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人生对不准焦
Deconstructing Harry · 1997
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Everything you need before watchingHarry sits with his shrink: six therapists later, he still hasn't grown up. A school that expelled him now wants to honor him; Joan will not let him bring his son. Then his story takes over: on a film set the lenses are fine—actor Mel himself is blurry. The family puts on glasses. The point is not the camera. A man expects the world to adjust to the distortion he has become.
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Harry Blockwriter in therapy
心
Therapisttherapist
梅
Melblurry actor
格
GraceMel's wife
琼
Joanson's mother
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
Let's go. Move it, you little putz.
走啊。快点，你这小蠢货。
00:02
So I'm standing there on the roof with her, and she's pointing a gun at me , and we're out there in the cold, and I'm telling her about a short story I wrote when I was younger, and she found it funny, thank God, and she started to... you know, she laughed, and she relaxed a little, and she put the gun down , and, you know, but, uh...
所以我就跟她站在屋顶上，她拿枪指着我，外面很冷，我给她讲我年轻时写的一个短篇，她觉得好笑，谢天谢地，她就开始……你知道，她笑了，放松了一点，把枪放下了，然后，你知道，可是，呃……
00:18
so your writing saved your life.
所以是你的写作救了你一命。
00:21
It's amazing to me, you know?
这对我来说太神奇了，你知道吗？
00:23
You know, the interesting thing to me, apart from the obvious sexual guilt that I had when I was a young man in the story, is that nothing's changed.
你知道，我觉得有意思的是，抛开故事里我年轻时那种明摆着的性内疚不谈，什么都没变。
00:33
You know, it's years later.
你知道，都过了好多年了。
00:34
I had a shrink then, I have a shrink now.
那时候我有心理医生，现在我也有。
00:37
I'm 6 shrink s later.
我已经换了六个心理医生。
00:38
I'm 3 wives down the line, and I still can't get my love life in order.
我已经离了三个老婆，感情生活还是理不顺。
00:43
I... I still love whores .
我……我还是爱妓女。
00:46
You know, I... I... I... I... I...
你知道，我……我……我……我……我……
00:48
To me, the ideal thing is you pay them, and they come over to the house , and you don't have to discuss Proust or films or...
对我来说，最理想的就是你付钱，她们上门来，你不用讨论普鲁斯特或者电影或者……
00:56
I don't know what's been happening to me. You know, I...
我不知道自己怎么了。你知道，我……
01:01
you know, you know, I... I... I just have not grown up , and I feel, you know, it's not, um...
你知道，你知道，我……我……我就是没长大，我觉得，你知道，也不是，嗯……
01:07
You know, I see other guys my age.
你知道，我看同龄的其他男人。
01:09
I mean, I'm always thinking of fucking every woman I meet.
我是说，我老想着跟每个碰到的女人上床。
01:12
I meet a woman, wherever... in the bank, a stranger.
我碰到一个女人，无论在哪儿……银行里，一个陌生人。
01:14
I see a woman on the bus.
我在公交车上看到一个女人。
01:16
I think, what would she look like naked?
我就想，她裸着会是什么样？
01:18
Is it possible I can fuck her?
有没有可能跟她上床？
01:20
You know, this is crazy.
你知道，这太疯了。
01:21
I see guys I know that are lawyers and doctors.
我认识的那些人，律师、医生。
01:25
They have families and houses.
他们有家有房子。
01:26
They're... they're not so, you know...
他们……他们没那么，你知道……
01:28
does the president of the United States want to fuck every woman he...
美国总统是不是也想跟每个女人……
01:32
so... Bad example, you know.
所以……这例子不好，你知道。
01:35
But... but, uh, I... I don't know.
可是……可是，呃，我……我不知道。
01:37
Look, take Raoul Wallenberg.
你看，拿拉乌尔·瓦伦贝格来说。
01:39
Did he want to bang every cocktail waitress in Europe?
他想搞遍欧洲每一个鸡尾酒女招待吗？
01:43
Probably not, but...
大概不想，可是……
01:44
Tell me about your honoring ceremony tomorrow.
跟我说说你明天的表彰仪式。
01:46
Oh, that's... that's, uh, that's bullshit .
哦，那……那，呃，那都是屁话。
01:48
It's ironic that the same school that threw me out years ago now wants to honor me.
