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她把继父生父和离家说得像段子，讲到孩子那页才合上
Mighty Aphrodite · 1995
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingOver lunch, Linda answers Lenny’s questions about her family, moving from an unreliable stepfather to a criminal father, years of drifting, and her first film job. Her deadpan stories keep turning painful memories into jokes, until the subject of a child makes her pull back. The scene reveals how humor can protect a secret.
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Lenny WeinribQuestioner
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Linda AshStoryteller
Chapters
15 parts · AI-cut01A Baby Debate她说生个孩子吧，他先反问：因为她怀孕了吗B23'58"02Naming the Baby刚把孩子抱回来，他还嘴硬，转眼就忙着起名B23'31"03A Marriage Under Strain晚宴一场接一场，红灯前那对散步的情侣让他想起从前C12'12"04Curiosity Takes Over亲密刚失败，话题却悄悄滑向孩子的生母是谁B21'49"05Meeting Linda Ash三点钟上门，她开门第一句就把他问白了B27'28"06A Painful Backstory她把继父生父和离家说得像段子，讲到孩子那页才合上B22'54"07A Long-Shot Date输掉一场赌局才敢说真心B24'18"08Dreams and Old Wounds她想结婚、离开忙乱生活，笑声却停在送养那一页B25'13"09A Dangerous Favor求助却把危险带进门B22'18"10Negotiating with Ricky先报血型示弱，再拿尼克斯球票把恐吓谈回去C13'42"11Starting Over礼物是一条扎眼的领带，她跟着说出想当母亲、想有房子B21'41"12Boxing Gym Matchmaking拳馆里陪五岁的孩子认拳，眼睛却在给朋友筛对象B12'06"13Selling a Perfect Match撮合相亲别把谎话说穿B24'15"14An Awkward First Date第一次见面先说清你想过什么生活B26'16"15When the Match Falls Apart替人牵线却毁了两段关系B22'28"
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00:00
I'll pay for your time. I just wanna talk to you.
我付你这段时间的钱。我只是想跟你聊聊。
00:02
So then my mother married my third father.
然后我妈嫁给了我的第三个爸爸。
00:04
I mean, I don't know if she married him , but he moved in .
我是说，我也不知道她是不是嫁给了他，反正他搬进来了。
00:07
We didn't get along . He was a disgusting drunk.
我们处不来。他是个恶心的酒鬼。
00:10
What about your hereditary father? Your actual, actual-- Oh, he was a drug pusher and he was also a car thief.
那你的亲生父亲呢？真正的、真正的那个——哦，他是个毒贩，还是个偷车贼。
00:17
He picked pockets and, you know, he burgled and stuff .
他还扒窃，呃，你懂的，入室盗窃之类的。
00:20
And he was an epileptic.
而且他还有癫痫。
00:21
Uh-huh. You haven't left anything out, right?
嗯哼。你没漏说什么吧？
00:23
- Mail fraud! - Oh, mail fraud. Oh, okay, yeah.
——邮政诈骗！——哦，邮政诈骗。哦，好吧，行。
00:26
- That's what they caught him on. - Uh-huh.
——他们就是凭这个抓到他的。——嗯哼。
00:28
Hey, you got an appetite like a lumberjack.
嘿，你这胃口跟伐木工一样大。
00:31
Oh. Well, thank you.
哦。那谢谢你。
00:33
Oh, it's fine. Eat all you want.
没事，想吃多少就吃多少。
00:35
I'm very hungry, actually. Um, so then I ran away when I was 14.
其实我很饿。呃，然后我十四岁那年离家出走了。
00:39
Mm-hmm.
嗯哼。
00:40
And I went away with this musician named Johnny.
然后我跟一个叫约翰尼的音乐人走了。
00:43
And it was terrible because we fought all the time, Lenny.
那可惨了，因为我们成天吵架，伦尼。
00:46
Finally, he committed suicide.
最后，他自杀了。
00:48
And for years I thought it was because of my cooking.
好多年我都以为是因为我做饭的缘故。
00:51
He always hated my clam sauce.
他一直讨厌我做的蛤蜊酱。
00:53
And so then I kicked around from Chicago, Philadelphia, you know.
