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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAfter surviving a string of magical traps, Ian and Barley open the final door expecting the Phoenix Gem. Instead, the path sends them back home, forcing them to rethink every clue and confront the cost of Barley’s confident guesses. The scene moves from frantic commands to a sharp family argument, making its short phrases and emotional shifts especially memorable. Its fantasy danger stays playful while the disagreement feels painfully real.
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Ianyounger brother
巴
Barleyolder brother
Chapters
16 parts · AI-cut01A Birthday Morning过生日也要学会把心打开B13'18"02An Awkward Invitation想交朋友却把邀请说乱了B12'19"03A Gift from Dad当礼物让缺席的人回来B13'06"04Dad Comes Back Wrong想见父亲却只等到一双腿B17'14"05The Manticore Says No求人帮忙别把对方逼成英雄B25'27"06The Wrong Route赶时间时别把坚持当答案B12'01"07A Mother Finds Help孩子失联后先找谁帮忙B11'56"08A Spell Goes Wrong帮忙过头反而把事情搞砸B14'42"09Trouble at the Gas Station越想赶路越容易招来麻烦B13'31"10Escape and Interrogation越想装镇定越容易说漏嘴B16'53"11An Argument and a Sword先承认受伤才能一起往前走B14'00"12The Trust Bridge害怕迈步也要先相信自己B25'31"13Lightning on the Road被追上时你敢不敢临场出招B16'31"14A Memory of Dad你以为勇敢就是永远不害怕吗B13'37"15The Wrong Way走了最远的路才发现方向错了B13'58"16A Brother's Goodbye只能救一个人你会怎么选B113'46"
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Transcript
00:02
Careful there could be booby traps
小心，那里可能有机关。
00:05
This place is, like, 1,000 years old.
这地方……少说也有一千年了。
00:07
There s no way there could be
不可能会有的。
00:15
Oh no
糟了。
00:17
It can t be
不可能吧。
00:20
A gelatinous cube
凝胶方块怪！
00:29
Run
快跑！
00:30
Whoa Wait It s some kind of puzzle
等等！这好像是某种谜题！
00:31
We gotta figure it out before
我们得赶紧把它弄明白。
00:32
No time Grab a shield
没时间了，拿面盾牌！
00:46
Jump Trust me What
跳！相信我！什么？
00:50
Aloft Elevar
升空，埃莱瓦尔！
00:55
Ow
哎哟！
00:57
Ian
伊恩！
01:09
Whew
呼……
01:10
Don t step on that
别踩那个！
01:15
I didn t touch it
我没碰它！
01:21
Voltar Thundasir
雷电术，沃尔塔·桑达希尔！
01:30
The tile down there has the same shape as the opening
下面那块砖的形状，和这个洞口一样。
01:32
Maybe we were supposed to step on it
也许我们本来就该踩上去。
01:34
What I got it
什么？我明白了！
01:35
No Barley
不，巴利！
01:44
Oh It s working
哦，起作用了！
01:48
It s impossible
不可能！
01:51
No one can hold their breath that long
没人能憋气那么久。
02:27
We made it
我们成功了！
02:28
Oh
哦。
02:29
The Phoenix Gem awaits beyond this door
凤凰宝石就在这扇门后等着我们。
02:32
Shall we
我们走？
02:34
We certainly shall
当然走。
02:35
Dad we have followed the quest
爸爸，我们一路追寻这场冒险，
02:37
and it has led us to our victory
它把我们带到了胜利。
02:59
We re back home
我们回到家了。
03:01
No that doesn t make sense We took the Path of Peril
不，这说不通。我们走的是“危险之路”。
03:04
We followed the ravens
我们跟着乌鸦走的。
03:05
we went to the end of the water
我们还走到了水的尽头。
03:07
Unless the X meant stay away from the water
除非那个“X”是说要远离水边。
03:10
Or it could be like a campfire
或者它也可能代表篝火。
03:12
It s okay We can figure this out
没事，我们能弄明白的。
03:13
Figure out what We re back where we started
弄明白什么？我们又回到起点了。
03:16
I mean it has to be here There was a gauntlet
