Chapter 9 of 13 · 3'49"
Politics in the Back Seat 车内争论IMDb ↗
被逼到绝路的人，终于敢问一句真话
My Fellow Americans · 1996
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5In a car雅思Class
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingA routine family ride toward Cleveland turns unexpectedly political when two former presidents are recognized in the back seat. A joke about Mount Rushmore opens the door to an argument over American history, taxes, jobs, and homes. The family’s teasing grows sharper as each side claims to speak for the country. By the end, the presidents are forced to hear the personal cost behind their policies—without losing the scene’s comic timing.
韦
Waynefather
克
President Kramerpresident
道
President Douglaspresident
凯
Kevinchild
马
Mattchild
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
We're never getting to Ohio. Not the way this guy drives .
照这家伙开车的速度，我们永远到不了俄亥俄。
00:05
Every 500 feet they stop to take another damn picture.
他们每开五百英尺就停下来拍一张该死的照片。
00:07
The Donner party moved faster.
唐纳远征队都比这快。
00:09
Aw, shut up . I'm trying to sleep.
哎，闭嘴。我正想睡觉呢。
00:14
Oh, my God, he's squeezing my breast again.
天哪，他又在捏我的胸了。
00:17
This time, pretend not to enjoy it.
这次你装作不享受。
00:20
Aw, shut your cake hole , Douglas.
哎，闭上你的臭嘴，道格拉斯。
00:29
Hi.
嗨。
00:30
Hello.
你好。
00:32
You know, we'd have been fine outside in the tent ,
你知道的，我们睡帐篷，在外面也没问题，
00:35
but thanks for sharing the bed.
不过还是谢谢你们让我们一起睡床。
00:37
It means a lot .
这份心意对我们很重要。
00:39
Oh, sure.
哦，当然。
00:40
You know, we voted for you.
你知道吗，我们投票支持过你。
00:42
Oh.
哦。
00:46
Oh, I-I'm sorry about that, sir.
哦，我……我很抱歉，先生。
00:49
We're Republican.
我们是共和党人。
00:51
Well, at least you can admit it .
嗯，至少你还承认这一点。
00:53
That's the first step towards recovery .
这可是走向康复的第一步。
00:57
I'm hot!
我好热！
00:58
Ahhh!
啊——！
01:11
Any idea how much longer to Cleveland, Wayne?
知道离克利夫兰还要多久吗，韦恩？
01:12
I may have to call the boys in our department and tell them what time to expect us .
我可能得给我们部门的兄弟们打个电话，告诉他们该几点等我们。
01:16
Oh, about eight to 10 hours.
哦，大概八到十个小时吧。
01:18
You know, I was thinking, after we drop you off ,
我在想，等我们把你送下车后，
01:20
I might take the family up to the Dakotas to see Mount Rushmore.
也许可以带全家去达科他州看看拉什莫尔山。
01:24
That's one of America's greatest natural wonders, son.
儿子，那可是美国最伟大的自然奇观之一。
01:27
Not really. It's not a natural wonder.
其实不算。它又不是自然形成的奇观。
01:29
A man by the name of Gutzon Borglum carved it.
是一个叫古特宗·博格勒姆的人雕刻出来的。
01:33
What? Somebody carved it?
什么？有人雕出来的？
01:35
Well, that ruins the whole thing .
那整个感觉都毁了。
01:37
Whoops! Diaper patrol, Matt!
糟了！马特，尿布警报！
01:40
Looks like we'll need those pampers again!
看来我们又得用上那些纸尿裤了！
01:42
Whoo!
呜呼！
01:43
Oh, boy.
哎呀。
01:45
Is he healthy?
他健康吗？
01:46
Dad, who's on Mount Rushmore?
爸爸，拉什莫尔山上都有谁？
01:49
Well, there's Abe Lincoln. He chopped down the cherry tree.
嗯，有亚伯拉罕·林肯。他砍倒了樱桃树。
01:52
And then there's Franklin Theodore Roosevelt.
