / He will have his alibi, a good one.
中性
Do not worry 轻快,very convincing 放慢加重。
I will give you a reference, and I shall be very honest. 我会给你写封推荐信,而且我会写得很实在。
“Leonard? He worships the ground I walk on.”
伦纳德?我走到哪儿他都能把我脚下的地供起来。
一句夸张的俗语,把被偏爱的笃定说得又冷又准。
worship the ground someone walks on
形容某人对另一个人死心塌地时能用;说自己被人崇拜容易显得自大,场合不对别用。
He'd walk through fire for me. / He thinks the sun rises and sets on her.
口语
worships 轻读,the ground 连读,I walk on 放慢,句尾下沉。
Ever since they met, he worships the ground she walks on. 自从认识,他对她简直百依百顺。
That woman's up to something. But what? The prosecution will break her down in no time when she's in the witness box. This case is going to be rather like the charge of the Light Brigade or one of those Japanese suicide pilots. Quite one-sided. With the odds all on the other side. I haven't got much to go on, have I? The fact is, I've got nothing.
那个女人在打什么主意。可到底是什么? 等她站上证人席,控方转眼就能把她问垮。 这案子会像轻骑兵冲锋,或者像日本的神风飞行员。完全是单方面挨打。 优势全在对面。 我手里可没什么能依靠的,对吧? 事实是,我什么都没有。
下一章 · 11on the chance that抱着万一的希望这场戏:探监拍照寻目击者直译是「他不是我丈夫」。克里斯蒂娜在律所用这句话否认与伦纳德的婚姻,等于当众否决了自己沃尔太太的身份。
worships the ground I walk on。字面是「崇拜我走过的地面」,形容一个人爱慕、崇拜另一个人到了极点。
意思是「在宣誓下」。证人站上证人席前要宣誓,之后说的话有法律效力,说谎就是伪证。
她嘴上说会说得让人信服,可威尔弗里德爵士看出她在打主意。她是真心救丈夫,还是另有算盘,要到庭审才揭晓。
威尔弗里德说 That woman's up to something,意思是那个女人在暗中盘算什么。语气是警觉、不信任。