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He Ate Them 吃人的秘密IMDb ↗
旧作里有人吃掉家人来藏尸体，姐姐骂他反犹
Deconstructing Harry · 1997
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Everything you need before watchingAt a wedding, Elsie pulls Dolly aside and hints that Max has a dark secret. Dolly later corners Wolf Fishbein and hears a nightmare: before she met him, Max killed his first wife, her children, and a downstairs neighbor with an ax—then ate them. At dinner Dolly probes with weather and fish. Max shrugs: some bury, some burn, he ate. Cut to Harry's sister Doris, who calls the old story anti-Semitic. Watch a cannibal joke become a family fight about Jews, parents, and whether anyone actually likes you.
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DollyMax's wife
埃
Elsiegossiping friend
马
Maxthe accused husband
哈
Harry Blockthe writer
桃
DorisHarry's sister
Chapters
19 parts · AI-cut01Caught By The Lake湖边偷情还想再加一分钟，家里人已经在喊烤肉B13'52"02Loosely Based On Us她拿枪上门，骂他把两人的事写进小说卖钱B25'27"03You Must Be Mendel嫖妓不算出轨C14'29"04You're Out Of Focus人生对不准焦C16'52"05The Rest Of Your Life前妻说不想让儿子这辈子再看见他B22'28"06Jewish With A Vengeance娶了自己的心理医生，她产后突然虔诚得要命C13'25"07It's Benign医生说英语里最美的话不是我爱你，是没事B22'21"08Getting Married Tomorrow酒桌上她说自己明天要嫁给他的朋友B22'39"09Spiritually Bankrupt灵魂已经破产B13'26"10Short Of Kidnapping儿子不肯去看他领奖，他只好把人绑上车B23'32"11Cold Fish Ex-Wife有人被自己写出来的人训B23'22"12I Can't Love他劝费伊别爱上他，说自己就是那个不会爱的人B23'57"13Illusion Of Permanence他对姐姐说，传统不过是永恒的错觉C13'01"14He Ate Them旧作里有人吃掉家人来藏尸体，姐姐骂他反犹B26'40"15Don't Fuck The Patient出轨只能找病人B26'03"16I Smell Sulfur有人被自己笔下的角色揭穿C14'43"17A Hooker And A Body领奖他带着妓女和一具尸体到场，人开始失焦B25'09"18The House Always Wins地狱里他说来回涨跌，最后总是庄家赢B25'25"19Art Into My Life费伊说他只把艺术放进作品，却不放进生活B25'01"
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00:00
Max and Dolly Pincus were married for 30 years, and there was never a family wedding or bar mitzvah where they were not generous participants.
马克斯和多莉·平卡斯结婚三十年了，家里无论婚礼还是受诫礼，他俩从来都是大方的宾客。
00:02
Max, how are you?
马克斯，你好吗？
00:03
Yossel, mazel tov. Here.
约塞尔，恭喜。给。
00:06
For Donald.
给唐纳德的。
00:07
Thank you, Max.
谢谢你，马克斯。
00:13
Dolly.
多莉。
00:15
Dolly, you got a private minute?
多莉，能私下说两句吗？
00:17
We are leaving anyhow in a few minutes.
反正我们也几分钟内就要走了。
00:21
I don't even know if I should tell you.
我都不知道该不该告诉你。
00:24
What? Tell me what?
什么？告诉我什么？
00:26
Tell me, and I will tell you if you should tell me.
你告诉我，我再告诉你该不该告诉我。
00:27
Oh, Dolly, my heart is heavy.
哦，多莉，我心里沉甸甸的。
00:30
Nothing terrible happened to your husband Phil, did it?
不是你丈夫菲尔出了什么惨事吧？
00:34
He has been dead for so many years.
他都去世这么多年了。
00:37
Well...
这个……
00:38
When I was in Florida last week, I ran into a man who heard from someone who knew someone who...
上周我在佛罗里达碰上一个人，他听另一个人说，那人又认识一个人，那人……
00:46
Anyway, it seems Max has some secret Max? You're talking about my Max?
反正，好像马克斯有个秘密——马克斯？你说的是我的马克斯？
00:53
Yep. A dark secret .
对。一个见不得人的秘密。
00:55
What kind of a dark secret ?
什么样的见不得人的秘密？
00:56
What? What is by you dark?
什么？你所谓的黑暗是什么意思？
01:00
I don't know.