讽刺的是，当年把我开除的同一所学校，现在要表彰我。
01:54
They threw me out because I was not interested in college.
他们把我开除，是因为我对大学没兴趣。
01:59
I wanted to be a writer.
我就想当作家。
02:01
That's all I cared about was writing.
我满心满眼只有写作。
02:02
I did not care about the real world.
我根本不在乎现实世界。
02:05
I cared only about the world of fiction.
我只在乎虚构的世界。
02:07
Plus, I tried to give the Dean's wife an enema, so they didn't take kindly to that.
再加上，我还想给院长夫人灌肠，他们对此很不待见。
02:13
But, you know, the sad thing is, I gotta drive all the way upstate to be honored, and I have to go by myself.
可是，你知道，惨的是，我得一路开到州北部去受表彰，还得自己去。
02:21
I got nobody to go with.
没人能陪我去。
02:23
You know, I... I... you know... ok, so...
你知道，我……我……你知道……好吧，所以……
02:25
and... and... I... I... you know, I can't...
而且……而且……我……我……你知道，我没法……
02:28
what about your idea of bringing your son up with you ?
那你带儿子一起去的想法呢？
02:30
It's not my visiting time with him.
那天不是我探视他的时间。
02:32
Joan is completely inflexible, so...
琼死活不通融，所以……
02:35
You mean she won't trade dates with you?
你是说她不肯跟你换日子？
02:37
Hey, I can't even get her on the phone.
嘿，我连她电话都打不通。
02:39
You know, she hates me, and...
你知道，她恨我，而且……
02:42
I don't know. Lately...
我不知道。最近……
02:43
for the first time in my life, I experienced writer's block .
这辈子头一回，我碰上了写作瓶颈。
02:47
Now, this to me is unheard of.
这对我来说闻所未闻。
02:49
I start these short stories, and I can't finish them.
这些短篇我开了头，收不了尾。
02:53
I can't get into my novel at all, because I took an advance .
小说我完全进不去，因为我拿了预支稿酬。
03:00
I don't know. I...
我不知道。我……
03:01
I find that I'm taking more pills and medicine and...
我发现自己药丸、药吃得越来越多，而且……
03:06
You remind me of that short story you were working on maybe 2 months ago...
你让我想起大概两个月前你在写的那个短篇……
03:11
the actor.
那个演员。
03:12
This goddamn lens has something wrong with it.
这该死的镜头有问题。
03:15
What, this one, too? I changed lenses.
什么，这个也是？我换过镜头了。
03:17
What are you talking about? The focus is off.
你在说什么？焦点偏了。
03:19
I don't know why there should be such a problem.
我不明白怎么会出这种问题。
03:21
You check the center. It's out of focus .
你看画面中心。失焦了。
03:22
I've checked all the lenses. They can't all be soft.
所有镜头我都查过了。不可能全是虚的。
03:24
Come on, guys. Let's move it along .
拜托，各位。咱们往下推。
03:26
It's getting late here. We got to move it.
这儿已经晚了。得抓紧。
03:27
I'm trying to shoot Mel on the bench, and he's soft.
我想拍梅尔坐长椅，可他是虚的。
03:30
Where the hell are you renting these lenses?
你们到底从哪儿租的这些镜头？
03:33
The lenses are fine.
镜头没问题。
03:34
Holy shit , Mel's out of focus .
我靠，梅尔失焦了。
03:35
That's what I said, genius. He's out of focus .
我刚才就这么说的，天才。他失焦了。
03:37
No, I don't mean the lens. I mean Mel himself.
不，我不是说镜头。我是说梅尔本人。
03:40
Let me see. Get the hell out .
让我看看。滚一边去。
03:41
I don't believe it. You're right.
难以置信。你说得对。
03:43
What the hell are you talking about?
你到底在说什么？
03:46
I said the actor's out of focus .
我说了，演员失焦了。
03:48
How can this be?
这怎么可能？
03:49
Is there something wrong?
出什么事了吗？
03:51
I don't know how to tell you this, but, um...
我不知道该怎么跟你说，不过，嗯……
03:56
You're soft.
你虚了。
03:57
I've gained a little weight.
我是稍微胖了点。
03:59
No, it's not that. You're soft.
