Chapter 24 of 28 · 2'19"
Rabi Asks For Mermaids 还要美人鱼IMDb ↗
拉比反问：原子弹氢弹都有了，还要美人鱼吗
Oppenheimer · 2023
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5hearing-room雅思Justice
Learning settings
Site-wide · saved automatically
Auto-pause at teaching pointsPause and show a card when a teaching point plays
Also pause at golden linesOff by default — highlight only
Mark showcaseWhile playing, sketch-pop mark cards beside the subtitle
Collocation marksBlue dashes; hover for meaning
Slang marksOrange dots: slang / colloquial
Grammar marksPurple dots: clauses / asides
Sound marksGreen waves: linking / weak forms
Subtitles
My level
The story so far
Everything you need before watchingRabi comes in to speak for a friend, and the first news is a smear: Strauss told Lawrence that Oppenheimer had a years-long affair with Ruth Tolman, and that Richard died of a broken heart. On the record, the board asks about loyalty, the hydrogen bomb, and whether the testimony has been wholly truthful. Rabi answers with character, then with contempt. America already has A-bombs and Super bombs. What more do they want? Mermaids?
拉
I. I. Rabicharacter witness
奥
J. Robert Oppenheimerhearing subject
罗
Roger Robbhearing counsel
基
Kitty Oppenheimerwife
Chapters
28 parts · AI-cut01Bohr Sends Him Away玻尔劝他离开实验室，去能想问题的地方C11'56"02Strauss Recruits Him有人拿房子通勤当挖角筹码B23'02"03Rabi On The Train火车上有人挖苦：美国人凭什么来讲新物理B21'39"04First Quantum Seminar第一堂课就把光既是粒子又是波讲成入门C12'08"05Party Politics Debate入党是关心这个世界B22'38"06Naming Los Alamos一生理想落在荒原尽头B21'45"07Kitty And Empty Space有人用酒杯解释世界是空的B22'53"08Lawrence Shuts The Union劳伦斯说你重要，所以电话早就被监听了C11'47"09Groves Offers The Job将军当众念完缺点清单，接着把计划交给他C13'42"10Einstein On Atmosphere点燃大气的概率近乎零，却拿整个世界当赌注C11'53"11Chevalier Approaches厨房里有人转述：资料可以走后门给苏联C11'32"12Teller Pitches Fusion特勒打断裂变课，说下一堂该讲百万吨级氢弹C11'55"13Condon Walks Out芝加哥堆刚临界，康登当场辞职说受不了规矩B22'21"14Last Night With Jean过夜之后他告诉琼，从此不能再见面B23'21"15Cock-And-Bull Story安全官追问时，他编假故事把朋友护下来C14'03"16Bohr On The Aftermath玻尔说即将揭开的力量会活过纳粹，那是新世界C12'35"17GAC Rejects The Super更大的炸弹只瞄准最大的城市，会上有人叫它屠杀C11'52"18Target Committee Meeting轰炸城市能少死人C13'33"19Trinity Weather Hold点火时刻押在黎明雨停C13'01"20Truman Oval Office他在白宫说手上有血，总统骂广岛不是他的戏B23'26"21Fuchs And The World生日会上听说富克斯一直在为苏联做间谍C11'31"22Moment Of The Explosion侥幸活着仍会死C11'54"23Power In The Shadows斯特劳斯把材料交给博登，权力留在阴影里C12'38"24Rabi Asks For Mermaids拉比反问：原子弹氢弹都有了，还要美人鱼吗C12'19"25Borden Reads The Letter博登当庭宣读：奥本海默更可能是苏联代理人C12'14"26Hill Names The Motive整人不过公报私仇C12'34"27Kitty On The Stand基蒂当场顶回去：我不喜欢你这种问法C12'36"28Did You Support The Bomb律师当庭问他后不后悔投弹，他只说做了本职C13'00"
00:00 / 02:19
GoldenTeaching
Transcript
00:02
Dr. Rabi, thank you for coming .
