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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingKen has stopped fighting, but he still treats his own face as a costume that failed. Barbie will not let the tears be the answer: he has to figure out who he is without her. Girlfriend, house, mink, even beach — none of that is him. The Kens chant that Ken is me; Allan only wants his friend back. Then the Mattel CEO unloads his existential burden while keeping the title. Watch how Barbie pries identity off accessories.
芭
Barbieidentity coach
肯
Kenlost Ken
艾
AllanKen's friend
美
Mattel CEOMattel CEO
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GloriaMattel employee
米
Midgediscontinued doll
Chapters
26 parts · AI-cut01From Dolls to Women从第一代娃娃起，女孩就被写成一种女人B22'48"02Another Great Day在这儿每天都不用担心明天B22'48"03Too Much Beach整片沙滩都在喊他的名字B12'03"04Not Thinking About Death派对最完美的时候她开始想死B23'55"05My Heels Are Gone脚突然变平，完美开始裂开B13'00"06The High Heel or The Birkenstock高跟还是勃肯，只能选一条B22'59"07There Is No Option One没有选项一，裂口得自己补B22'38"08To the Real World去现实世界，得有人会开车B13'45"09Officially Important握完手才算正式重要B15'00"10Weirdo Feelings念头一来身体就不听使唤B23'47"11Making Women Feel Bad玩具从小就让女人讨厌自己B22'57"12Back in the Box失控的芭比必须装回盒子B22'59"13Proust Barbie Did Not Sell想太多的产品根本卖不掉B23'01"14I Usually Look Perfect平时完美的人连厕所都找不到B13'58"15A Boring Mom连女儿都嫌自己是无聊妈B12'41"16Mojo Dojo Casa House房子改了名，从今归他管B23'00"17Century City Isn’t Figured Out这套制度连世纪城都没搞懂B13'59"18Leave Me to Mine你把我拖进烂摊子还怪我失败B24'59"19Build That Wall Sideways他们一搞懂墙怎么横，地方就变了B23'57"20I’ve Never Flown a Plane从没开过飞机，也得把人带出去B23'00"21Always Be Extraordinary做女人永远要样样非凡，还永远做错C13'59"22CD Means Certificate of Deposit听懂缩写行话就能坐上位置B23'59"23We Made a Patriarchy所谓新秩序不过是照抄一套父权B23'53"24Let Barbie Land Be Barbie Land投票那天他们差点把地方改名B13'50"25Ken Has to Figure Out没有她，肯也得搞懂自己是谁B23'01"26Maybe I’m Not Barbie也许我不该再当那个完美名字B24'12"
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00:02
Maybe it’s time to discover who Ken is.
也许是时候去发现肯是谁了。
00:06
Okay. I think I get it now. - Okay. [chuckles]
好。我想我现在懂了。 - 好。（轻笑）
00:08
No, no, no! This isn’t the answer.
不，不，不！这不是答案。
00:14
I feel so stupid.
我觉得自己好蠢。
00:15
No. - [Tall Ken] No.
没有。 - ［高个肯］没有。
00:17
I look so stupid. - [Barbies] Yeah.
我看起来好蠢。 - ［芭比们］对。
00:19
I look so stupid!
我看起来好蠢！
00:22
- No! [crying] - So cool. You look so cool.
- 没有！（哭） - 超酷。你看起来超酷。
00:25
Okay. Ken, you have to figure out
好。肯，你得自己搞懂
00:28
who you are without me .
没有我，你是谁。
00:30
Why?
为什么？
00:32
You’re not your girlfriend.
你不是你的女朋友。
00:34
You’re not your house, you’re not your mink.
你不是你的房子，你也不是你的水貂。
00:37
- Beach? - [Barbie] Nope .
- 海滩？ - ［芭比］才不是。
00:39
You’re not even beach.
你甚至也不是海滩。
00:41
Maybe all the things that you thought made you you
也许所有你以为造就了你的东西
00:45
aren’t... really you.
其实……并不是你。
00:54
Maybe it’s Barbie and...
也许是芭比和……
00:58
it’s Ken.