我不知道。
01:00
What kind of a dark secret ?
什么样的见不得人的秘密？
01:02
We have been married for 30 years already.
我们已经结婚三十年了。
01:05
You're his first wife?
你是他的第一任妻子？
01:06
Well, sure, I'm a first wife.
当然，我是第一任妻子。
01:08
Well, before me, he worked for...
在我之前，他给……干过活……
01:10
Ok. Ok, ok, ok. All right.
行了行了行了。好吧。
01:12
What?
什么？
01:13
You heard something different?
你听到的是另一回事？
01:15
I heard only a dark secret .
我只听到一个见不得人的秘密。
01:17
Do I know what dark secret ?
我哪知道什么见不得人的秘密？
01:19
Who told you?
谁告诉你的？
01:22
Wolf Fishbein.
沃尔夫·菲什拜因。
01:23
Uhh...
呃……
01:24
be careful, Dolly.
小心点，多莉。
01:26
That's all I want to say.
我就说到这儿。
01:28
Dolly tried putting Elsie's words out of her mind , but Max's dark secret plagued her.
多莉想把埃尔西的话抛到脑后，可马克斯那个见不得人的秘密纠缠着她。
01:34
Then one day, she ran into wolf Fishbein, and the truth was revealed.
后来有一天，她碰上了沃尔夫·菲什拜因，真相揭开了。
01:40
Breathe deeply. Try to breathe deeply.
深呼吸。试着深呼吸。
01:42
Oy. You were right, Elsie. You were right.
哎哟。你说对了，埃尔西。你说对了。
01:45
Fishbein told me a tale.
菲什拜因给我讲了个故事。
01:48
Max, before I met him, he lived in Florida.
马克斯，在我遇见他之前，他住在佛罗里达。
01:52
Oy. He had a store...
哎哟。他有家店……
01:55
groceries.
杂货店。
01:56
He was married.
他结过婚。
01:57
He was married.
他结过婚。
01:58
Now it comes out.
这下露馅了。
02:01
To a woman...
娶了个女人……
02:03
With 2 children.
带着两个孩子。
02:04
Max had other children?
马克斯还有别的孩子？
02:06
No. The woman's children, From a prior marriage.
没有。是那女人的孩子，前一段婚留下的。
02:11
Aha.
啊哈。
02:13
He began an affair with the downstairs neighbor...
他开始跟楼下的邻居偷情……
02:18
He probably had all his hair then.
那会儿他大概还有满头头发。
02:21
Meanwhile, he got into debt deeper and deeper and... and carry on with the neighbor.
与此同时，他债越欠越深，还……还继续跟那个邻居鬼混。
02:30
Oy , my heart.
哎哟，我的心。
02:31
My heart.
我的心。
02:33
So he can't get himself out of a predicament.
所以他自己没法摆脱困境。
02:39
So what does he do?
那他怎么办？
02:40
You're going to tell me he stole money?
你要告诉我他偷了钱？
02:42
I should be so lucky.
我要是那么走运就好了。
02:44
He killed his wife.
他杀了妻子。
02:47
No.
不。
02:49
The man purchased an ax.
那男人买了把斧头。
02:51
With an ax?
用斧头？
02:53
And you know Max.
你也知道马克斯。
02:54
He's nothing with tools.
他根本不会用工具。
02:55
He can't even hang a picture.
他连画都挂不上。
02:58
I'm dropping dead .
我要死了。
02:59
Plus her children, Elsie.
加上她的孩子，埃尔西。
03:03
Plus a neighbor.
再加上一个邻居。
03:05
4 people he killed one night with an ax.
他一个晚上用斧头杀了四个人。
03:09
Your Max?
你的马克斯？
03:11
And this is not the capper .
而且这还不是压轴的。
03:13
There's more?
还有？
03:15
More.
还有。
03:16
More.
还有。
03:18
What more?
还有什么？
03:20
He ate them.
他把他们吃了。
03:22
What, are you talking crazy?
什么，你在说疯话？
03:24
Elsie, he devoured them.
埃尔西，他把他们吞了。
03:27
I can't breathe.
我喘不上气。
03:29
Everything is closing in.
四面都在往里压。
03:31
Whatever you do, first, hear Max's side .
不管你做什么，先听马克斯怎么说。
03:35
Max has a side?
马克斯还有说法？
03:37
He kills his family and eats them up.