然后还有富兰克林·西奥多·罗斯福。
01:54
He killed him a bear when he was only three.
他三岁的时候就打死过一头熊。
01:57
You got to be kidding , right, Wayne?
你不是在开玩笑吧，韦恩？
02:00
You got Lincoln mixed up with George Washington
你把林肯和乔治·华盛顿搞混了，
02:02
and you've got the Roosevelt's mixed up with Davy Crockett.
还把罗斯福和戴维·克罗克特搞混了。
02:04
Do you have any idea what you're talking about?
你到底知不知道自己在说什么？
02:06
Uh, no disrespect, sir, but you're in my car.
呃，恕我直言，先生，但这是我的车。
02:09
Well, you're in my country.
可你是在我的国家里。
02:11
Well, our country. Get your facts straight .
呃，是我们的国家。先把事实搞清楚。
02:13
How do you expect your son to respect the nation's history
你凭什么指望你的儿子尊重国家的历史
02:15
if you don't?
如果你自己都不尊重？
02:16
That kind of ignorance is dangerous.
这种无知很危险。
02:19
Forget our nation's history. What about our nation right now?
别光顾着说我们国家的历史。那我们国家现在又怎么样？
02:21
Wayne, don't.
韦恩，别说了。
02:23
No. The country's fallin' apart . People are losin' their homes.
不，国家都快散架了。人们正在失去自己的家。
02:26
They can't find work. You talk about ignorance.
他们找不到工作。你还在谈什么无知。
02:28
You're the ignorant ones, both of you.
你们两个才是无知的人。
02:30
Why, you've... You've ignored the voice of the people .
你们竟然……你们无视了人民的声音。
02:33
The voice of the people?
人民的声音？
02:35
There is no such thing.
根本不存在什么人民的声音。
02:37
You got 240 million voices all yelling for something different.
你面对的是两亿四千万个声音，每个都在喊着不同的要求。
02:40
The only thing you all seem to agree on is you don't want higher taxes.
你们所有人好像唯一能达成的共识，就是不想加税。
02:43
The voice of the people, my fanny .
人民的声音？才怪。
02:46
Pull over , Wayne.
靠边停车，韦恩。
02:55
Kevin, honey, run throw this in the trash for mama, okay?
凯文，宝贝，跑一趟，把这个扔到垃圾桶里，给妈妈，好吗？
02:57
Okay.
好。
03:00
There we go .
好了。
03:05
Please get out of our car.
请你们下车。
03:09
Listen, I'm sorry--
听着，我很抱歉——
03:10
No.
不。
03:13
We invited you into our home.
我们请你们进的是我们的家。
03:17
Not our car...
不是我们的车……
03:19
Our home.
是我们的家。
03:23
We lost our jobs
我们丢了工作
03:25
because of your budget cuts, President Kramer.
就是因为你的预算削减，克莱默总统。
03:30
And we lost our home
我们还失去了家
03:32
because of your economic downturn ,
就是因为你任内的经济衰退，
03:36
President Douglas.
道格拉斯总统。
03:38
All we have now is the slim chance of a job
我们现在只剩下一个渺茫的工作机会，
03:41
at my uncle's paint factory in Cleveland.
在克利夫兰我叔叔的油漆厂。
03:45
So I will ask you once again.
所以我再问你们一次。
03:48
Please...
请……
03:50
Get out of our car.
请你们下车。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
the way someone does something
the way someone does something
某人做事的方式
We're never getting to Ohio. Not the way this guy drives .
照这家伙开车的速度，我们永远到不了俄亥俄。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
getting to
getting 的 t 常读弹舌音。
We're never getting to Ohio. Not the way this guy drives .
照这家伙开车的速度，我们永远到不了俄亥俄。
SlangA2↩ 00:09
shut up
闭嘴——熟人或冲突中粗鲁地让人闭嘴，正式场合慎用
Aw, shut up . I'm trying to sleep.
