Эмили в Париже: Обед с Минди

Do you want to have lunch?

du ju wɔnt tɪ hæv lənʧ?

No, I'll have a cigarette.

noʊ, aɪl hæv ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt.

Uh, I have a bad stomach.

ə, aɪ hæv ə bæd ˈstəmək.

I have a previous engagement.

aɪ hæv ə ˈpriviəs ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt.

Excusez-moi! Laurent! Sybil! [French: Apologize to the lady! I'm sorry. Can I buy you another one? ]

excusez-moi! ˈlɔrənt! ˈsɪbɪl! [frɛnʧ: əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz tɪ ðə ˈleɪdi! əm ˈsɑri. kən aɪ baɪ ju əˈnəðər wən?

Sorry, I don't speak French.

ˈsɑri, aɪ doʊnt spik frɛnʧ.

Ah, American?

ɑ, əˈmɛrɪkən?

Yes. But did you think that I was French?

jɛs. bət dɪd ju θɪŋk ðət aɪ wɑz frɛnʧ?

Honestly, no. I was being polite. You look American. Are you from Indiana?

ˈɑnəstli, noʊ. aɪ wɑz biɪŋ pəˈlaɪt. ju lʊk əˈmɛrɪkən. ər ju frəm ˌɪndiˈænə?

Chicago.

ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ.

Oh. I was close. I went to junior high in Indianapolis.

oʊ. aɪ wɑz kloʊz. aɪ wɛnt tɪ ˈʤunjər haɪ ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs.

Oh, cool. No way! Why?

oʊ, kul. noʊ weɪ! waɪ?

Ah, long story. Very boring. The story and Indianapolis. But the girls, they look like you. Nice.

ɑ, lɔŋ ˈstɔri. ˈvɛri ˈbɔrɪŋ. ðə ˈstɔri ənd ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs. bət ðə gərlz, ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ju. nis.

Are those your children?

ər ðoʊz jʊr ˈʧɪldrən?

No, I'm their nanny. Laurent! [Mandarin: Stay where I can see you. ] I'm teaching them Mandarin.

noʊ, əm ðɛr ˈnæni. ˈlɔrənt! [ˈmændərən: steɪ wɛr aɪ kən si ju. əm ˈtiʧɪŋ ðɛm ˈmændərən.

How long have you been here?

haʊ lɔŋ hæv ju bɪn hir?

Uh ... almost a year. From Shanghai. But my mother's from Korea. Another long, boring story.

ə ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə jɪr. frəm ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ. bət maɪ ˈməðərz frəm ˌkɔˈriə. əˈnəðər lɔŋ, ˈbɔrɪŋ ˈstɔri.

Do you love it?

du ju ləv ɪt?

Yes, of course I love Paris. And the food is so delicious. Mmmm. The fashion, so chic. The lights, so magical. But the people... so mean.

jɛs, əv kɔrs aɪ ləv ˈpɛrɪs. ənd ðə fud ɪz soʊ dɪˈlɪʃəs. mmmm. ðə ˈfæʃən, soʊ ʃik. ðə laɪts, soʊ ˈmæʤɪkəl. bət ðə ˈpipəl... soʊ min.

I mean, they can't all be mean.

aɪ min, ðeɪ kænt ɔl bi min.

Oh, yes, they can. Chinese people are mean behind your back. French people, mean to your face.

oʊ, jɛs, ðeɪ kən. ʧaɪˈniz ˈpipəl ər min bɪˈhaɪnd jʊr bæk. frɛnʧ ˈpipəl, min tɪ jʊr feɪs.

Mm.

mm.

But you're on vacation here, so...

bət jʊr ɔn veɪˈkeɪʃən hir, soʊ...

Oh, no. Actually, I work here. I have a job with a French marketing firm.

oʊ, noʊ. ˈæˌkʧuəli, aɪ wərk hir. aɪ hæv ə ʤɑb wɪθ ə frɛnʧ ˈmɑrkətɪŋ fərm.

Seriously?

ˈsɪriəsli?

Yeah.

jæ.

Well, so you know.

wɛl, soʊ ju noʊ.

Well, I just started.

wɛl, aɪ ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd.

Oh. Do you have any friends in Paris?

oʊ. du ju hæv ˈɛni frɛndz ɪn ˈpɛrɪs?

No, but my boyfriend's coming next week to visit, so...

noʊ, bət maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛndz ˈkəmɪŋ nɛkst wik tɪ ˈvɪzɪt, soʊ...

Are you lonely?

ər ju ˈloʊnli?

No. Sometimes.

noʊ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz.

Give me your phone. Okay, so here's my number. If you're lonely, you text me, we have dinner. I'm Mindy.

gɪv mi jʊr foʊn. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, soʊ hɪrz maɪ ˈnəmbər. ɪf jʊr ˈloʊnli, ju tɛkst mi, wi hæv ˈdɪnər. əm ˈmɪndi.

Emily. Nice to meet you.

ˈɛmɪli. nis tɪ mit ju.

French people do this.

frɛnʧ ˈpipəl du ðɪs.

Oh.

oʊ.

Mwah. Mwah.

mwah. mwah.