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警察上门，一家人怎么抢着说话
Knives Out · 2019
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Everything you need before watchingA week after Harlan Thrombey's death, the police sit the family down in the living room and ask to see them one at a time. Linda goes first and wants this wrapped up before the memorial. Walt talks about the publishing house as if it were already his. Joni sells a skincare philosophy that sounds a lot like grief. Between the interviews, birthday-party memories flicker in: smiles, early exits, a piano note. Everyone says the night went well. Nobody is telling the same story.
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Elliotlead detective
瓦
Wagnerstate trooper
琳
Lindaeldest daughter
沃
Waltyoungest son
乔
Jonidaughter-in-law
理
RichardLinda's husband
Chapters
14 parts · AI-cut01Family Police Interviews警察上门，一家人怎么抢着说话B26'00"02Blanc Enters the Room陌生人进门，他为什么像自家人C13'41"03Birthday Night Blowups生日夜，旧怨怎么当众翻出来B26'22"04Marta Fails the Lie Test问到关键处，人为什么突然想吐B25'06"05Reconstructing That Night把一晚拆成时间表，听谁对不上B23'06"06Birthday Game of Go爷孙下棋，话里在争谁说了算B24'00"07Overdose and Escape Plan出事后，两个人怎么编一条逃路B26'32"08Fight at the Memorial追悼会上，话怎么扯到身份B24'00"09Ransom Comes Home Fighting回家的人为什么先开火B24'36"10The Will Reading Twist念遗嘱时，听谁先崩B25'24"11A Deal at the Diner吃饭谈条件，谁在让谁B24'27"12The Donut and the Client请人吃东西，其实在套话C14'38"13The Switch and the Nurse好护士的人设，哪里开始裂B23'48"14Fran and the Final Trap最后一块拼图，谁把话说死C17'29"
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00:00
Excuse me.
不好意思。
00:02
Uh, we're ready for you now.
呃，我们准备好了，请进来。
00:03
We'd like to see you one at a time .
我们想请你们一位一位进来。
00:05
All right. Uh, I'll go first.
好吧。呃，我先来。
00:07
I'm assuming this will all be wrapped up
我想这些都能了结
00:09
before the memorial tonight.
赶在今晚追悼会之前。
00:11
We'll do our best , ma'am.
我们会尽力的，夫人。
00:15
So...
那么……
00:17
How you doing, kiddo ?
还好吗，孩子？
00:19
We're just gonna reintroduce ourselves as a formality .
我们再自我介绍一下，走个过场。
00:22
I am Detective Lieutenant Elliot,
我是埃利奥特警探，
00:24
and this is Trooper Wagner.
这位是瓦格纳警员。
00:25
Now, um, I'm going to record this,
好，呃，我要把这次谈话录下来，
00:29
just to make things easier .
只是为了方便。
00:31
All right, we're with Linda Drysdale nee Thrombey ,
好，我们这边是琳达·德莱斯代尔，原姓索姆比，
00:34
Harlan Thrombey's eldest daughter,
哈兰·索姆比的长女，
00:36
and discussing the events that took place
正在讨论发生的事情，
00:38
the night of his demise one week ago.
也就是一周前他去世的那天晚上。
00:40
November eighth.
十一月八号。
00:41
We're very sorry for your loss .
节哀顺变。
00:45
Thank you. That means a lot .
谢谢。这话我很受用。
00:47
So, we understand on that night
那我们了解到，那天晚上
00:49
the family had gathered
全家人聚在一起
00:51
to celebrate your father's 85th birthday?
给你们父亲过 85 岁生日？
00:53
Yes.
是的。
00:54
- How was it? Uh... - LINDA: The party?
- 怎么样？呃…… - 琳达：派对？
00:57
Pre-my-dad's-death?
我爸还没去世之前那个？
00:59
Oh, it was great.
哦，挺好的。
01:01
Did anyone besides the family show face ?
除了家人还有别人露面吗？
01:03
Um, Fran, the housekeeper.
呃，弗兰，管家。
01:06
He was a nice guy, but he was so hairy.
他人挺好的，就是毛发太多了。
01:09
Jacob? - And I've dated Italian guys.
雅各布？ - 我可是交往过意大利男人的。
01:11
You know what I mean? It was like...