不，不是那个。你虚了。
04:00
You're... you're... You're out of focus .
你……你……你失焦了。
04:03
Is there anything we can do about this?
这事我们有办法吗？
04:06
I can't adjust this kind of thing.
这种事我调不了。
04:08
Look at yourself.
你自己看看。
04:10
There's nothing to do.
没办法。
04:12
You sure you're ok?
你确定你没事？
04:14
It's... it's fuzzy. It's kind of...
这……这是糊的。有点……
04:17
I feel fine.
我感觉挺好。
04:18
Mel's out of focus .
梅尔失焦了。
04:19
He's soft.
他是虚的。
04:21
I don't know what to do.
我不知道该怎么办。
04:22
It's almost 4:00 already anyway.
反正都快四点了。
04:24
Why don't we just wrap ?
咱们干脆收工吧？
04:26
We'll wrap , and we'll see what happens.
先收工，再看情况。
04:28
Mel, look, I want you to go home, and I want you to rest. Get some rest.
梅尔，听着，我要你回家，我要你休息。好好休息。
04:33
And, uh, see if you can just sharpen up .
还有，呃，看你能不能变清晰一点。
04:41
Grace, I'm home.
格雷斯，我回来了。
04:43
Hi, honey.
嗨，亲爱的。
04:44
Hey. What's the matter?
嘿。怎么了？
04:47
You look strange.
你看起来怪怪的。
04:49
I'm out of focus .
我失焦了。
04:51
Yeah. Yeah, you are. Just a little bit.
是啊。是啊，你是。就一点点。
04:54
You are, and you look pale.
你是，而且你脸色发白。
04:56
Daddy, you're all blurry.
爸爸，你整个人都糊了。
04:58
Yeah, maybe you should go lie down.
是啊，也许你该去躺一会儿。
05:05
Come on, now, you be nice.
得了，你乖一点。
05:07
What happened at work today?
你今天上班怎么了？
05:12
They thought it was the camera, then they... then... it was me.
他们以为是摄像机，然后他们……然后……是我。
05:16
Yeah. They sent me home. It's so humiliating.
是啊。他们把我打发回家了。太丢人了。
05:18
Did you eat anything strange at lunch?
你午饭吃了什么怪东西吗？
05:20
I don't know what it is, you know. You know what?
我不知道是怎么回事，你知道。你知道吗？
05:24
I just need to lie down, get a good night's sleep.
我只需要躺下，好好睡一晚。
05:27
I'll be ok, you know?
我会没事的，你知道吗？
05:28
I'm sure that's all it is.
我肯定就是这么回事。
05:29
Dad, what happened to you?
爸，你怎么了？
05:30
You get a good night's sleep, turn in early , and by tomorrow, you'll be fine.
你好好睡一晚，早点睡，到明天就没事了。
05:35
The following morning, however, things did not improve.
然而第二天早上，情况并没有好转。
05:39
In fact, the situation had gotten worse.
事实上，情况更糟了。
05:41
Mel was more out of focus than ever.
梅尔比以往更失焦了。
05:44
I gotta get to the doctor.
我得去看医生。
05:46
I've never seen anything like this.
我从没见过这种事。
05:50
Nothing is wrong with you, except you're out of focus .
你没什么毛病，除了你失焦了。
05:53
It's just from looking at Mel. I'm a little seasick.
就是看梅尔看得。我有点晕船。
05:57
That's why I want everyone to try these.
所以我才要大家都试试这个。
06:01
Here, dear.
来，亲爱的。
06:02
I don't want to wear glasses, mom.
我不想戴眼镜，妈。
06:04
I don't want to wear glasses.
我不想戴眼镜。
06:06
Put 'em on so you can see me, son.
戴上，好看见我，儿子。
06:09
This is much better.
这样好多了。
06:10
You'll be able to see me. Put it on.
你就能看见我了。戴上。
06:12
Put those on. Daddy'll be much sharper.
戴上那些。爸爸会清楚很多。
06:13
Don't you want to see daddy? There you go.
你不想看见爸爸吗？这就对了。
06:15
Put those on, and we won't get headaches.
戴上那些，我们就不会头疼了。
06:18
So, despite the fact that children don't want to wear glasses , they're forced to.
所以，尽管孩子们不想戴眼镜，他们还是被迫戴上。
06:25
You expect the world to adjust to the distortion you've become .