后来我就从芝加哥、费城一路漂泊，你懂的。
00:56
All over the place . And I ended up here.
到处混。最后我就到了这里。
00:58
You never thought of just getting a regular job?
你就没想过找份正经工作？
01:01
Oh, yeah. Sure, I did. No, I did things.
哦，想过，当然想过。不，我做过不少事。
01:03
I waited on tables. I worked in a massage parlor. I did phone sex.
我端过盘子，在按摩院工作过，还做过电话性爱。
01:07
Now and then I would, you know, turn a few tricks in order to make some dough .
我有时候也会接点皮肉活儿，为了赚点钱。
01:10
And one day my friend Susie calls me and she asks me if I want to be in a film.
有一天，我的朋友苏西给我打电话，问我想不想演一部电影。
01:14
Something called Snatch Happy. And I said, "Sure."
片名好像叫《Snatch Happy》。我说：“好啊。”
01:17
And I remember I was very nervous...
我记得当时特别紧张……
01:19
because I'd never done it in front of people with a camera before , you know.
因为以前从没在有摄像机的情况下，当着别人做过那种事，你懂的。
01:23
And so there I am on the first day, on the set.
所以第一天我就到了片场。
01:26
And there's this guy fucking me from behind, right?
结果有个家伙从后面操我，对吧？
01:29
And there's these two huge guys dressed like cops in my mouth at the same time.
同时还有两个打扮成警察的大块头在我嘴里。
01:32
And I remember thinking to myself, "I like acting. I wanna study."
我记得我当时还在想：“我喜欢演戏，我要去学习。”
01:38
Yes, well. It's a-- It's a-- That's one way of getting into the profession.
嗯，好吧。这……这算是进入这个行业的一种方式。
01:45
Um, tell me about your family a little bit.
呃，跟我说说你的家人吧，简单说一点。
01:47
What? I told you already. You could write a book by now.
什么？我不是已经告诉你了吗？现在你都能写本书了。
01:49
But, but were there any unusual members?
但是，但是你家里有没有什么不寻常的人？
01:52
Very bright ones or brilliant or talented or something.
比如特别聪明、天才、或者很有才华之类的。
01:54
Mmm! Yes!
嗯！有！
01:55
- I'm sorry. There was. - Mmm.
——抱歉，还真有。——嗯。
01:57
My father's brother was supposed to be a genius.
我父亲的兄弟据说是个天才。
01:59
I never met him, but everybody said he was brilliant.
我从没见过他，但人人都说他聪明绝顶。
02:01
Really? What did he do?
真的吗？他是做什么的？
02:02
He was a serial rapist. He spent his whole life in jail.
他是个连环强奸犯，一辈子都在监狱里度过。
02:05
But if he had gone straight , he might have been very good in math.
不过，要是他当年改邪归正，说不定数学会学得特别好。
02:08
- Good in math. Well, that's-- - Yeah.
——数学好。嗯，这……——对。
02:10
I think I got my intelligence from him, because everybody else in the family is all slugs and lowlifes .
我觉得我的聪明才智就是从他那儿来的，因为家里其他人全是一群废物和社会渣滓。
02:15
- I'm the only one with any ambition. - Are you?
——我可是家里唯一有抱负的人。——是吗？
02:17
And you never-- never had a drive to get married?
你就从来没有——从来没有想过结婚吗？
02:19
What for? They're all assholes .
为了什么？他们全都是混蛋。
02:21
One of them used to beat me up.
其中一个以前还经常打我。
02:23
Another one used to fuck my best friend when I wasn't looking.
另一个还趁我没注意，和我最好的朋友上床。
02:26
- It was sickening. - Really.
——恶心得要命。——真的？
02:29
And-- And let me ask you this .
还有……我再问你一个。
02:32
At any point in your life did you ever think , like, "Maybe I'd like to have a child"?
你这辈子有没有哪一刻想过，比如说：“也许我想要个孩子”？
02:41
Um, I-I did have a child once .
呃，我……我以前确实有过一个孩子。
02:44
- Did you? - Ah, it was a sad story.
——你有过？——唉，那是个伤心的故事。
02:46
I'll tell you some other time when I know you better .