拉比博士，谢谢你来。
00:04
Do you know who else the prosecution has called?
你知道检方还传了谁吗？
00:06
Teller, obviously.
特勒，这还用说。
00:10
They've asked Lawrence.
他们找过劳伦斯。
00:11
What did he say?
他说什么？
00:12
He wasn't going to help them, but...
他本不打算帮他们，可是……
00:14
But?
可是？
00:16
Strauss told him that you and Ruth Tolman
斯特劳斯告诉他，你和露丝·托尔曼
00:18
have been having an affair for years.
多年来一直有私情。
00:20
The whole time you lived
整整那段时间，你住在
00:21
with them in Pasadena.
帕萨迪纳他们家里。
00:23
He convinced Lawrence
他说动了劳伦斯
00:25
that Richard died of a broken heart .
硬说理查德是心碎而死。
00:26
That's absurd.
荒唐。
00:27
-What part? -The broken heart.
-哪部分？-心碎而死那部分。
00:30
Richard never found out .
理查德从头到尾都不知道。
00:32
Is Lawrence gonna testify?
劳伦斯会出庭作证吗？
00:34
I don't know.
我不知道。
00:36
Dr. Rabi,
拉比博士，
00:38
what governmental positions do you currently hold?
你目前担任哪些政府职务？
00:41
I am the chairman of the General Advisory Committee
我是顾问委员会主席
00:44
to the AEC, succeeding Dr. Oppenheimer.
隶属原子能委员会，接替奥本海默博士。
00:47
And how long have you known Dr. Oppenheimer?
你认识奥本海默博士多久了？
00:50
Since 1928.
从一九二八年起。
00:51
I... I know him quite well.
我……我跟他很熟。
00:53
Well enough to speak to the bearing
熟到能就其意义发言
00:55
of his loyalty and character?
就其忠诚与品格发言吗？
00:58
Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character .
奥本海默博士为人正直。
01:02
And he is loyal to the United States,
而且他忠于美国，
01:05
to his friends,
忠于他的朋友，
01:06
to the institutions of which he is part .
忠于他所归属的那些机构。
01:10
Eat.
吃。
01:30
What was that?
那是什么？
01:32
Nothing to worry about .
没什么好担心的。
01:36
After the Russian A-bomb test,
俄国原子弹试验之后，
01:38
did Dr. Lawrence come to see you about the hydrogen bomb?
劳伦斯博士有没有来找你谈氢弹？
01:40
You'd be better off asking him.
这事你去问他更好。
01:42
Well, I fully intend to .
我当然打算问。
01:44
Would you say that Dr. Oppenheimer was
你是否认为奥本海默博士
01:46
unalterably opposed to the H-bomb ?
是死死反对氢弹的？
01:49
No, he-he thought that a fusion program
不，他——他觉得聚变计划
01:51
would come at the expense of our awfully good fission program.
会牺牲掉我们当时相当出色的裂变计划。
01:54
But that proved not to be the case.
可后来证明并非如此。
01:56
In the event both could be done.
到头来两件事都能做。
01:59
Suppose that this board did not feel satisfied
假设本委员会并不满意
02:01
that in his testimony here,
他在此所作的证词，
02:02
Dr. Oppenheimer had been wholly truthful .
认为奥本海默博士并未完全说实话。
02:05
What would you say whether or not he should be cleared?
你觉得他还该不该通过审查？
02:08
Why go through all this against a man
何必要这样对付一个
02:10
who has accomplished what Dr. Oppenheimer has ?
已经做成奥本海默那些事的人？
02:12
Look at his record.
看看他的履历。
02:14
We have an A-bomb and a whole series of it.
我们有原子弹，还有整整一系列。
02:16
We have a whole series of Super bombs .
我们有整整一系列超级炸弹。
02:18
What more do you want?
你们还想要什么？
02:20
Mermaids?
