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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingBarbie arrives at Weird Barbie's house with newly flat feet. This is not a pedicure. After a crude joke about Ken and volleyball that ended in thoughts of death, Weird Barbie names the tear: someone ripped the membrane between Barbie Land and the Real World. To be perfect again, she must find the girl playing with her. Two shoes appear: the high heel means forgetting, the Birkenstock means knowing. Barbie picks the heel. Weird Barbie says the choice was only there so she could feel in control.
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BarbieStereotypical Barbie
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Weird Barbieoutcast oracle
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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Transcript
00:00
Sorry about the dog crap. What can I do ya for?
抱歉有狗屎。我能帮你啥？
00:02
I just had to come see you about my feet.
我特地来找你，是因为我的脚。
00:05
They’re, um...
它们，嗯……
00:13
- Flat. - Yeah.
- 扁平了。 - 对。
00:15
Never seen that before.
以前从没见过。
00:16
Really? - Whoa.
真的？ - 哇。
00:18
Okay. Well, can you, you know, fix them?
好吧。那你能，你懂的，修好它们吗？
00:21
You’re Stereotypical Barbie, right?
你是刻板芭比，对吧？
00:22
Mmm-hmm.
嗯哼。
00:25
That Ken of yours, he is one nice-looking little protein pot .
你那个肯，真是一小罐好看的蛋白质。
00:29
I guess.
也算是吧。
00:31
I’d like to see what kind of nude blob he’s packing under those jeans. [sighs]
真想看看他牛仔裤里塞的是哪种裸肉团。（叹气）
00:34
Anyway, what preceded this? - Oh, nothing.
话说回来，这之前发生了什么？ - 哦，没什么。
00:37
A really fun game of volleyball.
一场特别好玩的排球。
00:40
- That’s it? - Thoughts of death.
- 就这样？ - 还有死亡念头。
00:43
What is it?
那是什么？
00:46
Maybe some thoughts of death?
也许……有点死亡念头？
00:49
Thoughts of death!
死亡念头！
00:51
Is that a problem? - Oh.
这有问题吗？ - 哦。
00:53
- What? - I’ve heard of this.
- 什么？ - 我听说过这事。
00:55
Of course, I didn’t think it was possible , but it’s real.
当然，我以前觉得这不可能，可它是真的。
00:59
Oh, you’ve done it. You’ve opened a portal.
哦，你搞成了。你打开了一道传送门。
01:02
I didn’t open a portal.
我没打开什么传送门。
01:04
Someone did. And now, there is a rip in the continuum
有人打开了。现在，连续体上撕开了一道口子
01:08
that is the membrane between Barbie Land and the Real World,
就是芭比天地和现实世界之间那层膜，
01:10
and if you wanna be Stereotypical Barbie perfect again,
如果你还想变回完美的刻板芭比，
01:13
then, baby girl , you gotta go fix it.
那就得去修好它，宝贝。
01:15
Or you’re gonna keep going funny. Look at your upper thigh.
不然你会继续走样。看看你大腿根。
01:19
What is that? - That’s cellulite.
那是什么？ - 那是橘皮组织。
01:21
That’s gonna spread everywhere. - What?
它会蔓延到全身。 - 什么？
01:23
And then you’re gonna start getting sad and mushy and complicated.
然后你就会开始变得伤感、软塌、复杂起来。
01:26
- No! - [hisses]
- 不行！ - （嘶嘶声）
01:27
What do I have to do?
我得做什么？
01:28
You have to go
你得去
01:30
to the Real World. - Okay.
现实世界。 - 好。
01:32
And you have to find the girl who’s playing with you .
还得找到那个正在玩你的女孩。
01:34
Playing with me?
玩我？
01:36
We’re all being played with, babe.
我们都在被玩着，宝贝。
01:37
But usually there’s some kind of separation. Thanks.
但通常会有某种隔开。谢谢。
01:39
There’s the girl and the doll. And never the twain shall cross .
女孩是女孩，娃娃是娃娃。两者永不交叉。
01:43
The twain is crossing? - Yes.
两者正在交叉？ - 对。
01:45
And the girl who’s playing with you , she must be sad,
那个玩你的女孩，她一定很难过，
01:47
and her thoughts and feelings and humanness
她的念头、感受和人性
01:49
are interfering with your dollness.
正在干扰你的娃娃性。
01:51
Why would she be sad?
她为什么会难过？
01:53
We fixed everything so that all women in the Real World
我们把一切都修好了，好让现实世界的所有女人
01:56
can be happy and powerful.
都能快乐而有力量。
01:57
I don’t know, but if you ask me ,
我不知道，但要我说，
01:59
you had something to do with this, too. - Me?