等我更了解你一点，以后再告诉你。
02:48
If I ever know you better .
如果我以后真的还能更了解你的话。
02:53
Are you free this afternoon?
你今天下午有空吗？
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:04
move in
move in
搬进来一起住
I mean, I don't know if she married him , but he moved in .
我是说，我也不知道她是不是嫁给了他，反正他搬进来了。
GrammarB1↩ 00:04
if she married him
嵌入疑问从句：if 从句作 know 的内容，表示“我不知道她是否嫁给了他”。
I mean, I don't know if she married him , but he moved in .
我是说，我也不知道她是不是嫁给了他，反正他搬进来了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:04
I don't know
don't 和 know 连读，句中弱读后会更快。
I mean, I don't know if she married him , but he moved in .
我是说，我也不知道她是不是嫁给了他，反正他搬进来了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:07
get along with someone
get along with someone
和某人相处融洽
We didn't get along . He was a disgusting drunk.
我们处不来。他是个恶心的酒鬼。
CollocationB1↩ 00:17
and stuff
and stuff
以及之类的
He picked pockets and, you know, he burgled and stuff .
他还扒窃，呃，你懂的，入室盗窃之类的。
SlangB1↩ 00:17
and stuff
之类的——口语列举时收尾，正式表达少用。
He picked pockets and, you know, he burgled and stuff .
他还扒窃，呃，你懂的，入室盗窃之类的。
Pronunciation↩ 00:35
ran away when
ran away 连起来，away 的元音自然带到 when。
I'm very hungry, actually. Um, so then I ran away when I was 14.
其实我很饿。呃，然后我十四岁那年离家出走了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:56
all over the place
all over the place
到处、四处漂泊
All over the place . And I ended up here.
到处混。最后我就到了这里。
CollocationB1↩ 01:07
now and then
now and then
偶尔、有时候
Now and then I would, you know, turn a few tricks in order to make some dough .
我有时候也会接点皮肉活儿，为了赚点钱。
CollocationB1↩ 01:07
in order to do something
in order to do something
为了做某事
Now and then I would, you know, turn a few tricks in order to make some dough .
我有时候也会接点皮肉活儿，为了赚点钱。
Pronunciation↩ 01:07
in order to
order to 中 to 弱读，三词整体一口气说。
Now and then I would, you know, turn a few tricks in order to make some dough .
我有时候也会接点皮肉活儿，为了赚点钱。
SlangB2↩ 01:07
dough
钱——非正式说法，熟人聊天常见。
Now and then I would, you know, turn a few tricks in order to make some dough .
我有时候也会接点皮肉活儿，为了赚点钱。
SlangC1↩ 01:07
turn a few tricks
偶尔接性交易——敏感委婉语，避免随意对人说。
Now and then I would, you know, turn a few tricks in order to make some dough .
我有时候也会接点皮肉活儿，为了赚点钱。
GrammarB2↩ 01:19
because I'd never done it in front of people with a camera before
过去完成时：had done 表示在当时第一次拍摄之前，从未有过这类经历。
because I'd never done it in front of people with a camera before , you know.
因为以前从没在有摄像机的情况下，当着别人做过那种事，你懂的。
Pronunciation↩ 01:19
done it in
done it in 连起来，n 与后面的元音衔接。
because I'd never done it in front of people with a camera before , you know.
因为以前从没在有摄像机的情况下，当着别人做过那种事，你懂的。
SlangC1↩ 01:26
fucking
粗俗地指性交——极粗俗，影片语境之外慎用。
And there's this guy fucking me from behind, right?
结果有个家伙从后面操我，对吧？
CollocationC1↩ 02:05
go straight
go straight
改邪归正、守规矩生活
这里指停止犯罪，不是直着走。
But if he had gone straight , he might have been very good in math.
不过，要是他当年改邪归正，说不定数学会学得特别好。
GrammarC1↩ 02:05
if he had gone straight
过去虚拟条件句：if 加 had done，假设过去没有发生的情况，主句用 might have done。
But if he had gone straight , he might have been very good in math.