他杀了家人还把他们吃掉。
03:40
He was a good husband and a loving father for 30 years.
他三十年来是个好丈夫、慈爱的父亲。
03:45
You have a daughter who went to college.
你有个上过大学的女儿。
03:47
You have a son who's a writer.
你有个当作家的儿子。
03:51
Maybe the best course of action is let sleeping dogs lie .
也许最好的办法是别去揭旧伤疤。
03:56
Honey, would you pass the sour cream?
亲爱的，把酸奶油递给我好吗？
04:03
You, uh, haven't touched a thing.
你，呃，一口都没动。
04:08
Nice weather!
天气真好！
04:10
It's ok.
还行。
04:12
It's not just ok.
可不是还行。
04:13
It's nice!
是很好！
04:15
All right, all right.
行了行了。
04:16
What are you getting so steamed up about?
你发这么大的火干什么？
04:17
What makes you such an authority on the weather?
你凭什么对天气这么权威？
04:21
Me?
我？
04:22
All I said...
我不过说了……
04:23
I know, I know. I know what you said.
我知道，我知道。我知道你说了什么。
04:26
The fish is delicious.
这鱼很好吃。
04:28
Wouldn't you rather have meat?
你不想吃肉吗？
04:30
Since when do I eat meat?
我什么时候吃肉了？
04:32
Mm-hmm.
嗯。
04:33
With my arteries, you gotta watch out for the cholesterol.
就我这动脉，你得小心胆固醇。
04:37
Uh-huh.
嗯哼。
04:37
What is the "uh-huh"?
这「嗯哼」是什么意思？
04:40
I mean, you've been very touchy lately.
我是说，你最近特别敏感。
04:43
Don't interrogate me...
别审我……
04:45
Mr. Max Pinchuck!
马克斯·平查克先生！
04:54
Where did you hear that name?
你从哪儿听到这个名字的？
04:56
Did you kill your first wife with an ax?
你是不是用斧头砍死了第一任妻子？
04:59
I gotta headache. Please.
我头疼。求你了。
05:01
Did you chop her up, along with your mistress?
你是不是把她剁了，连同你的情妇一起？
05:07
Ok.
行。
05:08
If I tell you why I did it, do you promise not to nudge me ?
要是我告诉你为什么这么做，你答应不再烦我？
05:12
Wolf fishbein said in order to hide the bodies you ate them!
沃尔夫·菲什拜因说，为了藏尸体，你把他们吃了！
05:17
So what are you making a fuss ?
那你还大惊小怪什么？
05:20
Some bury, some burn.
有人埋，有人烧。
05:23
I ate.
我吃了。
05:24
Enough!
够了！
05:26
I remember Max Pincus' dark secret .
我记得马克斯·平卡斯那个见不得人的秘密。
05:28
That is a disgraceful story.
那是个可耻的故事。
05:29
You don't see your sick view of our parents?
你看不出你对我们父母那种病态的看法吗？
05:31
I wrote it when I was much younger.
那是我年轻得多的时候写的。
05:33
The first of a number of anti-Semitic pieces.
一系列反犹作品里的第一篇。
05:35
Oh, here he is, direct from the wailing wall.
哦，他来了，刚从哭墙下来。
05:37
Disrespectful, shameful.
无礼，可耻。
05:39
The Jews haven't suffered enough without being depicted by this one and homicidal cannibals.
犹太人还没受够苦，还要被这家伙写成杀人食人魔。
05:44
He's betting everything on physics and pussy !
他把一切都押在物理和逼上！
05:47
If you'll excuse the expression.
恕我出言不逊。
05:49
Yeah, wait till he gets cancer.
是啊，等他得了癌症再说。
05:51
He'll be the first one in synagogue, sitting in the front row in a yarmulke.
他会第一个冲进会堂，戴着亚莫克便帽坐在前排。
05:54
Why should I get cancer? I eat broccoli.
我为什么会得癌症？我吃西兰花。
05:56
Do you care even about the holocaust, or do you think it never happened?
你在乎过大屠杀吗，还是你觉得根本没发生过？
06:00
Not only do I know that we lost 6 million, but the scary thing is that records are made to be broken, you know?
我不但知道我们死了六百万人，可怕的是纪录就是用来打破的，懂吗？
06:05
I mean, I know what's out there.
我是说，我知道外面是什么样子。
06:07
Do you have any idea?
