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Everything you need before watchingAt a coffee counter, Keys orders a medium with cream and two sugars and jokes about an insatiable thirst for validation. He calls himself an author of zeros and ones, and he and Millie swear they are strictly platonic. Now Millie needs him to get her into a gamer stash house, but his NDA forbids even watching her lips. Inside the game, Molotov Girl is trying to figure out how to steal something, then tells Guy to go be the good guy.
凯
Keysprogrammer
米
Milliegame designer
盖
GuyNPC bank teller
莫
Molotov GirlMillie's avatar
Chapters
13 parts · AI-cut01They Run This Town他们天不怕地不怕，这座城归他们A26'27"02I Gotta Try你明知道不行，我还是得试试B17'16"03NPC Skin没人能把 NPC 的皮套到自己身上B27'12"04Medium Coffee中杯咖啡，奶，两块糖B16'14"05NPC Player就是那个套着 NPC 皮的玩家C17'26"06Favourite Flavour这是我在全世界最爱的味道B15'45"07We Did It想做的东西，居然真做成了B25'08"08It's In Your Programming你以为自己在选，其实是程序写好的B16'48"09A Whole Other World挺酷的，里面像另有一个世界B24'41"10He's Real我不知道怎么回事，但他是真的C17'01"11I Have A Goldfish求你，我家里还有一条金鱼B25'10"12A World Out There外面有个世界，我们能自由B16'24"13What Are We Doing我们在这儿到底在干嘛A27'36"
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00:00
what's the thing that gets you up in the morning?
每天早上让你爬起来的是什么？
00:02
Medium coffee, cream, two sugars.
中杯咖啡，加奶油，两颗糖。
00:05
What's the other thing?
另外那件事是什么？
00:07
Oh, yeah. An insatiable thirst for validation .
对了。对认可有种填不满的渴。
00:09
- She's not kidding. - I'm not.
- 她没开玩笑。- 我没有。
00:11
How about you?
你呢？
00:12
- Code. - Code?
- 代码。- 代码？
00:14
- Code. - Code, yeah.
- 代码。- 代码，对。
00:15
There we go.
这不就来了。
00:16
'Cause it's not just zeros and ones, it's hidden messages.
因为那不只是零和一，里面藏着信息。
00:18
I like to think of myself, actually, as not a code writer, but an author .
我其实更愿意把自己看成作者，而不是写代码的。
00:21
I just use zeros and ones instead of words 'cause words will let you down .
我只用零和一，不用文字，因为文字会让你失望。
00:25
But zeros and ones, never. Zeros and ones are as cool as shit .
但零和一从不。零和一酷毙了。
00:30
- He's not kidding. - I'm not.
- 他没开玩笑。- 我没有。
00:32
Now, I've gotta ask.
那我可得问一句。
00:34
There is a lot of chemistry between the two of you.
你们俩之间很有化学反应啊。
00:36
- Has this evolved into more than-- - No.
- 这是不是已经发展成不只是—— - 没有。
00:39
- No way. No. It's strictly platonic . - No, no, no. We're friends.
- 绝对没有。没有。纯粹柏拉图。- 不不不。我们是朋友。
00:41
- We're like best friends. - Friendship.
- 我们差不多是最好的朋友。- 友谊。
00:43
And now your game is gonna be released by Soonami,
而现在你们的游戏要由 Soonami 发行，
00:44
one of the biggest publishers in the world.
全球最大的发行商之一。
00:46
- It's crazy, actually. - It is, yeah.
- 说真的挺疯狂。- 是啊。
00:48
It does seem a little bit like an unlikely pairing, though.
不过这组合看起来也有点不太搭。
00:51
Yeah, I didn't totally get it either.
是啊，我一开始也没完全想通。
00:53
But Millie's got a real instinct for these things.
但米莉对这种事直觉很准。
00:56
Antwan is a genius.
安特万是个天才。
00:57
He's brash and obnoxious, but he's really good at what he does.
他又冲又讨人厌，但干这行真有两下子。
01:01
It's a chance for our work to be seen by a wider audience.
