《緋聞女孩》第二季第20集原創學習筆記
Jenny's kinda-not-sweet sixteen!
Serena throw's Jenny an small birthdayparty for her sweet sixteenth, but things get out of control when PoppyLifton turns the birthday into a huge social event. Vanessa in a momentof desesperation agrees to help Chuck with a schemehaving to do with Blair and Nate. Rufus tries to figure out how tocover Dan's Yale tuition, when he learns that Dan will notreceive financial aid.
WORDS & EXPRESSIONS
1.
Serena: What was that?
Blair: Dorota has a cold. Dorota,I told you not to use your handkerchief at the table. It's disgusting.
Serena: Oh, it sounded like a car horn. It must have been on my end.
It must have been on my end: 聲音一定是我這邊的。當時 S跟B在通電話，B騙S說自己在家裏，但其實她是在大街上並差點被車撞到，司機按了喇叭，所以S問B那個是什麼聲音，B撒謊賴在Dorota身上，S就說那可能是我聽錯了，大概是我這裏的喇叭聲。
2.
Rufus: Look at us. Everything's working out. You're in Yale and Jenny might actually make it to 16.
Dan: That was a little touch-and-go there for a while.
Jenny: Yes, but I still have 24 hours to mess up, so...
make it to 16: 總算平平安安到16歲了, make it有好不容易做成某事的意思，比如你長跑跑到終點，就可以說I made it.
touch-and-go: Dangerous and uncertain in nature or outcome; precarious; delicate. 危險的，不確定的，現在還說不準。Dan這句話就是針對Rufus那句“總算到16歲了”來說的，因爲因爲當時離Jenny 16歲生日還差一天。
mess up: to spoil something, or do something badly, 搞砸，做壞事
3.
Serena: Poppy. Oh, my gosh.
Poppy: Oh, it's so good to see you. I was beginning to think we weren't running in the same circles anymore. It's been so long.
running in the same circles: 不在一個社交圈子了，注意“混圈子”的混用run
4.
Poppy: Well, it sounds like everything's exactly the same as it was last time I saw you. Makes catching up easier, though, right?
Serena: Yeah. I'm throwing a party this weekend.
Poppy: Really? Oh, what's the occasion? Not that you need one.
catch up: To bring (another) up to date; brief. 敘舊。比如你和你的朋友很久未見，重新遇上了，你們有很多話要說，有很多互相的情況要彙報，那麼你就可以說so much to catch up.
throw a party: 辦聚會用throw, 比較隨便的一個講法。
what’s the occasion: 主題是什麼，爲了什麼而辦這個聚會
not that you need one: 當然你也不一定需要理由，not that表示“倒不是……”
5.
Chuck: So if you'll excuse me...
Eric: Does this feel like a sitcom to anybody else?
Dan: It feels like a reality show.
Chuck: Good. So I can vote you off.
So if you'll excuse me: 抱歉我要離開了，這句話通常用在你和一羣人正在聊天或者聚會的時候，你中途有事要離開，就可以說這句話。
vote you off: 我可以把你選出局了。Eric說大家一起吃早餐的畫面像情景喜劇(sitcom), Dan說更像是真人秀(reality show), 於是Chuck接着他的話說如果是那樣，我就選淘汰你。
6.
Dan was denied financial aid at Yale. Funds are limited, and these days, there are a lot of other students that need it more than we do.
be denied something: 申請被拒絕了
7.
Serena: Thanks for meeting me.
Poppy: After I saw you this morning, I felt kind of terrible.
Serena: I'm in a rut, aren't I?
Poppy: Yeah. Well, a girl like you should be on the arm of a designer at the costume ball one day and yachting around the Maldives the next, not making up and breaking up with the same high school boy and feuding with your frenemy.
in a rut: in a type of boring habitual behavior, 一成不變。rut是車轍，就是輪胎滾過的痕跡。這個詞組來源於馬車的輪子在泥路上留下車轍，後來的車子行駛就容易多了，只要沿着這條車轍繼續前進就可以了，由此必須那些一成不變的習慣或者行爲。
feud with: 長期鬥爭
frenemy: 亦敵亦友，是friend和enemy的合成詞。Someone who is both friend and enemy, a relationship that is both mutually beneficial or dependent while being competitive, fraught with risk and mistrust.
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8.
Chuck: I have to say I was a little surprised when you called.
Vanessa: That he dumped me, I can accept, but then he had the nerve to say that there was nothing between him and Blair.
Chuck: The "just friends" speech? I got it, too. They're making fools of us.
have the nerve to: 居然有膽子……
They’re making fools of us: 他們把我們當傻瓜耍
9.