你懂我意思吧？就好像……
01:13
Marta, Harlan's caregiver.
玛尔塔，哈兰的看护。
01:15
Good girl. Hard worker.
好姑娘。干活勤快。
01:17
Her family's from Ecuador.
她家是厄瓜多尔的。
01:20
And Wanetta.
还有瓦内塔。
01:21
Great nana. Harlan's mom.
太奶奶。哈兰的妈妈。
01:24
- Hi, Nana. - ELLIOTT: His mom?
- 嗨，奶奶。 - 埃利奥特：他妈妈？
01:26
- Nana? - ELLIOTT: Wow. How old is she?
- 奶奶？ - 埃利奥特：哇。她多大年纪了？
01:28
We have no idea .
我们完全不知道。
01:30
Okay, um, and your son, Ransom,
好，呃，还有你儿子兰森，
01:32
did he attend as well?
他也来了吗？
01:34
Yes, but he left early.
来了，不过走得早。
01:36
Ransom, are you leaving?
兰森，你要走了？
01:45
Right, um...
好，呃……
01:46
Would you say that all three of you showed up
能不能说你们三个到场的时间
01:48
around the same time ?
差不多？
01:50
No.
不是。
01:54
Richard came early to help the caterers set up .
理查德提前来了，帮餐饮的布置。
01:57
Okay. And you and your husband, Richard,
好。你和你丈夫理查德，
01:59
work at a real estate firm in Boston?
在波士顿一家房产公司上班？
02:01
No. It's... It's my company.
不是。那是……那是我的公司。
02:03
Right. Right. Sorry.
对。对。抱歉。
02:05
I built my business from the ground up .
我的生意是从零做起来的。
02:06
Oh, just like your father.
哦，跟你父亲一样。
02:08
You two were very close.
你们俩很亲。
02:11
We... We had our own secret way of communicating.
我们……我们有自己的秘密交流方式。
02:14
I mean, you had to find that with Dad.
我是说，跟爸相处就得找到这么一套，
02:18
You had to find a game to play with him,
你得找到能跟他玩的游戏，
02:20
and if you did that, and you played by his rules ...
只要你做到了，而且按他的规矩来……
02:29
Everyone idolizes their dad, right?
谁不崇拜自己老爸呢，对吧？
02:32
I don't know. Do they?
我不知道。是吗？
02:35
Very much not.
完全不是。
02:36
Don't know why I said that.
不知道我刚才为什么那么说。
02:38
But my wife, Linda, does.
不过我妻子琳达确实崇拜他。
02:41
Harlan started out with a rusty Smith Corona
哈兰起步就靠一台生锈的史密斯·科罗纳打字机
02:43
and built himself into
硬是把自己做成了
02:44
one of the best-selling mystery writers of all time.
有史以来最畅销的推理小说家之一。
02:47
Wow, seems like all his kids are self-made overachievers.
哇，看来他几个孩子都是白手起家的佼佼者。
02:53
Sure.
那当然。
02:55
For the record, I'm speaking with Walt Thrombey,
记录一下，我正在问询沃尔特·索姆比，
02:57
Harlan Thrombey's youngest son.
哈兰·索姆比的小儿子。
03:00
So, you run your father's publishing company?
那你是在经营你父亲的出版公司？
03:02
Yeah. It's my... It's our...
对。是我的……是我们的……
03:05
Uh, it's the family's publishing company.
呃，是家族的出版公司。
03:07
Dad trusts me to run it.
爸信任我来管。
03:09
Thirty languages.
三十种语言。
03:11
Over 80 million copies sold. A real legacy.
卖出八千多万册。真是一笔遗产。
03:15
Mmm-hmm. - You guys fans?
嗯哼。 - 你们是粉丝吗？
03:17
I mean, I don't do much fiction reading myself, but...
我是说，我自己不怎么看小说，不过……
03:19
Big fan. I'm a big fan.
超级粉丝。我是超级粉丝。
03:21
I mean, his plots are just like...
我是说，他的情节就简直……
03:23
Like, I won't spoil it for you but...
那个，我不剧透，但是……
03:24
Okay, like Thousand Knives?
比如《千刀》？
03:26
The Cow and the Shotgun?
