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火车上有人挖苦：美国人凭什么来讲新物理
Oppenheimer · 2023
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Everything you need before watchingOn a train toward Leiden, a fellow American overhears that a Yank will lecture on the new physics in Dutch and slides into the seat to mock him. Rabi introduces himself, needles Oppenheimer for learning Dutch in six weeks while never picking up Yiddish, and they trade jokes about homesickness and whether our kind is welcome. Oppenheimer dodges with Physicists? Watch a friendship start as teasing, and pride get dressed up as a dare.
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J. Robert Oppenheimeryoung physicist
拉
Isidor Rabifellow physicist
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"
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where I first met Isidor Rabi.
我就是在那儿第一次遇见伊西多·拉比。
00:02
Excuse me.
借过。
00:08
A Yank , lecturing on the new physics?
一个美国佬，还讲新物理？
00:10
This I have to hear .
这我可得听听。
00:11
I'm an American myself.
我自己也是美国人。
00:14
How surprising .
真稀奇啊。
00:15
Um...
嗯……
00:16
Let me know if you need any help with the English .
英语要是需要帮忙，跟我说一声。
00:32
Wait, what's he saying?
等等，他在说什么？
00:45
No, thank you.
不用了，谢谢。
00:46
It's a long way to Zurich.
去苏黎世还远着呢。
00:48
You get any skinnier, we're gonna lose you
你再瘦下去，我们就要把你
00:50
between the seat cushions.
从座椅缝里弄丢了。
00:51
I'm Rabi.
我是拉比。
00:53
Oppenheimer.
奥本海默。
00:54
I caught your lecture on molecules.
我听过你讲分子的课。
00:56
Caught some of it.
听懂了一点。
00:58
We're a couple of New York Jews. How do you know Dutch ?
咱们俩都是纽约犹太人。你怎么会荷兰语？
01:00
Well, I thought I'd better learn it
嗯，我觉得还是该学一下
01:02
when I got here this semester .
这学期刚到这儿的时候。
01:03
You learned enough Dutch in six weeks
你六周荷兰语就学到
01:05
to give a lecture on quantum mechanics?
能用它讲量子力学了？
01:07
Wanted to challenge myself .
想挑战一下自己。
01:08
Quantum physics wasn't challenging enough.
量子物理还不够有挑战性。
01:11
- Schvitzer . -Schvitzer?
-炫耀狂。-炫耀狂？
01:12
Show-off .
爱出风头。
01:14
Dutch in six weeks , but you never learned Yiddish?
六周学会荷兰语，意第绪语却从没学过？
01:16
They don't speak it so much my side of the park .
我们公园那边不怎么说这个。
01:18
Screw you .
去你的。
01:20
You homesick?
想家了？
01:22
Oh, you know it .
哦，那还用说。
01:24
Ever get the feeling our kind isn't entirely welcome here?
有没有觉得，咱们这种人在这儿并不怎么受欢迎？
01:27
Physicists?
物理学家？
01:28
'S funny .
好笑。
01:30
Not in the department .
系里倒没有。
01:32
They're all Jewish too.
他们也都是犹太人。
01:36
Eat.
吃。
01:39
There's a German you have to seek out .
有个德国人，你得去找他。
01:42
-Heisenberg. -Right.
-海森堡。-对。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:08
lecture on something
lecture on something
就某个主题开讲
A Yank , lecturing on the new physics?
一个美国佬，还讲新物理？
SlangB1↩ 00:08
Yank
美国佬——带口吻的称呼，正式介绍别用
A Yank , lecturing on the new physics?
一个美国佬，还讲新物理？
GrammarB2↩ 00:10
This I have to hear
宾语前置：This 提到句首，强调非听不可，带戏谑。
This I have to hear .
这我可得听听。
Pronunciation↩ 00:10
have to hear
to 弱读成 /tə/，重音在 hear。
This I have to hear .
这我可得听听。
Pronunciation↩ 00:14
How surprising
How 拉长假惊讶，surprising 往下摔。
How surprising .
真稀奇啊。
CollocationA2↩ 00:16
let someone know
let someone know
有事告诉我一声
Let me know if you need any help with the English .
英语要是需要帮忙，跟我说一声。
CollocationA2↩ 00:16
help with something
help with something
在某方面帮忙
这里 the English=英语这门语言，带挖苦
Let me know if you need any help with the English .
英语要是需要帮忙，跟我说一声。
Pronunciation↩ 00:16
Let me know
Let me 常吞成 lemme。
Let me know if you need any help with the English .
英语要是需要帮忙，跟我说一声。
CollocationA2↩ 00:46
a long way to somewhere
a long way to somewhere
到某处还很远
It's a long way to Zurich.