你指望世界来迁就你变成的那种畸变。
06:29
Hey, I don't expect anything.
嘿，我什么都不指望。
06:31
I'm going through something ... I don't know what.
我正在经历某种……我也不知道是什么。
06:34
I know for the first time in my life, I can't seem to write.
我知道这辈子头一回，我好像写不出来了。
06:38
It's not coming.
出不来。
06:39
And for me, you know, all I have in life is my imagination.
而对我来说，你知道，我这辈子就靠想象力。
06:44
I'm sorry. Our time is up.
抱歉。时间到了。
06:46
Have a good time at the honoring ceremony tomorrow, and I do think it would be good for both you and your son if you brought him along.
明天表彰仪式玩得开心，而且我确实觉得，你带上儿子，对你们俩都好。
06:54
Joan! Joan! Joan, you never return my phone calls.
琼！琼！琼，你从来不回我电话。
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point a gun at someone
point a gun at someone
拿枪指着某人
So I'm standing there on the roof with her, and she's pointing a gun at me , and we're out there in the cold, and I'm telling her about a short story I wrote when I was younger, and she found it funny, thank God, and she started to... you know, she laughed, and she relaxed a little, and she put the gun down , and, you know, but, uh...
所以我就跟她站在屋顶上，她拿枪指着我，外面很冷，我给她讲我年轻时写的一个短篇，她觉得好笑，谢天谢地，她就开始……你知道，她笑了，放松了一点，把枪放下了，然后，你知道，可是，呃……
CollocationA2↩ 00:02
tell someone about something
tell someone about something
跟某人讲某件事
So I'm standing there on the roof with her, and she's pointing a gun at me , and we're out there in the cold, and I'm telling her about a short story I wrote when I was younger, and she found it funny, thank God, and she started to... you know, she laughed, and she relaxed a little, and she put the gun down , and, you know, but, uh...
所以我就跟她站在屋顶上，她拿枪指着我，外面很冷，我给她讲我年轻时写的一个短篇，她觉得好笑，谢天谢地，她就开始……你知道，她笑了，放松了一点，把枪放下了，然后，你知道，可是，呃……
CollocationA2↩ 00:02
put something down
put something down
把某物放下
So I'm standing there on the roof with her, and she's pointing a gun at me , and we're out there in the cold, and I'm telling her about a short story I wrote when I was younger, and she found it funny, thank God, and she started to... you know, she laughed, and she relaxed a little, and she put the gun down , and, you know, but, uh...
所以我就跟她站在屋顶上，她拿枪指着我，外面很冷，我给她讲我年轻时写的一个短篇，她觉得好笑，谢天谢地，她就开始……你知道，她笑了，放松了一点，把枪放下了，然后，你知道，可是，呃……
CollocationB1↩ 00:23
apart from something
apart from something
除了……之外
You know, the interesting thing to me, apart from the obvious sexual guilt that I had when I was a young man in the story, is that nothing's changed.
你知道，我觉得有意思的是，抛开故事里我年轻时那种明摆着的性内疚不谈，什么都没变。
GrammarC1↩ 00:23
apart from the obvious sexual guilt that I had when I was a young man in the story
插入语+定语：apart from 整段可抽走，主句仍是 interesting thing is that nothing's changed。
You know, the interesting thing to me, apart from the obvious sexual guilt that I had when I was a young man in the story, is that nothing's changed.
你知道，我觉得有意思的是，抛开故事里我年轻时那种明摆着的性内疚不谈，什么都没变。
SlangB1↩ 00:34
shrink
心理医生——口语，正式说 therapist
I had a shrink then, I have a shrink now.
那时候我有心理医生，现在我也有。
SlangC1↩ 00:43
whores
妓女——粗词，书面用 sex worker
I... I still love whores .
我……我还是爱妓女。
CollocationA2↩ 00:48
come over
come over
上门来
To me, the ideal thing is you pay them, and they come over to the house , and you don't have to discuss Proust or films or...
对我来说，最理想的就是你付钱，她们上门来，你不用讨论普鲁斯特或者电影或者……
CollocationA2↩ 01:01
grow up
grow up
长大、成熟
you know, you know, I... I... I just have not grown up , and I feel, you know, it's not, um...