我是说，它一定就在这里。这里明明有过一连串难关。
03:17
I mean unless that gauntlet was for
我是说，除非那一连串难关是为了……
03:19
coincidentally some different quest
碰巧属于另一场任务。
03:21
That s a possibility What
也不是没可能。什么？
03:22
No no no This has to be where the Phoenix Gem is
不，不，不！凤凰宝石一定就在这里。
03:26
I followed my gut
我当时是凭直觉走的。
03:28
Oh no What
糟了。什么？
03:31
The gem is in the mountain
宝石在那座山里。
03:33
The mountain we could have been to
就是那座我们本来可以去的山，
03:35
hours ago if we just
如果我们当时只是……
03:37
If we just stayed on the expressway
如果我们一直走高速公路，
03:38
No the expressway is too obvious
不，高速公路太显眼了。
03:40
You can never take the obvious
不能总选一眼就能看出来的路。
03:41
If I hadn t listened to you Okay
要不是我听了你的。行了……
03:44
I can t believe this
我真不敢相信。
03:45
You act like you know what you re doing
你装得好像自己知道在做什么似的。
03:48
but you don t have a clue
其实你根本一窍不通。
03:49
and that s because you are a screwup
因为你就是个总把事情搞砸的家伙。
03:52
And now you ve screwed up my chance
现在你又毁了我的机会，
03:54
to have the one thing I never had
让我拥有那件我一直没有的东西。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
booby trap
booby trap
隐藏的危险机关
Careful there could be booby traps
小心，那里可能有机关。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
there could be
could be 弱读，there 与后词连读，整段一口带过。
Careful there could be booby traps
小心，那里可能有机关。
CollocationB1↩ 00:07
no way + clause
no way + clause
绝不可能
There s no way there could be
不可能会有的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:31
figure something out
figure something out
把某事弄明白
We gotta figure it out before
我们得赶紧把它弄明白。
Pronunciation↩ 00:31
gotta figure
gotta 的 t 常弹成 flap，快读近似 gada figure。
We gotta figure it out before
我们得赶紧把它弄明白。
Pronunciation↩ 00:31
figure it out
it out 连读，三个词几乎一拍带过。
We gotta figure it out before
我们得赶紧把它弄明白。
SlangB1↩ 00:31
gotta
得或必须——非正式口语，正式写作改用 have got to 或 have to。
We gotta figure it out before
我们得赶紧把它弄明白。
Pronunciation↩ 00:46
Trust me
重读 Trust，me 弱化，语气是急切保证。
Jump Trust me What
跳！相信我！什么？
CollocationB1↩ 01:30
have the same shape as something
have the same shape as something
形状和某物一样
The tile down there has the same shape as the opening
下面那块砖的形状，和这个洞口一样。
Pronunciation↩ 01:30
shape as the
shape 承重音，as 和 the 弱读并快速连上。
The tile down there has the same shape as the opening
下面那块砖的形状，和这个洞口一样。
CollocationB1↩ 01:32
be supposed to do something
be supposed to do something
本来应该做某事
Maybe we were supposed to step on it
也许我们本来就该踩上去。
CollocationB1↩ 01:51
hold one's breath
hold one's breath
屏住呼吸
No one can hold their breath that long
没人能憋气那么久。
Pronunciation↩ 02:34
certainly shall
certainly 与 shall 都有重音，故意说出史诗腔。
We certainly shall
当然走。
CollocationB2↩ 02:37
lead someone to something
lead someone to something
把人带向某个结果
and it has led us to our victory
它把我们带到了胜利。
CollocationB1↩ 03:07
stay away from something
stay away from something
离某物远点
Unless the X meant stay away from the water
除非那个“X”是说要远离水边。
GrammarB1↩ 03:07
Unless the X meant stay away from the water
unless条件句：unless 相当于 if not，引出“除非X代表远离水边”的条件。
Unless the X meant stay away from the water
除非那个“X”是说要远离水边。