《奶牛与猎枪》？
03:27
Like, where do you come up with that?
那种，你怎么想得出来的？
03:30
Well, Dad said the plots just
爸说那些情节就是
03:31
popped into his head, fully formed.
完整地一下子蹦进脑子里。
03:33
It was the easy part for him.
对他来说那是最容易的部分。
03:37
Um, so you're in the area, right?
呃，所以你们就住附近，对吧？
03:39
Uh, you guys probably arrived around the same time .
呃，你们大概差不多同时到的吧。
03:42
Uh...
呃……
03:44
We all got here around 8:00.
我们大概 8 点都到了。
03:46
My wife, Donna, she's my rock.
我妻子唐娜，是我的主心骨。
03:50
Jesus, Donna! Are you all right?
天啊，唐娜！你没事吧？
03:53
My son, Jacob, he's 16.
沃尔特：我儿子雅各布，他 16 岁。
03:56
Very politically active.
政治上非常活跃。
03:58
The boy is literally a Nazi.
那孩子简直就是个纳粹。
04:00
He's an alt-right troll dipshit .
他就是个极右喷子蠢货。
04:02
Kids today with the Internet, it's amazing.
现在的孩子加上互联网，真了不起。
04:05
(CHUCKLES) So the night went well?
（轻笑）那晚上过得还顺利？
04:09
I mean, we're all gutted , but, uh,
我是说，我们都难受极了，不过，呃，
04:11
I was happy to have that night with him.
我很庆幸能跟他共度那一晚。
04:13
To be by his side . To think about our books
陪在他身边。想想我们的书
04:16
and what we've accomplished with them.
以及我们靠这些书做成了什么。
04:19
It's like I can still feel his hand on my shoulder.
就好像还能感觉到他的手搭在我肩上。
04:23
Passing the torch.
交接衣钵。
04:25
So, we're here with Joni Thrombey,
好，我们这边是乔恩妮·索姆比，
04:27
Harlan Thrombey's daughter-in-law?
哈兰·索姆比的儿媳？
04:29
Mmm-hmm. Yeah, I married his son, Neil.
嗯哼。对，我嫁给他儿子尼尔。
04:32
We had one daughter, Meg.
我们有一个女儿，梅格。
04:34
And then Neil passed on 15 years ago.
后来尼尔 15 年前走了。
04:38
But you remained close to the Thrombeys?
但你跟索姆比家一直还很亲？
04:40
Oh! They're my family.
哦！他们就是我的家人。
04:45
I feel simultaneously freed by
我觉得他们既让我自由，
04:49
and supported by them.
又给我支撑。
04:55
It's that balance of opposites that's the nugget of Flam.
这种对立的平衡，就是 Flam 的精髓。
05:00
Sorry, the nugget of...
抱歉，什么的精髓……
05:01
Flam.
弗拉姆。
05:05
Oh. Yeah, Flam, your skincare company. Sorry.
哦。对，Flam，你的护肤公司。抱歉。
05:06
I forgive you.
我原谅你了。
05:08
Yeah, it's skincare,
对，是护肤品，
05:09
but it promotes a total lifestyle.
但它倡导的是一种整体生活方式。
05:11
Self-sufficiency with an acknowledgement
自给自足，同时又承认
05:13
of human need.
人是有需求的。
05:15
That's Flam.
这就是 Flam。
05:16
But it's also Harlan.
但这也是哈兰。
05:18
He got me and Meg through some tough times.
他带着我和梅格度过了几段难熬的日子。
05:20
Grandad gives my mom a yearly allowance
爷爷每年给我妈一笔生活费
05:22
and he's never missed wiring
而且从来没断过
05:23
a tuition payment to my schools.
给我学校打学费。
05:28
He's a genuinely selfless man.
他是个真心无私的人。
05:30
But you left the party early?
可你很早就离开派对了？
05:32
Have fun.
玩得开心。
05:33
To see some friends at Smith.
去史密斯学院看几个朋友。
05:35
You know Dad pays for her
你知道爸给她付的是
05:37
crypto-Marxist-post- deconstructural-
隐性马克思主义、后解构主义——
05:41
feminist-poetry-theory- whatever major?
女性主义诗歌理论——反正就是那种专业？
05:44
She could have stuck around for the cake.