你知道，你知道，我……我……我就是没长大，我觉得，你知道，也不是，嗯……
SlangC1↩ 01:39
bang
上床、搞——粗口说做爱，正式场合别用
Did he want to bang every cocktail waitress in Europe?
他想搞遍欧洲每一个鸡尾酒女招待吗？
SlangB2↩ 01:46
bullshit
屁话、胡说——脏话否定，熟人才能骂
Oh, that's... that's, uh, that's bullshit .
哦，那……那，呃，那都是屁话。
CollocationB1↩ 01:48
throw someone out
throw someone out
把某人开除、赶走
It's ironic that the same school that threw me out years ago now wants to honor me.
讽刺的是，当年把我开除的同一所学校，现在要表彰我。
GrammarB2↩ 01:48
that the same school that threw me out years ago now wants to honor me
主语从句：It's ironic that… 里 that 从句才是真正主语；里面再套一个 that 定语从句。
It's ironic that the same school that threw me out years ago now wants to honor me.
讽刺的是，当年把我开除的同一所学校，现在要表彰我。
Pronunciation↩ 01:48
threw me out
threw me out 连成 threw-mi-yout。
It's ironic that the same school that threw me out years ago now wants to honor me.
讽刺的是，当年把我开除的同一所学校，现在要表彰我。
CollocationB2↩ 02:07
take kindly to something
take kindly to something
待见、吃得消某事
Plus, I tried to give the Dean's wife an enema, so they didn't take kindly to that.
再加上，我还想给院长夫人灌肠，他们对此很不待见。
CollocationA2↩ 02:13
all the way
all the way
一路、全程
But, you know, the sad thing is, I gotta drive all the way upstate to be honored, and I have to go by myself.
可是，你知道，惨的是，我得一路开到州北部去受表彰，还得自己去。
Pronunciation↩ 02:13
I gotta drive
gotta=/gɑdə/，got to 的 t 吞掉。
But, you know, the sad thing is, I gotta drive all the way upstate to be honored, and I have to go by myself.
可是，你知道，惨的是，我得一路开到州北部去受表彰，还得自己去。
CollocationB1↩ 02:28
bring someone along
bring someone along
带某人一起去
这里=带儿子上路，不是把孩子养大
what about your idea of bringing your son up with you ?
那你带儿子一起去的想法呢？
CollocationB2↩ 02:43
writer's block
writer's block
写作瓶颈、写不出来
for the first time in my life, I experienced writer's block .
这辈子头一回，我碰上了写作瓶颈。
Pronunciation↩ 02:43
writer's block
WRI-ter's BLOCK 两头重，中间轻。
for the first time in my life, I experienced writer's block .
这辈子头一回，我碰上了写作瓶颈。
CollocationB1↩ 02:53
get into something
get into something
进入、投入某事
这里=写不进去那本小说
I can't get into my novel at all, because I took an advance .
小说我完全进不去，因为我拿了预支稿酬。
CollocationB2↩ 02:53
take an advance
take an advance
预支稿酬
I can't get into my novel at all, because I took an advance .
小说我完全进不去，因为我拿了预支稿酬。
SlangB2↩ 03:12
goddamn
该死的——骂东西出毛病，正式别用
This goddamn lens has something wrong with it.
这该死的镜头有问题。
CollocationB1↩ 03:21
out of focus
out of focus
失焦、对不准
You check the center. It's out of focus .
你看画面中心。失焦了。
Pronunciation↩ 03:21
out of focus
out of 连成 au-təv，focus 重读。
You check the center. It's out of focus .
你看画面中心。失焦了。
CollocationB1↩ 03:24
move something along
move something along
抓紧往下推进
Come on, guys. Let's move it along .
拜托，各位。咱们往下推。
SlangB1↩ 03:30
the hell
到底、究竟——往问句里塞火气，正式删掉
Where the hell are you renting these lenses?
你们到底从哪儿租的这些镜头？
Pronunciation↩ 03:34
Holy shit, Mel's
Holy shit 两拍砸下，Mel's 再顶一下。
Holy shit , Mel's out of focus .
我靠，梅尔失焦了。
SlangB2↩ 03:34
Holy shit
我靠、我的天——吃惊脏话，课堂别喊
Holy shit , Mel's out of focus .
