Chapter 14 of 16 · 3'16"
The Image Problem 重返圈内受阻IMDb ↗
想翻身的人先要面对旧名声
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingBob drops in on his former agent with a modest request: help him get back into television. The agent is willing to listen, but Bob's reputation has become a professional liability. As Bob tries to sell himself as a changed man, his jokes about sex, family, and sobriety reveal both his charm and his blind spots. The scene turns a routine career meeting into an awkward negotiation over identity.
鲍
Bobvisiting actor
前
Unnamed former agentformer agent
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
Bob, you surprised me. Come in.
鲍勃，你真让我意外。进来吧。
00:05
Close the door , will you?
把门关上，好吗？
00:08
Sit.
坐下。
00:13
You need anything?
要喝点什么吗？
00:17
Sit.
坐下。
00:19
So what's, uh... what's on your mind ?
所以，你……你有什么事？
00:24
Just passing through .
只是路过。
00:28
Some things never change.
有些事永远不会变。
00:31
How's the theater?
剧院怎么样？
00:32
Our, uh, the boys are helping you, right?
我们……我的意思是，那帮小伙子在帮你，对吧？
00:35
I got eight months lined up , thank you.
我已经排了八个月的活，谢谢。
00:38
That's a nice little moneymaker .
那可是个不错的小财源。
00:40
You should know.
你应该知道。
00:45
How's the family? The kids all right?
家里怎么样？孩子们还好吗？
00:48
Patti and I broke up.
我和帕蒂分手了。
00:50
- Yeah, I heard. - She hates me.
——嗯，我听说了。——她恨我。
00:53
And she threw stuff at me...
她还拿东西砸我……
00:55
Ashtrays, a videocassette.
烟灰缸，还有录像带。
00:58
She cut my lip here. I had to have stitches.
她把我嘴唇这儿划破了。我还缝了针。
01:04
I was wondering if you'd set some meetings up for me.
我在想，你能不能帮我安排几次会面。
01:07
Get in circulation . A game show.
让我重新回到圈子里。比如上个游戏节目。
01:10
Do you remember the reaction I got on Password?
你还记得我上《Password》时引起的反响吗？
01:13
I know, Password is, you know, not on the air anymore,
我知道，《Password》已经不播了，你懂的，
01:16
but maybe Hollywood Squares, you know?
但《Hollywood Squares》也许可以，你懂吧？
01:19
Something just to get into the...
找点什么，让我重新进入……
01:21
the public's eye .
公众视野。
01:22
Don't look like that.
别摆出那副表情。
01:24
Hey, I'm not talking about Paul Lynde's square.
嘿，我又不是说要去保罗·林德的那个格子。
01:27
Any square is fine.
哪个格子都行。
01:29
We've talked about this... the image problem.
我们聊过这个……我的形象问题。
01:32
If I were to send you out again ,
如果我要再把你推出去，
01:33
I'd have to be able to tell people you're a new man .
我得能告诉别人，你已经是个全新的人了。
01:37
Well, tell them sex is normal.
那就告诉他们，性很正常。
01:41
It's good for you. I'm normal.
对身体有好处。我很正常。
01:44
People got these hang-ups .
人们就是有这些心理包袱。
01:51
Do you know that there's actually people out there who avoid me now?
你知道吗，现在外面真的有人躲着我。
01:54
I'm the... This is a nice one.
我是那个……这个不错。
01:58
I'm the friendly guy.
我是那个友善的人。
02:01
I'm the... the mediator.
我是那个……调解员。
02:02
My brother and father,
我哥哥和我父亲，
02:04
goddamn , they hated each other.
他妈的，他们俩恨透了对方。
02:06
You know?
你知道吧？
02:10
I'm the good son.
我是个好儿子。
02:11
Hey, I'm not a counselor.
嘿，我可不是心理咨询师。
02:16
I'm feeling very awkward being put in this situation.
被推到这种处境里，我觉得非常尴尬。
02:26
I'll tell you something. There's one thing I know.
我告诉你吧。我只知道一件事。
02:28
Bob, people don't change unless they want to .
鲍勃，人只有在自己想改变时才会改变。
02:33
I want to .
我想改变。
02:36
A drunk can't get sober and still hang around his old drinking buddies .
酒鬼要戒酒，就不能还和以前的酒友混在一起。
02:39
It doesn't work that way, kid.
事情不是这么运作的，孩子。
02:45
- [intercom buzzes] - Excuse me.