不过，要是他当年改邪归正，说不定数学会学得特别好。
SlangB2↩ 02:10
lowlifes
不入流的坏人——贬义很重，用来骂人。
I think I got my intelligence from him, because everybody else in the family is all slugs and lowlifes .
我觉得我的聪明才智就是从他那儿来的，因为家里其他人全是一群废物和社会渣滓。
SlangB2↩ 02:19
assholes
混蛋们——粗俗侮辱，正式场合禁用。
What for? They're all assholes .
为了什么？他们全都是混蛋。
CollocationB1↩ 02:29
let me ask you something
let me ask you something
让我问你一件事
And-- And let me ask you this .
还有……我再问你一个。
CollocationB2↩ 02:32
at any point in someone's life
at any point in someone's life
在人生的任何时候
At any point in your life did you ever think , like, "Maybe I'd like to have a child"?
你这辈子有没有哪一刻想过，比如说：“也许我想要个孩子”？
Pronunciation↩ 02:32
ever think
think 是关键信息词，重读后再带出 like。
At any point in your life did you ever think , like, "Maybe I'd like to have a child"?
你这辈子有没有哪一刻想过，比如说：“也许我想要个孩子”？
GrammarB2↩ 02:41
I-I did have a child once
强调性 did：did 放在动词前强调事实，相当于“我确实曾经有过孩子”。
Um, I-I did have a child once .
呃，我……我以前确实有过一个孩子。
CollocationB1↩ 02:46
get to know someone better
get to know someone better
更了解某人
I'll tell you some other time when I know you better .
等我更了解你一点，以后再告诉你。
GrammarB1↩ 02:46
when I know you better
时间从句：when 引导未来时间时，从句用一般现在时，不用 will。
I'll tell you some other time when I know you better .
等我更了解你一点，以后再告诉你。
Pronunciation↩ 02:48
know you better
know you 连读，better 句尾降调但不要说死。
If I ever know you better .
如果我以后真的还能更了解你的话。
Teaching points
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CollocationB1↩ 00:07
get along
相处融洽
In the sceneLinda说自己和继父处不来，语气冷淡。
I get along well with my new roommate.我和新室友相处得很好。
In daily life
合租相处Do you get along with your coworkers?你和同事相处得来吗？
above my level
SlangB2↩ 01:07
dough
钱
In the sceneLinda说偶尔接活只是为了赚点钱。
We need more dough for the repair.修理还需要多准备点钱。
In daily life
预算旅行I am saving dough for a weekend trip.我正在攒钱去周末旅行。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 02:05
go straight
改邪归正
In the scene她说叔叔若不犯罪，或许能发挥数学天赋。
After prison, he decided to go straight.出狱后，他决定改过自新。
In daily life
谈改过He is trying to go straight and rebuild his life.他正努力改过自新，重新生活。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 00:48
I thought it was because of
一本正经地错怪小事
In the sceneLinda把伴侣自杀的沉重原因缩成厨艺笑话。
I thought the meeting failed because of my tie.我以为会议失败是因为我的领带。
In daily life
自嘲迟到I thought I was late because of one red light.我以为自己迟到是因为一个红灯。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 02:19
asshole
混蛋
In the sceneLinda用脏话概括那些前任，情绪里全是厌恶。
That driver was an asshole to everyone.那个司机对谁都很混蛋。
In daily life
吐槽插队The guy who cut in line was a real asshole.那个插队的家伙真是个混蛋。
above my level
SlangC1↩ 01:07
turn a few tricks
偶尔接性交易赚钱
In the sceneLinda用委婉行话回避直说自己的谋生方式。
He took temporary jobs while looking for steady work.他找稳定工作时先接一些临时活。
In daily life
谈旧工作She avoids describing that chapter in detail.她避免详细描述那段经历。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:10
hereditary father
生物学上的父亲
In the sceneLenny想确认她说的是亲生父亲，而不是继父。
She finally met her biological father.她终于见到了自己的生父。
In daily life
填写家史The form asks for your biological parents.表格要求填写你的亲生父母。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“And for years I thought it was because of my cooking.”
好多年我都以为，是因为我的厨艺才导致了那件事。
Why it's great
把沉重悲剧落到蛤蜊酱上，冷面反差特别地道。
Pattern
I thought it was because of...
