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影片对白：

Miles: What? Maggie! Why do I always fall for the bad girl?

Iris: You didn't know she was a bad girl.

Miles: I knew she wasn't good. So you have anything a little bit stronger? Thank you. Let me rephrase this. Why am I attracted to a person I know isn't good?

Iris: I happen to know the answer to this. Because you're hoping you're wrong, and every time she does something that tells you she's no good, you ignore it, and every time she comes through and surprises you, she wins you over and you lose that argument with yourself that she's not for you.

Miles: Exactly. And on top of that, there's the old standby, "I can't believe a girl like that "would actually be with a guy like me." You know what she said to me tonight? She said she finished in Santa Fe after two days and has been staying with whatever-his-name-was, which means she's been right here in town, which means when I spoke to her this morning on her cell, and she said, "I'm looking out my window and it's snowing," she was in Santa Monica. What did she do? Go to weather.com? That must've made them both scream with laughter. And in the meantime, I sent her Christmas gift to Santa Fe yesterday. I stood in line at FedEx to make sure she got it on time. Classic, right? Look, I don't want to ruin your Christmas Eve. You don't have to listen to this.

Iris: It's okay. I like the company. So how about some food? Shall I make us a little Christmas fettuccine?

Miles: Sure.

Iris: Listen. I know it's hard to believe people when they say, "I know how you feel," but I actually know how you feel. You see, I was seeing someone back in London. We work for the same newspaper and then I found out that he was also seeing this other girl, Sarah, from the circulation department on the 19th floor. It turned out that he wasn't in love with me like I thought. What I'm trying to say is, I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible, and how it can actually ache in places that you didn't know you had inside you, and it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get or gyms you join or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends, you still go to bed every night going over every detail, and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how in the hell, for that brief moment, you could think that you were that happy? And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door. (Sighs) And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new and you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again, and little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade.

Miles: Well, fuck. You need this more than I do. That's what you're doing here? You're getting over somebody?

Iris: Yeah. This is me in good shape.

Miles: Is this the guy who sent you pages from his novel?

Iris: Yeah. He needs me.

Miles: So he stays in touch?

Iris: All the time.

Miles: So that makes it impossible to forget him, which is great for him but sucks for you.

Iris: You see how great your life is compared to mine?

Miles: Okay, let's go. I'm making you some fettuccine. It is Christmas Eve, and we are going to sit out on that patio, gonna make ourselves a little fire, gonna pop some bubbly, and we are gonna celebrate being young and being alive. You with me, Simpkins?

Iris: Miles. You really are an incredibly decent man.

Miles: I know. So that's always been my problem.[page]

第一页：片段欣赏
第二页：巧学口语
第三页：小小翻译家
第四页：文化一瞥

1. fall for: 迷恋。看一下例子：He really fell for the new girl in school.（他深深地被学校新来的女生吸引住了。）

2. rephrase: 重新措辞，换一种方式表达（以使意思更清楚）。

3. come through: 安然渡过。看一下例子：I hope he will come through all right.（我希望他能安然无恙。)

4. win somebody over: 赢得某人的支持；说服某人；把某人争取过来。请看例子：She wanted to marry, but her mother could never be won over.（她想结婚，可她母亲说什么也不同意。）

5. standby: 后备人员；备用物品。影片中指的是备用句子。

6. classic: 愚蠢（或令人讨厌）而又不足为奇的。

7. fettuccine: 意大利宽面条。

8. chardonnay: 霞多丽白葡萄酒。

9. go over: 重温。例如：He went over the article again.（他把文章从头至尾又读了一遍。）

10. fuzzy: 糊涂的；含混不清的。

11. get over somebody: 把某人忘怀。看一下例子：He never got over losing his first girlfriend.（失去第一任女友一直不能叫他忘怀。）

12. bubbly: <英俚>香槟酒。[page]

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1. 他被她的美貌所倾倒。

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2. 只要我们团结一致，我们就可以度过任何危机。

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3. 他不同意，可是我们能说服他赞同我们的看法。

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4. 请把这些数字再检查一遍好吗？

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答案见下期

The Holiday《恋爱假期》精讲之四 参考答案
1. You fall for it every time.
2. The crab salad is always a big hit.
3. Do not overload a wagon.
4. Their views are worlds apart.[page]

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世界各地绚丽多彩的圣诞节美食

【英国】
英国的圣诞大餐极其丰富，包括烧猪、火鸡、圣诞布丁、干果馅饼等。据说吃圣诞火鸡这个习俗，已有300多年历史。一般英国家庭都喜爱自行烹调火鸡，将大量的蔬果如甘笋、西芹、洋葱、栗子等，塞进十来磅的火鸡肚子里，再在表层抹上多种香料，然后才放入焗炉烤。传统的圣诞布丁非常甜，吃一小角已心满意足了！圣诞布丁亦是传统食品。烹调时，全家人都会参与，象征团聚、和谐，并会在搅拌面团时许愿，据说需以顺时针方向搅，转错方向便不吉利。最后藏入一枚硬币，谁吃到便获得一年好运！

【法国】
树干似的蛋糕Buchedenoel，便是著名的法国圣诞美食。还未发明电力以前，法国人以一棵好柴作为圣诞礼物。法国人天性浪漫，连美食的起缘也浪漫过人：从前有一个买不起圣诞礼物的年青人，在森林捡了一段木头送给情人，不但赢得芳心，而且从此平步青云。因此，树干蛋糕也成为祝愿来年好运的象征！

【丹麦】
当圣诞晚餐开始时，人们必须先吃一份杏仁布丁，然后才能开始吃别的东西。如果谁能吃到那枚唯一完整的杏仁，谁将是来年运气最好的一个人，通常大人们会将这枚杏仁放在最小的孩子的碗里让他们高兴。

【德国】
德国人也相当重视圣诞，人们会在圣诞当晚赶回家里用膳，情况好比中国人吃团年饭。德国最著名的圣诞食品是姜饼Lebkuchen。这是一种介乎于蛋糕与饼干之间的小点心。传统的姜饼，以蜂蜜、胡椒粒为材料，又甜又辣，口感刺激。现在的姜饼都经过改良，外面洒上一层糖霜，不但口感丰富，外型也相当讨好。

【意大利】
许多人有着圣诞节吃素食的传统习惯。不吃肉，鳕鱼倒能在餐桌上大行其道。吃虾，乌贼贝壳类肉做成的鱼肉色拉，还有胡瓜鱼，鳗鱼坚果制成的酱。

【欧陆】
姜饼的故乡虽然在德国，但欧陆人也习惯在圣诞期间吃姜饼。芬兰人会一边享用姜饼，一边喝glogi酒，它是一种掺入杏仁与葡萄干的酒，味道既辣且香。荷兰人甚至会把圣诞礼物藏在布丁或羊肠里呢！至于波兰人则分为两派，一派喜在圣诞前夕吃大餐，另一派却整日斋戒祈祷！

【非洲】
当圣诞夜的钟声响起后，人们方可回家吃一顿特别的圣诞餐。但他们的圣诞餐相对简单，只有一些面包、米、大蒜和煮肉。