——（对讲机响了）——不好意思。
02:47
Yeah?
什么事？
02:49
- [Woman] Your 4.'00 is here. - Tell him to wait.
——（女人）你的4点预约到了。——叫他等着。
02:58
You got meetings. You got meetings.
你还有会要开。你还有会要开。
02:59
No. No hurry. Sit down.
不急。不急，坐下。
03:01
I got to go anyway.
反正我也得走了。
03:04
Come here.
过来。
03:05
I want you to know something. I'm here for you . I want to help you. You understand?
我想让你知道一件事。我会支持你。我想帮你。明白吗？
03:09
Huh?
啊？
03:11
Yes. I'll call you.
好。我会给你打电话。
03:14
Good luck, kid. Beginner's Luck, right?
祝你好运，孩子。新手总有好运，对吧？
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:05
the door
the弱读为/ðə/，door承重音。
Close the door , will you?
把门关上，好吗？
CollocationA2↩ 00:19
what's on someone's mind
what's on someone's mind
某人心里在想什么
So what's, uh... what's on your mind ?
所以，你……你有什么事？
Pronunciation↩ 00:19
on your mind
on、your都弱读，mind承载疑问重音。
So what's, uh... what's on your mind ?
所以，你……你有什么事？
CollocationA2↩ 00:24
pass through somewhere
pass through somewhere
路过某地
Just passing through .
只是路过。
CollocationB1↩ 00:35
line something up
line something up
把某事安排妥当
I got eight months lined up , thank you.
我已经排了八个月的活，谢谢。
SlangB1↩ 00:38
moneymaker
赚钱的项目——非正式地说某事很能赚钱，正式写作少用。
That's a nice little moneymaker .
那可是个不错的小财源。
CollocationB1↩ 01:04
set something up
set something up
安排某事
I was wondering if you'd set some meetings up for me.
我在想，你能不能帮我安排几次会面。
GrammarB2↩ 01:04
if you'd set some meetings up for me
间接请求从句：if从句嵌在委婉请求后，I'd是I would，语气比直接提要求柔和。
I was wondering if you'd set some meetings up for me.
我在想，你能不能帮我安排几次会面。
CollocationB2↩ 01:07
get into circulation
get into circulation
进入行业或人脉圈
Get in circulation . A game show.
让我重新回到圈子里。比如上个游戏节目。
CollocationB1↩ 01:21
get into the public eye
get into the public eye
进入公众视野
the public's eye .
公众视野。
GrammarB2↩ 01:32
If I were to send you out again
虚拟条件句：were to表示假设情形，意为“如果我再次派你出去”。
If I were to send you out again ,
如果我要再把你推出去，
GrammarB1↩ 01:33
tell people you're a new man
宾语从句：tell后接人再接省略that的从句，说明要告诉别人什么。
I'd have to be able to tell people you're a new man .
我得能告诉别人，你已经是个全新的人了。
Pronunciation↩ 01:33
a new man
a和new连读，三个词顺滑成一组。
I'd have to be able to tell people you're a new man .
我得能告诉别人，你已经是个全新的人了。
SlangB2↩ 01:44
hang-ups
心理包袱——口语中谈偏见或过度顾虑，语气较随意。
People got these hang-ups .
人们就是有这些心理包袱。
SlangB1↩ 02:04
goddamn
该死的；他妈的——粗俗的恼怒或强调用语，正式场合别用。
goddamn , they hated each other.
他妈的，他们俩恨透了对方。
CollocationB1↩ 02:28
unless someone wants to
unless someone wants to
除非本人真想
Bob, people don't change unless they want to .
鲍勃，人只有在自己想改变时才会改变。
GrammarB1↩ 02:28
unless they want to
条件从句：unless表示“除非”；want to后省略前面重复的change。
Bob, people don't change unless they want to .
鲍勃，人只有在自己想改变时才会改变。
Pronunciation↩ 02:28
want to
want to常弱化成/wənə/，别逐词重读。
Bob, people don't change unless they want to .
鲍勃，人只有在自己想改变时才会改变。
CollocationB1↩ 02:36
hang around someone
hang around someone
和某人混在一起
A drunk can't get sober and still hang around his old drinking buddies .
酒鬼要戒酒，就不能还和以前的酒友混在一起。
CollocationA2↩ 03:01
have got to do something
have got to do something
得去做某事
I got to go anyway.
反正我也得走了。
Pronunciation↩ 03:01
got to go
got to常合成gotta，go保持清楚重音。
I got to go anyway.