When to use
解释自己长期误判某件事的原因时使用。
Similar
I used to think it was because of... ／ I assumed it was due to...
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 years、because、cooking，句尾轻轻收住。
Use it yourself
解释失误I thought it was because of the rain.我以为是因为下雨。
“And I remember thinking to myself, "I like acting. I wanna study."”
我记得自己当时还在想：我喜欢演戏，我要去学。
Why it's great
在荒诞经历里突然冒出朴素理想，反差又诚恳又好笑。
Pattern
I remember thinking to myself...
When to use
回忆某个瞬间突然意识到一件事时使用。
Similar
I remember telling myself... ／ I found myself thinking...
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informal
Shadowing tip
thinking to myself 连起来，I like 与 I wanna 前后形成节奏。
Use it yourself
回忆转行I remember thinking to myself, "I need a change."我记得自己当时想：我得换个活法。
“If I ever know you better.”
要是我以后真的能更了解你，再说吧。
Why it's great
用一个半截条件句礼貌挡回追问，暧昧里带着防备。
Pattern
If I ever know you better...
When to use
不想立刻透露隐私，又想保留余地时使用。
Similar
If we get to know each other better... ／ Maybe I'll tell you when I know you better.
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informal
Shadowing tip
If I ever 弱读，better 后降调，留出未说尽的余味。
Use it yourself
回避隐私If I ever trust you with it, I will explain.如果我哪天真的信得过你，我会解释。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 离家到入行的自白
I'm very hungry, actually. Um, so then I ran away when I was 14. Mm-hmm. And it was terrible because we fought all the time, Lenny. Finally, he committed suicide. And for years I thought it was because of my cooking. He always hated my clam sauce. And so then I kicked around from Chicago, Philadelphia, you know. All over the place. And I ended up here. You never thought of just getting a regular job? Oh, yeah. Sure, I did. No, I did things. I waited on tables. I worked in a massage parlor. I did phone sex. Now and then I would, you know, turn a few tricks in order to make some dough. And one day my friend Susie calls me and she asks me if I want to be in a film. Something called Snatch Happy. And I said, "Sure." And I remember I was very nervous... because I'd never done it in front of people with a camera before, you know. And so there I am on the first day, on the set. And there's this guy fucking me from behind, right? And there's these two huge guys dressed like cops in my mouth at the same time. And I remember thinking to myself, "I like acting. I wanna study."
其实我很饿。呃，然后我十四岁那年离家出走了。 嗯哼。 那可惨了，因为我们成天吵架，伦尼。 最后，他自杀了。 好多年我都以为是因为我做饭的缘故。 他一直讨厌我做的蛤蜊酱。 后来我就从芝加哥、费城一路漂泊，你懂的。 到处混。最后我就到了这里。 你就没想过找份正经工作？ 哦，想过，当然想过。不，我做过不少事。 我端过盘子，在按摩院工作过，还做过电话性爱。 我有时候也会接点皮肉活儿，为了赚点钱。 有一天，我的朋友苏西给我打电话，问我想不想演一部电影。 片名好像叫《Snatch Happy》。我说：“好啊。” 我记得当时特别紧张…… 因为以前从没在有摄像机的情况下，当着别人做过那种事，你懂的。 所以第一天我就到了片场。 结果有个家伙从后面操我，对吧？ 同时还有两个打扮成警察的大块头在我嘴里。 我记得我当时还在想：“我喜欢演戏，我要去学习。”
用短句和冷笑话把创伤、漂泊与转行串成反常又完整的叙事。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use get along to describe relationships
- Catch the euphemism in turn a few tricks
- Use in order to to express purpose
- Retell a life story in the past tense
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Questions, then the linesWhat happens in the A Painful Backstory scene?
Linda recounts her troubled family, drifting years, and first film job.
What does get along mean here?
It means to have a good relationship with someone.
What does turn a few tricks mean?
It is a sensitive euphemism for occasional sex work.
What is a disgusting drunk?
It describes someone whose drinking makes them revolting or unpleasant.
What does go straight mean in this scene?
It means to stop committing crimes and live honestly.