哎，闭嘴。我正想睡觉呢。
SlangB1↩ 00:20
shut your cake hole
闭嘴——搞笑又粗鲁的 shut up，朋友拌嘴时使用
Aw, shut your cake hole , Douglas.
哎，闭上你的臭嘴，道格拉斯。
GrammarB1↩ 00:32
we'd have been fine outside in the tent
省略条件句：we'd have been=would have been，省略前提。
You know, we'd have been fine outside in the tent ,
你知道的，我们睡帐篷，在外面也没问题，
Pronunciation↩ 00:32
have been
have 弱读，been 快读。
You know, we'd have been fine outside in the tent ,
你知道的，我们睡帐篷，在外面也没问题，
CollocationA2↩ 00:37
mean a lot to someone
mean a lot to someone
对某人意义很大；很受重视
It means a lot .
这份心意对我们很重要。
CollocationA2↩ 00:51
at least
at least
至少；好歹
Well, at least you can admit it .
嗯，至少你还承认这一点。
Pronunciation↩ 00:51
admit it
it 的 t 在元音间常弹成轻拍音。
Well, at least you can admit it .
嗯，至少你还承认这一点。
CollocationB1↩ 00:53
the first step toward(s) something
the first step toward(s) something
迈向某结果的第一步
这里把承认共和党讽刺成需要“康复”
That's the first step towards recovery .
这可是走向康复的第一步。
CollocationA2↩ 01:11
how much longer until/to...
how much longer until/to...
还要多久
Any idea how much longer to Cleveland, Wayne?
知道离克利夫兰还要多久吗，韦恩？
CollocationB1↩ 01:12
tell someone what time to expect someone
tell someone what time to expect someone
告知某人几点等谁
I may have to call the boys in our department and tell them what time to expect us .
我可能得给我们部门的兄弟们打个电话，告诉他们该几点等我们。
GrammarB1↩ 01:12
what time to expect us
wh-不定式：疑问词加 to do，表示“几点该等我们”，可作 tell 的内容。
I may have to call the boys in our department and tell them what time to expect us .
我可能得给我们部门的兄弟们打个电话，告诉他们该几点等我们。
Pronunciation↩ 01:12
the boys
the 弱读 /ðə/，和 boys 连成一拍。
I may have to call the boys in our department and tell them what time to expect us .
我可能得给我们部门的兄弟们打个电话，告诉他们该几点等我们。
CollocationA2↩ 01:18
drop someone off
drop someone off
把某人送到某处再放下
You know, I was thinking, after we drop you off ,
我在想，等我们把你送下车后，
GrammarB1↩ 01:18
after we drop you off
时间状语从句：谈未来时 after 从句用一般现在时，不用 will。
You know, I was thinking, after we drop you off ,
我在想，等我们把你送下车后，
CollocationB1↩ 01:29
a person by the name of + name
a person by the name of + name
名叫……的人
A man by the name of Gutzon Borglum carved it.
是一个叫古特宗·博格勒姆的人雕刻出来的。
CollocationB1↩ 01:35
ruin the whole thing
ruin the whole thing
把整件事或兴致全毁了
Well, that ruins the whole thing .
那整个感觉都毁了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:40
looks like + 主语 + will need...
looks like + 主语 + will need...
看来……需要……
Looks like we'll need those pampers again!
看来我们又得用上那些纸尿裤了！
SlangB2↩ 01:54
killed him a bear
打死一头熊——带美国民间口语色彩，正式英语不用这种语序
He killed him a bear when he was only three.
他三岁的时候就打死过一头熊。
Pronunciation↩ 01:57
got to
got to 快读常成 gotta。
You got to be kidding , right, Wayne?
你不是在开玩笑吧，韦恩？
SlangA2↩ 01:57
got to be kidding
你在开玩笑吧——惊讶或不信时的口语反问
You got to be kidding , right, Wayne?
你不是在开玩笑吧，韦恩？
CollocationB1↩ 02:02
mix someone/something up with...
mix someone/something up with...
