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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingGloria names the trap: a woman must be extraordinary, thin, a boss, a mother, a career woman — and is somehow always doing it wrong. The speech snaps Writer Barbie out of a Justice League stupor. Sasha says Gloria robbed the patriarchy of its power by voicing the cognitive dissonance. Weird Barbie unrolls a map: decoy a helpless Barbie, drop the Kens' guard, take the power back. Watch the stacked you-have-to lines collide.
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Review right after watchingthin but not too thin
要瘦又不能太瘦
head is swimming
脑子转晕了
all the damn time
成天、老是（带脏）
tie oneself into knots
把自己拧成结
damsel in distress
落难少女等着被救
look out for
替别人着想、关照
cognitive dissonance
认知失调、心里打架
complacent
安于现状、不反抗
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Like we have to always be extraordinary.”
就好像我们得永远样样非凡。
always 和 extraordinary 把做女人说成永不下班的满分。
have to always be + 形容词
吐槽某种身份被要求永远满分时。
We're expected to always be exceptional. ／ You have to be extraordinary at all times.
literary
always 加重，extraordinary 拉长再落下。
“tie herself into knots so that people will like us.”
把自己拧成结，好让别人喜欢我们。
knots 把讨好写成自我折磨，so that 点出目的。
tie oneself into knots so that + 从句
说某人为讨好别人把日子过拧时。
twist yourself into knots to please them ／ tie yourself in knots trying to be liked
informal
tie 咬住，knots 顿一下，like us 往下收。
“And you need to say all of those things to the other Barbies.”
你得把刚才那些话讲给其他芭比听。
把长段控诉收成一件要做的事：说给别人听。
you need to say all of those things to + 人
把刚说清的道理派给对方去转述时。
You have to tell them all of that. ／ Say those same things to the others.
neutral
need to say 连读，all of those things 平均咬。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageLike we have to always be extraordinary. But somehow, we’re always doing it wrong. You have to be thin but not too thin, and you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can’t ask for money because that’s crass. You have to be a boss but you can’t be mean. You have to lead, but you can’t squash other people’s ideas. You’re supposed to love being a mother, but don’t talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people. You have to answer for men’s bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you’re accused of complaining. You’re supposed to stay pretty for men but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you’re supposed to be a part of the sisterhood but always stand out. And always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged, so find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful. You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It’s too hard, it’s too contradictory, and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you. And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong but also everything is your fault. I’m just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing a woman... then I don’t even know.
就好像我们得永远样样非凡。 可不知怎么的，我们永远都做错。 你得瘦，但又不能太瘦， 而且还永远不能说自己想瘦。 你得说自己想要健康， 但同时你还是得瘦。 你得有钱，但又不能开口要钱 因为那样很俗。 你得当老板，但又不能凶。 你得带队，但又不能压掉别人的想法。 你理应热爱当妈妈， 但又别成天拿孩子说个没完。 你得是职业女性 但同时还得一直替别人着想。 男人行为不端，你还得替他们扛责，这简直疯了， 可你要是指出来，又会被说成在抱怨。 你得为男人保持漂亮，但又不能漂亮到 把他们诱惑过了头 或者让其他女人感到威胁 因为你理应属于姐妹情谊 但同时又得永远出众。 还得永远心怀感恩。 但又永远别忘了体制被人做了手脚， 所以得找个方式承认这一点 但同时还得永远感恩。 你得永远不老， 永远不粗鲁，永远不炫耀， 永远不自私，永远不摔倒， 永远不失败，永远不露怯， 永远不越界。 这太难了，太自相矛盾了， 也没人给你发奖章或说声谢谢。 而到头来，其实 你不但样样都做错 而且一切都是你的错。 我真是看够了自己 和每一个其他女人 把自己拧成结，好让别人喜欢我们。 而如果这一切 对一个娃娃也成立 她只不过是在代表女人…… 那我真不知道该怎么说了。
Okay, here’s the deal. It’s not just about how they see us, it’s about how they see themselves. Ken Land contains the seeds of its own destruction. First we have to get the Barbies away from their Kens. We could use a decoy Barbie who pretends to be brainwashed. That should be you. - Cool. Distract them by appearing helpless and confused. Kens cannot resist a damsel in distress. You have to make them believe that you’re complacent. That they have the power. And when their guard is down, you take the power back.
好，听好了。 这不只关乎他们怎么看我们， 还关乎他们怎么看自己。 肯之地埋着自我毁灭的种子。 首先得把芭比从她们的肯身边弄走。 我们可以用一个假装被洗脑的诱饵芭比。 那就你来。 - 行。 装成无助又糊涂去分散他们的注意。 肯们抗拒不了落难少女。 你得让他们相信你安于现状。 相信权力在他们手里。 等他们放松警惕，你就把权力夺回来。