Chapter 10 of 16 · 3'09"
A New Way Out 失业后的出路IMDb ↗
失业的人怎样在荒唐中找出路
Auto Focus · 2002
CEFR B1IELTS 5.0strip-clubWorkplace雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingUnemployed and killing time at a strip club, Bob listens as a playful conversation turns unexpectedly personal. A roller-coaster metaphor gives way to the radio veteran’s nightmare: dead air. When a friend suggests dinner theater as a possible next job, Bob hears opportunity as an insult and fires back. The scene is funny, uncomfortable, and revealing about pride after a career collapse.
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Robert Craneunemployed radio host
约
John CarpenterBob's agent
梅
Melissa / Mistress Victoriastripper and dominatrix
Chapters
16 parts · AI-cut01A Risky Career Turn演员接到烫手角色会怎么选B11'47"02A Marriage Confronted一场争吵揭开婚姻里的秘密B11'55"03Meeting the VTR Expert新朋友带来的技术改变生活B22'07"04The First Shoot镜头一开人们就暴露了欲望C13'33"05Home Movies热闹聚会里谁都逃不过镜头B13'24"06The Tape Betrayal一段录像让两个朋友彻底翻脸B21'45"07The Failed Demonstration一次失误足以让专家丢掉工作B21'56"08Repairing the Friendship朋友道歉之后关系真的能修复吗B12'03"09An Open Marriage开放婚姻说得轻而易举B21'46"10A New Way Out失业的人怎样在荒唐中找出路B13'09"11A Shocking Opportunity荒唐的计划撞上意外的好消息B22'12"12The Scandal Warning一条丑闻可能毁掉新的机会B21'35"13Served on Live TV体面节目也挡不住现实传票B12'03"14The Image Problem想翻身的人先要面对旧名声B13'16"15An Awkward Reunion父子重逢后用奇怪话题试探彼此B12'19"16The Final Break最后的伙伴终于说出真心话B21'54"
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00:02
You know what time it is?
你知道现在几点吗？
00:10
It's fuck time .
该操的时候了。
00:20
Let's hear it for the inimitable Miss Kitty,
让我们为这位无与伦比的凯蒂小姐喝彩，
00:22
now totally nude, yeah.
现在她可是全裸登场，耶。
00:26
And once again, our old friend, Colonel Hogan.
再次欢迎我们的老朋友霍根上校。
00:29
Robert Crane. Thanks again, Bob.
罗伯特·克兰。谢谢你，鲍勃。
00:32
We're gonna take a little pause for the cause. Be back in 10.
我们先稍作休息，十分钟后见。
00:35
Well, I was in radio for 15 years.
嗯，我干了15年电台。
00:39
I was 6 years in Bridgeport , Connecticut,
我在康涅狄格州布里奇波特待了6年，
00:42
9 here in Los Angeles, 6 years on Hogan's.
在洛杉矶这儿待了9年，在《霍根英雄》里也演了6年。
00:46
Wow. That's 20 years of solid work.
哇，那可是整整20年的扎实功夫。
00:50
Rotten to be out of work .
没工作真糟糕。
00:54
You've been bad.
你最近很不乖哦。
00:57
Yes, I have.
是啊，我是不乖。
00:58
Mm.
嗯。
01:01
I know what to do with boys like you.
我知道该怎么收拾你这种小男孩。
01:05
Hm?
嗯？
01:08
Well, stripping is a part-time thing for me.
嗯，脱衣舞只是我的兼职。
01:12
Mostly, I'm a dominatrix.
我主要是个支配型女王。
01:18
Here I'm Melissa.
在这里，我叫梅丽莎。
01:21
But, uh, my real self is Mistress Victoria.
不过，我真正的身份是维多利亚夫人。
01:27
You, you...
你，你……
01:28
You will respect Mistress Victoria.
你得尊重维多利亚夫人。
01:38
Are you joking?
你在开玩笑吧？
01:42
You tell me.
你说呢。
01:45
It's hard to explain, Carp.
这很难解释，卡普。
01:49
You ever been on a roller coaster?
你坐过过山车吗？
01:51
You know that feeling you get when you take that first plunge?
你知道第一次俯冲时那种感觉吗？
01:57
Yeah, sure.
知道，当然。
01:59
Well, imagine getting off while you're zooming straight down,
那就想象一下，过山车直冲下去时你还在达到高潮，
02:03
and your heart is going, you know,
你的心脏就会这样，懂吗，
02:07
thump, thump, thump.
咚、咚、咚。
02:10
It's...
就是……
02:14
That's what it's like.
就是这种感觉。
02:15
There's no way to compare it.
根本没法拿别的来比。
02:19
Wow.
哇。
02:24
It's dead air.
这就是无声空档。
02:26
What?
什么？
02:27
Dead air .
无声空档。
02:29
Dead air . It's the one thing every disc jockey knows .
无声空档，这是每个电台主持人都懂的事。
02:33
Don't get stuck with dead air.
别让节目陷入无声空档。
02:35
I swear to God ,
我对天发誓，
02:37
I've worked and I've worked, and I got dead air.
