【影片独白台词】

I wanted to get the name of that Chinese place, you and Roy are always raving about.
Come on in. I'll get you the address.
Carlos is a little grumpy since the credit card bills came in.
I figured a little M.S.G. should calm him down.
I've got a menu here somewhere.
 
I never noticed that before.
That doll.
Oh, Adelaide. Heck, I've had her since forever.
She was my best friend growing up.
I couldn't bear to toss her, so there she is.
I didn't know you were into dolls.
I'm not really into them.
 
Oh! Here's the menu.
Where did, uh, that come from?
I carry her around with me.
Mm-hmm, Her name's Princess Valerie.
Oh! Look! They could be sisters.
Oh, I have an idea.
Miss Charlotte's doll academy, where I got Valerie, has this tearoom.
It is beautiful. All of us should go sometime.
By all of us, you mean the dolls?
Of course, should I make a reservation?
Well, maybe. I'm kinda curious to see where this all goes.
 
【重点词汇句型讲解】
1. calm him down 使他镇静
固定短语：calm sb. down使某人平静，是某人镇静
例句：You'd better calm down and level your voice when you give a speech.
演讲时你最好镇定下来并放平声调。
 
2. were into dolls 十分喜爱洋娃娃
固定短语：be into sth.十分喜爱某事物；
be quite into sth热衷于做某事；be deep into sth深入调查
 
3. you mean the dolls?你是指这些洋娃娃？
you mean……常用于口语中，询问不确定的事物。
mean一词多义： adj. 平均的；卑鄙的；低劣的；vt. 意味；想要；意欲；n. 平均值；vi. 用意
短语： what do you mean 你的意思是什么；in the mean 同时，在此期间； mean by 意思是…；golden mean 中庸之道，[美]黄金分割
例句：The dark clouds mean rain.乌云意味着要下雨。
If you can bear with me a little longer, you will see what I mean.如果你能再容忍我一会儿，你就会明白我的意思了。
 
4. make a reservation 预定，预约 
例句：That seems to fit our schedule better.Could you make a reservation for those flights?这个似乎比较适合我们的旅程。 您能帮我预订那些班次吗？
We’re just a two-minute drive from there. Would you like to make a reservation?我们酒店离那里只有两分钟的车程您想预定房间吗？