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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingMillie has just confirmed Guy is truly self-aware. In the boardroom Antwan only hears the revenue hit: reboot the server, wipe the first AI life-form back to a background NPC. Free City goes dark. Blue Shirt wakes up, asks about light roast versus dark roast, and smiles the same slogan: Don't have a good day, have a great day. Behind sunglasses, Millie begs him to remember the swings. He thinks she has the wrong guy. Then Keys finds leftover code — and a bank heist starts the loop again.
Chapters
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Language points
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Review right after watchingkick out
把某人踢出去
reboot
重启系统/服务器
and shit
……之类的
have a great day
祝你有超棒的一天
the wrong guy
认错人(双关人名)
try to be a hero
逞英雄、多管闲事
bring to life
让某人活过来
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Don't have a good day, have a great day.”
别只过好日子,要过超棒的一天。
把 good 升级成 great,听着热情,重启后却像空心录音。
Don't have X, have a great X
送客、写祝福、把普通问候再抬一档时用。
Don't just have a good one — have a great one. / Have an amazing day, not just a decent one.
informal
Don't have 稍快,great 拉长加重
“Nobody try to be a hero. This will all be over soon.”
谁也别逞英雄。这一切很快就会结束。
两句劫案套话:先禁反抗,再许诺很快结束,假客气真威胁。
Nobody try to be a hero
想压住场面、劝人别硬刚时用,也可当玩笑。
Don't try to be a hero. / Nobody do anything stupid.
informal
hero 落重音,over soon 放慢
“I'm sorry, lady. I think you have the wrong guy.”
抱歉,女士。我想你认错人了。
认错人撞上他自己的名字,礼貌里全是失忆。
have the wrong person
打错电话、找错对象、被误会身份时用。
I think you've got the wrong person. / Sorry, that isn't me.
informal
sorry 先垫,wrong guy 两个词都咬清
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageNow, from the beginning... Guy's behaviour is much more complex than it should be, thanks to our code. But he's still stuck in Free City. He's still stuck in this life, this loop. And, then, something changes. He comes to life. Why? And then I remembered. One of the characters from Life Itself was this guy that I nicknamed Lovelorn. And he was someone who was designed to never meet the right person. It was essentially the building blocks of the character. But he never stopped hoping that he would meet "the girl of his dreams". So I had to base this girl off of someone, and who better than the person that I was sitting next to every day? You. But then, one day, he meets you in Free City, and once he sees you he can never be the same. He was supposed to feel doomed, but instead, he feels alive until, eventually, he is alive. You changed him, Millie. You changed his code. And I think you can do it again. You brought him to life, Millie. You brought him to life.
好,从一开始说…… 盖的行为比他本该有的要复杂得多, 多亏了我们的代码。 但他还是困在自由城。 他还困在这种生活、这个循环里。 然后,有东西变了。他活了过来。为什么? 然后我想起来了。 《生命本身》里有个角色,我给他起外号叫相思者。 他被设计成永远遇不到对的人。 这基本上就是这个角色的底层设定。 但他从未停止希望能遇见“梦中女孩”。 所以我得拿某个人当这个女孩的原型, 还能有谁比我每天坐在旁边的人更合适? 就是你。 可后来有一天, 他在自由城遇见你,而他一旦看见你 就再也回不去了。 他本该觉得没救了,结果他觉得自己活着 直到最后,他真的活了。 是你改变了他,米莉。 你改了他的代码。我觉得你还能再改一次。 是你让他活过来的,米莉。 是你让他活过来的。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use have a great day to upgrade a greeting
- Hear reboot as wiping an NPC clean
- Catch try to be a hero as don't resist
- Hear the wrong guy as a name pun
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Questions, then the linesWhat does Don't have a good day, have a great day mean?
It upgrades a greeting: skip good, go for great. Guy repeats it as an empty NPC slogan.
What does reboot the server mean in Free Guy?
Reboot the server. Antwan uses it to wipe Guy back into a regular NPC.
How do you translate Nobody try to be a hero?
Don't play hero. A robber's line to stop anyone from fighting back.
Is you have the wrong guy a pun?
Yes. It means mistaken identity, and Guy's name is Guy, so he denies himself.
What is a kip-up in this scene?
A kip-up is springing up from your back. Millie uses it to snap out of panic.