你跟这事也有关系。 - 我？
02:01
Takes two to rip a portal. - I can’t have.
撕开传送门得两个人。 - 不可能是我。
02:02
I’ve only ever wanted
我从来只想要
02:04
for everything to stay exactly as it is .
一切都维持原样。
02:06
Well, be that as it may ,
好吧，话虽如此，
02:07
the two of you are becoming inextricably intertwined .
你们俩正在变得密不可分地缠在一起。
02:11
And you gotta help her to help yourself .
你得帮她，才能帮你自己。
02:19
So, should-- Whoo!
所以，要不要——喔！
02:20
So, what’ll it be then?
那，你选哪个？
02:22
You can go back to your regular life
你可以回到原来的生活
02:23
and forget any of this ever happened,
忘掉这一切曾经发生过，
02:25
or you can know the truth about the universe.
或者你可以知道宇宙的真相。
02:29
The choice is now yours.
现在选择权在你。
02:32
The first one. The high heel.
第一个。高跟鞋。
02:34
No. We’ll do a re-do.
不行。我们重来一次。
02:37
You’re supposed to want to know.
你应该想要知道才对。
02:38
I don’t.
我不想。
02:39
Mmm. Babe, listen.
嗯。宝贝，听着。
02:41
You have to want to know, okay? Do it again.
你必须想要知道，好吗？再选一次。
02:43
I’m not Adventure Barbie. I’m Stereotypical Barbie.
我不是冒险芭比。我是刻板芭比。
02:45
I’m like the Barbie you think of
我就是你一想到芭比
02:47
when someone says, "Think of a Barbie."
有人说「想一个芭比」时脑子里的那个。
02:49
That’s me.
那就是我。
02:51
I’m bummed . You’re a bummer . That’s a bummer.
我失望了。你真扫兴。这太扫兴了。
02:54
Okay, I’m ready to forget now.
好了，我准备好忘掉了。
02:56
No! You’re doing this one!
不行！你得走这条！
02:58
I just gave you a choice so you could feel some sense of control .
我给你选，只是好让你觉得自己还能做主。
03:01
So there is no option one? - No!
所以没有选项一了？ - 没有！
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
come see someone about something
come see someone about something
专程来找你说某事
I just had to come see you about my feet.
我特地来找你，是因为我的脚。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
come see you
come see 连成 /kʌmsi/，中间 t 几乎没了。
I just had to come see you about my feet.
我特地来找你，是因为我的脚。
SlangB2↩ 00:25
protein pot
一块好身材——荤的夸身材，熟人玩笑才说
That Ken of yours, he is one nice-looking little protein pot .
你那个肯，真是一小罐好看的蛋白质。
SlangC1↩ 00:31
packing
裤子里那玩意——荤话，正式场合禁用
I’d like to see what kind of nude blob he’s packing under those jeans. [sighs]
真想看看他牛仔裤里塞的是哪种裸肉团。（叹气）
CollocationB1↩ 00:55
think something was possible
think something was possible
觉得某事有可能发生
Of course, I didn’t think it was possible , but it’s real.
当然，我以前觉得这不可能，可它是真的。
Pronunciation↩ 00:55
it was possible
it was 的 t 打成弹舌，听成 id-was。
Of course, I didn’t think it was possible , but it’s real.
当然，我以前觉得这不可能，可它是真的。
CollocationA2↩ 01:10
if you wanna be something
if you wanna be something
如果你想当回…
and if you wanna be Stereotypical Barbie perfect again,
如果你还想变回完美的刻板芭比，
CollocationA2↩ 01:13
gotta go do something
gotta go do something
得去办这件事
then, baby girl , you gotta go fix it.
那就得去修好它，宝贝。
Pronunciation↩ 01:13
you gotta go
gotta 是 got to 的吞音，听成 /ɡɑdə/。
then, baby girl , you gotta go fix it.
那就得去修好它，宝贝。
SlangA2↩ 01:13
baby girl
宝贝、小姑娘——亲昵催促，对陌生人不妥
then, baby girl , you gotta go fix it.
那就得去修好它，宝贝。
CollocationA2↩ 01:23
start getting + adjective
start getting + adjective
开始变得…
And then you’re gonna start getting sad and mushy and complicated.
然后你就会开始变得伤感、软塌、复杂起来。
Pronunciation↩ 01:23
you’re gonna start
gonna 弱成 /ɡənə/，重音留给 start。
And then you’re gonna start getting sad and mushy and complicated.
然后你就会开始变得伤感、软塌、复杂起来。
Pronunciation↩ 01:23
mushy and complicated
三个形容词都砸，and 轻轻带过。
And then you’re gonna start getting sad and mushy and complicated.
