这场戏：俱乐部里比家谱
第 12 章 · 共 27 章 · 2'06"
托尼带爱丽丝去高级俱乐部，让她见一位 four-star blueblood（顶级贵族）。柯比正忙着查家谱，说 It cost me $5,000 last year（去年花了五千美元）；托尼吐槽这早过时了，说 went out with the buffalo（跟野牛一块儿绝迹了）。被问到家谱，爱丽丝回 a sycamore is a tree（西卡莫本来就是树）。想学怎么打趣，这些说法很实用。
「早跟野牛一块儿绝迹了」：went out with the buffalo（早过时了）
trace my family tree 追查家谱went out with the buffalo 早过时了cost me 花了我（钱）
「西卡莫就是一种树」：a sycamore is a tree（姓氏也是树）
a sycamore is a tree 双关：姓氏也是树don't you know 你难道不知道No comment 无可奉告
托尼把爱丽丝带到高级俱乐部，说 I want you to meet a four-star blueblood（我想让你认识一位顶级贵族）。柯比一家和贵族们都在场，柯比正低头研究家谱，说 I was just seeing how far I could trace my family tree（看看家谱能追到多远），还得意地补一句 It cost me $5,000 last year to trace my family tree（去年花五千美元查家谱）。托尼不吃这套，说 all that family tree stuff went out with the buffalo（这套早跟野牛一块儿绝迹了）。等柯比问爱丽丝有没有家谱，她一句话化解：My dear sir, don't you know that a sycamore is a tree（亲爱的先生，您不知道西卡莫就是一种树吗）。想学怎么打趣、怎么见招拆招，这些说法都很实用。
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“I thought all that family tree stuff went out with the buffalo.”
我本以为查家谱这套东西早跟野牛一块儿绝迹了。
拿绝迹的野牛比过时的规矩，一句玩笑就把父亲的得意拆了台。
something went out with the buffalo
调侃某种老规矩早就没人用时用；对长辈或上司这样说会失礼。
that custom went out with the buffalo ／ that idea is as dead as the buffalo
口语
family tree stuff 连成一串，went out with 轻读，buffalo 重读收尾。
That office dress code went out with the buffalo. 那套办公室着装规定早就过时了。
“My dear sir, don't you know that a sycamore is a tree?”
亲爱的先生，您难道不知道西卡莫就是一种树吗？
被当众问家谱，她不辩只笑，用自己姓氏的双关把傲慢顶了回去。
don't you know that ...?
对方摆架子、说外行话时可以反问；语气要含笑，否则像吵架。
surely you know that a sycamore is a tree ／ you do know a sycamore is a tree, don't you
正式
My dear sir 放轻，sycamore 重音在首，句尾 tree 稍扬带笑意。
My dear sir, don't you know that a tangerine is a fruit? 亲爱的先生，您难道不知道橘子是一种水果吗？
“No. It isn't you they are watching. It's Lord Melville.”
不是。他们看的不是你，是梅尔维尔勋爵。
一句就把两个人的位置摆清楚：她以为被打量，其实真正被追的是头衔。
It isn't X they are watching. It's Y.
纠正对方误会、点出真正焦点时用；安慰人时语气要软一点。
it's not you they want, it's the title ／ they are not looking at you but at him
中性
isn't you 连读，they are 弱读，Lord Melville 重读点题。
It isn't you they are watching. It's the actor. 他们看的不是你，是那位演员。
“It cost me $5,000 last year to trace my family tree.”
去年我花五千块去追查我的家谱。
用一笔荒唐的开销把血统焦虑讲成笑话，讽刺得很轻。
It cost me + 金额 + to + 动词 —— 用花费说一件事有多荒唐或认真
适合自嘲或吐槽为面子花的冤枉钱。对朋友说能逗笑；别对正在为钱发愁的人说，会显得炫耀。
It cost me a fortune to keep up appearances. ／ It cost him $2,000 to prove he belonged.
中性
$5,000 要清楚重读，trace my family tree 连读。
It cost me $3,000 just to fix one bathroom. 光修一个洗手间就花了我三千。
It cost her a month's pay to look rich. 她花了一个月工资才装出有钱的样子。
下一章 · 13the wrong impression不好的印象这场戏：为见亲家手忙脚乱字面是「跟野牛一起消失了」，意思是「早过时了、老掉牙了」。野牛在美国曾几乎灭绝，所以用它形容被淘汰的东西。
意思是「贵族、世家子弟」，指出身名门的人。字面是「蓝血」，源自旧时贵族皮肤白皙、血管显蓝的说法。
family tree。字面是「家族树」，指把家族成员按世代排出来的谱系图。
它是初次见面时的正式问候，相当于「您好」，一般不需要真的回答，回一句 How do you do 即可。
No comment。媒体或记者追问时，常用这句表示不愿回应。