我靠，梅尔失焦了。
CollocationB1↩ 03:40
get the hell out
get the hell out
滚开、让开
Let me see. Get the hell out .
让我看看。滚一边去。
Pronunciation↩ 03:40
Get the hell
Get the 常吞成 ge' the，hell 咬死。
Let me see. Get the hell out .
让我看看。滚一边去。
SlangB2↩ 04:24
wrap
收工——片场行话，日常说下班
Why don't we just wrap ?
咱们干脆收工吧？
CollocationB2↩ 04:33
sharpen up
sharpen up
变清晰、清醒一点
这里字面=把人影像变锐，不是改性格
And, uh, see if you can just sharpen up .
还有，呃，看你能不能变清晰一点。
CollocationB1↩ 05:30
turn in
turn in
去睡觉
You get a good night's sleep, turn in early , and by tomorrow, you'll be fine.
你好好睡一晚，早点睡，到明天就没事了。
GrammarB1↩ 05:50
except you're out of focus
except从句：except 后直接跟句子：除了失焦，身体没病。
Nothing is wrong with you, except you're out of focus .
你没什么毛病，除了你失焦了。
Pronunciation↩ 06:13
Don't you want
Don't you 连成 don-chew，t 弹成 ch。
Don't you want to see daddy? There you go.
你不想看见爸爸吗？这就对了。
GrammarB2↩ 06:18
despite the fact that children don't want to wear glasses
同位语从句：the fact that + 句子，把原因塞进 despite 后面。
So, despite the fact that children don't want to wear glasses , they're forced to.
所以，尽管孩子们不想戴眼镜，他们还是被迫戴上。
CollocationB1↩ 06:25
adjust to something
adjust to something
适应、迁就某事物
You expect the world to adjust to the distortion you've become .
你指望世界来迁就你变成的那种畸变。
GrammarC1↩ 06:25
the distortion you've become
定语从句：省略 that：you've become the distortion，人变成了那种畸变。
You expect the world to adjust to the distortion you've become .
你指望世界来迁就你变成的那种畸变。
CollocationB1↩ 06:31
go through something
go through something
正经历某种状况
I'm going through something ... I don't know what.
我正在经历某种……我也不知道是什么。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:48
it's ironic that
讽刺的是、偏偏
In the scene哈里对心理医生说，当年开除他的学校现在要给他颁奖。
It's ironic that the critic who panned the book now quotes it.讽刺的是，当年差评这本书的评论家现在却引用它。
In daily life
吐槽通知It's ironic that the app that crashed now wants a five-star rating.讽刺的是，刚崩掉的应用现在要五星好评。
above my level
PunC1↩ 03:56
soft
虚了、没对准焦
In the scene片场说梅尔 soft，他听成自己发福；对方其实说他影像糊了。
The close-up is soft; check the monitor before you print it.特写是虚的；开印前先看监视器。
In daily life
修照片This portrait is too soft. I need a sharper copy.这张肖像太虚了。我要一张更锐的。
above my level
SwearingC1↩ 01:09
fucking
跟……上床
In the scene哈里对医生承认，见一个女人就想跟她上床，口气又急又粗。
He blurted out that he wanted to sleep with every intern, then panicked.他脱口说想跟每个实习生上床，随后慌了。
In daily life
劝人收敛Don't say that in therapy like it's a joke. Name it, then stop performing.别在诊疗室把这事当笑话。说清楚，然后别演。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:43
writer's block
写作瓶颈、写不出来
In the scene哈里第一次写卡壳，短篇开了头收不了，小说也进不去。
She sat at the desk for an hour and called it writer's block.她在桌前坐了一小时，说自己撞上了写作瓶颈。
In daily life
交稿延期I missed the deadline. Classic writer's block.我错过了截止。典型的写作卡壳。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 01:48
throw someone out
开除、赶走某人
In the scene哈里说学校当年把他撵出去，因为他只想当作家，还对院长夫人动手。
The club threw him out after the third no-show.第三次没到，俱乐部把他开除了。
In daily life
赶出宿舍They threw us out for cooking at 2 a.m.我们凌晨两点做饭，被撵出宿舍。
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CollocationB1↩ 03:21
out of focus
失焦、对不准
In the scene摄影师先怪镜头，后发现梅尔整个人都糊，不是器材。
The street sign is out of focus; step back and tap the screen.路牌失焦了；往后退，点一下屏幕。
In daily life
拍证件照My ID photo came out of focus. I have to retake it.我证件照拍糊了。得重拍。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:07
take kindly to
待见、吃得消
In the scene哈里补刀：他还想给院长夫人灌肠，校方当然不待见。
The neighbors did not take kindly to the drum kit at midnight.邻居对半夜架子鼓很不待见。
In daily life
顶撞上司She does not take kindly to being interrupted in meetings.她开会被打断，很不待见。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“You expect the world to adjust to the distortion you've become.”