这是让更多人看到我们作品的机会。
01:03
- God, those two were young and dumb. - Jeez.
- 天，那会儿他俩又年轻又傻。- 我去。
01:05
So we're breaking and entering now?
所以我们现在改闯空门了？
01:07
How does it feel working for a galactic black hole of frozen shit?
给一个银河级冻屎黑洞打工，感觉如何？
01:11
You have to leave. I can't talk to you.
你得走。我不能跟你说话。
01:13
Aw, shame will have that effect.
哦，羞耻心是会让人这样。
01:15
No, Millie. I mean I can't talk to you.
不是，米莉。我是说我真的不能跟你说话。
01:17
I can't even see you. I'm literally focusing on background objects
我连看你都不行。我这是真的在盯着背景里的东西
01:19
because looking at your lips move violates my NDA
因为看你嘴唇动就会违反我的保密协议
01:21
and it could get me fired.
而且可能让我被炒。
01:23
Aw, fired by Antwan, the guy who stole our work?
哦，被安特万炒？就是那个偷走我们成果的人？
01:26
No, he bought it and then he shelved it.
不，他买下来然后束之高阁了。
01:27
All right? You're living in the past . You are stuck. You gotta move on .
行了吧？你活在过去。你卡住了。你得往前走。
01:31
How can I move on ?
我怎么往前走？
01:32
How can you?
你又怎么能？
01:33
Antwan swiped our AI engine to use in his dumb shooter.
安特万偷走我们的人工智能引擎，用在他那愚蠢的射击游戏里。
01:36
Did he, Millie? Because, honestly, I'm not so sure.
是吗，米莉？说真的，我没那么确定。
01:40
Our game was complex and beautiful and interesting.
我们的游戏复杂、漂亮，还有意思。
01:43
And Free City, it may be popular but it's so idiotic, it makes me wanna cry.
而自由城，也许很火，但蠢到我想哭。
01:46
Then stop defending him and help me beat his ass.
那就别再帮他说话，帮我收拾他。
01:48
- Millie, I'm-- - Come on, Keys, he stole from us.
- 米莉，我—— - 拜托，凯斯，他偷了我们的东西。
01:51
And now he's lying about it
现在他还在撒谎
01:52
so he doesn't have to give us the credit and the royalties that we deserve.
好不用给我们应得的署名和分成。
01:54
Millie--
米莉——
01:56
I found a clue. It's on a clip in a gamer's stash house.
我找到一条线索。在一个玩家藏身处的片段里。
01:58
All I need from you is to get me in there.
我只要你把我弄进去。
02:02
Millie, I care about you
米莉，我在乎你
02:09
but you need to leave.
但你得走。
02:19
Today is gonna be different, Goldie.
今天会不一样，戈尔迪。
03:22
What are we lookin' at?
我们在看什么？
03:24
Who are you?
你谁啊？
03:26
Okay, okay. Okay.
好好好。行。
03:28
We ran into each other the other day, you were humming that great song.
我们那天碰上过，你当时在哼那首超棒的歌。
03:30
Oh, yeah.
哦，对。
03:31
I thought you were an NPC . How did you find me?
我还以为你是个 NPC。你怎么找到我的？
03:34
I waited outside by the murder train,
我在外面杀人火车旁等着，
03:37
then I followed you.
然后跟着你。
03:38
Shit!
靠！
03:55
Can I come with you?
我能跟你一起吗？
03:58
Yes?
能吗？
04:00
Holy hell, what just happened?
我的天，刚才发生了什么？
04:02
What just happened is you almost blew my mission.
刚才发生的是你差点毁了我的任务。
04:05
No, I mean, how did we get from there to wherever this is?
不，我是说，我们怎么从那儿到了这不知哪儿的地方？
04:08
You mean the portal gun?
你是说传送枪？
04:10
Portal gun? That sounds expensive.
传送枪？听着就贵。
04:12
Wow, you are a special kind of noob .
哇，你这菜鸟也算特别了。
04:14
Thank you. You too.