反正我也得走了。
CollocationA2↩ 03:05
be here for someone
be here for someone
支持并陪着某人
I want you to know something. I'm here for you . I want to help you. You understand?
我想让你知道一件事。我会支持你。我想帮你。明白吗？
Pronunciation↩ 03:05
here for you
for弱读为/fər/，here和you更突出。
I want you to know something. I'm here for you . I want to help you. You understand?
我想让你知道一件事。我会支持你。我想帮你。明白吗？
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CollocationB1↩ 01:04
set something up
安排会议
In the scene鲍勃请前经纪人替他安排复出会面。
Could you set a meeting up with the producer?你能帮我和制片人安排一次会面吗？
In daily life
约医生Can you set an appointment up for next week?你能把下周的预约安排好吗？
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 01:07
get into circulation
重新活跃起来
In the scene鲍勃想借游戏节目重新进入演艺圈。
After the conference, she got back into circulation.会议结束后，她重新活跃在业内。
In daily life
重返职场He is slowly getting back into circulation after the move.搬家后，他正慢慢重新融入社交圈。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:36
hang around someone
和某人混在一起
In the scene经纪人劝鲍勃别再和旧日酒友来往。
Don't hang around the office after your shift.下班后别在办公室闲晃。
In daily life
等朋友We hung around the station until the rain stopped.我们在车站待到雨停。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:44
hang-up
心理障碍；心结
In the scene鲍勃认为人们对性和他的名声有心理包袱。
His fear of public speaking is just a hang-up.他害怕公开演讲只是个心理障碍。
In daily life
克服偏见She is working through her hang-up about asking for help.她正在克服不敢求助的心理障碍。
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SwearingB1↩ 02:04
goddamn
该死的；他妈的
In the scene鲍勃提到父亲和哥哥互相憎恨时，带着恼火和强调。
That goddamn alarm went off again.那个该死的警报又响了。
In daily life
修车迟到The goddamn bus left two minutes early.那该死的公交车早开了两分钟。
above my level
PunB2↩ 01:24
square
保罗·林德所在的方格
In the scene这句借《Hollywood Squares》的节目方格和固定嘉宾开玩笑，回应前面的性话题。
Pick any square, but not the one with the champion.随便选一个格子，但别选冠军所在的那个。
In daily life
玩棋盘游戏Move your piece to the blue square.把你的棋子移到蓝色方格。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:41
I'm normal
我很正常
In the scene鲍勃用一本正经的口吻替自己的性形象辩护，反而暴露出他的焦虑。
I enjoy strange food, but I'm normal about everything else.我喜欢奇怪的食物，但其他方面我都很正常。
In daily life
解释怪癖I alphabetize my books, but I'm normal, I promise.我只是把书按字母排序，但我很正常，真的。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Bob, people don't change unless they want to.”
鲍勃，人只有在自己想改变时才会改变。
Why it's great
把改变的主动权说得直白有力，也点破了鲍勃的自我辩解。
Pattern
People don't… unless they want to.
When to use
劝朋友改变习惯前，先确认他是否真有意愿。
Similar
People only change when they're ready. ／ Change has to come from within.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读don't change和want，unless前稍停。
Use it yourself
劝朋友改变People don't improve unless they decide to.人只有决定改变才会进步。
“A drunk can't get sober and still hang around his old drinking buddies.”
酒鬼要戒酒，就不能还和以前的酒友混在一起。
Why it's great
把戒酒比作脱离旧圈子，直白的比喻很有说服力。
Pattern
You can't… and still…
When to use
说明想要新结果，就不能继续保留旧习惯。
Similar
You can't move forward and keep looking back. ／ A fresh start requires new habits.
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informal
Shadowing tip
can't、sober、still重读，and前后形成对照。
Use it yourself
戒掉熬夜You can't sleep better and still scroll until 2 a.m.你不可能想睡好，却还一直刷手机到凌晨两点。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 鲍勃的自我推销
Do you know that there's actually people out there who avoid me now? I'm the... This is a nice one. I'm the friendly guy. I'm the... the mediator. My brother and father, goddamn, they hated each other. You know? I'm the good son.
你知道吗，现在外面真的有人躲着我。 我是那个……这个不错。 我是那个友善的人。 我是那个……调解员。 我哥哥和我父亲， 他妈的，他们俩恨透了对方。 你知道吧？ 我是个好儿子。
短句层层堆叠，把自我辩护说成近乎滑稽的简历。