我一直拼命工作，可还是出现了无声空档。
02:40
Oh, I hate it.
哦，我最恨这个。
02:48
- Dinner theater. - [raps on table]
- 晚餐剧场。-（敲了敲桌子）
02:52
You're kidding.
你开玩笑吧。
02:54
Why? You've done summer theater.
怎么了？你不是演过夏季剧场吗？
02:57
That was summer theater!
那是夏季剧场！
03:00
That was to keep busy , not something to do during prime time !
那是为了找点事做，不是黄金时段该演的东西！
03:03
Dick Van Dyke does dinner theater and Jim Nabors, Andy Griffith.
迪克·范·戴克也演晚餐剧场，吉姆·纳伯斯、安迪·格里菲斯也演。
03:07
Maybe I need a new agent. Maybe you're the problem .
也许我该换个经纪人。也许问题就出在你身上。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:02
You know
you 常弱读，know 与后词连得很快。
You know what time it is?
你知道现在几点吗？
SlangB2↩ 00:10
fuck time
性交时间——粗俗成人玩笑，正式场合禁用
It's fuck time .
该操的时候了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:20
hear it for someone
hear it for someone
为某人喝彩
Let's hear it for the inimitable Miss Kitty,
让我们为这位无与伦比的凯蒂小姐喝彩，
Pronunciation↩ 00:20
hear it for
hear it 连读，r 与 it 衔接，for 弱读。
Let's hear it for the inimitable Miss Kitty,
让我们为这位无与伦比的凯蒂小姐喝彩，
Pronunciation↩ 00:39
years in Bridgeport
years 与 in 连读，辅音直接带入下一词。
I was 6 years in Bridgeport , Connecticut,
我在康涅狄格州布里奇波特待了6年，
CollocationA2↩ 00:50
be out of work
be out of work
失业；没有工作
Rotten to be out of work .
没工作真糟糕。
CollocationB1↩ 01:51
the feeling you get when...
the feeling you get when...
……时你会有的感觉
You know that feeling you get when you take that first plunge?
你知道第一次俯冲时那种感觉吗？
GrammarB1↩ 01:51
you get when you take that first plunge
省略关系词的定语从句：you get 修饰 feeling，when 从句再说明这种感觉出现的时点。
You know that feeling you get when you take that first plunge?
你知道第一次俯冲时那种感觉吗？
CollocationB2↩ 01:59
get off
get off
达到性高潮；获得快感
这里不是下车，而是达到性高潮。
Well, imagine getting off while you're zooming straight down,
那就想象一下，过山车直冲下去时你还在达到高潮，
GrammarB2↩ 01:59
imagine getting off while you're zooming straight down
动名词宾语：imagine 后接 getting 短语，while 从句补充同时发生的动作。
Well, imagine getting off while you're zooming straight down,
那就想象一下，过山车直冲下去时你还在达到高潮，
Pronunciation↩ 01:59
while you're zooming
you're 弱读，while 与 you're 连起来听。
Well, imagine getting off while you're zooming straight down,
那就想象一下，过山车直冲下去时你还在达到高潮，
SlangB2↩ 01:59
getting off
达到性高潮——成人口语；正式场合避免
Well, imagine getting off while you're zooming straight down,
那就想象一下，过山车直冲下去时你还在达到高潮，
GrammarB1↩ 02:29
every disc jockey knows
省略关系词：省略 that 的定语从句，修饰前面的 the one thing。
Dead air . It's the one thing every disc jockey knows .
无声空档，这是每个电台主持人都懂的事。
SlangB2↩ 02:29
Dead air
广播无声空档——电台播客行话，也可指尴尬沉默
Dead air . It's the one thing every disc jockey knows .
无声空档，这是每个电台主持人都懂的事。
CollocationB1↩ 02:33
get stuck with something
get stuck with something
被迫摊上某事
Don't get stuck with dead air.
别让节目陷入无声空档。
Pronunciation↩ 02:33
stuck with dead
with 常弱读，stuck with 连贯不分家。
Don't get stuck with dead air.
别让节目陷入无声空档。
CollocationB1↩ 02:35
swear to God
swear to God
对天发誓
I swear to God ,
我对天发誓，
Pronunciation↩ 02:37
worked and I've
and 弱读，worked 与 I've 几乎一口带过。
I've worked and I've worked, and I got dead air.
我一直拼命工作，可还是出现了无声空档。
CollocationA2↩ 03:00
keep someone busy
keep someone busy
让自己忙起来
That was to keep busy , not something to do during prime time !
那是为了找点事做，不是黄金时段该演的东西！
CollocationB1↩ 03:00
prime time
prime time
黄金时段
That was to keep busy , not something to do during prime time !
那是为了找点事做，不是黄金时段该演的东西！
GrammarB1↩ 03:00
not something to do during prime time
不定式后置修饰：to do 后置修饰 something，说明它不适合在黄金时段进行。
That was to keep busy , not something to do during prime time !
那是为了找点事做，不是黄金时段该演的东西！
Pronunciation↩ 03:00
keep busy
keep 和 busy 都重读，突出只是找事做。
That was to keep busy , not something to do during prime time !
