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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingKen shows Barbie his Kendom and boasts that Kens rule better than Barbies ever did, then admits they just copied patriarchy and made another one. Barbie offers to be his long-term-distance, low-commitment girlfriend while she secretly texts the others. The plan is to give the Kens their dream, then yank it away and turn them on each other. The Kens, meanwhile, decide to go to war against the other Kens and cannot tell their own side from the enemy.
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Barbieundercover girlfriend
肯
KenKendom host
肯
Kenswarring Kens
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
Right. Well, this place is...
对。嗯，这地方……
00:00
Kendom Land.
肯域。
00:02
...really great.
……真的很棒。
00:03
And the Kens really are just better at ruling
而且肯们统治起来
00:05
than the Barbies ever were .
确实比芭比们厉害多了。
00:07
Well, we just took patriarchy and you know, made a patriarchy.
其实我们不过是把父权拿来，你懂的，又做了一套父权。
00:10
Yeah, well, I was thinking... - Yes?
对，嗯，我在想…… - 什么？
00:12
I’m ready to be your long-term-distance
我准备好当你的长期远距离
00:16
low-commitment casual girlfriend,
低承诺、随缘女友了，
00:18
if you’ll still have me .
如果你还要我的话。
00:22
Would you just hold on for one second ?
你能不能先等我一下？
00:23
Oh, okay.
哦，好吧。
00:29
Sublime!
绝了！
00:35
I don’t know. I’m gonna have to think about that .
我不知道。这事我得想想。
00:37
Oh.
哦。
00:39
Please?
求你了？
00:43
Okay.
行。
00:44
Come on in . I’ll play the guitar at you .
进来吧。我对着你弹吉他。
00:46
Oh, yay !
哦，耶！
01:56
This is the final stage of our plan.
这是咱们计划的最后一步。
02:00
Give them their dream come true .
把他们的梦想亲手送上去。
02:03
And at the peak of their happiness,
等他们高兴到顶点，
02:05
when they think you actually care about this song...
以为你真的在乎这首歌的时候……
02:11
You take it all away .
你再全部抽走。
02:26
Who are you texting? - [Barbie] Huh?
你在给谁发信息？ - ［芭比］啊？
02:27
Who are you texting?
你在给谁发信息？
02:30
- No one. - Let me just... [chuckles]
- 没谁。 - 让我先…… ［轻笑］
02:33
Ken!
肯！
02:34
Sorry. One sec .
抱歉。等一下。
02:38
That’s a beautiful song that you’re playing.
你弹的这首歌真好听。
02:41
Did you write it?
你自己写的吗？
02:42
Yes. You want to sit here and watch me do it,
是啊。你想坐这儿看我弹，
02:44
while I stare uncomfortably into your eyes
我再别扭地盯着你的眼睛
02:46
for four and a half minutes? - I would love that.
盯上四分半钟？ - 我超愿意。
02:49
Sorry, one sec.
抱歉，等一下。
02:52
Be right back.
马上回来。
02:56
You play on their egos
你去撩他们的虚荣
02:58
and their petty jealousies,
还有那些小气的醋意，
02:59
and you turn them against each other .
再让他们互相翻脸。
03:01
One sec .
等一下。
03:06
Sorry.
抱歉。
03:09
While they’re fighting , we take back Barbie Land.
他们打起来的时候，我们把芭比乐园夺回来。
03:14
Does the title of long-term-distance casual
长期远距离随缘
03:16
low-commitment girlfriend mean nothing ?
低承诺女友这个头衔就这么不当回事吗？
03:19
What do we do?
那我们怎么办？
03:20
We beach every individual one of them off.
我们把他们一个个海滩对决掉。
03:23
No.
不行。
03:25
We go to war .
我们开战。
03:27
- Against the Barbies? - No, against the Kens.
- 打芭比？ - 不，打肯。
03:29
But we are the Kens. - The other Kens.
可我们就是肯啊。 - 另外那些肯。
03:30
We should probably call them something else
我们最好换个称呼叫他们
03:32
so it doesn’t get confusing.
免得搞混。
03:33
No, because we’ll know what we mean.
不用，我们自己知道指谁。
03:34
But when we’re on the battlefield
可上了战场
03:36
and you say "Ken at four o’clock ,"
你说「四点钟方向有个肯，」
03:38
how will I know if you mean us Kens or the other Kens ?
我怎么知道你说的是咱们肯，还是另外那些肯？
03:39
Because, my dudes , we attack at ten o’clock
因为，兄弟们，我们十点钟进攻
03:41
and take advantage of the morning waves.
正好赶上早上海浪。
03:43
But not so early ’cause we’re gonna want to sleep in .
但也别太早，我们还想睡懒觉。
03:46
Right.
对。
03:47
But what will we fight with? We have no guns.
可我们拿什么打？我们没枪。
03:48
Tennis rackets and volleyballs.
网球拍和排球。
03:51
And slap fights.
还有互扇巴掌。
03:52
And beach offs .
还有海滩对决。
03:53
- Yes. - Oh, yeah.