是肯。
01:03
Ken is...
肯是……
01:08
me?
我？
01:09
Yes.
对。
01:10
Ken is me!
肯就是我！
01:14
And I’m Barbie.
而我是芭比。
01:19
Ken...
肯……
01:22
is me!
就是我！
01:23
Ken is me!
肯就是我！
01:24
- Ken is me! - Ken is me!
- 肯就是我！ - 肯就是我！
01:27
I don’t even care about being Ken anymore.
我甚至都不在乎再当肯了。
01:28
I just miss my friend Barbie!
我只是想我的朋友芭比！
01:29
That’s cool! - Barbie!
那很酷！ - 芭比！
01:31
- [gasps] - I’m right here.
- （倒抽一口气） - 我就在这儿。
01:32
Ken!
肯！
01:38
I want you to have it.
我想把它给你。
01:40
Aw. That’s nice.
噢。真好。
01:50
We were only fighting because we didn’t know who we were .
我们打架，只因为不知道自己是谁。
01:55
Ken is me!
肯就是我！
02:08
Ken is right.
肯说得对。
02:10
It’s just so hard to be a leader.
当领导真的好难。
02:12
- You know? - That’s my boss.
- 你懂吧？ - 那是我老板。
02:14
It’s... [screams] Oh.
这……（尖叫）哦。
02:17
Midge, gosh .
米琪，天哪。
02:19
I thought we discontinued her.
我还以为我们把她停产了。
02:23
Look, do you know how many times
听着，你知道有多少次
02:25
I’ve wanted to stand up in a board meeting and just say,
我想在董事会上站起来直接说，
02:29
"Can we just tickle each other?"
「我们能不能互相挠痒痒？」
02:31
- Really? - Let’s have a company retreat
- 真的？ - 我们来一次公司团建
02:32
and just tickle each other. - [executives laughing]
然后互相挠痒痒。 - （高管们大笑）
02:34
Someone get me . Someone get me. - [all laughing]
谁来拉我一把。谁来拉我一把。 - （全员大笑）
02:38
I love being tickled. - [Kens laugh]
我超爱被挠痒。 - （肯们大笑）
02:40
No, no, no. Don’t hug me. Don’t hug me.
不，不，不。别抱我。别抱我。
02:45
But thanks to the Barbies,
不过多亏了芭比们，
02:48
I, too, can now relieve myself of this heavy existential burden
我现在也能卸下这沉重的存在负担
02:51
while holding on to the very real title of CEO.
同时牢牢攥着货真价实的CEO头衔。
02:55
And we can restore everything in Barbie Land
我们也能把芭比乐园的一切
02:58
to exactly the way it was .
恢复成原来的样子。
02:59
- Mister Mattel, I just-- - Please. Call me Mother.
- 美泰先生，我只是—— - 拜托。叫我母亲。
03:03
No, thank you.
不用了，谢谢。
03:04
I don’t think that things should go back
我觉得事情不该退回去
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
it’s time to do something
it’s time to do something
是时候做某事了
Maybe it’s time to discover who Ken is.
也许是时候去发现肯是谁了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:06
get it
get it
明白了、懂了
Okay. I think I get it now. - Okay. [chuckles]
好。我想我现在懂了。 - 好。（轻笑）
Pronunciation↩ 00:06
get it now
get it 的 t 弹成 /d/，听成 ged-it。
Okay. I think I get it now. - Okay. [chuckles]
好。我想我现在懂了。 - 好。（轻笑）
CollocationA2↩ 00:25
figure something out
figure something out
搞懂、弄明白
Okay. Ken, you have to figure out
好。肯，你得自己搞懂
Pronunciation↩ 00:25
figure out
figure 的 r 连带 out，听成 fig-yer-out。
Okay. Ken, you have to figure out
好。肯，你得自己搞懂
GrammarB1↩ 00:28
who you are without me
宾语从句：who you are 作上一句 figure out 的宾语，without me 限定身份条件。
who you are without me .
没有我，你是谁。
Pronunciation↩ 00:28
without me
without 轻带，me 最重，切断依附。
who you are without me .