CollocationB1↩ 03:12
figure something out
figure something out
把这事弄明白
It s okay We can figure this out
没事，我们能弄明白的。
CollocationB1↩ 03:13
be back where someone started
be back where someone started
回到原来的起点
Figure out what We re back where we started
弄明白什么？我们又回到起点了。
CollocationB1↩ 03:22
have to be + place or thing
have to be + place or thing
一定是或一定在
No no no This has to be where the Phoenix Gem is
不，不，不！凤凰宝石一定就在这里。
CollocationB2↩ 03:26
follow one's gut
follow one's gut
凭直觉做决定
I followed my gut
我当时是凭直觉走的。
GrammarB2↩ 03:33
we could have been to
情态完成式：could have been 表示“本来可以去却没去”，带出事后遗憾。
The mountain we could have been to
就是那座我们本来可以去的山，
GrammarB2↩ 03:37
If we just stayed on the expressway
假设条件句：if 加过去式描写未采取的路线，语气是在复盘另一种可能。
If we just stayed on the expressway
如果我们一直走高速公路，
GrammarB1↩ 03:45
what you re doing
what从句：what you’re doing 整体作 know 的内容，意思是“你正在做的事”。
You act like you know what you re doing
你装得好像自己知道在做什么似的。
Pronunciation↩ 03:45
act like you
you 弱读成近似 yuh，重音落在 act 和 like。
You act like you know what you re doing
你装得好像自己知道在做什么似的。
CollocationB1↩ 03:48
not have a clue
not have a clue
一点也不知道
but you don t have a clue
其实你根本一窍不通。
SlangB1↩ 03:49
screwup
总闯祸的人——带责备的口语贬称，正式场合慎用。
and that s because you are a screwup
因为你就是个总把事情搞砸的家伙。
CollocationB1↩ 03:52
screw something up
screw something up
把某人的机会搞砸
And now you ve screwed up my chance
现在你又毁了我的机会，
SlangB1↩ 03:52
screwed up
把事情搞砸——口语责备，说明计划或机会被弄坏。
And now you ve screwed up my chance
现在你又毁了我的机会，
GrammarB2↩ 03:54
the one thing I never had
定语从句：I never had 修饰 thing，关系词 that 被省略，表示“我从未拥有的东西”。
to have the one thing I never had
让我拥有那件我一直没有的东西。
Pronunciation↩ 03:54
thing I
thing 和 I 自然相连，别在两个词之间停顿。
to have the one thing I never had
让我拥有那件我一直没有的东西。
Teaching points
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CollocationB1↩ 00:02
booby trap
隐藏的危险机关
In the scene伊恩提醒巴利，前方可能藏着会突然触发的机关。
The hikers marked the hidden booby trap with a red flag.徒步者用红旗标出了隐藏的陷阱。
In daily life
徒步旅行Check the old bridge for booby traps before crossing.过桥前检查一下老桥上有没有机关。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:20
gelatinous cube
凝胶状方块怪
In the scene兄弟俩认出眼前是奇幻冒险里的透明方块怪物。
A gelatinous cube blocked the explorers’ path.一个凝胶方块怪挡住了探险者的路。
In daily life
游戏设定The dungeon has a gelatinous cube near the entrance.地牢入口附近有一只凝胶方块怪。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:31
figure something out
把事情弄明白
In the scene巴利想在机关逼近前解出眼前的谜题。
Give me a minute and I’ll figure the route out.给我一分钟，我会把路线想明白。
In daily life
修电脑We’ll figure out the login problem together.我们一起把登录问题弄清楚。
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CollocationB1↩ 01:51
hold one's breath
屏住呼吸
In the scene伊恩不敢相信有人能憋气穿过这道关卡。
She held her breath while the elevator passed the dark floor.电梯经过漆黑楼层时，她屏住了呼吸。
In daily life
等结果Hold your breath while we open the envelope.我们拆信封时，你先屏住呼吸。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:26
follow one's gut
凭直觉做决定
In the scene巴利用这句话为自己绕开高速公路的选择辩护。
I followed my gut and turned down the rushed offer.我听从直觉，拒绝了那份仓促的报价。