然后你就会开始变得伤感、软塌、复杂起来。
SlangB1↩ 01:23
mushy
感伤软塌——嫌人太煽情时用，略损
And then you’re gonna start getting sad and mushy and complicated.
然后你就会开始变得伤感、软塌、复杂起来。
CollocationA2↩ 01:32
play with someone
play with someone
和某人玩、把某人当玩具
这里既是玩娃娃，也是精神纠缠
And you have to find the girl who’s playing with you .
还得找到那个正在玩你的女孩。
GrammarA2↩ 01:32
the girl who’s playing with you
定语从句：who’s playing with you 修饰 the girl，点出是哪一个女孩。
And you have to find the girl who’s playing with you .
还得找到那个正在玩你的女孩。
CollocationC1↩ 01:39
never the twain shall meet
never the twain shall meet
两者永不交叉
这里 twain=女孩和娃娃两边
There’s the girl and the doll. And never the twain shall cross .
女孩是女孩，娃娃是娃娃。两者永不交叉。
GrammarC1↩ 01:39
never the twain shall cross
倒装套语：否定词 never 提前，助动词 shall 放主语前，书面强调。
There’s the girl and the doll. And never the twain shall cross .
女孩是女孩，娃娃是娃娃。两者永不交叉。
CollocationB1↩ 01:49
interfere with something
interfere with something
干扰、妨碍某事
are interfering with your dollness.
正在干扰你的娃娃性。
CollocationA2↩ 01:57
if you ask me
if you ask me
依我看、要我说
I don’t know, but if you ask me ,
我不知道，但要我说，
CollocationB1↩ 01:59
have something to do with something
have something to do with something
跟这件事有关
you had something to do with this, too. - Me?
你跟这事也有关系。 - 我？
CollocationB1↩ 02:01
takes two to do something
takes two to do something
得两个人才成
这里是撕开通道，不是跳舞
Takes two to rip a portal. - I can’t have.
撕开传送门得两个人。 - 不可能是我。
GrammarB1↩ 02:01
Takes two to rip a portal
省略主语：省掉 It，口头谚语节奏：Takes two to + 动词。
Takes two to rip a portal. - I can’t have.
撕开传送门得两个人。 - 不可能是我。
GrammarB2↩ 02:04
for everything to stay exactly as it is
不定式复合：for + 名词 + to do，作 wanted 的内容：希望一切维持原样。
for everything to stay exactly as it is .
一切都维持原样。
CollocationB2↩ 02:06
be that as it may
be that as it may
即便如此、话虽如此
Well, be that as it may ,
好吧，话虽如此，
GrammarB2↩ 02:06
be that as it may
让步套语：虚拟语气套语，承认前句再转折，等于 even so。
Well, be that as it may ,
好吧，话虽如此，
Pronunciation↩ 02:07
inextricably intertwined
重音在 twine，inextricably 前面加快。
the two of you are becoming inextricably intertwined .
你们俩正在变得密不可分地缠在一起。
CollocationB1↩ 02:11
help someone to help yourself
help someone to help yourself
帮她才能帮自己
And you gotta help her to help yourself .
你得帮她，才能帮你自己。
CollocationA2↩ 02:20
what’ll it be
what’ll it be
你选哪个、要哪样
So, what’ll it be then?
那，你选哪个？
Pronunciation↩ 02:20
what’ll it be
what’ll 缩成 /wɒdl/，it 轻轻贴上去。
So, what’ll it be then?
那，你选哪个？
CollocationA2↩ 02:25
the truth about something
the truth about something
关于…的真相
or you can know the truth about the universe.
或者你可以知道宇宙的真相。
SlangB1↩ 02:51
bummed
失落、扫兴——口语心情词，书面换 disappointed
I’m bummed . You’re a bummer . That’s a bummer.
我失望了。你真扫兴。这太扫兴了。
SlangB1↩ 02:51
bummer
扫兴的人或事——熟人吐槽，邮件别写
I’m bummed . You’re a bummer . That’s a bummer.
我失望了。你真扫兴。这太扫兴了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:58
a sense of control
a sense of control
掌控感
这里是假的掌控感，选项已内定
I just gave you a choice so you could feel some sense of control .
我给你选，只是好让你觉得自己还能做主。
GrammarB1↩ 02:58
so you could feel some sense of control
目的状语：so + 从句说明目的：给选项是为了让你觉得能做主。
I just gave you a choice so you could feel some sense of control .
我给你选，只是好让你觉得自己还能做主。
Pronunciation↩ 02:58
sense of control
of 弱成 /əv/，重音在 sense 和 control。
I just gave you a choice so you could feel some sense of control .