- 对。 - 哦，对。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:03
better at doing something
better at doing something
更擅长做某事
And the Kens really are just better at ruling
而且肯们统治起来
GrammarB1↩ 00:05
than the Barbies ever were
比较从句：better…than…ever were=比对方历史上任何时候都强，ever 把过去拉满。
than the Barbies ever were .
确实比芭比们厉害多了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:18
still have someone
still have someone
还愿意要某人
if you’ll still have me .
如果你还要我的话。
GrammarB1↩ 00:18
if you’ll still have me
条件从句：if you’ll still have me=如果你还愿意要我，条件挂在对方的接受上。
if you’ll still have me .
如果你还要我的话。
CollocationA2↩ 00:22
hold on for a second
hold on for a second
稍等一下
Would you just hold on for one second ?
你能不能先等我一下？
Pronunciation↩ 00:22
hold on for one
hold on for 连成 hol-don-fər，one 再落下。
Would you just hold on for one second ?
你能不能先等我一下？
CollocationA2↩ 00:35
think about something
think about something
考虑一下某事
I don’t know. I’m gonna have to think about that .
我不知道。这事我得想想。
Pronunciation↩ 00:35
gonna have to think
gonna 弱成 /gənə/，have to 再糊成 /hæftə/。
I don’t know. I’m gonna have to think about that .
我不知道。这事我得想想。
CollocationA2↩ 00:44
come on in
come on in
进来吧
Come on in . I’ll play the guitar at you .
进来吧。我对着你弹吉他。
CollocationB1↩ 00:44
play something at someone
play something at someone
对着某人演奏
不是弹给你听，是对着你弹
Come on in . I’ll play the guitar at you .
进来吧。我对着你弹吉他。
SlangA2↩ 00:46
yay
耶、太好了——高兴时的童趣欢呼，书面少用
Oh, yay !
哦，耶！
CollocationA2↩ 02:00
a dream come true
a dream come true
梦想成真
Give them their dream come true .
把他们的梦想亲手送上去。
CollocationB1↩ 02:03
at the peak of something
at the peak of something
在…的顶点
And at the peak of their happiness,
等他们高兴到顶点，
CollocationA2↩ 02:05
care about something
care about something
在乎某事
when they think you actually care about this song...
以为你真的在乎这首歌的时候……
GrammarB1↩ 02:05
when they think you actually care about this song
时间从句：when + 从句标出动手时机：他们以为你在乎的那一刻。
when they think you actually care about this song...
以为你真的在乎这首歌的时候……
CollocationA2↩ 02:11
take something away
take something away
全部抽走、拿走
You take it all away .
你再全部抽走。
Pronunciation↩ 02:11
take it all away
take it 连成 tei-kit，all away 再拉开。
You take it all away .
你再全部抽走。
SlangA2↩ 00:00
One sec
等一下、马上——打断或暂离时随口说，正式改 one moment
GrammarB1↩ 02:44
while I stare uncomfortably into your eyes
while伴随：while + 一般现在=弹的同时盯着你，两件尴尬事并行。
while I stare uncomfortably into your eyes
我再别扭地盯着你的眼睛
CollocationB1↩ 02:56
play on someone's ego
play on someone's ego
利用虚荣心
这里=拿肯的自尊心做文章
You play on their egos
你去撩他们的虚荣
CollocationB1↩ 02:59
turn someone against someone
turn someone against someone
挑拨互斗
and you turn them against each other .
再让他们互相翻脸。
Pronunciation↩ 02:59
turn them against
them 弱成 /ðəm/，turn 和 against 两端清楚。
and you turn them against each other .
再让他们互相翻脸。
CollocationA2↩ 03:09
take something back
take something back
夺回来、收回
While they’re fighting , we take back Barbie Land.
他们打起来的时候，我们把芭比乐园夺回来。
GrammarB1↩ 03:09
While they’re fighting
while状语：While + 进行时=对方正忙着互打，我方同时夺回。
While they’re fighting , we take back Barbie Land.
他们打起来的时候，我们把芭比乐园夺回来。
CollocationA2↩ 03:16
mean nothing
mean nothing
毫无意义、不当回事
low-commitment girlfriend mean nothing ?
低承诺女友这个头衔就这么不当回事吗？
CollocationA2↩ 03:25
go to war
go to war
开战
We go to war .
我们开战。
CollocationA2↩ 03:30
call someone something else
call someone something else
换个称呼叫他们
We should probably call them something else
我们最好换个称呼叫他们
Pronunciation↩ 03:36
four o’clock
o’clock 的 o 几乎消失，听成 four-clock。
and you say "Ken at four o’clock ,"
你说「四点钟方向有个肯，」
GrammarB1↩ 03:38
if you mean us Kens or the other Kens
if宾语从句：know if A or B=不确定你指哪一边，if 引出二选一。
how will I know if you mean us Kens or the other Kens ?
我怎么知道你说的是咱们肯，还是另外那些肯？
SlangA2↩ 03:39
my dudes
兄弟们、伙计们——熟人招呼，开会别用
Because, my dudes , we attack at ten o’clock
因为，兄弟们，我们十点钟进攻
CollocationB1↩ 03:41
take advantage of
take advantage of
趁机利用
and take advantage of the morning waves.