谢谢。你也是。
04:15
Turn around.
转过去。
04:17
Okay.
好。
04:22
Oh.
哦。
04:27
Is this the North Pole?
这是北极吗？
04:29
Listen, dude.
听着，伙计。
04:30
- Guy. - Guy. Whatever.
- 盖。- 盖。随便。
04:32
Props on the NPC outfit,
这身 NPC 装还挺能打，
04:34
but I'm busy trying to figure out how to steal something.
但我正忙着弄明白怎么偷一样东西。
04:36
Maybe I could help you.
也许我能帮你。
04:38
I work alone .
我单独行动。
04:40
You have beautiful grenades.
你的手榴弹真好看。
04:41
Besides, if you want to have any chance of making an impact here,
再说，你要是想在这儿有点作为，
04:44
you need to have a higher level than that.
等级得比现在高。
04:46
- That's tough. No. - No.
- 那挺难。不行。- 不行。
04:49
Higher level?
更高等级？
04:50
Good Lord, rook .
我的老天爷，新手。
04:53
See?
看见没？
04:54
- Oh. - That's mine.
- 哦。- 那是我的。
04:56
And that's yours.
那是你的。
04:58
Oh. What, is one the best or the worst?
哦。一是最好还是最差？
05:02
There is literally nothing lower.
真的没有更低的了。
05:04
Well, how do I get to a higher level?
那我怎么升到更高等级？
05:06
- Really? - Really.
- 真的？- 真的。
05:08
- You know, get stuff. - Yeah.
- 就是，去搞装备。- 嗯。
05:12
- Are you kidding me right now? - Yeah.
- 你现在是在逗我吗？- 对。
05:14
- Experience, guns... - Yeah.
- 经验、枪…… - 嗯。
05:15
- Put that down. - Uh-huh.
- 放下。- 嗯哼。
05:16
Money. This is Free City.
钱。这儿是自由城。
05:19
You could rob a store, carjack someone,
你可以抢店、劫车，
05:21
punch a pedestrian in the face. You'll figure it out .
对着路人脸来一拳。你自己会搞明白的。
05:23
Oh, I'd never hurt innocent people.
哦，我绝不会伤害无辜的人。
05:28
Hmm. I've got to admit that is kind of refreshing.
嗯。我得承认，这还挺让人耳目一新。
05:32
Sometimes I forget not everyone you meet on here is a sociopathic man-child.
我有时会忘了，这儿碰上的不都是反社会巨婴。
05:37
Thank you.
谢谢。
05:39
Wait. But the world isn't that bad, though, is it?
等一下。但世界没那么糟吧，是不是？
05:41
Oh! Pretty bleak.
哦！相当惨淡。
05:45
If you ever met the dick responsible for this world, you'd agree.
你要是见过负责造这个世界的那个混蛋，你会同意的。
05:47
Are we talking about God? You've met God?
我们是在说上帝吗？你见过上帝？
05:52
And he's a dick?
而且他是个混蛋？
05:53
His name's Antwan, and, yes, he's an absolute troll .
他叫安特万，没错，他是个彻头彻尾的喷子。
05:57
Trolls exist?
巨魔是真的存在？
05:59
Look, I don't know if anybody does it,
听着，我不知道有没有人这么干，
06:02
but you could rack experience points up by being a good guy .
但你可以通过做好人来攒经验值。
06:05
- Like a hero. - Ooh. Easy, tiger .
- 就像英雄。- 噢。悠着点，猛虎。
06:07
If you don't wanna shoot people, you could steal their guns.
你要是不想开枪打人，可以偷他们的枪。
06:09
All that shit makes your level go up.
那些破事都能让你升级。
06:10
Go be the good guy.
去当那个好人吧。
06:12
Okay. No, I'm gonna be the great guy.
好。不，我要当那个了不起的人。
06:13
Ooh! Ooh.
噢！噢。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB2↩ 00:07
a thirst for something
a thirst for something
对某样东西的渴求
这里 validation=被看见、被肯定
Oh, yeah. An insatiable thirst for validation .