把……和……搞混
and you've got the Roosevelt's mixed up with Davy Crockett.
还把罗斯福和戴维·克罗克特搞混了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:06
no disrespect, but...
no disrespect, but...
无意冒犯，不过……
Uh, no disrespect, sir, but you're in my car.
呃，恕我直言，先生，但这是我的车。
CollocationB1↩ 02:11
get your facts straight
get your facts straight
先把事实弄清楚
Well, our country. Get your facts straight .
呃，是我们的国家。先把事实搞清楚。
GrammarB1↩ 02:13
expect your son to respect the nation's history
expect句式：expect + 人 + to do，表示期待某人做某事。
How do you expect your son to respect the nation's history
你凭什么指望你的儿子尊重国家的历史
CollocationB1↩ 02:23
fall apart
fall apart
分崩离析；垮掉
No. The country's fallin' apart . People are losin' their homes.
不，国家都快散架了。人们正在失去自己的家。
Pronunciation↩ 02:23
fallin' apart
fallin' 省 g，和 apart 连读。
No. The country's fallin' apart . People are losin' their homes.
不，国家都快散架了。人们正在失去自己的家。
SlangB1↩ 02:23
fallin'
falling的口语缩略——非正式口语或歌词式拼写，正式写作慎用
No. The country's fallin' apart . People are losin' their homes.
不，国家都快散架了。人们正在失去自己的家。
CollocationB2↩ 02:30
the voice of the people
the voice of the people
民众的声音
Why, you've... You've ignored the voice of the people .
你们竟然……你们无视了人民的声音。
CollocationB2↩ 02:40
the only thing ... is ...
the only thing ... is ...
唯一大家似乎一致的是……
The only thing you all seem to agree on is you don't want higher taxes.
你们所有人好像唯一能达成的共识，就是不想加税。
GrammarB2↩ 02:40
thing you all seem to agree on
介词后置定语从句：agree on 修饰 thing，on 在句末。
The only thing you all seem to agree on is you don't want higher taxes.
你们所有人好像唯一能达成的共识，就是不想加税。
SlangB1↩ 02:43
my fanny
才怪；胡扯——委婉粗俗的反驳，正式场合别用
The voice of the people, my fanny .
人民的声音？才怪。
CollocationA2↩ 02:46
pull over
pull over
靠边停车
Pull over , Wayne.
靠边停车，韦恩。
CollocationA2↩ 03:00
there we go
there we go
好了；这就对了
There we go .
好了。
CollocationB2↩ 03:32
economic downturn
economic downturn
经济低迷；衰退
because of your economic downturn ,
就是因为你任内的经济衰退，
CollocationB1↩ 03:38
a slim chance of something
a slim chance of something
做某事的机会渺茫
All we have now is the slim chance of a job
我们现在只剩下一个渺茫的工作机会，
GrammarB2↩ 03:38
All we have now is the slim chance of a job
all引导主语：All we have now 整体作主语，意为“我们如今拥有的全部”。
All we have now is the slim chance of a job
我们现在只剩下一个渺茫的工作机会，
Pronunciation↩ 03:38
chance of a
of、a 弱读，重音在 chance、job。
All we have now is the slim chance of a job
我们现在只剩下一个渺茫的工作机会，
Teaching points
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SlangB1↩ 00:20
shut your cake hole
闭嘴
In the scene说话人用搞笑又粗鲁的方式让道格拉斯别插嘴。
Please shut your cake hole while I'm on the phone.我打电话时请你闭嘴。
In daily life
朋友拌嘴Shut your cake hole and let me finish the story.闭嘴，让我把故事讲完。
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SwearingB1↩ 02:43
my fanny
才怪；胡扯
In the scene用粗俗委婉语否定“民众声音”这套说法。
He claims nobody complained—my fanny.他说没人抱怨？才怪。
In daily life
朋友撒谎You remembered the keys? My fanny.你记得带钥匙了？才怪。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 01:18
drop someone off
送某人到某处
In the scene说话人计划先把总统送到目的地，再带家人游览。
I'll drop you off at the station.我送你到车站。
In daily life
送朋友回家I can drop you off after dinner.晚饭后我可以送你回去。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:23
fall apart
垮掉；分崩离析