你有概念吗？
06:09
He creates offensive Jewish stereotypes like in Der Sturmer.
他炮制冒犯性的犹太人刻板印象，跟《冲锋报》一样。
06:12
Max is a version of daddy... a man you hated, a man you think committed the crime of being a terrible parent.
马克斯是爸爸的一个版本……一个你恨的人，一个你觉得犯了「当坏父亲」之罪的人。
06:17
Well, he was a terrible parent.
他本来就是个坏父亲。
06:20
Thank you for dropping by .
谢谢你们过来。
06:22
Please come again in another 4 years.
欢迎四年后再来。
06:24
Hey, look, wouldn't it be a better world if not every group thought they had a direct line to God?
嘿，听着，要是不是每个群体都觉得自己直通上帝，这世界会不会更好？
06:30
He thinks I'm all Jewish paranoia.
他觉得我全是犹太人被害妄想。
06:33
No, I don't think you're paranoid.
不，我不觉得你被害妄想。
06:35
I think you're the opposite of a paranoid.
我觉得你是被害妄想的反面。
06:36
I think you go around with the insane delusion that people like you .
我觉得你整天抱着一种疯狂的幻觉：人人都喜欢你。
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Nothing terrible happened to your husband Phil, did it?
反意疑问：nothing 算否定，反意疑问用 did it，求对方确认。
Nothing terrible happened to your husband Phil, did it?
不是你丈夫菲尔出了什么惨事吧？
CollocationA2↩ 00:38
run into someone
run into someone
碰巧遇上某人
When I was in Florida last week, I ran into a man who heard from someone who knew someone who...
上周我在佛罗里达碰上一个人，他听另一个人说，那人又认识一个人，那人……
Pronunciation↩ 00:38
ran into a
into 的 t 弹成 d，听成 in-da。
When I was in Florida last week, I ran into a man who heard from someone who knew someone who...
上周我在佛罗里达碰上一个人，他听另一个人说，那人又认识一个人，那人……
CollocationA2↩ 00:46
talking about someone
talking about someone
说的是某人
Anyway, it seems Max has some secret Max? You're talking about my Max?
反正，好像马克斯有个秘密——马克斯？你说的是我的马克斯？
CollocationB1↩ 00:53
a dark secret
a dark secret
见不得人的秘密
Yep. A dark secret .
对。一个见不得人的秘密。
CollocationB1↩ 01:28
put something out of one's mind
put something out of one's mind
把某事抛到脑后
这里不是疯了，是想忘掉埃尔西的话
Dolly tried putting Elsie's words out of her mind , but Max's dark secret plagued her.
多莉想把埃尔西的话抛到脑后，可马克斯那个见不得人的秘密纠缠着她。
CollocationB1↩ 02:13
begin an affair with someone
begin an affair with someone
开始跟某人偷情
He began an affair with the downstairs neighbor...
他开始跟楼下的邻居偷情……
CollocationB1↩ 02:21
get into debt
get into debt
欠下债、负债
Meanwhile, he got into debt deeper and deeper and... and carry on with the neighbor.
与此同时，他债越欠越深，还……还继续跟那个邻居鬼混。
CollocationB1↩ 02:21
carry on with someone
carry on with someone
继续跟某人来往
这里=继续跟邻居偷情
Meanwhile, he got into debt deeper and deeper and... and carry on with the neighbor.
与此同时，他债越欠越深，还……还继续跟那个邻居鬼混。
SlangB1↩ 02:30
Oy
哎哟（心口一紧）——意第绪叹词，吃惊或心疼时脱口
Oy , my heart.
哎哟，我的心。
CollocationB1↩ 02:33
get oneself out of something
get oneself out of something
让自己摆脱某困境
So he can't get himself out of a predicament.
所以他自己没法摆脱困境。
SlangB1↩ 02:58
dropping dead
夸张说我要死了——熟人夸张惊吓或累垮，不当真
I'm dropping dead .
我要死了。
SlangB2↩ 03:11
the capper
压轴的那一笔——美式口语，讲最狠的收尾时用
And this is not the capper .
而且这还不是压轴的。
CollocationA2↩ 03:31
hear someone's side
hear someone's side
先听某人的说法
Whatever you do, first, hear Max's side .
不管你做什么，先听马克斯怎么说。
CollocationB1↩ 03:51
a course of action
a course of action
应对办法、行动方案
Maybe the best course of action is let sleeping dogs lie .