没有我，你是谁。
SlangA2↩ 00:37
Nope
才不、没有——口语干脆否定，正式场合用 no
- Beach? - [Barbie] Nope .
- 海滩？ - ［芭比］才不是。
GrammarB2↩ 00:41
that you thought made you you
定语从句：that 修饰 things；made you you=把你造成你，两个 you 分别是宾语和补语。
Maybe all the things that you thought made you you
也许所有你以为造就了你的东西
CollocationA2↩ 01:27
care about something
care about something
在乎某事
I don’t even care about being Ken anymore.
我甚至都不在乎再当肯了。
GrammarB1↩ 01:50
because we didn’t know who we were
原因状语从句：because 给出唯一原因；里层 who we were 又是 know 的宾语从句。
We were only fighting because we didn’t know who we were .
我们打架，只因为不知道自己是谁。
Pronunciation↩ 01:50
didn’t know who
didn’t 的 t 几乎吞掉，直接接 know。
We were only fighting because we didn’t know who we were .
我们打架，只因为不知道自己是谁。
SlangA2↩ 02:17
gosh
天哪（轻）——轻度惊讶，比 god 委婉，熟人可用
Midge, gosh .
米琪，天哪。
GrammarB1↩ 02:23
how many times
名词从句：how many times 作 know 的宾语，后面接完成时表示次数累积。
Look, do you know how many times
听着，你知道有多少次
CollocationB1↩ 02:25
stand up in a meeting
stand up in a meeting
在会上站起来发言
I’ve wanted to stand up in a board meeting and just say,
我想在董事会上站起来直接说，
Pronunciation↩ 02:25
board meeting
重音在 BOARD，meeting 轻带过去。
I’ve wanted to stand up in a board meeting and just say,
我想在董事会上站起来直接说，
CollocationB1↩ 02:31
company retreat
company retreat
公司团建、务虚会
- Really? - Let’s have a company retreat
- 真的？ - 我们来一次公司团建
SlangB1↩ 02:34
get me
谁来拉我一把——自嘲过头时喊人拦自己，非正式
Someone get me . Someone get me. - [all laughing]
谁来拉我一把。谁来拉我一把。 - （全员大笑）
CollocationA2↩ 02:45
thanks to someone
thanks to someone
多亏了某人
But thanks to the Barbies,
不过多亏了芭比们，
CollocationB2↩ 02:48
relieve someone of something
relieve someone of something
卸下某负担
I, too, can now relieve myself of this heavy existential burden
我现在也能卸下这沉重的存在负担
CollocationB1↩ 02:51
hold on to something
hold on to something
抓住某物不放
这里=攥着CEO头衔不放
while holding on to the very real title of CEO.
同时牢牢攥着货真价实的CEO头衔。
GrammarB1↩ 02:51
while holding on to
现在分词短语：while + doing 表同时发生：卸负担的同时攥着头衔。
while holding on to the very real title of CEO.
同时牢牢攥着货真价实的CEO头衔。
Pronunciation↩ 02:51
holding on to
on to 连成一块，别拆成两个重音。
while holding on to the very real title of CEO.
同时牢牢攥着货真价实的CEO头衔。
CollocationA2↩ 02:58
the way it was
the way it was
原来的样子
to exactly the way it was .
