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An Awkward Golf Talk 球场失言IMDb ↗
自以为坦率的人，往往最不会说话
My Fellow Americans · 1996
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5golf-course雅思social-bias
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAfter an awkward moment on the golf course, an apology quickly turns into a painfully confident lecture about race and access to exclusive clubs. A vice president steps in before the conversation gets even worse, while another pair of players keep trading comments about the match. The scene matters because its polite wording, golf vocabulary, and deadpan interruptions reveal how prejudice can hide behind casual small talk—and how sharply people can answer it.
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Russgolfer
副
Mr. Vice Presidentvice president
比
Billgolfer
道
Douglasgolfer
Chapters
13 parts · AI-cut01An Awkward Golf Talk自以为坦率的人，往往最不会说话B21'34"02Scandal in the Archives旧账一翻出来，所有人都想改口B21'32"03Taken from Home争吵还没结束，危险已经找上门来B21'30"04Flight Gone Wrong命令说得再清楚，也未必有人敢执行B22'00"05Survival and Evidence被追杀的人，先要学会怎么活下来B22'12"06Presidents on a Train冒充大人物之后，普通人也会露馅B11'48"07An Unlikely Ride陌生人好心搭车，嘴上却不肯留情B12'07"08Old Rivals Open Up老对手一聊到过去，嘴硬的人先松口B12'02"09Politics in the Back Seat被逼到绝路的人，终于敢问一句真话B23'49"10Evidence in the Library查一份旧记录，才能看见谁在说谎B23'09"11Breaking the Cover-Up真相一开口，所有借口都会裂开B23'37"12Escape Through the Tunnel逃命路上还要斗嘴，越危险越不服输B21'33"13Haney Faces the Truth真相摆到眼前，最会装的人先慌了B21'34"
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00:02
Hold this, Russ.
拿着这个，拉斯。
00:10
Thank you, Russ. That's for you.
谢谢你，拉斯。这是给你的。
00:12
You son of a...
你这个混蛋……
00:29
Ohh!
哦！
00:33
I'm so sorry, and I'm so embarrassed,
真对不起，我太尴尬了，
00:35
and I hope that this doesn't scare you away from golf
我希望这不会让你以后都不想打高尔夫，
00:39
because it's such a great sport.
因为这项运动真的很棒。
00:41
I know your people, the black people,
我知道你们黑人，
00:44
don't really enjoy the game.
其实不太喜欢这项运动。
00:45
But I think that's because you can't get into the nice clubs .
不过我觉得，那是因为你们进不了那些高档俱乐部。
00:48
The restricted ones.
就是那些有限制的俱乐部。
00:49
And on the other hand , your people are so good at so many sports
不过话说回来，你们黑人在很多运动项目上都很厉害，
00:52
that maybe it's good that we white folk
所以，也许我们白人有一项
00:54
have a sport you guys are not so good at .
是你们不太擅长的运动，也挺好。
00:56
Mr. Vice President, this way. Is there a problem?
副总统先生，这边。出什么问题了吗？
00:59
There'll be less of one if you step this way . Okay. So long .
你往这边走，麻烦就会少一点。好，回见。
01:01
Oh, man , I'm getting a cramp .
哎呀，我抽筋了。
01:07
Interesting game we got here .
这场球挺有意思啊。
01:09
You're playing pretty tough , Bill.
你打得够硬的，比尔。
01:11
Tough enough to win, I hope.
希望硬到能赢。
01:13
Yeah. Maybe.
嗯，也许吧。
01:15
But you never know when you're gonna get stuck with a bad lie .
不过你永远不知道什么时候会碰上一个糟糕的球位。
01:27
Watch out. Here comes Douglas fighting back from behind .
小心，道格拉斯从后面追上来了。
01:31
Too little too late . You're never gonna catch us.
晚了，现在做什么都来不及了。你们永远追不上我们。
01:34
No, but I'm pretty sure I'll catch one of you.