去苏黎世还远着呢。
GrammarB1↩ 00:48
You get any skinnier, we're gonna lose you
省略if条件：If you get any skinnier 省掉 if，口语里当警告。
You get any skinnier, we're gonna lose you
你再瘦下去，我们就要把你
Pronunciation↩ 00:48
gonna lose you
going to 收成 gonna，lose 咬清。
You get any skinnier, we're gonna lose you
你再瘦下去，我们就要把你
CollocationB1↩ 00:54
catch a lecture
catch a lecture
赶上听了某场讲座
I caught your lecture on molecules.
我听过你讲分子的课。
CollocationA2↩ 00:58
a couple of people
a couple of people
两个、一对
We're a couple of New York Jews. How do you know Dutch ?
咱们俩都是纽约犹太人。你怎么会荷兰语？
CollocationA2↩ 00:58
know a language
know a language
会某种语言
We're a couple of New York Jews. How do you know Dutch ?
咱们俩都是纽约犹太人。你怎么会荷兰语？
Pronunciation↩ 00:58
couple of New
of 弱成 /ə/，couple-ə-New 连着走。
We're a couple of New York Jews. How do you know Dutch ?
咱们俩都是纽约犹太人。你怎么会荷兰语？
CollocationB1↩ 01:00
had better do something
had better do something
最好还是去做
Well, I thought I'd better learn it
嗯，我觉得还是该学一下
CollocationA2↩ 01:02
this semester
this semester
这学期
when I got here this semester .
这学期刚到这儿的时候。
CollocationA2↩ 01:03
in + duration
in + duration
在某段时间之内
You learned enough Dutch in six weeks
你六周荷兰语就学到
CollocationA2↩ 01:05
give a lecture
give a lecture
做一场讲座
to give a lecture on quantum mechanics?
能用它讲量子力学了？
GrammarB1↩ 01:05
to give a lecture on quantum mechanics
enough to结构：承接上一句 enough Dutch，enough…to 表示足以去做。
to give a lecture on quantum mechanics?
能用它讲量子力学了？
CollocationB1↩ 01:07
challenge oneself
challenge oneself
挑战自己
Wanted to challenge myself .
想挑战一下自己。
SlangB2↩ 01:11
Schvitzer
爱炫耀的人——意第绪语圈内词，外人听了要人翻译
- Schvitzer . -Schvitzer?
-炫耀狂。-炫耀狂？
SlangA2↩ 01:12
Show-off
爱出风头的人——当面挖苦，熟人才说
Show-off .
爱出风头。
GrammarB1↩ 01:14
Dutch in six weeks, but you never learned Yiddish
对比省略：前半省掉 You learned，but 两边对照两种语言。
Dutch in six weeks , but you never learned Yiddish?
六周学会荷兰语，意第绪语却从没学过？
CollocationB1↩ 01:16
my side of something
my side of something
我所在的那一边
这里 park=成长的街区，不是公园游玩
They don't speak it so much my side of the park .
我们公园那边不怎么说这个。
Pronunciation↩ 01:18
Screw you
两词同重，像拍桌子的玩笑。
Screw you .
去你的。
SlangB1↩ 01:18
Screw you
去你的——粗口，玩笑或真骂都能用
Screw you .
去你的。
SlangA2↩ 01:22
you know it
那还用说——痛快承认，偏口语
Oh, you know it .
哦，那还用说。
CollocationB1↩ 01:24
get the feeling that
get the feeling that
感觉到、有一种直觉
Ever get the feeling our kind isn't entirely welcome here?
有没有觉得，咱们这种人在这儿并不怎么受欢迎？
CollocationB2↩ 01:24
our kind
our kind
咱们这种人
这里 our kind=犹太人，不是物理学家
Ever get the feeling our kind isn't entirely welcome here?
有没有觉得，咱们这种人在这儿并不怎么受欢迎？
CollocationB2↩ 01:24
not entirely + adjective
not entirely + adjective
并不完全……
Ever get the feeling our kind isn't entirely welcome here?
有没有觉得，咱们这种人在这儿并不怎么受欢迎？
GrammarB1↩ 01:24
our kind isn't entirely welcome here
宾语从句：feeling 后面接完整从句，说明那种感觉的内容。
Ever get the feeling our kind isn't entirely welcome here?
有没有觉得，咱们这种人在这儿并不怎么受欢迎？
Pronunciation↩ 01:24
Ever get the
Do you 整段省掉，Ever 轻轻上扬。
Ever get the feeling our kind isn't entirely welcome here?
有没有觉得，咱们这种人在这儿并不怎么受欢迎？
SlangA2↩ 01:28
'S funny
好笑、有意思——It's funny 的吞音，随口点评
'S funny .
好笑。
CollocationA2↩ 01:30
in the department
in the department
在（这个）系里
Not in the department .