恢复成原来的样子。
Teaching points
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 00:25
figure out
搞懂、弄明白
In the scene芭比对肯下令：没有她，也得自己想明白自己是谁。
Give me an hour and I can figure out the billing error.给我一小时，我就能把账单错误搞懂。
In daily life
修无线网Can you figure out why the Wi-Fi keeps dropping?你能搞懂无线网为什么老断吗？
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IdiomA2↩ 00:06
get it
明白了、懂了
In the scene肯以为哭丧脸就是答案，其实还没懂。
Oh, I get it now. The fee is billed yearly, not monthly.哦，我现在懂了。这费是按年收，不是按月。
In daily life
听完规则I get it. We submit the form before noon.懂了。表要在中午前交。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 01:27
care about
在乎、把…当回事
In the scene艾伦说不想再当肯，只想念朋友芭比。
She doesn't even care about the ranking anymore.她甚至都不在乎排名了。
In daily life
吐槽加班I don't even care about the bonus if I never sleep.要是永远睡不着，奖金我都不在乎了。
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IdiomA2↩ 02:45
thanks to
多亏了、因为有
In the scene美泰总裁把卸下存在危机的功劳记在芭比们头上。
Thanks to the night shift, the report is already on the desk.多亏夜班，报告已经在桌上了。
In daily life
归因同事Thanks to Mia, the client stayed.多亏米娅，客户留下了。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:51
hold on to
抓住不放、保留
In the scene总裁说卸下存在危机，CEO头衔却攥着。
Hold on to the original files until legal signs off.法务签字前，原件先攥着。
In daily life
谈辞职She held on to the manager title even after the merger.合并之后，她还攥着经理头衔。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:59
call me mother
请改口叫我母亲
In the scene有人叫他美泰先生，他改口要人叫母亲。
He runs the whole floor, then says, please, call me coach.整层都归他管，却说拜托叫我教练。
In daily life
吐槽上司The new VP said call me partner, then froze the raises.新副总裁说叫我合伙人，随后冻结加薪。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 02:19
discontinued
停产、下架
In the scene米琪突然出现，总裁以为这款娃娃早就停产。
They discontinued that model last spring.那个型号去年春天就停产了。
In daily life
问货架Sorry, that flavor was discontinued.抱歉，那个口味已经停产了。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Okay. Ken, you have to figure out”
好。肯，你得自己搞懂
Why it's great
have to figure out 把自我认知说成必须交的作业。
Pattern
have to figure out + 从句
When to use
要对方自己想明白、别再依附别人时。
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You need to figure this out yourself. ／ You've got to work out who you are.
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informal
Shadowing tip
have to 轻带，figure out 连成一块落下。
Use it yourself
劝人独立You have to figure out what you want from this job.你得自己搞懂，这份工作你到底要什么。
“who you are without me.”
没有我，你是谁。
Why it's great
without me 一刀切断依附，身份从附件里拆出来。
Pattern
who you are without + 某人
When to use
提醒对方离开某段关系后仍要是自己时。
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who you are on your own ／ who you are besides that role
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literary
Shadowing tip
who you are 稍顿，without me 两个词平均咬。
Use it yourself
分手劝导You still need to know who you are without that title.没了那个头衔，你也得知道自己是谁。
“We were only fighting because we didn’t know who we were.”
我们打架，只因为不知道自己是谁。
Why it's great
only...because 把整场战争收成一句身份空白。
Pattern
only + 动词-ing because + 从句
When to use
事后把冲突收成一个真正原因时。
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We fought only because we were lost. ／ The fight was just because nobody knew the role.
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literary
Shadowing tip
only fighting 连读，because 后再扬到 who we were。
Use it yourself
复盘争吵We were only arguing because nobody owned the deadline.我们吵，只因为没人认领那个截止日期。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 芭比拆肯的身份
You’re not your girlfriend. You’re not your house, you’re not your mink. - Beach? - [Barbie] Nope. You’re not even beach. Maybe all the things that you thought made you you aren’t... really you.
你不是你的女朋友。 你不是你的房子，你也不是你的水貂。 - 海滩？ - ［芭比］才不是。 你甚至也不是海滩。 也许所有你以为造就了你的东西 其实……并不是你。
女友、房子、水貂、海滩逐项划掉，最后落到你不是那些东西。
❝ 总裁留头衔复原
But thanks to the Barbies, I, too, can now relieve myself of this heavy existential burden while holding on to the very real title of CEO. And we can restore everything in Barbie Land to exactly the way it was.
不过多亏了芭比们， 我现在也能卸下这沉重的存在负担 同时牢牢攥着货真价实的CEO头衔。 我们也能把芭比乐园的一切 恢复成原来的样子。
卸存在危机和攥着CEO头衔同一口气，复原乐园当收束。