对了。对认可有种填不满的渴。
GrammarB1↩ 00:18
as not a code writer, but an author
不是A而是B：not A but B：先否定旧标签，再给出想要的身份。
I like to think of myself, actually, as not a code writer, but an author .
我其实更愿意把自己看成作者，而不是写代码的。
Pronunciation↩ 00:18
not a code
not a 连成 no-ta，t 贴到 a 上。
I like to think of myself, actually, as not a code writer, but an author .
我其实更愿意把自己看成作者，而不是写代码的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:21
let someone down
let someone down
让人失望、辜负期待
I just use zeros and ones instead of words 'cause words will let you down .
我只用零和一，不用文字，因为文字会让你失望。
GrammarB1↩ 00:25
as cool as shit
同级比较：as + 形容词 + as：用粗口把「酷」拉到极限。
But zeros and ones, never. Zeros and ones are as cool as shit .
但零和一从不。零和一酷毙了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:32
I've gotta ask
got to 吞成 gotta 一声。
Now, I've gotta ask.
那我可得问一句。
Pronunciation↩ 00:34
lot of chemistry
lot of 的 t 弹成 d，听成 lod-of。
There is a lot of chemistry between the two of you.
你们俩之间很有化学反应啊。
CollocationB2↩ 00:39
strictly platonic
strictly platonic
明确只是友情、没有恋爱
- No way. No. It's strictly platonic . - No, no, no. We're friends.
- 绝对没有。没有。纯粹柏拉图。- 不不不。我们是朋友。
CollocationB2↩ 01:05
breaking and entering
breaking and entering
非法闯入
So we're breaking and entering now?
所以我们现在改闯空门了？
GrammarB2↩ 01:19
looking at your lips move violates my NDA
动名词主语：looking... 整段当主语：看你嘴唇动这件事本身就违约。
because looking at your lips move violates my NDA
因为看你嘴唇动就会违反我的保密协议
CollocationB1↩ 01:27
move on
move on
放下往前走
All right? You're living in the past . You are stuck. You gotta move on .
行了吧？你活在过去。你卡住了。你得往前走。
CollocationB1↩ 01:27
live in the past
live in the past
活在过去、走不出来
All right? You're living in the past . You are stuck. You gotta move on .
行了吧？你活在过去。你卡住了。你得往前走。
Pronunciation↩ 01:27
gotta move on
gotta 再接 move，中间几乎没有 t。
All right? You're living in the past . You are stuck. You gotta move on .
行了吧？你活在过去。你卡住了。你得往前走。
SlangA2↩ 01:27
gotta
得；必须——口语 have got to，书面改 have to。
All right? You're living in the past . You are stuck. You gotta move on .
行了吧？你活在过去。你卡住了。你得往前走。
CollocationB1↩ 01:58
get someone in
get someone in
把某人弄进去
All I need from you is to get me in there.
我只要你把我弄进去。
SlangB1↩ 03:31
NPC
非玩家角色——游戏行话，也可讽人像背景板。
I thought you were an NPC . How did you find me?
我还以为你是个 NPC。你怎么找到我的？
CollocationB1↩ 04:12
a special kind of something
a special kind of something
特别能…的一种
这里=特别能当菜鸟的那种
Wow, you are a special kind of noob .
哇，你这菜鸟也算特别了。
Pronunciation↩ 04:12
kind of noob
of 弱读，听成 kinda noob。
Wow, you are a special kind of noob .
哇，你这菜鸟也算特别了。
SlangB1↩ 04:12
noob
游戏菜鸟——玩家互损，正式场合改 beginner。
Wow, you are a special kind of noob .
哇，你这菜鸟也算特别了。
SlangB1↩ 04:32
Props
夸一句；致敬——玩家口头表扬，正式改 credit / respect。
Props on the NPC outfit,
这身 NPC 装还挺能打，
CollocationB1↩ 04:34
figure something out
figure something out
想明白 / 弄清楚
but I'm busy trying to figure out how to steal something.
