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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingIn a Boston cafe, Sacha Pfeiffer and Mike Rezendes sit down separately with two survivors of clergy abuse. The talk starts small: muffins, notes, a child's name that must stay out of the paper. Then both reporters push past polite words. Molest is not enough; they need the specific acts. One man remembers a priest who arrived like God. Another remembers ice cream melting down his arm while he froze. The interviews are quiet, precise, and almost unbearable.
Chapters
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Review right after watchingwould you mind if
你介不介意我做…
sanitize
把措辞洗干净
freaked out
吓坏了、慌了
froze up
吓僵、动不了
classy guy
真够体面(反话)
piece of shit
烂人、垃圾货
old man
老爸(口语)
to go
打包带走
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Um, would you mind if I took some notes? Would that be all right?”
嗯,我记点笔记可以吗?这样行吗?
两句许可叠在一起,把记笔记变成可拒绝的请求。
Would you mind if I + 过去式?
要做可能让对方不舒服的事之前先问。
Do you mind if I take notes? / Is it okay if I write this down?
formal
mind if 连读,后半句放慢、上扬求许可。
“We can't sanitize this. Just saying "molest" isn't enough.”
这件事不能洗干净。光说「骚扰」不够。
sanitize 把措辞说成消毒,后半句把空词钉死。
We can't sanitize this. Just saying X isn't enough.
对方想用体面词盖住事实时。
We can't soften this. / A vague word isn't enough.
neutral
can't sanitize 咬清,molest 前后略顿。
“Don't thank me, just get these assholes, will you?”
别谢我,把这帮混蛋揪出来,行吗?
谢意被当场挡回去,请求变成一句脏的命令。
Don't thank me, just + 祈使句, will you?
不想被感谢、只想对方把事办成时。
Skip the thanks. Just finish it. / Don't thank me. Do the job.
informal
Don't thank me 快切,assholes 加重,will you 落下。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageHe offers to take me to get ice cream. And, you know, he's a priest. I'm a kid, so I go. Sure. So we're driving home and he... He starts patting my leg, you know, then his hand just slides right up, and he grabs my dick. You know, I just froze up. I was fucking petrified, I couldn't move. I didn't know what to do. I was just a little kid. You know, I never even touched my ice cream. It just melted down my arm.
他提出带我去买冰淇淋。 而且,你知道,他是神父。我是小孩,所以我就去了。 当然。所以我们开车回家,然后他…… 他开始拍我的腿, 然后,你知道, 手就直接往上滑,抓住了我的鸡巴。 你知道,我就冻住了。我他妈吓傻了,动不了。 我不知道该怎么办。我当时只是个小孩。 你知道,我连冰淇淋都没碰过。 它就那么化下来,顺着胳膊流。