美人鱼？
02:21
But I've known Secretary Strauss
可我认识斯特劳斯委员
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
thank you for coming
thank you for coming
谢谢你来
Dr. Rabi, thank you for coming .
拉比博士，谢谢你来。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
thank you for coming
you、for 弱成 /jə fər/，coming 落下。
Dr. Rabi, thank you for coming .
拉比博士，谢谢你来。
CollocationB1↩ 00:18
have an affair
have an affair
有婚外情
have been having an affair for years.
多年来一直有私情。
GrammarB2↩ 00:18
have been having an affair for years
现在完成进行：have been doing + for years：从过去一直持续到现在的私情。
have been having an affair for years.
多年来一直有私情。
Pronunciation↩ 00:18
having an affair
having an 连成 havin-gan，affair 重音在 fair。
have been having an affair for years.
多年来一直有私情。
CollocationA2↩ 00:20
the whole time
the whole time
整整那段时间、自始至终
The whole time you lived
整整那段时间，你住在
CollocationB1↩ 00:25
die of a broken heart
die of a broken heart
心碎而死
that Richard died of a broken heart .
硬说理查德是心碎而死。
CollocationA2↩ 00:30
find something out
find something out
发现、得知
Richard never found out .
理查德从头到尾都不知道。
Pronunciation↩ 00:32
gonna testify
going to 吞成 gonna，testify 重音在 tes。
Is Lawrence gonna testify?
劳伦斯会出庭作证吗？
SlangA2↩ 00:32
gonna
会不会（口语）——私下快问，听证记录里要写成 going to
Is Lawrence gonna testify?
劳伦斯会出庭作证吗？
CollocationB1↩ 00:53
well enough to do something
well enough to do something
熟到足以去做…
Well enough to speak to the bearing
熟到能就其意义发言
CollocationC1↩ 00:53
speak to the bearing of something
speak to the bearing of something
就某事的分量/相关性发言
这里 bearing=忠诚与品格对审查有多重
Well enough to speak to the bearing
熟到能就其意义发言
GrammarB1↩ 00:53
Well enough to speak to the bearing
enough to 结构：形容词 + enough to do：熟到足以就品格的分量发言。
Well enough to speak to the bearing
熟到能就其意义发言
CollocationB2↩ 00:58
upstanding character
upstanding character
端正的品格
Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character .
奥本海默博士为人正直。
Pronunciation↩ 00:58
upstanding character
stand 最重，character 三个音节平均收。
Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character .
奥本海默博士为人正直。
GrammarB2↩ 01:06
of which he is part
介词提前定语：of which 把介词提前，等于 the institutions he is part of，更书面。
to the institutions of which he is part .
忠于他所归属的那些机构。
CollocationA2↩ 01:32
nothing to worry about
nothing to worry about
没什么好担心的
Nothing to worry about .
没什么好担心的。
SlangB1↩ 01:36
A-bomb
原子弹（口语简称）——会议缩略叫法，书面写 atomic bomb
After the Russian A-bomb test,
俄国原子弹试验之后，
CollocationA2↩ 01:38
come to see someone about something
come to see someone about something
来找某人谈某事
did Dr. Lawrence come to see you about the hydrogen bomb?
劳伦斯博士有没有来找你谈氢弹？
CollocationB1↩ 01:40
be better off doing something
be better off doing something
还不如去做…、做了更划算
You'd be better off asking him.
这事你去问他更好。
Pronunciation↩ 01:40
better off asking
better 的 t 弹成美式 flap，off 轻轻垫。
You'd be better off asking him.
这事你去问他更好。
CollocationB1↩ 01:42
fully intend to do something
fully intend to do something
完全打算做、一定会去做
Well, I fully intend to .
我当然打算问。
CollocationC1↩ 01:46
unalterably opposed to something
unalterably opposed to something
死死反对某事
unalterably opposed to the H-bomb ?
是死死反对氢弹的？
Pronunciation↩ 01:46
unalterably opposed
al 和 posed 两下砸实，中间一串弱读。
unalterably opposed to the H-bomb ?