也许最好的办法是别去揭旧伤疤。
CollocationB2↩ 03:51
let sleeping dogs lie
let sleeping dogs lie
别去揭旧伤疤
Maybe the best course of action is let sleeping dogs lie .
也许最好的办法是别去揭旧伤疤。
Pronunciation↩ 03:51
sleeping dogs lie
sleeping、dogs、lie 三个实词都要咬住。
Maybe the best course of action is let sleeping dogs lie .
也许最好的办法是别去揭旧伤疤。
CollocationB1↩ 04:16
get steamed up about something
get steamed up about something
为某事发火
What are you getting so steamed up about?
你发这么大的火干什么？
Pronunciation↩ 04:16
steamed up about
steamed 的 t 弹成 d，up about 连成一块。
What are you getting so steamed up about?
你发这么大的火干什么？
SlangB1↩ 04:16
steamed up
发火、急了——口语说冒火，正式改 get angry
What are you getting so steamed up about?
你发这么大的火干什么？
Pronunciation↩ 04:28
Wouldn't you rather
Wouldn't you 的 t 常吞掉，听成 wouldn-you。
Wouldn't you rather have meat?
你不想吃肉吗？
CollocationA2↩ 04:33
watch out for something
watch out for something
当心、提防某物
With my arteries, you gotta watch out for the cholesterol.
就我这动脉，你得小心胆固醇。
CollocationA2↩ 05:01
along with someone
along with someone
连同某人一起
Did you chop her up, along with your mistress?
你是不是把她剁了，连同你的情妇一起？
SlangB2↩ 05:08
nudge me
烦我、唠叨我——意第绪英语，熟人之间说别再催
If I tell you why I did it, do you promise not to nudge me ?
要是我告诉你为什么这么做，你答应不再烦我？
CollocationA2↩ 05:12
in order to do something
in order to do something
为了做某事
Wolf fishbein said in order to hide the bodies you ate them!
沃尔夫·菲什拜因说，为了藏尸体，你把他们吃了！
GrammarB1↩ 05:12
in order to hide the bodies
目的状语：in order to + 动词原形，说明做后半句的目的：为了藏尸。
Wolf fishbein said in order to hide the bodies you ate them!
沃尔夫·菲什拜因说，为了藏尸体，你把他们吃了！
Pronunciation↩ 05:12
in order to
to 弱成 /tə/，三个词几乎并成一词。
Wolf fishbein said in order to hide the bodies you ate them!
沃尔夫·菲什拜因说，为了藏尸体，你把他们吃了！
CollocationA2↩ 05:17
make a fuss
make a fuss
大惊小怪、小题大做
So what are you making a fuss ?
那你还大惊小怪什么？
Pronunciation↩ 05:44
physics and pussy
physics、pussy 两头等重，and 轻轻带过。
He's betting everything on physics and pussy !
他把一切都押在物理和逼上！
SlangC1↩ 05:44
pussy
脏话，指女人/性爱——极粗，熟人互骂才说，正式禁用
He's betting everything on physics and pussy !
他把一切都押在物理和逼上！
GrammarB2↩ 06:00
Not only do I know
部分倒装：Not only 放句首要倒装：do I know，而不是 I know。
Not only do I know that we lost 6 million, but the scary thing is that records are made to be broken, you know?
我不但知道我们死了六百万人，可怕的是纪录就是用来打破的，懂吗？
CollocationA2↩ 06:20
drop by
drop by
顺便过来坐坐
Thank you for dropping by .
谢谢你们过来。
GrammarB2↩ 06:24
wouldn't it be a better world if not every group thought
虚拟条件：wouldn't it be... if... 用过去式 thought 谈假想世界。
Hey, look, wouldn't it be a better world if not every group thought they had a direct line to God?
嘿，听着，要是不是每个群体都觉得自己直通上帝，这世界会不会更好？
CollocationB1↩ 06:36
go around with something
go around with something
整天揣着某种念头到处走
这里不是约会，是揣着「人人喜欢你」的幻觉
I think you go around with the insane delusion that people like you .
我觉得你整天抱着一种疯狂的幻觉：人人都喜欢你。
GrammarB2↩ 06:36
the insane delusion that people like you
同位语从句：that 从句说明 delusion 的内容：幻觉是什么。
I think you go around with the insane delusion that people like you .