她本来可以留下来吃蛋糕的。
05:46
I think Linda was upset.
我觉得琳达不高兴了。
05:49
Hmm.
嗯。
05:52
But Harlan understood.
但哈兰理解。
05:58
Right.
好。
05:59
Um, you two showed up to the party around the same time ...
呃，你们俩到派对的时间差不多……
06:02
If I could pause?
我能打断一下吗？
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:03
one at a time
one at a time
一次一个、挨个来
We'd like to see you one at a time .
我们想请你们一位一位进来。
Pronunciation↩ 00:03
one at a
one at a 连成 /wʌnətə/。
We'd like to see you one at a time .
我们想请你们一位一位进来。
CollocationB1↩ 00:07
wrap something up
wrap something up
收工、了结
这里指把问话尽快办完
I'm assuming this will all be wrapped up
我想这些都能了结
GrammarB1↩ 00:07
this will all be wrapped up
宾语从句：assuming 后省了 that，整句「这事会了结」作宾语。
I'm assuming this will all be wrapped up
我想这些都能了结
CollocationA2↩ 00:11
do one's best
do one's best
尽力而为
We'll do our best , ma'am.
我们会尽力的，夫人。
SlangA2↩ 00:17
kiddo
小家伙——长辈对年轻人，正式问话里略亲昵
How you doing, kiddo ?
还好吗，孩子？
CollocationB1↩ 00:19
as a formality
as a formality
走个过场
We're just gonna reintroduce ourselves as a formality .
我们再自我介绍一下，走个过场。
Pronunciation↩ 00:19
just gonna
gonna 是 going to 的吞音。
We're just gonna reintroduce ourselves as a formality .
我们再自我介绍一下，走个过场。
CollocationA2↩ 00:29
make something easier
make something easier
把事情弄简单点
just to make things easier .
只是为了方便。
GrammarB2↩ 00:31
Linda Drysdale nee Thrombey
同位语：婚后姓加娘家姓并置，nee 标明婚前姓氏。
All right, we're with Linda Drysdale nee Thrombey ,
好，我们这边是琳达·德莱斯代尔，原姓索姆比，
CollocationB1↩ 00:36
took place
took place
发生
and discussing the events that took place
正在讨论发生的事情，
GrammarB1↩ 00:36
that took place
定语从句：that 从句修饰 events，说明是「发生过的那些事」。
and discussing the events that took place
正在讨论发生的事情，
CollocationB1↩ 00:41
sorry for your loss
sorry for your loss
节哀顺变
We're very sorry for your loss .
节哀顺变。
Pronunciation↩ 00:41
for your
for your 弱读 /fəjər/。
We're very sorry for your loss .
节哀顺变。
CollocationA2↩ 00:45
That means a lot
That means a lot
这话很暖
Thank you. That means a lot .
谢谢。这话我很受用。
SlangB2↩ 01:01
show face
露面；到场——口语「露个脸」，书面改用 attend
Did anyone besides the family show face ?
除了家人还有别人露面吗？
CollocationA2↩ 01:28
have no idea
have no idea
完全不知道
We have no idea .
我们完全不知道。
CollocationA2↩ 01:46
show up
show up
到场；露面
Would you say that all three of you showed up
能不能说你们三个到场的时间
GrammarB1↩ 01:46
that all three of you showed up
宾语从句：Would you say that 后接要对方确认的内容。
Would you say that all three of you showed up
能不能说你们三个到场的时间
Pronunciation↩ 01:46
Would you
Would you 黏成 /wʊdʒə/。
Would you say that all three of you showed up
能不能说你们三个到场的时间
CollocationA2↩ 01:48
around the same time
around the same time
差不多同时
around the same time ?
差不多？
CollocationA2↩ 01:54
set up
set up
布置；筹备
Richard came early to help the caterers set up .
理查德提前来了，帮餐饮的布置。
CollocationB1↩ 02:05
from the ground up
from the ground up
从零做起、白手起家
这里指公司是自己一点点攒起来的
I built my business from the ground up .
我的生意是从零做起来的。
Pronunciation↩ 02:05
ground up
ground 和 up 都重读，这是句尾落点。
I built my business from the ground up .