我给你选，只是好让你觉得自己还能做主。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:58
sense of control
掌控感（其实没有）
In the scene奇怪芭比说选项是装的，好让芭比觉得自己在选。
They offered two shift times so the team would feel consulted.他们给了两个班次，好让团队觉得被征求过。
In daily life
家长哄孩子I let her pick the red cup so she would feel in charge.我让她选红杯子，好让她觉得自己说了算。
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PunB1↩ 01:36
played with
被把玩、被摆布
In the scene芭比听成有人拿她当玩具，奇怪芭比说大家都在被玩。
He thought they were joking. They were steering him.他以为他们在开玩笑。其实他们在摆布他。
In daily life
识破忽悠If a vendor keeps changing the terms, you are being steered.供应商一直改条款，你就是在被摆布。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 01:39
never the twain shall meet
两边永不相交
In the scene奇怪芭比改写名句，说女孩和娃娃本不该碰上。
Her startup life and her parents' dinner table never mix.她的创业日常和父母饭桌从不相交。
In daily life
分清场合Gym gossip and the Monday standup should never mix.健身房闲话和周一站会不该混在一起。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:01
takes two to
得两个人才成
In the scene奇怪芭比说撕开通道芭比也有份，芭比立刻否认。
It takes two to keep a group chat alive.群要聊得起来，得两边都回。
In daily life
劝架It takes two to turn a delay into a shouting match.延误要吵成对骂，得两边都上火。
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SlangB1↩ 02:51
bummer
失落、扫兴
In the scene奇怪芭比嫌芭比不肯求知，人、事、心情连说三遍扫兴。
The concert got rained out. What a bummer.演唱会因雨取消。真扫兴。
In daily life
计划泡汤I'm bummed the last train left two minutes ago.末班车两分钟前走了，我挺失落。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:06
be that as it may
即便如此、话虽如此
In the scene芭比说自己只想维持原样，奇怪芭比用这句把话挡回去。
Be that as it may, we still need a backup plan.即便如此，我们还是得有备用方案。
In daily life
会议转折Be that as it may, the client still wants Friday.话虽如此，客户还是要周五交。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:19
cellulite
橘皮组织
In the scene奇怪芭比指芭比大腿，把娃娃的「故障」说成人的脂肪。
The ad promised a cream that would fade cellulite overnight.广告承诺有种霜能一夜淡化橘皮组织。
In daily life
读化妆品说明This lotion claims to smooth the look of cellulite.这瓶乳霜声称能抚平橘皮外观。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“And then you’re gonna start getting sad and mushy and complicated.”
然后你就会开始变得伤感、软塌、复杂起来。
Why it's great
三个形容词把娃娃变成人的代价排成倒计时。
Pattern
you're gonna start getting A, B and C.
When to use
警告对方情绪或状态会一发不可收时。
Similar
You're going to start getting messy. ／ It will get sad and complicated.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
gonna 连读，sad、mushy、complicated 三级加重。
Use it yourself
劝别熬夜Skip the third espresso or you'll start getting jittery and snappy.别灌第三杯浓缩，不然你会开始发抖还爱发火。
“I just gave you a choice so you could feel some sense of control.”
我给你选，只是好让你觉得自己还能做主。
Why it's great
so you could 把选择题拆穿成安慰剂。
Pattern
I gave you X so you could feel Y.
When to use
承认选项是场面、真正决定已经定了。
Similar
I let you pick so you'd feel involved. ／ The vote was just for show.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
choice 稍停，sense of control 往下砸。
Use it yourself
项目会上I let you pick the font so you'd feel some ownership.我让你选字体，好让你觉得这方案有你一份。
“There’s the girl and the doll. And never the twain shall cross.”
女孩是女孩，娃娃是娃娃。两者永不交叉。
Why it's great
改写文学套语，把两个世界说成不该碰上。
Pattern
Never the twain shall + 动词.
When to use
强调两拨人、两套规矩本不该混在一起。
Similar
Never the twain shall meet. ／ Those two worlds don't mix.
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literary
Shadowing tip
twain 咬清，shall cross 平稳落下。
Use it yourself
划清边界Work Slack and family chat: never the twain shall meet.工作群和家庭群：两边永不相交。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 高跟鞋还是勃肯鞋
So, what’ll it be then? You can go back to your regular life and forget any of this ever happened, or you can know the truth about the universe. The choice is now yours.
那，你选哪个？ 你可以回到原来的生活 忘掉这一切曾经发生过， 或者你可以知道宇宙的真相。 现在选择权在你。
两条路用两只鞋摆上台面，听起来像真选。