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第四页：文化一瞥

影片对白：

 

Charlie: So happy you're here. This is the third open house and not one bite.

Anna: Well...Don't worry. I have everything under control.

Man: Anna, you are a realtor?

Anna: I'm a stager. I stage apartments for realtors. I transform ordinary spaces into something special. Most people don't know what it is they want until I show it to them, and so many places need my help. Oh! Not the Davenport, of course.

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Anna: It's just a very fine line between elegant and dowdy. I just think maybe a quarter-inch higher. Plus an eighth of an inch? We'll get it right. Ow! You did that on purpose. Knock it off.

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Woman: As I'm sure you're aware, apartments at the Davenport don't come up very often, and we have more than our share of applicants. So, why you?

Anna: I have lived in Boston my entire life, and I have always dreamed of living here. And thankfully, I have found somebody who shares that dream, and I can assure you that you will not find two people more in sync with your exceptionally high standards and, if I may be so bold, your taste.

Woman: Thank you.

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Charlie: Wow! With a bit of luck, we might get some offers.

Anna: Come on, Charlie. You know it's not about luck. It's about preparation. Put these in the oven half an hour before you open and you'll have five offers before noon. No luck needed.

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Jeremy: Okay, say it with me. Three bedrooms.

Anna: Three bedrooms.

Jeremy: Concierge.

Anna: Concierge.

Jeremy: Full gym and swimming pool looking over the common. I mean, come on!

Anna: Don't get cocky.

Jeremy: Why, you don't think they liked us?

Anna: I like us. Don't you like us?

Jeremy: We're okay. All right. Okay. Here we go. Ready? And...

(Bleeps)

Jeremy: Ugly!

Anna: Excuse me?

Jeremy: Not you, sweetie. It's Mr. Sheinbaum e-mailing me updates of his double bypass.

Anna: I'm glad I skipped lunch.

Jeremy: No, no, no, this is good. This is good, because this way I don't have to go in. We can go to dinner.

Anna: Studio apartment, two offers already.

Jeremy: That's 'Cause you're a genius.

Anna: Have you packed yet? Your flight's at 11:00.

Jeremy: I'm fine, just you don't be late. We've got an 8:00 rez and they're strict.

Anna: When am I ever late?

Jeremy: When your dad comes out of the woodwork demanding to see his daughter, that's when.

Anna: I have to go, Jer. I haven't seen him in weeks.

Jeremy: Okay, just wouldn't want you allriled up for our very special dinner.

Anna: You know I don't like surprises.

Jeremy: You'll like this one. See you.

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Anna’s friend: Oh, Anna, this is gonna blow your mind!

Anna: What'd you buy?

Anna’s friend: A lot, I got a lot, but that's not it. I wanted to tell you something. Guess who I saw coming out of DePrisco's?

Anna: Who?

Anna’s friend: Jeremy!

Anna: You did? When?

Anna’s friend: On the way here. The cab was stuck in traffic and I look over, and he's walking out of the store carrying that little red bag.

Anna: The bag.

Anna’s friend: There's only one reason people go into DePrisco's. You're gonna have a better engagement ring than me, you big jerk!

Anna: Oh, my God.

Anna’s friend: Did you know?

Anna: No. I mean, I did put his name on the mailing list a couple months ago hoping he'd get the hint, but...

Anna’s friend: Oh! He got the hint! I think he got the hint! Okay, hold on, we gotta work on your surprise face, 'Cause I don't want him to know I told you...

Anna: Okay, ask me.

Anna’s friend: Ready? Will you marry me?

Anna: (Gasps)

Anna’s friend: What? Are you scared? That was awful. Try it again.

Anna: Okay.

Anna’s friend: Try it again. Mmm...Bigger eyes. And maybe a little, "Who, me?" The good news is, you have time to practice between now and then.

(Both laughing)

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Man: Can I marry you?

Anna: No, thank you.

Man: Already married, huh?

Anna: Getting engaged.

Jack: Engaged?

Anna: Dad.

Jack: My daughter is engaged? Garcon! Champagne! Let's have a couple of beers, banana.

Anna: I'll get them.

(Laughing excitedly)

Jack: You're gonna be married. Jack Brady. Import-export, real estate. Glad to meet you. She's been four years with the guy. What was he thinking? I proposed to her mother after a week!

Man: I proposed to her after half an hour.

Jack: (Laughing) Exactly! Where's the lucky guy?