我觉得你整天抱着一种疯狂的幻觉：人人都喜欢你。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:51
let sleeping dogs lie
别去揭旧伤疤
In the scene埃尔西劝多莉别追问丈夫吃人的传闻。
Don't email the old client. Let sleeping dogs lie.别给旧客户发邮件。别去揭旧伤疤。
In daily life
劝人别翻Leave last year's fight alone. Let sleeping dogs lie.去年那架别再提了。别去揭旧伤疤。
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SlangB1↩ 04:16
steamed up
发火、急了
In the scene马克斯怪多莉为天气发这么大的火，其实她在试探。
Don't get steamed up about a late train. We'll still make it.别因为火车晚点就发火。我们还赶得上。
In daily life
劝人消气Why are you getting steamed up about a typo?一个错字你发这么大火干什么？
above my level
SwearingC1↩ 05:44
pussy
脏话，指女人/性爱
In the scene亲戚骂哈里把人生押在物理和女人身上。
He is betting his thirties on lab work and cheap dates.他把三十多岁押在实验室和廉价约会上。
In daily life
吐槽人生Don't stake a whole career on one subject and weekend flings.别把整份事业押在一门课和周末露水上。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 06:36
insane delusion
幻想别人喜欢你
In the scene哈里把姐姐的被害妄想反过来说她太自恋。
That's not caution. That's the delusion that the room is applauding.那不是谨慎。那是幻想满屋都在鼓掌。
In daily life
拆穿自恋She isn't paranoid. She just thinks every stranger is a fan.她不是被害妄想。她只是觉得每个陌生人都是粉丝。
above my level
PunB2↩ 04:28
rather have meat
不如吃肉（双关）
In the scene刚承认吃人，多莉劝他别吃鱼改吃肉。
After that ghost story, he asked if anyone still wanted the steak.鬼故事讲完，他问还有没有人要牛排。
In daily life
饭桌双关The dentist asked if I still wanted something crunchy.牙医问我还想不想吃点脆的。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 03:11
the capper
压轴、最狠的一笔
In the scene埃尔西说砍人还不算完，吃人才是压轴。
The missed flight was bad. The lost passport was the capper.误机已经够糟。护照丢了才是压轴。
In daily life
吐槽加班Saturday email was the capper. I quit on Monday.周六那封邮件才是压轴。我周一就辞了。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:58
dropping dead
夸张地说我要死了
In the scene多莉听完斧头杀人，夸张自己要厥过去。
After that three-hour call I'm dropping dead. Need water.开完那三小时电话我要死了。得喝口水。
In daily life
夸张疲惫If I climb another flight of stairs I'm dropping dead.再爬一层楼我就要死了。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Wolf fishbein said in order to hide the bodies you ate them!”
沃尔夫·菲什拜因说，为了藏尸体，你把他们吃了！
Why it's great
用 in order to 把食人讲成办事手续，冷静得像报账。
Pattern
in order to + 动词，某人做了某事。
When to use
要把难看举动包装成有目的的步骤时。
Similar
He ate them to hide the bodies. ／ He did it so the bodies would disappear.
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informal
Shadowing tip
in order to 连成一词，ate them 往下砸。
Use it yourself
解释动机She deleted the chat in order to keep the surprise intact.她删了聊天记录，为的是不把惊喜漏出去。
“Some bury, some burn.”
有人埋，有人烧。
Why it's great
把埋和烧并列成选项，下一句「我吃了」才落刀。
Pattern
Some A, some B.
When to use
要把几件沉重选择说得一样轻、一样平常时。
Similar
Some keep it, some throw it out. ／ Different people handle it differently.
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literary
Shadowing tip
bury、burn 等重，句末下沉，像念菜单。
Use it yourself
淡化分歧Some save screenshots, some delete the thread.有人存截图，有人把对话删掉。
“I think you go around with the insane delusion that people like you.”
我觉得你整天抱着一种疯狂的幻觉：人人都喜欢你。
Why it's great
把被害妄想翻面，比直骂自恋更损。
Pattern
go around with the delusion that...
When to use
要揭穿某人活在自我感觉里、还不自知时。
Similar
You walk around thinking everyone likes you. ／ That's not paranoia. That's a crush on yourself.
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literary
Shadowing tip
insane delusion 拉长，like you 轻轻冷落。
Use it yourself
拆穿自恋He goes around with the delusion that the team can't live without him.他整天抱着一种幻觉：团队没他就转不动。