你指望世界来迁就你变成的那种畸变。
Why it's great
一句把失焦从镜头拧成人格：不是世界糊了，是你自己糊了，还要别人戴眼镜。
Pattern
You expect X to adjust to Y.
When to use
指责对方把自己的问题甩给周围人时。
Similar
You want everyone else to compensate. ／ Don't make the room change for you.
Register
literary
Shadowing tip
expect 稍顶，distortion 拉长，become 落下。
Use it yourself
批评甩锅You expect the team to adjust to the chaos you created.你指望团队来迁就你制造的混乱。
“It's ironic that the same school that threw me out years ago now wants to honor me.”
讽刺的是，当年把我开除的同一所学校，现在要表彰我。
Why it's great
同一主语先开除后颁奖，时间一翻，荣誉变成笑话。
Pattern
It's ironic that the same X that did A now wants to do B.
When to use
同一对象前后态度对穿帮时。
Similar
Funny how they kicked me out, then invited me back. ／ The same people who fired me now want a photo.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
ironic 咬清，threw me out 连读，honor 加重。
Use it yourself
吐槽公司It's ironic that the same boss who ignored me now wants a recommendation.讽刺的是，当年无视我的同一位老板，现在要推荐信。
“No, I don't mean the lens. I mean Mel himself.”
不，我不是说镜头。我是说梅尔本人。
Why it's great
两个 I mean 把锅从器材挪到人身上，比喻落地的那一刀。
Pattern
I don't mean X. I mean Y himself/itself.
When to use
纠正误会：不是东西坏了，是人本身出了问题。
Similar
Not the camera. Him. ／ I mean the person, not the gear.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
No 顿住，lens 和 Mel 对打，himself 收死。
Use it yourself
澄清误会I don't mean the spreadsheet. I mean the process itself.我不是说那张表。我是说流程本身。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 见谁都想上床
I... I still love whores. You know, I... I... I... I... I... To me, the ideal thing is you pay them, and they come over to the house, and you don't have to discuss Proust or films or... I don't know what's been happening to me. You know, I... you know, you know, I... I... I just have not grown up, and I feel, you know, it's not, um... You know, I see other guys my age. I mean, I'm always thinking of fucking every woman I meet. I meet a woman, wherever... in the bank, a stranger. I see a woman on the bus. I think, what would she look like naked? Is it possible I can fuck her? You know, this is crazy.
我……我还是爱妓女。 你知道，我……我……我……我……我…… 对我来说，最理想的就是你付钱，她们上门来，你不用讨论普鲁斯特或者电影或者…… 我不知道自己怎么了。你知道，我…… 你知道，你知道，我……我……我就是没长大，我觉得，你知道，也不是，嗯…… 你知道，我看同龄的其他男人。 我是说，我老想着跟每个碰到的女人上床。 我碰到一个女人，无论在哪儿……银行里，一个陌生人。 我在公交车上看到一个女人。 我就想，她裸着会是什么样？ 有没有可能跟她上床？ 你知道，这太疯了。
从妓女说到公交车上的陌生人，欲望被讲成没长大的证据。
❝ 第一次写卡壳
for the first time in my life, I experienced writer's block. Now, this to me is unheard of. I start these short stories, and I can't finish them. I can't get into my novel at all, because I took an advance. I don't know. I... I find that I'm taking more pills and medicine and...
这辈子头一回，我碰上了写作瓶颈。 这对我来说闻所未闻。 这些短篇我开了头，收不了尾。 小说我完全进不去，因为我拿了预支稿酬。 我不知道。我…… 我发现自己药丸、药吃得越来越多，而且……
短篇收不了、小说进不去，卡壳直接接到吃药。