Anna: Packing. He has a cardiology convention in Dublin.

Jack: It's a good thing that Jeremy finally came around. You might have had to follow him to Ireland this weekend. It is leap year, you know.

Anna: Dad, do not tell that story again.

Jack: (Laughing) Why not?

Anna: It's a family myth.

Jack: It is the honest-to-God truth! That's what Grandma Jane did to Grandpa Tom. They'd been dating for a while and he was dragging his feet, so she finally suggested they pay a visit to the old country. February 29th, Dublin, Ireland, she hits him with it. Boom! Ring on finger, signed, sealed, delivered.

Anna: Well, I'm not going to have to pull a Grandma Jane.

Jack: That's my girl. I'm finally going to get some grandkids.

(Chuckling)

Anna: Dad, I've got to go.

Jack: Mmm-mmm. No, I just got here!

Anna: Yeah, well, you were late. We said 7:00.

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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. realtor: 房地产经纪人。

2.stager: 布景师。

3. dowdy: 不时髦的；过时的。例如：a dowdy suit（老式的西装）；a dowdy novel（过时的小说）。

4. Knock it off: 少来这一套（叫别人停止做某事）。也可以表示“住口”。看一下例子：Hey, you guys! Knock it off!（嗨，你们这些家伙！不要说了!）

5. come up: 出现。

6. in sync with: 与……同步。

7. concierge:（尤指法国公寓等处的）看门人。

8. cocky: 过分自信的；自以为是的。请看例子：Don't get cocky when you've achieved something.（别一有成绩就翘尾巴。）

9. bypass: （给心脏接旁通管的）分流术，搭桥术。

10. skip: 跳过（正常的步骤等）。影片中安娜指幸亏她没吃午饭，不然听到杰里米提这种血淋淋的画面会吐出来。

11. come out of the woodwork: 突然露面。看一下例子：When he won the lottery, all sorts of distant relatives came out of the woodwork.（他博彩中奖后，八竿子打不着的亲戚都突然登门造访。）

12. riled up: 十分生气；恼火。请看例子：Instead of getting all riled up about this, we should try to figure out what to do.（与其因此发火，我们还不如想想该怎么办。）

13. blow one's mind: 令人感到极度兴奋；令人十分震惊；令人昏头。

14. cardiology: 心脏病学。

15. come around: 改变立场。看一下例子：I think he'll come around eventually.（我认为他最终会回心转意的。）

16. leap year: 闰年。

17. drag one's feet: 磨磨蹭蹭不情愿，拖拉。例如：The boy drags his feet in doing school work.（这男孩做功课拖拖拉拉。） [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. 发生了什么事吗？

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2. 约翰太高傲了，应该让他知道自量。

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3. 人人都为此恼火。

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4. 这对年青人离婚两年后又和好了。

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答案见下期

 Leap Year《败犬求婚日》精讲之六     参考答案

1. Who is in charge here?

2. I hope this plan will work out.

3. He's always so pigheaded!

4. Why are you so sweaty and filthy?
 

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影片简介

 

安娜是一名优秀的布景师，男朋友杰里米则是一位出色的心脏科医生。两人已经相恋四年，还共同申请购买了波士顿顶级豪华社区的高尚住宅。安娜希望早日与男友步入婚姻的殿堂，却迟迟等不来男友的求婚。

 

父亲告诉安娜，在爱尔兰有一个传统，每个闰年的2月29日，女方都可向男方求婚，安娜的祖母便是如此。本不愿采取这种方法的安娜，在收到男友送的耳环（她原以为是订婚戒指）后，终于决定趁着杰里米在爱尔兰参加会议期间，向他求婚。安娜踏上了由波士顿前往都柏林的旅程。

 

但是，途中飞机却受到风暴影响，被迫降落在了威尔士；安娜从加的夫雇船航行至爱尔兰丁格尔半岛，狼狈不堪中投宿当地青年德克兰开的海滨旅店。

 

为了尽早赶去准备，安娜花费500欧元请小镇上唯一的司机，也是旅店老板的德克兰送她去都柏林。德克兰同意次日开车带安娜前往都柏林，一路上二人相互看不顺眼，争吵不休。争执中又遭遇车坏、暴雨、误点，途中又假扮夫妻投宿农家，可这一对冤家却也在不断的摩擦中彼此了解，情愫渐生。2月29日终于到来，安娜的一颗芳心究竟要托与何人呢？