Day 34 · What a Night | 这一晚收尾
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📖 今日全文:
① Listen, I'm so done with this.
听我说, 我真的服了.
② So I just got pulled over on my way home.
我刚刚回家路上就被警察拦了.
③ I was driving back from dinner at my friend's place.
我刚从朋友家吃完饭开回来.
④ I came up to this stop sign at the corner.
我开到路口那个 stop sign.
⑤ And I stopped. I swear, I stopped.
我停了啊, 真的停了.
⑥ But the cop said I didn't come to a full stop.
但警察说我没有完全停下.
⑦ I've been in the States for three years now.
我都来美国三年了.
⑧ And this is the third time. Like, the third!
这都第三次了, 真的第三次!
⑨ Every single time, it's the middle of the night.
每一次都是大半夜.
⑩ There's literally no other car on the road.
路上一辆别的车都没有.
⑪ I mean, you'd see the headlights from a mile away.
真要有车, 你老远就能看到车灯了.
⑫ Are these cops just trying to hit their quota or what?
这些警察就是想凑业绩吧?
⑬ And now I owe, like, three hundred bucks.
我现在还得掏 300 块.
⑭ And to make matters worse, my insurance is gonna go up.
更绝的是, 我保险还得涨.
⑮ And the cop even said, "Drive safe, have a good night."
那警察竟然还说, "路上小心, 晚安."
⑯ Honestly, what a way to end the night.
真的, 这一晚收尾也是绝了.
📌 关键词:
· pulled over /pʊld ˈoʊvər/ 被警察拦下来 / 靠边停 (phrasal verb)。pull 加 over, 过去式 pulled over。美国开车文化高频, 也用作主动 "pull over here"。例:I got pulled over last night / the cop pulled me over / just pull over here
· come up to /kʌm ʌp tuː/ 走近 / 开到 / 靠近某物 (phrasal verb)。过去式 came up to。开车 / 走路 / 人靠近都用。例:I came up to the stop sign / she came up to me / when you come up to the light
· full stop /fʊl stɑːp/ 完全停下 (driving 术语)。美国 stop sign 路口必须 come to a full stop, 没做叫 rolling stop, 警察就有理由拦。固定 collocation: come to a full stop / make a full stop。例:come to a full stop / didn't come to a full stop / a complete and full stop
· owe /oʊ/ 欠 / 该付。钱 / 人情 / 道歉 / 感谢都能 owe。owe 后面直接接人 + 物 (owe sb sth)。例:I owe you twenty bucks / you owe me an apology / how much do I owe you
· to make matters worse /tə meɪk ˈmætərz wɜːrs/ 雪上加霜 / 更糟的是 (idiom)。讲故事铺垫下一个糟心事时用, 比 "and also" 高级。matters 指 "情况 / 局面", worse 是 bad 的比较级。例:to make matters worse, the car broke down / to make matters worse, it started raining / and to make matters worse, I lost my keys
· on my way home /ɒn maɪ weɪ hoʊm/ 在回家路上。on one's way 是固定模板, way 后面接 home / work / school 都行。例:on my way home / on my way to work / on the way back
· stop sign /stɑːp saɪn/ 停车标志 (八角红色)。美国路口最常见的交通标志, 必须 come to a full stop。例:stop sign at the corner / run a stop sign (闯停车标志) / there's a stop sign
· I swear /aɪ swɛr/ 我发誓 / 我真的。强调 "我说的是真的" 的口语强烈语气词, 不是法律 "发誓"。常单独成句或加在句首。例:I swear, I stopped / I swear to God / I swear it wasn't me
· the States /ðə steɪts/ 美国 (口语常用法)。比 the United States / America 都更日常, native 闲聊都说 the States。例:I've been in the States for three years / when I was in the States / back in the States
· every single time /ˈɛvri ˈsɪŋɡəl taɪm/ 每一次都是 (强调). single 在这是强化副词, 表 "无一例外"。比 every time 更带情绪。例:every single time, it rains / every single time I try / every single one of them
· middle of the night /ˈmɪdl əv ðə naɪt/ 大半夜 / 半夜三更。固定短语, 表夜里很晚的时段。例:in the middle of the night / wake up in the middle of the night / it's the middle of the night
· headlights /ˈhɛdlaɪts/ 车前大灯 (复数, 因为左右两个)。head 加 light, 通常用复数 headlights。例:turn on your headlights / see the headlights / bright headlights
· from a mile away /frəm ə maɪl əˈweɪ/ 老远就 / 一英里外就 (口语夸张). 不是真的一英里, 表 "距离很远就能看 / 听 / 闻到"。例:see it from a mile away / smell it from a mile away / you can tell from a mile away
· hit their quota /hɪt ðɛr ˈkwoʊtə/ 完成业绩指标。quota 是配额 / 指标, hit 是达到。销售 / 警察开罚单 / KPI 都用。例:hit their quota / meet the quota / monthly quota
· three hundred bucks /θriː ˈhʌndrəd bʌks/ 三百块。bucks 是 dollars 的口语版, 跟 "几块钱" 一个感觉。复数加 s。例:three hundred bucks / twenty bucks / a couple bucks
· gonna /ˈɡʌnə/ going to 的口语缩写 (be 加 gonna 加 动词), 表 "将要 / 打算"。写邮件 / 正式场合不用, 日常口语 native 几乎都说 gonna。例:I'm gonna go / it's gonna rain / what are you gonna do
· drive safe /draɪv seɪf/ 开车小心 / 路上安全 (美式告别语)。语法上应该是 drive safely, 但 native 口语就说 drive safe。同款: stay safe / sleep tight。例:drive safe / drive safe out there / drive safe, see you tomorrow
· have a good night /hæv ə ɡʊd naɪt/ 晚安 / 晚上愉快 (告别语). 比 good night 更礼貌正式。下班 / 离开餐厅 / 警察执法完都说。例:have a good night / you too, have a good night / thanks, have a good night
· what a way to end the night /wɒt ə weɪ tə ɛnd ðə naɪt/ 这一晚收尾也是绝了 (day33 "what a way to start the day" 模板 callback)。what a way to 加动词 是万用模板。例:what a way to end the night / what a way to end the day / what a way to spend Saturday
明天见。Have a nice day!