是死死反对氢弹的？
SlangB1↩ 01:46
H-bomb
氢弹（口语简称）——听证口头叫法，对外说 hydrogen bomb
unalterably opposed to the H-bomb ?
是死死反对氢弹的？
CollocationB2↩ 01:51
at the expense of something
at the expense of something
以牺牲…为代价
would come at the expense of our awfully good fission program.
会牺牲掉我们当时相当出色的裂变计划。
Pronunciation↩ 01:51
at the expense of
at the 弱成 /ət ðə/，of 弱成 /əv/。
would come at the expense of our awfully good fission program.
会牺牲掉我们当时相当出色的裂变计划。
CollocationB2↩ 01:56
in the event
in the event
到头来、结果实际发生时
这里不是「万一」，是「后来事实证明」
In the event both could be done.
到头来两件事都能做。
GrammarB2↩ 01:59
Suppose that this board did not feel satisfied
假设语气：Suppose that + 过去式：先假设委员会不满意，再逼你表态。
Suppose that this board did not feel satisfied
假设本委员会并不满意
CollocationB2↩ 02:02
wholly truthful
wholly truthful
完全说实话、毫无保留
Dr. Oppenheimer had been wholly truthful .
认为奥本海默博士并未完全说实话。
CollocationB1↩ 02:05
whether or not
whether or not
无论是或不是、该不该
What would you say whether or not he should be cleared?
你觉得他还该不该通过审查？
GrammarB1↩ 02:05
whether or not he should be cleared
whether or not：whether or not + 从句：该不该过审，两种可能都要你答。
What would you say whether or not he should be cleared?
你觉得他还该不该通过审查？
CollocationB1↩ 02:08
go through all this
go through all this
把这一整套过一遍、折腾这一遭
Why go through all this against a man
何必要这样对付一个
GrammarB2↩ 02:10
who has accomplished what Dr. Oppenheimer has
what 省略从句：what he has 省略 accomplished：做成他所做成的那些事。
who has accomplished what Dr. Oppenheimer has ?
已经做成奥本海默那些事的人？
CollocationA2↩ 02:16
a whole series of something
a whole series of something
整整一系列
We have a whole series of Super bombs .
我们有整整一系列超级炸弹。
SlangB2↩ 02:16
Super bombs
氢弹的绰号——圈内叫 Super，对外要说氢弹
We have a whole series of Super bombs .
我们有整整一系列超级炸弹。
Pronunciation↩ 02:20
Mermaids?
升调拉长，像真在问，其实在嘲。
Mermaids?
美人鱼？
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:18
have an affair
有婚外情
In the scene律师转述：斯特劳斯拿奥本海默和露丝·托尔曼的私情去撬劳伦斯。
The leak claimed the minister had been having an affair for years.爆料称那位部长多年来一直有婚外情。
In daily life
婚外传闻Don't repeat it unless you can prove they had an affair.除非你能证明他们有私情，否则别传。
auto-pauses
IdiomB1↩ 00:25
broken heart
心碎而死
In the scene斯特劳斯把理查德的死说成心碎，用来坐实婚外情伤害。
The tabloid wrote that the singer died of a broken heart. The family called it nonsense.小报写那位歌手心碎而死。家人说这是胡说。
In daily life
辟谣死讯He died of pneumonia, not of a broken heart.他是肺炎死的，不是心碎。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:58
upstanding character
品格端正
In the scene拉比在听证上替老友做最干净的品格担保。
The dean called her a scholar of upstanding character and left it at that.院长称她是品格端正的学者，话就说到这儿。
In daily life
写推荐信I can speak to his upstanding character, not to his politics.我能担保他的品格，不能担保他的政见。
auto-pauses
IdiomB1↩ 01:40
better off
还不如去做…
In the scene听证官问劳伦斯是否来谈氢弹，拉比把问题原样踢回去。
You'd be better off asking payroll. I don't see those numbers.这事你去问薪酬更好。那些数字我不看。
In daily life
问对口人You'd be better off emailing legal before you promise a refund.答应退款之前，你先写邮件给法务更稳。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 01:46