但我正忙着弄明白怎么偷一样东西。
Pronunciation↩ 04:34
figure out how
figure 和 out 连成 fig-yer-out。
but I'm busy trying to figure out how to steal something.
但我正忙着弄明白怎么偷一样东西。
CollocationA2↩ 04:38
work alone
work alone
单独干、不组队
I work alone .
我单独行动。
CollocationB1↩ 04:41
make an impact
make an impact
产生影响、有作为
Besides, if you want to have any chance of making an impact here,
再说，你要是想在这儿有点作为，
CollocationB1↩ 04:41
have any chance of doing
have any chance of doing
有没有做成的可能
Besides, if you want to have any chance of making an impact here,
再说，你要是想在这儿有点作为，
GrammarB1↩ 04:41
if you want to have any chance of making an impact here
条件从句：if 引出前提，chance of + 动名词：想有作为就得先升级。
Besides, if you want to have any chance of making an impact here,
再说，你要是想在这儿有点作为，
SlangB1↩ 04:50
rook
新手；菜鸟——rookie 的缩称，嫌弃口吻，别对客户说。
Good Lord, rook .
我的老天爷，新手。
CollocationB1↩ 05:21
figure something out
figure something out
自己会弄明白
punch a pedestrian in the face. You'll figure it out .
对着路人脸来一拳。你自己会搞明白的。
SlangB1↩ 05:53
troll
网络喷子——骂爱搅局的人，书面少用。
His name's Antwan, and, yes, he's an absolute troll .
他叫安特万，没错，他是个彻头彻尾的喷子。
CollocationB2↩ 06:02
rack something up
rack something up
把某样东西攒上去
这里=把经验值攒上去
but you could rack experience points up by being a good guy .
但你可以通过做好人来攒经验值。
GrammarB1↩ 06:02
by being a good guy
by+动名词：by doing 表途径：靠当好人来攒经验，不是靠开枪。
but you could rack experience points up by being a good guy .
但你可以通过做好人来攒经验值。
CollocationB1↩ 06:05
easy, tiger
easy, tiger
悠着点、别激动
不是叫老虎，是叫盖别把好人当英雄喊太满
- Like a hero. - Ooh. Easy, tiger .
- 就像英雄。- 噢。悠着点，猛虎。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:00
thirst for validation
对认可的无尽渴求
In the scene凯斯点完咖啡，把「加料」说成永远不够被看见。
Social apps feed a constant hunger for likes.社交软件专门喂那种对点赞的饥渴。
In daily life
加班汇报He keeps refreshing the email for a nod from the boss.他不停刷邮件，就等老板点个头。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:00
let you down
让人失望
In the scene凯斯说文字会辜负你，零和一不会，给自己的代码戴高帽。
Don't promise Friday if the file might slip.周五交不了就别打包票，别让人空等。
In daily life
组队迟到If you flake again, the whole team feels dropped.你再放鸽子，全组都会觉得被撂下。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:00
strictly platonic
纯粹柏拉图式
In the scene主持人追问有没有超越友情，凯斯和米莉叠句否认。
We share a flat, but the setup is only friendship.我们合租，但关系只停留在朋友。
In daily life
澄清传闻Stop shipping us. The whole thing is only friendship.别再磕我们了，这事就只是朋友。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:00
figure out
想明白；弄清楚
In the scene莫洛托夫女孩拒盖同行：她正忙着搞清楚怎么偷东西。
Give me ten minutes to work out this error message.给我十分钟，把这条报错弄明白。
In daily life
修路由器I still cannot work out why the Wi-Fi drops at midnight.我还是搞不懂为什么午夜网会断。
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SlangB1↩ 00:00
noob
菜鸟；游戏新手
In the scene盖问传送枪贵不贵，莫洛托夫女孩当场判他是特别能当的那种菜鸟。
He asked if the shotgun needed batteries. Total beginner energy.他问霰弹枪要不要电池，十足新手味。
In daily life
开黑语音Don't rush the boss if you still skip the tutorial.教程都跳过就别冲Boss。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 00:00
you too
把损话当夸奖回敬
In the scene她骂他是特别菜鸟，盖听成恭维，礼貌回一句你也是。
She called my slides a disaster, and I smiled and said likewise.她说我的幻灯片是灾难，我还笑着说彼此彼此。
In daily life
听错挖苦He missed the insult and answered with a cheerful same to you.他没听出挖苦，开心地回了你也一样。
