这场戏：嫌女秘书配不上少爷
第 6 章 · 共 27 章 · 4'16"
柯比太太看不上托尼的女秘书，直接下结论：Boys like Tony don't marry stenographers（托尼这种少爷不会娶速记员），还急着要想办法。托尼向爱丽丝求婚也绕弯子，只让她 scratch under the surface（往底下刨一刨），说那儿 find a proposal lying around（就搁着个求婚）。想学怎么嫌弃门第、怎么别扭地表白，这些说法很实用。
嫌女秘书配不上少爷：fire her（把某人开除、炒鱿鱼）
What sort of 什么样的、哪一种do something about 想办法处理某事fire her 把某人开除、炒鱿鱼
❝ 独白 · 4 句 托尼的荒诞小故事
用一对饿死的情侣把约会说成生死大事，荒唐得好笑。
求婚绕弯子：left-handed（拐弯抹角的、不直白的）
lying around 就搁在那儿、随手就能找到left-handed 拐弯抹角的、不直白的I can't help that 我也没办法
柯比太太对托尼的恋情很不满：他不介意儿子在办公室跟女秘书 carrying on（打情骂俏），可现在他动了真格。她一句话点出门第之差：The girl's a stenographer. Boys like Tony don't marry stenographers（那姑娘就是个速记员，托尼这种少爷不会娶速记员）。有人提议直接把她开除，被驳回：This isn't a business deal. You can't settle anything by firing the girl（这不是做生意，开除她也解决不了问题）。另一边，托尼向爱丽丝求婚却绕来绕去，说 if you scratch under the surface here you'll find a proposal lying around（往下刨一刨就能刨出个求婚），还承认自己 left-handed（不直说）。想学怎么嫌弃门第、怎么别扭地表白，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。
“The girl's a stenographer. Boys like Tony don't marry stenographers.”
那姑娘就是个速记员。托尼这种少爷不会娶速记员。
把门第偏见说得像天经地义，一句话就把阶级的墙竖了起来。
Boys like [X] don't [do something].
用来说某人不会做某类事时，带门第或身份偏见；当面说很伤人，别用。
Guys like him don't date waitresses. ／ Men of his class don't marry down.
中性
两遍 stenographer 重音都在第二音节，末尾降调。
Boys like him don't settle down that young. 他这种男孩不会那么早安定下来。
“I never in my life wanted anything that I couldn't get if I just yelled loud enough.”
我这辈子想要的东西，只要我嗓门够大，就没有弄不到的。
把骄纵说成天经地义，前半句铺垫后半句自夸，是托尼的招牌口吻。
I never wanted anything that I couldn't ...
半开玩笑地夸自己总能如愿时用；在正式场合说显得骄纵，别用。
I always get whatever I set my mind to. ／ There's nothing I've wanted that I couldn't talk my way into.
口语
never in my life 一口气连读，yelled loud 两处重音。
I never wanted a job I couldn't talk my way into. 我想要的工作，还没哪个是我聊不进去的。
“You know, if you scratch under the surface here you'll find a proposal lying around.”
跟你说，你往这底下刨一刨，就能刨出个求婚来。
把求婚藏在玩笑式的比喻里，绕而不冷，是这场戏最机灵的一句。
if you scratch under the surface, you'll find ...
把重要的话藏在玩笑里试探对方时用；对长辈或正式场合这样绕会显得不诚恳。
Read between the lines and you'll find an offer. ／ Scratch the joke and there's a real question underneath.
口语
scratch under 连读，proposal lying around 连成一片。
Scratch under the surface and you'll find I actually care. 你往深处想想，就知道我其实是在乎的。
“Sometimes you're so beautiful it just gags me.”
有时候你美得让我说不出话。
用近乎夸张的疼感表达喜欢，比直白的情话更真、更好笑。
Sometimes you are so + 形容词 + it just + 动词 + me.
适合对喜欢的人说俏皮情话。私下能用；别在正式或对方不喜欢这种玩笑的场合说，会尴尬。
Sometimes you smile so bright it blinds me. ／ Sometimes you are so funny it hurts.
口语
so beautiful 拉长，gags me 快而轻。
Sometimes you are so sweet it makes my teeth ache. 有时候你甜得我牙都疼。
Sometimes you are so clever it scares me. 有时候你聪明得让我发怵。
I knew two people that did that once. They went out of the building. They were uncertain, so they just walked and walked, and walked and finally they just died of hunger. Now, you wouldn't want anything like that to happen. Because if that happened...
我认识两个人就这么干过一回。他们出了楼。 他们拿不定主意，就一直走啊走，走啊走，最后活活饿死了。 你总不想出这种事吧。 因为要是真出了那种事……
下一章 · 07keel over一头栽倒这场戏：讲当年追奶奶的往事putty 是「油灰」，可以随意捏。说某人 putty in my hands，就是「完全受我摆布、任我拿捏」。
指「速记员兼打字员」，负责记录和打字。在当年，这类工作是普通职员，跟豪门少爷身份差得很远。
字面是「左撇子」，这里引申为「拐弯抹角的、不直白的」。托尼承认自己说话绕，就是 left-handed。
carry on。carry on with someone 就是跟某人调情、打情骂俏，语境偏随意甚至有点轻浮。
in trouble。He's in trouble 就是「他摊上事了」，可以指真出事，也可以指遇到困难。