我的生意是从零做起来的。
CollocationB1↩ 02:20
play by someone's rules
play by someone's rules
按他的规矩来
and if you did that, and you played by his rules ...
只要你做到了，而且按他的规矩来……
CollocationB1↩ 02:41
started out with
started out with
起步时只有
Harlan started out with a rusty Smith Corona
哈兰起步就靠一台生锈的史密斯·科罗纳打字机
CollocationB1↩ 03:23
spoil it for you
spoil it for you
给你剧透
Like, I won't spoil it for you but...
那个，我不剧透，但是……
Pronunciation↩ 03:23
spoil it
spoil it 连成 /spɔɪlɪt/。
Like, I won't spoil it for you but...
那个，我不剧透，但是……
CollocationB1↩ 03:27
come up with something
come up with something
想出、编出
Like, where do you come up with that?
那种，你怎么想得出来的？
SlangC1↩ 04:00
dipshit
蠢货；白痴——脏骂蠢货，熟人发泄，正式场合禁用
He's an alt-right troll dipshit .
他就是个极右喷子蠢货。
SlangB2↩ 04:00
troll
网络喷子——网上惹事的喷子，书面少用
He's an alt-right troll dipshit .
他就是个极右喷子蠢货。
SlangB2↩ 04:09
gutted
心里掏空很难受——英式口语，心里被掏空，偏熟人间
I mean, we're all gutted , but, uh,
我是说，我们都难受极了，不过，呃，
CollocationA2↩ 04:13
by someone's side
by someone's side
陪在他身边
To be by his side . To think about our books
陪在他身边。想想我们的书
GrammarB2↩ 04:55
It's that balance of opposites that's
强调句：It's X that... 把「对立的平衡」拎出来强调，才是核。
It's that balance of opposites that's the nugget of Flam.
这种对立的平衡，就是 Flam 的精髓。
SlangB2↩ 04:55
nugget
精华；核心卖点——把核心理念叫「干货」，广告腔
It's that balance of opposites that's the nugget of Flam.
这种对立的平衡，就是 Flam 的精髓。
GrammarB2↩ 05:44
could have stuck around
情态完成：could have done = 本来可以却没做，带责备或惋惜。
She could have stuck around for the cake.
她本来可以留下来吃蛋糕的。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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IdiomB1↩ 00:03
one at a time
一次一个；逐个
In the scene埃利奥特对全家说：请一位一位进来，别挤在一块儿。
The nurse asked us to come in one at a time.护士让我们一次进一个。
In daily life
诊所候诊The dentist will see kids one at a time.牙医会一个一个看孩子。
仓库卸货Slide the boxes onto the belt one at a time.箱子请一个一个推上传送带。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:07
wrap up
收尾；了结
In the scene琳达一坐下就催：追悼会前把这事了结。
Can we wrap up the meeting before lunch?午饭前能把会开完吗？
In daily life
项目收尾Let's wrap up the sprint notes before Friday.周五前先把迭代纪要收个尾。
搬家那天Can we wrap up the last boxes before the truck comes?货车来之前，最后几箱能先收完吗？
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SlangB2↩ 01:01
show face
露面；到场
In the scene埃利奥特问琳达：除了家人，派对上还有谁露面。
Did anyone from the old team show face at the reunion?老同事里有人来同学会露脸吗？
In daily life
同学聚会Did anyone from dorm 312 show face last Saturday?上周六三一二宿舍还有人露面吗？
部门团建If you can't stay long, at least show face for the photo.待不久也行，至少露个脸拍张照。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:05
from the ground up
从零做起
In the scene琳达纠正警察：公司是她从零做的，不是夫妇共有。
She built that bakery from the ground up after she quit.她辞职后从零把那家面包店做起来。
In daily life
辞职创业He built the repair stall from the ground up with one toolbox.他靠一箱工具从零把修理摊做起来。
重建社团We rebuilt the club from the ground up after everyone graduated.老人都毕业后，我们把社团从零重搭。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:55
for the record
记一下；郑重声明
In the scene埃利奥特对着录音声明：正在询问沃尔特。
For the record, I never agreed to that deadline.先说清楚，我从没答应过那个截止日期。
In daily life
会议记录For the record, I voted against that hire.先记一笔：那次招聘我投的反对票。
澄清误会For the record, I sent the file before noon.先说清楚，文件中午前我就发了。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 03:27