In the scene韦恩用它形容国家失序，并补充普通人正在失去住房。
The old bridge may fall apart in winter.那座旧桥冬天可能会散架。
In daily life
项目失控The project will fall apart without a clear owner.没有明确负责人，这个项目会失控。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:11
get your facts straight
先把事实弄清楚
In the scene对方纠正历史归属后，要求韦恩别再把事实搞混。
Get your facts straight before you publish the post.发帖前先把事实核对清楚。
In daily life
核对新闻Let's get our facts straight before we share this.我们先把事实弄清楚，再分享这个。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 03:32
economic downturn
经济低迷；衰退
In the scene这家人把失去住房归咎于道格拉斯任内的经济低迷。
The economic downturn hurt small restaurants.经济低迷打击了小餐馆。
In daily life
解释裁员The company froze hiring during the economic downturn.经济低迷期间，公司冻结了招聘。
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CollocationB1↩ 03:38
a slim chance of
机会渺茫
In the scene失业家庭说如今只剩下一份工作机会，而且把握很小。
There's only a slim chance of rain.下雨的可能性很小。
In daily life
申请职位I have a slim chance of getting the scholarship.我拿到奖学金的机会很小。
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IronyB1↩ 00:53
the first step towards recovery
康复的第一步
In the scene把承认共和党讽刺成接受治疗，暗示这种立场像一种病。
Apologizing is the first step toward recovery.道歉是走向改进的第一步。
In daily life
戒掉拖延Deleting the game is the first step toward recovery.删掉游戏是走向改善的第一步。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Forget our nation's history. What about our nation right now?”
别光顾着说我们国家的历史。那我们国家现在又怎么样？
Why it's great
把历史荣辱拉回当下，反问让批评从玩笑变成追责。
Pattern
What about + 名词 + right now?
When to use
讨论旧问题被带偏时，追问眼前现实。
Similar
What about the situation today? ／ And what about us right now?
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 Forget、What、right now，反问收尾。
Use it yourself
问预算What about the budget right now?那现在的预算呢？
“The only thing you all seem to agree on is you don't want higher taxes.”
你们所有人好像唯一能达成的共识，就是不想加税。
Why it's great
用 only...is...把政治共识说得尖锐又讽刺。
Pattern
The only thing ... is ...
When to use
指出一群人难得一致，却只在意一个问题。
Similar
The only thing we agree on is timing. ／ The one thing they share is caution.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 only、agree、taxes，is 后停顿。
Use it yourself
讨论分歧The only thing we agree on is the deadline.我们唯一达成一致的是截止日期。
“That's the first step towards recovery.”
这就是走向康复的第一步。
Why it's great
把承认共和党说成病后康复，政治玩笑辛辣。
Pattern
first step towards + 名词
When to use
半开玩笑地说某人开始改掉坏习惯。
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That's the first step toward getting better. ／ It's the first step toward recovery.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 first step 与 recovery。
Use it yourself
戒掉熬夜Admitting the problem is the first step toward recovery.承认问题是走向康复的第一步。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 失业家庭的控诉
We lost our jobs because of your budget cuts, President Kramer. And we lost our home because of your economic downturn, President Douglas. All we have now is the slim chance of a job at my uncle's paint factory in Cleveland. So I will ask you once again. Please... Get out of our car.
我们丢了工作 就是因为你的预算削减，克莱默总统。 我们还失去了家 就是因为你任内的经济衰退， 道格拉斯总统。 我们现在只剩下一个渺茫的工作机会， 在克利夫兰我叔叔的油漆厂。 所以我再问你们一次。 请…… 请你们下车。
从个人遭遇追问政策责任，层层递进，最后的重复请求戛然而止。