那是为了找点事做，不是黄金时段该演的东西！
Pronunciation↩ 03:07
you're the problem
you're、the 弱读，problem 重读，末尾降调。
Maybe I need a new agent. Maybe you're the problem .
也许我该换个经纪人。也许问题就出在你身上。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 00:10
fuck time
性交时间
In the scene主持人用粗俗玩笑调侃脱衣舞表演的气氛。
The guys joked that Saturday night was fuck time.那帮人开玩笑说周六晚上该干点刺激的。
In daily life
朋友起哄He called Friday night fuck time, and everyone groaned.他把周五晚上叫作“干事时间”，大家都无语了。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:20
inimitable
独一无二的
In the scene主持人夸张介绍凯蒂，语气像舞台报幕。
Her inimitable laugh filled the theater.她那独一无二的笑声充满了剧院。
In daily life
夸朋友风格Your inimitable storytelling kept the whole table laughing.你独一无二的讲故事方式让整桌人都笑个不停。
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CollocationA2↩ 00:50
out of work
失业；没工作
In the scene鲍勃说自己离开岗位，语气里带着明显失落。
After the factory closed, dozens of workers were out of work.工厂关门后，几十名工人失去了工作。
In daily life
安慰朋友I know being out of work is stressful, but you have options.我知道失业压力很大，但你还有选择。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 01:59
get off
达到性高潮
In the scene梅丽莎用过山车俯冲比喻性高潮，get off 是成人口语义。
She says she gets off on solving impossible puzzles.她说自己从破解不可能的谜题中获得快感。
In daily life
谈兴趣Some people get off on extreme sports.有些人从极限运动中获得快感。
above my level
PunB2↩ 02:24
dead air
广播无声；冷场
In the scene鲍勃把尴尬停顿拽回电台经验，专业术语也成了笑点。
The podcast fell into dead air when the host lost his notes.主持人找不到笔记时，播客陷入了无声空档。
In daily life
线上会议卡住There was dead air after the manager asked for volunteers.经理问谁愿意报名后，现场一片沉默。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:33
get stuck with
被迫摊上
In the scene鲍勃把无声空档说成主持人最怕被困住的麻烦。
I got stuck with the late shift again.我又被迫上晚班了。
In daily life
临时加班She got stuck with the last-minute report.她被迫接下了那份临时报告。
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DiscourseB1↩ 01:42
you tell me
你说呢；我也想知道
In the scene面对调侃式提问，回答者把判断抛回去，语气暧昧又挑衅。
Why is the printer broken? You tell me.打印机怎么坏了？你说呢。
In daily life
同事问进度Who changed the schedule? You tell me.谁改了日程？你问我啊。
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CollocationB1↩ 03:00
prime time
黄金时段
In the scene鲍勃认为晚餐剧场不配占用观众最多的时段。
The show moved to prime time after its ratings improved.收视率提高后，这档节目被调到了黄金时段。
In daily life
安排发布会Please schedule the launch during prime time.请把发布安排在黄金时段。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Don't get stuck with dead air.”
别让节目陷入无声空档。
Why it's great
短而有画面，把电台事故说成随时会缠上的麻烦。
Pattern
Don't get stuck with + 名词
When to use
提醒同事别被某个麻烦拖住时。
Similar
Don't get stuck with extra work. ／ Don't get stuck in traffic.
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 stuck 和 dead air，with 弱读，句尾略收。
Use it yourself
会议冷场Don't get stuck with an empty agenda.别让会议卡在空白议程上。
“Maybe I need a new agent. Maybe you're the problem.”
也许我该换个经纪人。也许问题就出在你身上。
Why it's great
两个 Maybe 平行重复，把抱怨、迁怒和喜剧节奏一次推出来。
Pattern
Maybe X. Maybe Y.
When to use
半认真半挖苦地提出两个可能性。
Similar
Maybe we need a new plan. Maybe the timing is the problem.
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informal
Shadowing tip
两次 Maybe 都轻起，new agent 与 problem 重读，第二句降调。
Use it yourself
甩锅同事Maybe I need a new partner. Maybe you're the problem.也许我该换个搭档。也许问题就出在你身上。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 支配者的双重身份
Well, stripping is a part-time thing for me. Mostly, I'm a dominatrix. Here I'm Melissa. But, uh, my real self is Mistress Victoria.
嗯，脱衣舞只是我的兼职。 我主要是个支配型女王。 在这里，我叫梅丽莎。 不过，我真正的身份是维多利亚夫人。
身份切换制造张力，语气从随意转为命令前的铺垫。
❝ 用过山车解释高潮
Well, imagine getting off while you're zooming straight down, and your heart is going, you know, thump, thump, thump. It's... That's what it's like. There's no way to compare it.
那就想象一下，过山车直冲下去时你还在达到高潮， 你的心脏就会这样，懂吗， 咚、咚、咚。 就是…… 就是这种感觉。 根本没法拿别的来比。
把陌生感受拆成连续动作，节奏由长句推向短促停顿。