Jenny: Uh, do you know if Vanessa's coming?
Dan: Yeah, she and Nate broke up last night. It seems like she's taking it pretty hard, but, uh, she wants to come to the party, said she'd call.
take it pretty hard: 她不好過，你不大能接受這個事實
10.
Jenny: First of all, you need to stop watching so many old sitcoms on Hulu, and second, Dad on the upper east side? I mean, there's no way. No, we can't live up here. We're...
Dan: Humphreys.
Jenny: Damn straight.
Hulu: 一個視頻網站，由FOX和NBC共同投資，目前只對美國觀衆提供熱門劇集的在線觀看。Hulu的名字來源於中文，第一取“葫蘆”之意，因爲在古代葫蘆都是用來裝珍貴的東西的，所謂的“寶葫蘆”；其二，來自中文“互錄”，意思是可以互動的記錄。網址是
no way: impossible
live up: 快樂的生活
damn straight: 相當於damn right, 完全正確
11.
Jenny: What are you doing here?
Penelope: Once I heard Poppy Lifton was coming to your party, I canceled mine. In the last 20 minutes, I've been hit on by two Bronfman’s and a gay designer. It was so worth it.
Hazel: Kudos on rising from the social grave.
hit on: 被搭訕
Bronfman’s: Bronfman家族，原來是Seagram酒業大王，後收購了好萊塢的Universal製片公司和Interscope唱片公司。1998年又收購了歐洲PolyGram唱片公司，成爲唱片業的最大巨頭。2000年6月，Bronfman家族將Seagram公司售與法國的Vivendi，換股合組Vivendi-Universal.
It was so worth it: 真是太值了
kudos: personal fame or glory. 注意kudos是一個單詞，是單數。
12.
Jenny: Eric, I don't get it. Why would Serena hijack my birthday?
Eric: Well, I know she was trying to do something nice for you. Maybe she just got a little carried away.
hijack: seize control of, 奪權
be or get carried away: to be engrossed in or fascinated by something to the point of losing self-control, 對某事太過着迷以至於失去控制
13.
Nate: Where'd your boyfriend go?
Vanessa: We're not a couple. It's just physical.
Nate: I'll take your word for it.
It's just physical: 只是肉體關係
take your word for it: 我相信你的話
14.
Vanessa: They have been in there for a while. What if all we did is push 'em closer together?
Chuck: You just need to relax and trust in the power of our overwhelming sexual chemistry to drive a wedge between them.
chemistry: 形容兩個人之間互相吸引力，mutual attraction or sympathy; rapport.
drive a wedge: 破壞
15.
Rufus: Did you call that kid who sent you a fan letter I bet he's dying to hear back from you.
Dan: Yeah, well, I mean, it was great of him to reach out like that, so I'll give him a call.
reach out: attempt to communicate. e.g. I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me.
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ALLUSIONS
Episode title: Remains of the J
The Remains of the Day is a novel by by Japanese-British author Kazuo Ishiguro and movie directed by James Ivory and starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. The Remains of the Day ranks in the Sunday Times list of 100 greatest novels. It's a story about a butler, who decides to sacrifice his life to the loyal service of Lord Darlington.
THE STYLE
In this photo from the 20th episode of Gossip Girl, Blair faces a brutal blizzard looking just as stylish as ever. Blair wears a Kate Spade hat, BCBG coat, Club Monaco tights and carries an Isabella Adams bag.
When she's not dressed for a blizzard, Blair Waldorf looks elegant and regal (and warm) in the comfort of her home. In this scene she wears a chic gray top with a pink pleated skirt and black pumps. It's a beautiful color combination that Blair wears well.
Blair's Milly party dress takes on an "Upper East Side Wonder Woman" vibe with the addition of a Rachel Leigh cuff.
Serena van der Woodsen looks ready for Spring in this still from the 20th episode of Gossip Girl. It's all about that super cool yellow trench coat, though the hunter green sweater, skinny jeans, and quilted patent bag are pretty chic too.
It's sweet 16 for Jenny who wears a Missoni dress, Doma jacket, Alexis Bittar earrings, David Aubrey and Landver bracelets and carries a Forever 21 clutch to her out-of-control party.
When she's not mixing hoodies with dresses, Jenny Humphrey can look quite elegant. Such is the case here, where she's wearing a beautifully crafted one-shoulder dress with opaque tights and knee-high lace boots.
Vanessa Abrams gets a little too close for comfort in this particular scene from Gossip Girl. But if she's going to be bad, at least she looks good in her purple halter dress. We can't see much beyond that and her pink bracelet, but add a pair of complementary gold pumps to complete her dressed-up look.
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