正好赶上早上海浪。
Pronunciation↩ 03:41
advantage of the morning
of 弱成 /əv/，advantage 重音在 van。
and take advantage of the morning waves.
正好赶上早上海浪。
CollocationA2↩ 03:43
sleep in
sleep in
睡懒觉
But not so early ’cause we’re gonna want to sleep in .
但也别太早，我们还想睡懒觉。
Pronunciation↩ 03:43
gonna want to sleep
want to 常吞成 wanna，gonna 再糊一层。
But not so early ’cause we’re gonna want to sleep in .
但也别太早，我们还想睡懒觉。
SlangB1↩ 03:52
beach offs
海滩对决——片中肯们的较量说法，日常改 contest
And beach offs .
还有海滩对决。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IronyB2↩ 00:07
made a patriarchy
照抄一套父权
In the scene肯对芭比承认：肯域不是原创，只是把父权又做了一遍。
The startup took the old org chart and made an org chart.那家创业公司把旧架构图拿来，又做了一张架构图。
In daily life
吐槽改革They took last year’s rules and made a new set of the same rules.他们把去年的规矩拿来，又做了一套一样的规矩。
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PunB1↩ 00:12
long-term-distance
长期加异地的拼接
In the scene芭比把长期、异地、低承诺拼成一个女友头衔来稳住肯。
She offered a short-term-distance internship: remote, and only till June.她提出一份短期远距离实习：远程，而且只到六月。
In daily life
调侃恋爱Call it a mid-term-distance thing. We text, we never visit.就叫中期远距离吧。只发信息，从不见面。
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IdiomA2↩ 02:00
dream come true
梦想成真
In the scene芭比们要把「有女友看他弹琴」当成肯的梦想送上去。
A window seat on the last train felt like a dream come true.末班车还能坐到靠窗，简直像梦想成真。
In daily life
收到通知The scholarship email was a dream come true after three tries.试了三次才收到奖学金邮件，像梦想成真。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:59
turn against
挑拨他们互斗
In the scene计策核心：用虚荣和醋意让肯们自己打起来。
One leaked memo turned the two departments against each other.一份外泄备忘录让两个部门互相翻脸。
In daily life
劝别挑拨Do not turn the roommates against each other over chores.别为家务把室友挑拨得互斗。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 03:41
take advantage of
趁机利用
In the scene肯们说十点进攻，好赶上早上海浪。
Take advantage of the empty kitchen and cook before the rush.趁厨房还空，赶在高峰前做饭。
In daily life
赶早班车Take advantage of the earlier bus and skip the crowd.趁早班车，躲开人潮。
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SlangA2↩ 03:39
my dudes
兄弟们、伙计们
In the scene肯用口头禅给开战动员，口气像冲浪队。
My dudes, the printer is out of paper again.兄弟们，打印机又没纸了。
In daily life
喊队友My dudes, we still have one more drill before lunch.兄弟们，午饭前还有一轮训练。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 03:43
sleep in
睡懒觉
In the scene刚说十点进攻，立刻补一句别太早，还想多睡。
I sleep in on Sundays unless the dog starts barking.除非狗先叫，我周日都睡懒觉。
In daily life
约早咖啡Do not book me at eight. I always sleep in on Saturday.别约我八点。周六我总睡懒觉。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Well, we just took patriarchy and you know, made a patriarchy.”
其实我们不过是把父权拿来，你懂的，又做了一套父权。
Why it's great
took 和 made 同一名词，承认所谓建国只是照抄。
Pattern
take X and make a X
When to use
拆穿某套「创新」其实是把旧制度再做一遍时。
Similar
We just copied patriarchy and called it ours. ／ We took their system and built the same one.
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literary
Shadowing tip
you know 轻轻带过，第二个 patriarchy 加重落下。
Use it yourself
吐槽改版They took the old handbook and, you know, made a handbook.他们把旧手册拿来，你懂的，又做了一本手册。
“how will I know if you mean us Kens or the other Kens?”
我怎么知道你说的是咱们肯，还是另外那些肯？
Why it's great
us 和 the other 把同一名字劈成两军，笑在分不清。
Pattern
how will I know if you mean A or B?
When to use
同名、同队名会打起来，要确认对方指谁时。
Similar
How do I know if you mean our team or theirs? ／ Which Kens, us or the other ones?
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informal
Shadowing tip
us Kens 连读，or 后略停，other Kens 再咬清。
Use it yourself
确认指谁How will I know if you mean our intern or the other intern?我怎么知道你说的是咱们实习生，还是另外那个？
“and you turn them against each other.”
再让他们互相翻脸。
Why it's great
against each other 把挑拨压缩成四个词的作战命令。
Pattern
turn someone against each other
When to use
讲分化对手、让内部自己打时。
Similar
Set them against each other. ／ Get them fighting among themselves.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
turn them 连，against 加重，each other 平均咬。
Use it yourself
拆穿办公室The rumor was enough to turn the two leads against each other.那句谣言就够让两个负责人互相翻脸。