above my level
PunB2↩ 00:00
troll
喷子，也听成巨魔
In the scene米莉骂安特万是喷子，盖按游戏妖怪来问：巨魔是真的？
When she said the manager was a troll, the kid asked if he lived under a bridge.她说经理是个喷子，小孩却问他是不是住桥底下。
In daily life
看评论区Ignore the comment-section trolls; they want a reaction, not a debate.别理评论区喷子，他们要的是反应，不是讨论。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 00:00
as cool as shit
酷毙了（粗）
In the scene凯斯把代码夸到天上，用粗口把酷说到头。
That old motorcycle is ridiculously cool, but I would not say it that crudely at work.那辆旧摩托酷得很，但上班别这么粗着夸。
In daily life
看球爆发After the overtime winner he yelled that the striker was insanely good.加时绝杀后他吼前锋强得离谱。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I like to think of myself, actually, as not a code writer, but an author.”
我其实更愿意把自己看成作者，而不是写代码的。
Why it's great
先否定工种再给自己加头衔，自恋得又真诚又好笑。
Pattern
not a X, but a Y
When to use
介绍自己时不想被一个头衔框死。
Similar
I'm not X so much as Y ／ Think of me as Y, not X
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
actually 放轻，author 重读落地。
Use it yourself
自我介绍I like to think of myself as a storyteller, not a salesperson.我更愿意把自己看成讲故事的，而不是销售。
“but I'm busy trying to figure out how to steal something.”
但我正忙着弄明白怎么偷一样东西。
Why it's great
把盗窃说成解题，玩家口吻又干又酷。
Pattern
be busy trying to figure out how to...
When to use
婉拒打扰，说明自己正卡在一件具体的事上。
Similar
I'm trying to work out how to... ／ I'm stuck figuring out...
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
busy 和 figure 加重，steal 轻轻甩出去。
Use it yourself
赶工婉拒I'm busy trying to figure out how to fix this leak.我正忙着弄明白这漏该怎么修。
“Go be the good guy.”
去当那个好人吧。
Why it's great
四个词收场，既是升级指引，又拿他的名字盖打趣。
Pattern
Go be the + 身份
When to use
把人推出门，让他自己把角色演完。
Similar
Go be the bigger person ／ Go do the right thing
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
Go 短促，good guy 两个重音连着落。
Use it yourself
劝去道歉Go be the bigger person and text her first.去做那个更大度的人，先给她发消息。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 凯斯的代码自白
'Cause it's not just zeros and ones, it's hidden messages. I like to think of myself, actually, as not a code writer, but an author. I just use zeros and ones instead of words 'cause words will let you down. But zeros and ones, never. Zeros and ones are as cool as shit.
因为那不只是零和一，里面藏着信息。 我其实更愿意把自己看成作者，而不是写代码的。 我只用零和一，不用文字，因为文字会让你失望。 但零和一从不。零和一酷毙了。
从零和一讲到作者梦，自恋节奏一步比一步满。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use figure out to mean work something out
- Hear strictly platonic as not dating
- Catch noob, rook, and troll in gamer talk
- Send someone off with go be the good guy
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does figure out mean in this Free Guy line?
Work something out. She is busy planning how to steal an item.
What does Go be the good guy mean?
Do the hero path. She tells Guy to gain XP without hurting people.
What is an insatiable thirst for validation?
A joke add-on: Keys never gets enough praise or proof he matters.
What does strictly platonic mean here?
Not romantic. Keys and Millie insist they are only friends.
What do noob and rook mean in this scene?
A clueless new player. She roasts Guy's NPC look and low level.