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【青春密语】第1季第 1集 Part 4笑点 1
BEN- I just want in the band. I love music. I"ve always wanted
to play an instrument. Oh, and those uniforms are insane. Those
epaulets? Who came up with those?
MARK-You"re not
trying to get out of gym, are you?
B- Gym? I would get
off gym if I joined the band? What does one have to do
with the other?
M-
Both are considered physical activity.
B- Oh. Well, I know
some students in the band who are engaging in a lot of physical
activity. The drummer. Others, not so much.
Ben决定参加鼓乐队，一是为了逃避体育课，二是为了 接近吹法国号的Amy。但是辅导员识破了Ben那套“I love music”的把戏，认为他是为逃避体育课而要加入鼓乐队的。Ben假装热爱音乐的托词，还有阴谋被识破后装傻的话是本集的一大笑点。Ps. 最后说到了“鼓手”——【the drummer】，看过此剧的朋友可能会听出编剧是在影射某人的吧！
【what does one have to do with the other?】
——大意：二者之间有什么关系？
——注释：【have to do with】与…有关，与【one+ the
other】连用的方式常常出现。这句是Ben被识破后装傻的话。
笑点 2
M- Just tell me why you want in the band.
B- I"ve been rejected by the French horn player, a certain Amy...something or other. Therefore I"ve decided that I"m in love with her and cannot live without her. Ergo, I must take up an instrument and join the band. So what do ya say? Not that I don"t relish the opportunity to climb the ropes and jump over the horses in gym, but love calls, and I must answer.
背景
Ben在辅导员的追问下，只说出了一个原因，那就是因
为自己被Amy拒绝，所以才想加入鼓乐队借以接近Amy。那句【not
that】引导的“我不是不珍惜爬绳梯、跳木马的机会”，不仅讽刺了一下无聊的体育课，也能从中看出Ben仍在隐瞒自己逃避体育课的初衷。而Ben口中对
爱情天花乱坠的渲染，也能看出此时此刻对Ben来说，逃避体育课似乎比追求Amy更有价值。
【love
calls, and I must answer.】
——大意：爱情来了，我必须要回应。
——注释：大家应该听说过【Nature
calls】的用法吧，字面直译虽是“当大自然在呼唤”，实际是指“要上厕所”的意思。【love calls】中的Call的用法和前者相同。
笑点3
B-How long would it take to learn to play the cymbal?
M- I don"t know, but I think it"s called cymbals, and as easy as it looks, I would think you"d still have to learn to read music so you"d know when to smack "em together.
B- Fine. I-I"ll do it.
背景
Ben问辅导员多久能学会演奏铜钹【cymbal】，辅导员幽默的纠正，铜钹应该念【cymbals】，看似在纠正语言错误，就像裤子【trousers】一样，铜钹都是成对出现的；实际是在告诫Ben，不要以为铜钹很好学，因为虽然打击铜钹不难，但是知道什么时候打击铜钹就是需要学习的了。
笑点 4
M-Why do you even have to be in the band? Why can"t you just call this woman up and ask her out?
B-Because, as you mentioned earlier, now I kill two birds with one stone. I get a shot at the chick, plus I get outta P.E. Hey, but if you can take a compliment, I think you"re making progress. I like the suggestion just to call her. Now, I"m not a phone guy, but I like that you"d suggest something so practical and personal.
背景
辅导员建议与其加入鼓乐队，不如直接约Amy出
来。Ben这才说出一箭双雕的阴谋，还说是经辅导员提醒。而最后Ben还大言不惭的点评了辅导员的建议很【practical and
personal】，实在是很可爱。不过Mark这样的辅导员老师真是很难得。
【to kill two birds with one stone】——大意：一箭双雕，一举两得。
笑点 5
B- could I have a condom?
M- For what?
B- Ha. You"re gonna need to know what a condom"s for if you"re gonna make it at this job, Mark.
M- Get outta my office. I"ll find the band director.
背景
美国高中的辅导员【counsellor】，就是解决
学生在校生活问题的人，在其办公室可以领到免费的【condom】。Ben向其索取，而辅导员却问【for
what】，不是在问避孕套是做什么用的，而是在反问“你都没有女朋友，要避孕套有什么用？”而Ben却无厘头地责怪了一通辅导员老师，说他竟然不知道。
看来文弱书生似的Ben也是个难缠的高中生啊。