不，不过我敢肯定，我会追上你们中的一个。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoSlangB1↩ 00:12
son of a...
混蛋（粗口未说完）——情绪爆发的粗口，正式场合禁用
You son of a...
你这个混蛋……
Pronunciation↩ 00:33
and I'm so
and 弱读成 /ən/，I'm so 连贯带过
I'm so sorry, and I'm so embarrassed,
真对不起，我太尴尬了，
CollocationB1↩ 00:35
scare someone away from something
scare someone away from something
把某人吓得不敢再接触某事
and I hope that this doesn't scare you away from golf
我希望这不会让你以后都不想打高尔夫，
GrammarB1↩ 00:35
that this doesn't scare you away from golf
宾语从句：hope 后接 that 从句，that 可省；this 指前面的尴尬经历。
and I hope that this doesn't scare you away from golf
我希望这不会让你以后都不想打高尔夫，
Pronunciation↩ 00:35
scare you away
scare you 连成 /sker-yə/，you 弱读
and I hope that this doesn't scare you away from golf
我希望这不会让你以后都不想打高尔夫，
CollocationB1↩ 00:45
get into something
get into something
进入；获得准入
这里指获准进入俱乐部，不是开始做某事。
But I think that's because you can't get into the nice clubs .
不过我觉得，那是因为你们进不了那些高档俱乐部。
GrammarA2↩ 00:45
because you can't get into the nice clubs
原因状语从句：because 从句说明前面判断的原因，主句和原因之间有明显逻辑关系。
But I think that's because you can't get into the nice clubs .
不过我觉得，那是因为你们进不了那些高档俱乐部。
CollocationA2↩ 00:49
on the other hand
on the other hand
另一方面；不过话说回来
And on the other hand , your people are so good at so many sports
不过话说回来，你们黑人在很多运动项目上都很厉害，
CollocationA2↩ 00:49
be good at something
be good at something
在某方面很擅长
And on the other hand , your people are so good at so many sports
不过话说回来，你们黑人在很多运动项目上都很厉害，
Pronunciation↩ 00:49
on the other hand
对比转折时重读 other、hand
And on the other hand , your people are so good at so many sports
不过话说回来，你们黑人在很多运动项目上都很厉害，
SlangB1↩ 00:52
white folk
白人（口语说法）——种族语境可能冒犯，需看说话者态度
that maybe it's good that we white folk
所以，也许我们白人有一项
CollocationA2↩ 00:54
be not so good at something
be not so good at something
不太擅长某事
have a sport you guys are not so good at .
是你们不太擅长的运动，也挺好。
GrammarB1↩ 00:54
you guys are not so good at
省略关系代词：sport 后省略 which 或 that，at 的宾语就是 sport。
have a sport you guys are not so good at .
是你们不太擅长的运动，也挺好。
Pronunciation↩ 00:54
you guys are
are 弱读成 /ər/，三个词连成一组
have a sport you guys are not so good at .
是你们不太擅长的运动，也挺好。
CollocationA2↩ 00:59
step this way
step this way
请往这边走
There'll be less of one if you step this way . Okay. So long .
你往这边走，麻烦就会少一点。好，回见。
CollocationA2↩ 00:59
so long
so long
再见；回头见
There'll be less of one if you step this way . Okay. So long .
你往这边走，麻烦就会少一点。好，回见。
GrammarB1↩ 00:59
if you step this way
条件状语从句：if 引出条件，表示只要往这边走，问题就会少一点。
There'll be less of one if you step this way . Okay. So long .
你往这边走，麻烦就会少一点。好，回见。
Pronunciation↩ 00:59
less of one
of 弱读 /əv/，one 轻收尾，不要逐词重读
There'll be less of one if you step this way . Okay. So long .
你往这边走，麻烦就会少一点。好，回见。
CollocationA2↩ 01:01
get a cramp
get a cramp
抽筋
Oh, man , I'm getting a cramp .