come up with
想出；编出
In the scene瓦格纳追问哈兰：这些离谱情节你怎么想出来的。
How did you come up with such a simple fix?这么简单的办法你怎么想出来的？
In daily life
改口号Who came up with that three-word slogan?那句三字口号是谁想出来的？
周末食谱I need to come up with a dinner that uses leftover rice.我得想个能消化剩米饭的晚饭。
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IdiomB1↩ 03:46
my rock
最可靠的支柱
In the scene沃尔特夸妻子唐娜是主心骨，话音未落她就被吓到。
During the move, my sister was my rock.搬家那段日子，姐姐是我最稳的依靠。
In daily life
备考冲刺My roommate was my rock the month before the exam.考试前那个月，室友是我最稳的依靠。
照顾病人When dad was in hospital, my aunt was my rock.爸爸住院那段日子，姑姑是我的主心骨。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 04:23
pass the torch
交接衣钵
In the scene沃尔特把陪在身边说成接班，自封火炬手。
When she retired, she passed the torch to her deputy.她退休时把担子交给了副手。
In daily life
社长换届After ten years, she passed the torch to the new editor.干了十年，她把担子交给新主编。
乐队交接The drummer passed the torch to his student before the tour.巡演前，鼓手把位置交给自己的学生。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“We'd like to see you one at a time.”
我们想请你们一位一位进来。
Why it's great
礼貌祈使，把「分开问」说得清楚又客气，问话面试都能搬。
Pattern
想请你做某事，one at a time
When to use
面试、问诊、点名：要对方逐个来、别一起涌进来时用。
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一位一位来就行 ／ 咱们一个一个来
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formal
Shadowing tip
like 轻；one、time 重读，at a 连读。
Use it yourself
诊所候诊The dentist will call the kids in one at a time.牙医会一个一个叫孩子进去。
仓库卸货Put the crates on the belt one at a time.箱子请一个一个放上传送带。
“I built my business from the ground up.”
我的生意是从零做起来的。
Why it's great
一句自证：不是夫唱妇随，是她白手起家。节奏干净好记。
Pattern
I built X from the ground up
When to use
别人把你的成果算到旁人头上时，用来强调「是我做的」。
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我是从零做起来的 ／ 这摊子是我一手搭的
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neutral
Shadowing tip
I、built、ground up 重读，the 弱读。
Use it yourself
纠正同事I built this playlist from the ground up, so don't call it our mix.这份歌单是我从零做的，别叫成咱们的。
竞品汇报She built the support desk from the ground up in six months.她用六个月从零把客服台搭起来。
“My wife, Donna, she's my rock.”
我妻子唐娜，是我的主心骨。
Why it's great
先点名再补比喻，口语里夸伴侣最省事、也最真。
Pattern
sb is my rock
When to use
婚礼致辞、感谢家人撑过难关时，点名说「你是我的磐石」。
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她是我的定海神针 ／ 没有她我撑不住
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informal
Shadowing tip
Donna 后稍顿，rock 降调、拉长一点。
Use it yourself
婚礼发言Through every night shift, my brother was my rock.每个夜班，我哥都是我的主心骨。
创业低谷When the shop almost closed, my partner was my rock.店快撑不住时，搭档是我最稳的依靠。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 父女的暗号
We... We had our own secret way of communicating. I mean, you had to find that with Dad. You had to find a game to play with him, and if you did that, and you played by his rules...
我们……我们有自己的秘密交流方式。 我是说，跟爸相处就得找到这么一套， 你得找到能跟他玩的游戏， 只要你做到了，而且按他的规矩来……
把父爱说成一场必须按他规则玩的游戏。
❝ 沃尔特的接班独白
I mean, we're all gutted, but, uh, I was happy to have that night with him. To be by his side. To think about our books and what we've accomplished with them. It's like I can still feel his hand on my shoulder. Passing the torch.
我是说，我们都难受极了，不过，呃， 我很庆幸能跟他共度那一晚。 陪在他身边。想想我们的书 以及我们靠这些书做成了什么。 就好像还能感觉到他的手搭在我肩上。 交接衣钵。
先装哀痛，再把陪伴说成接过火炬，自我加冕。