In daily life
做决定Follow your gut if the contract feels wrong.如果合同让你觉得不对，就相信自己的直觉。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:32
shall we
我们走吗或开始吗
In the scene兄弟俩用略显史诗腔的方式，准备推开门继续任务。
The taxi is waiting. Shall we?出租车在等了，我们走吧？
In daily life
会议开始Everyone has arrived. Shall we begin?大家都到了，我们开始吧？
above my level
IronyB2↩ 03:40
the obvious
一眼就能看出的选择
In the scene巴利把不选高速公路说成原则，回到原点后这份自信显得自嘲。
He rejected the simple answer because it was too obvious.他嫌答案太明显，反而把简单选项排除了。
In daily life
找钥匙Check the obvious place before searching every drawer.把每个抽屉都翻遍前，先看看最显眼的地方。
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SlangB1↩ 03:49
screwup
总把事情搞砸的人
In the scene伊恩在争吵中把巴利骂成一个不断闯祸的人。
I’m a screwup when it comes to remembering birthdays.一到记生日这件事，我就总是掉链子。
In daily life
忘带文件I was a screwup and left the forms at home.我真是搞砸了，竟把表格落在家里。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Maybe we were supposed to step on it”
也许我们本来就该踩上去。
Why it's great
be supposed to 说“本来应该”，带出线索判断和事后落差。
Pattern
be supposed to do something
When to use
复盘计划、约定或规则时，说明某事原本应发生。
Similar
We were meant to step on it. ／ We should have tried that.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 supposed 和 step，to 弱读，句尾略上扬。
Use it yourself
机场值机We were supposed to meet at Gate 4.我们本来应该在4号登机口碰面。
“I followed my gut”
我当时是凭直觉走的。
Why it's great
短短四个词把凭直觉做决定的自信和辩解都说出来。
Pattern
follow one's gut
When to use
解释为何没按路线或建议走，而是听从直觉。
Similar
I went with my instinct. ／ My gut told me to wait.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 followed 和 gut，my 弱读，句尾干脆收住。
Use it yourself
选餐厅I followed my gut and booked the smaller hotel.我凭直觉订了那家小一点的酒店。
“You act like you know what you re doing”
你装得好像自己知道在做什么似的。
Why it's great
act like 后接从句，既指出装懂，又保留家人争吵的讽刺。
Pattern
You act like you know...
When to use
质疑别人自以为掌控局面时使用，语气偏冲。
Similar
You behave as if you know everything. ／ You sound like you have a plan.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 act、know、doing，like you 连读，语气带质问。
Use it yourself
同事甩锅You act like you planned the whole launch.你装得好像整个发布都是你策划的。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use “figure it out” to mean solve or understand something.
- Use “follow my gut” for an instinctive decision.
- Hear how “be supposed to” expresses expectation.
- Distinguish a “screwup” from “screwed up.”
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Questions, then the linesWhat happens in Onward’s “The Wrong Way” scene?
Ian and Barley return home and realize they missed the mountain hiding the gem.
What does “figure it out” mean here?
It means to understand or solve the puzzle.
How do you translate “I followed my gut”?
It means “I trusted my instinct” or “I went with my gut feeling.”
What is the difference between “screwup” and “screwed up”?
A screwup is a person; screwed up describes a ruined action or plan.
Why is this scene useful for listening practice?
Fast commands and interruptions train real conversational listening.