系里倒没有。
CollocationB2↩ 01:39
seek someone out
seek someone out
特意去找某人
There's a German you have to seek out .
有个德国人，你得去找他。
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SwearingB1↩ 01:18
screw you
去你的、滚蛋
In the scene拉比被公园那边一句噎住，笑着回骂，不是真翻脸。
You took the last dumpling? Screw you.最后一个饺子你吃了？去你的。
In daily life
朋友抬杠You called my playlist trash. Screw you.你说我歌单烂。去你的。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:27
physicists?
装听成职业身份
In the scene拉比说咱们这种人不受欢迎，奥本海默装成在问物理学家。
They said our type doesn't belong. Accountants?他们说咱们这类人不合适。会计师？
In daily life
饭局试探She meant people like us. Vegetarians?她指的是咱们这种人。素食者？
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SlangB1↩ 00:08
yank
美国佬（带口吻）
In the scene拉比听见美国人要用荷兰语讲新物理，先贴上国籍标签。
A Yank trying to order in rapid Dutch. Brave.一个美国佬想用飞快的荷兰语点餐。真敢。
In daily life
看球赛That Yank in the front row is louder than the drum.前排那个美国佬比鼓还吵。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:11
schvitzer
爱炫耀的人
In the scene拉比用意第绪语点破：六周荷兰语讲量子，就是在炫。
He booked the hardest class on day one. Total show-off.他第一天就报了最难的课。纯爱炫耀。
In daily life
健身房Posting every set online is peak show-off energy.每组都发网上，炫耀拉满。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:10
this i have to hear
这我可得听听
In the scene拉比把宾语 This 提前，表示这场美国佬讲座非听不可。
He says the printer has feelings. This I have to hear.他说打印机有感情。这我可得听听。
In daily life
同事吹牛You finished the report in ten minutes? This I have to see.你十分钟写完报告？这我可得看看。
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CollocationB1↩ 01:07
challenge myself
挑战自己、给自己加码
In the scene奥本海默把六周学会荷兰语讲成自我较劲，不当炫耀。
I took the dawn class to challenge myself, not to brag.我报清晨课是为了挑战自己，不是为了炫。
In daily life
报语言班I switched to the harder track to challenge myself.我改到更难的班，想挑战自己。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:54
catch a lecture
赶上看/听某场讲座
In the scene拉比说听过分子讲座，下一句又改口只听懂一点。
I caught her talk on sleep, then dozed in the back row.我赶上看了她讲睡眠，然后在后排睡着了。
In daily life
校园讲座Did you catch the guest lecture, or only the last slide?你赶上那通客座讲座了，还是只看到最后一页？
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 01:24
our kind
咱们这种人
In the scene拉比用 our kind 点犹太人身份，却说得像随口闲聊。
Our kind still waits by the side door at that club.咱们这种人去那家俱乐部，还是走侧门等。
In daily life
行业聚会Our kind doesn't get the mic at those dinners.咱们这种人在那种晚宴上轮不到话筒。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Wanted to challenge myself.”
想挑战一下自己。
Why it's great
把炫耀收成一句轻描淡写的自我加码，听着谦虚，其实更傲。
Pattern
Wanted to + 动词 + myself.
When to use
别人夸你过头时，用它把动机说成自我较劲。
Similar
I wanted to push myself. ／ Just testing myself.
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informal
Shadowing tip
Wanted 轻起，challenge 加重，myself 往下收。
Use it yourself
解释加班Wanted to stretch myself on the night shift.想在夜班上逼自己一把。
“We're a couple of New York Jews. How do you know Dutch?”
咱们俩都是纽约犹太人。你怎么会荷兰语？
Why it's great
先认亲再拆台，身份和语言能力一刀切开。
Pattern
We're a couple of X. How do you + 动词?
When to use
跟同类人套近乎，再追问一件不合身份的本事。
Similar
We're both from the same block. How do you speak that? ／ Two New Yorkers. Where'd you pick that up?
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informal
Shadowing tip
Jews 后大停，How 上扬把疑问钉死。
Use it yourself
同学聚会We're a couple of lab kids. How do you know opera?咱们俩都是实验室出来的。你怎么懂歌剧？
“Ever get the feeling our kind isn't entirely welcome here?”
有没有觉得，咱们这种人在这儿并不怎么受欢迎？
Why it's great
半开玩笑把排挤说出来，our kind 故意含糊。
Pattern
Ever get the feeling + 从句?
When to use
试探对方是否也感到被冷落或排挤时。
Similar
Do you ever feel like we don't quite belong? ／ Get the sense we're not exactly welcome?
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informal
Shadowing tip
Ever 轻问，our kind 放慢，welcome 下沉。
Use it yourself
新办公室Ever get the feeling this team isn't entirely sold on outsiders?有没有觉得，这组人对外来的并不怎么买账？