unalterably opposed
死死反对
In the scene听证官想把奥本海默钉成对氢弹不可动摇的反对者。
The union is not unalterably opposed to overtime; it wants the rate in writing.工会并非死死反对加班；它要的是把费率写进合同。
In daily life
澄清立场I'm opposed to the merger, not unalterably opposed to talking.我反对这桩并购，但不是连谈都不谈。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:51
at the expense of
以牺牲…为代价
In the scene拉比解释：他担心聚变计划会挤掉当时很强的裂变计划。
They hit the deadline at the expense of the test suite.他们赶上了截止日期，代价是测试套件被砍。
In daily life
项目取舍Don't grow the sales team at the expense of support.别为了扩销售去牺牲客服。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 02:05
be cleared
通过安全审查
In the scene听证官假设证词不完全真实，仍逼拉比表态：他还该不该过审。
Until she is cleared, she cannot enter the lab.在她通过审查之前，不能进实验室。
In daily life
安全审查He should be cleared this month if the paperwork is complete.材料齐的话，他这个月应能通过审查。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 02:20
mermaids
还要美人鱼？（讽）
In the scene拉比列完原子弹和氢弹，用美人鱼反问听证官还想要什么。
You already have the title and the bonus. A throne, perhaps?头衔和奖金你都有了。难道还要一顶王座？
In daily life
反问加码We gave you the data, the staff, and the weekend. A marching band?数据、人手、周末都给你了。还要一支军乐队？
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character.”
奥本海默博士为人正直。
Why it's great
听证里最干净的背书：一个词把品格钉死。
Pattern
X is a person of upstanding character.
When to use
正式场合替人做品格担保时。
Similar
She is a person of integrity. ／ His character is beyond reproach.
Register
formal
Shadowing tip
upstanding 咬死，character 下沉收住。
Use it yourself
品格证明Our referee is a woman of upstanding character, and the board already has her letter.我们的推荐人品格端正，委员会已经收到她的信。
“What more do you want?”
你们还想要什么？
Why it's great
四个词把贪得无厌问穿，后面才丢出童话一击。
Pattern
What more do you want?
When to use
对方已经拿够、还在加码时。
Similar
What else is there to take? ／ Isn't that enough?
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
more 和 want 两下砸实，句末上扬。
Use it yourself
拒再加码You have the budget, the headcount, and the date. What else is left to demand?预算、人手、日期你都有了。还要再要什么？
“Mermaids?”
美人鱼？
Why it's great
一个童话词把整场听证的贪婪问成笑话。
Pattern
用荒谬名词单独反问。
When to use
对方要的东西已经离谱、需要当场揭穿时。
Similar
A unicorn, maybe? ／ The moon on a plate?
Register
literary
Shadowing tip
升调拉长，像真在问，其实在嘲。
Use it yourself
反问上司We shipped early and under budget. A parade float, perhaps?我们提前交货还没超支。难道还要花车游行？
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 拉比为品格作证
Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character. And he is loyal to the United States, to his friends, to the institutions of which he is part.
奥本海默博士为人正直。 而且他忠于美国， 忠于他的朋友， 忠于他所归属的那些机构。
从品格到国家、朋友、机构，一层层把忠诚说满。
❝ 还要美人鱼吗
Why go through all this against a man who has accomplished what Dr. Oppenheimer has? Look at his record. We have an A-bomb and a whole series of it. We have a whole series of Super bombs. What more do you want? Mermaids?
何必要这样对付一个 已经做成奥本海默那些事的人？ 看看他的履历。 我们有原子弹，还有整整一系列。 我们有整整一系列超级炸弹。 你们还想要什么？ 美人鱼？
从履历、原子弹、氢弹一路加码，最后用童话一击收束。