哎呀，我抽筋了。
SlangA2↩ 01:01
Oh, man
哎呀；天哪——熟人间的随口感叹，正式场合少用
Oh, man , I'm getting a cramp .
哎呀，我抽筋了。
SlangB1↩ 01:07
we got here
咱们这场；这里有——口语省略 we've，正式表达少用
Interesting game we got here .
这场球挺有意思啊。
CollocationB1↩ 01:09
play tough
play tough
打得很强硬
这里说的是高尔夫球打得有竞争力，不是待人强横。
You're playing pretty tough , Bill.
你打得够硬的，比尔。
CollocationB2↩ 01:15
get stuck with something
get stuck with something
偏偏摊上一个糟糕的球位
lie 在高尔夫里指球位，不是谎话。
But you never know when you're gonna get stuck with a bad lie .
不过你永远不知道什么时候会碰上一个糟糕的球位。
GrammarB1↩ 01:15
when you're gonna get stuck with a bad lie
时间从句：when 从句作 know 的内容，说明不知道的具体时刻。
But you never know when you're gonna get stuck with a bad lie .
不过你永远不知道什么时候会碰上一个糟糕的球位。
Pronunciation↩ 01:15
when you're gonna
you're 读 /jər/，gonna 读 /gənə/
But you never know when you're gonna get stuck with a bad lie .
不过你永远不知道什么时候会碰上一个糟糕的球位。
SlangA2↩ 01:15
gonna
going to，即将或打算——非正式口语，正式写作改用 going to
But you never know when you're gonna get stuck with a bad lie .
不过你永远不知道什么时候会碰上一个糟糕的球位。
CollocationB2↩ 01:27
fight back from behind
fight back from behind
落后时奋起反击
Watch out. Here comes Douglas fighting back from behind .
小心，道格拉斯从后面追上来了。
GrammarB2↩ 01:27
Here comes Douglas
地点倒装：地点副词 here 置前，动词 comes 位于主语 Douglas 之前以制造临场感。
Watch out. Here comes Douglas fighting back from behind .
小心，道格拉斯从后面追上来了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:31
too little, too late
too little, too late
补救太少，也来得太晚
Too little too late . You're never gonna catch us.
晚了，现在做什么都来不及了。你们永远追不上我们。
Pronunciation↩ 01:31
Too little too late
两个 too 与 little、late 交替重读，形成警告感
Too little too late . You're never gonna catch us.
晚了，现在做什么都来不及了。你们永远追不上我们。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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SwearingB1↩ 00:12
son of a...
你这个混蛋
In the scene一句被截断的粗口，像是对失误的即时咒骂；后文用尴尬道歉把冲突压下。
He dented my car—the son of a...他把我车撞出个凹痕，这个混蛋……
In daily life
停车场He scratched my car, the son of a...他把我车刮了，这个混蛋……
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:35
scare someone away from something
把某人吓得不敢再接触
In the scene说话者担心这次尴尬让对方以后不想再打高尔夫。
Don't let one bad interview scare you away from applying again.别让一次糟糕的面试吓得你不敢再申请。
In daily life
健身尝试A sore muscle shouldn't scare you away from exercise.肌肉酸痛不该让你不敢再锻炼。
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DiscourseA2↩ 00:49
on the other hand
另一方面；不过话说回来
In the scene话锋从限制黑人进俱乐部转到夸赞其运动天赋，听似补救，实际仍在分类。
The commute is long; on the other hand, the rent is reasonable.通勤时间很长，不过话说回来，房租还算合理。
In daily life
比较工作The job is demanding; on the other hand, it offers great training.这份工作要求很高，但另一方面，培训很棒。
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VocabularyB1↩ 00:52
folk
人们；某一群人
In the scenewhite folk 是说话者把白人作为一类人来称呼，口语且带群体划分色彩。
Local folk know the best places to eat.当地人最知道哪里有好吃的。
In daily life
问路The local folk pointed us toward the station.当地人给我们指了去车站的路。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 01:15
get stuck with something
被迫摊上；偏偏遇到
In the scene这里不是被卡住，而是球落在糟糕球位，倒霉地摊上了难打的一球。
