这场戏：办公室煲电话粥
第 5 章 · 共 27 章 · 2'36"
托尼在办公室里煲电话粥，一会儿 every once in a while（时不时）听见耳朵里有铃声，一会儿心里又冒出个声音，催他再不亲爱丽丝就是个傻子。母亲来看他却被挡在外面；最后有人客气地开口，问 Would you be so kind as to（能否麻烦你）帮个忙。日常打电话、客气求人，这些句子直接能用。
耳朵里时不时响铃：every once in a while（时不时）
every once in a while 时不时、偶尔hear voices 听见有人说话（幻听）without the use of 不用、无须借助
托尼年纪轻轻就当上副总裁，却在自己办公室里煲电话粥，跟家里的管家蕾芭东拉西扯，说 every once in a while（时不时）耳朵里会响铃。他还夸口，说自己要是够机灵，接电话可以 without the use of（不用）双手，还搬出马戏团的见闻当证据。母亲专程来看他，秘书却说他如今太忙，未必见得到；电话那头，有人客气地开口，Would you be so kind as to（能否麻烦你）把报纸的招工版送过去。想说自己偶尔会怎样，用 every once in a while；想说不用某样东西，用 without the use of；想特别客气地求人，就用 would you be so kind as to。
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。
“Voices that say, "If you don't kiss her soon, you're a chump."”
那声音说：「你再不亲她，你就是个傻子。」
把心里的念头装成「听见的声音」，调情又好笑。
If you don't ..., you're a chump.
熟人开玩笑地催对方行动时用；不熟的人这样说会冒犯。
If you don't ask her now, you're a fool. ／ Miss this chance and you are a chump.
口语
kiss her soon 连读，chump 重读收尾。
If you don't buy that jacket now, you're a chump. 你现在不买那件外套，你就是个傻子。
“Well, the cave caved in and I haven't been heard from since.”
那个山洞塌了，从那以后就再没我的消息了。
用失踪者的口吻说自己，一本正经地胡说八道。
and I haven't been heard from since.
自嘲失联很久、玩消失时用；正式场合别这么说。
I dropped off the map and no one has heard from me since. ／ I vanished that day and was never seen again.
口语
cave caved 两个音相近，haven't been 连读。
I left the group chat and haven't been heard from since. 我退了群，从那以后就再没我的消息了。
“You know, if I were really clever, I could answer the phone without the use of my hands.”
你知道吗，要是我真够机灵，不用手也能接电话。
用虚拟语气吹自己，一本正经地耍贫嘴。
if I were really clever, I could ...
半开玩笑地夸口时用；面试这类场合千万别这么说。
If I were smarter, I could finish this without lifting a finger. ／ If I were really good, I could do it with my eyes closed.
口语
if I were 轻读，without the use of 连成一串。
If I were really clever, I could fix this without any tools. 要是我真够机灵，不用工具也能修好。
“That's wonderful. You'd be a sensation on a trapeze.”
太妙了。你要去走钢丝准能轰动全场。
把办公室里的小聪明夸张成马戏团绝活，调情式的幽默一句话到位。
You would be a sensation on/in... —— 用夸张来赞美对方本事
适合在轻松的调情或玩笑里夸对方。对关系近的人说没问题；别对上级或正式谈判对象说，容易显得轻浮。
You would be a hit on stage. ／ You would be a star in that kitchen.
口语
sensation 重读，on a trapeze 轻轻上扬收尾。
You would be a sensation in a restaurant kitchen. 你要去餐馆后厨准能成名厨。
You would be a sensation on the radio. 你要上电台准能火。
下一章 · 06putty in the hands完全受我摆布这场戏：嫌女秘书配不上少爷「能否麻烦你…」，比 can you 和 could you 更客气、更正式。片里有人就用它开口，请对方把报纸的招工版递过来。
every once in a while。托尼说自己 every once in a while 耳朵里会响铃，其实就是常有的事、偶尔就有。
I doubt if。秘书对柯比太太说 I doubt if you can see him，就是「我看你未必见得到他」。
字面是「对你的心脏有好处」，意思是「让某人心里舒坦、痛快」。托尼调侃蕾芭，说她要是看见自己挣扎，准会心里舒坦。
意思是「不用、不借助」，后面接名词。托尼吹牛说接电话可以 without the use of my hands，就是不用手。
If you don't kiss her soon, you're a chump。chump 是「傻瓜、冤大头」，这句调侃年轻人该主动点，别错过机会。