I got stuck with the late shift again.我又被安排上晚班了。
In daily life
分配任务She got stuck with all the paperwork.所有文书工作都落到了她头上。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:15
bad lie
糟糕的球位
In the scene高尔夫术语，指球所在的草地或地形条件，不是“谎言”。
The ball has a terrible lie under the tree.球落在树下，球位糟透了。
In daily life
高尔夫练习This lie makes the next shot difficult.这个球位让下一杆很难打。
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IdiomB1↩ 01:31
too little, too late
做得太少又太晚
In the scene对手说追赶已经来不及，语气里带着得意的嘲讽。
The apology was too little, too late.这句道歉来得太少，也太晚了。
In daily life
错过道歉His offer to help was too little, too late.他提出帮忙时，已经太少也太晚了。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 00:33
I'm so sorry
先道歉再继续冒犯
In the scene这句表面诚恳的道歉后，紧接着又说出刻板印象，形成反讽性的强烈反差。
I'm so sorry—I just made the same joke again.真对不起，我刚才又讲了同一个冒犯性笑话。
In daily life
会议失言I'm so sorry, but that comment was still inappropriate.很抱歉，但那句话依然不合适。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“But you never know when you're gonna get stuck with a bad lie.”
但你永远不知道，什么时候会被迫碰上一个糟糕的球位。
Why it's great
把高尔夫的坏球位写成生活里突如其来的倒霉局面，双关自然。
Pattern
你永远不知道何时会碰上……
When to use
安慰朋友遇到突发麻烦，或提醒事情有变数时。
Similar
You never know what might happen. ／ You never know what you'll end up with.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 never know、stuck、bad lie；when 后稍停
Use it yourself
项目返工You never know when you'll get stuck with a last-minute rewrite.你永远不知道什么时候会碰上临时返工。
“Watch out. Here comes Douglas fighting back from behind.”
小心，道格拉斯从后面追上来了。
Why it's great
像体育解说一样制造临场感，fighting back from behind 也能迁移到竞争场景。
Pattern
落后时奋起反击
When to use
描述球队、项目或竞争者逆势追赶。
Similar
She fought back from behind to win. ／ The team is fighting back.
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
Watch out 先扬声提醒，fighting back/from behind 连贯下行
Use it yourself
比赛追分Our team is fighting back from behind.我们的队伍正在落后时奋起追赶。
“Too little too late. You're never gonna catch us.”
太迟了，现在做什么都来不及。你们永远追不上我们。
Why it's great
短促重复形成压迫感，too little too late 是地道的否定判断。
Pattern
补救太少，也来得太晚
When to use
提醒补救不足且迟到时，常带失望或嘲讽。
Similar
It's too little, too late now. ／ The apology came too little, too late.
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informal
Shadowing tip
两个 too 重读并对齐；little、late 收紧，后句降调
Use it yourself
错过截止日The refund is too little, too late.这笔退款太少，也来得太晚了。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 失控的道歉演说
I'm so sorry, and I'm so embarrassed, and I hope that this doesn't scare you away from golf because it's such a great sport. I know your people, the black people, don't really enjoy the game. But I think that's because you can't get into the nice clubs. The restricted ones. And on the other hand, your people are so good at so many sports that maybe it's good that we white folk have a sport you guys are not so good at.
真对不起，我太尴尬了， 我希望这不会让你以后都不想打高尔夫， 因为这项运动真的很棒。 我知道你们黑人， 其实不太喜欢这项运动。 不过我觉得，那是因为你们进不了那些高档俱乐部。 就是那些有限制的俱乐部。 不过话说回来，你们黑人在很多运动项目上都很厉害， 所以，也许我们白人有一项 是你们不太擅长的运动，也挺好。
从赔礼道歉转入种族偏见，客套句越说越冒犯，反差和节奏都很强。