Chapter 5 of 18 · 4'26"
God's Truth in the Car 车上自述IMDb ↗
把自己吹成传奇
The Great Gatsby · 2013
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5In a carIdentity雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingGatsby has Nick in the yellow car and suddenly wants a verdict: What is your opinion of me, anyhow? He offers God's truth—a Midwest fortune, Oxford, jewels, war medals—then hints at a very big request that Jordan Baker will explain over tea. A cop yells pull over, then waves them on. Crossing the Queensboro Bridge, Nick thinks anything can happen. Even Gatsby could happen.
盖
Jay Gatsbymysterious millionaire
尼
Nick Carrawayneighbor narrator
乔
Jordan Bakergolf celebrity
警
Police officertraffic cop
沃
Meyer Wolfshiemcity businessman
Chapters
18 parts · AI-cut01Nick Begins His Story把一个人讲得难忘C14'15"02Dinner in East Egg饭桌上电话一响全场变了C17'04"03The Hidden Apartment当地下情把你逼着入局B24'59"04Searching for the Host整座城都在猜主人是谁C15'48"05God's Truth in the Car把自己吹成传奇C14'26"06Lunch with Wolfshiem饭局上朋友突然不对劲B24'10"07The Louisville Backstory五年前的秘密被慢慢揭开B23'16"08Awkward Reunion Over Tea久别重逢先从倒茶说起B26'45"09The Mansion Tour把整座房子当成礼物送出B27'42"10Tom Enters the Party派对上有人开始查你底B23'32"11She Wants to Run Away想逃他却要你留下B13'07"12You Can Repeat the Past有人说过去其实可以重来C15'23"13A Boiling Afternoon Lunch天太热时怎样把人逼出门B13'41"14Nobody From Nowhere当众逼她说从未爱过你C14'30"15Born Different钱买不到出身时怎么反击C15'23"16The Yellow Car车祸之后有人开始栽赃B14'12"17Waiting in the Dark肇事后他求你先守口如瓶B23'30"18The Truth at Dawn天亮前他把假话全说开C13'13"
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00:02
It's pretty, isn't it , old sport ? Haven't you ever seen it before?
挺漂亮的，对吧，老兄？你以前没见过吗？
00:06
It's all a custom job .
全是定制的。
00:08
Supercharged engine.
机械增压引擎。
00:10
Get dressed.
穿好衣服。
00:11
We're going to lunch.
我们去吃午饭。
00:26
- Oh, well. - Yeah.
——哦，好吧。——嗯。
00:30
Look here, old sport .
听我说，老兄。
00:31
What is your opinion of me, anyhow ?
你到底怎么看我？
00:34
'Yes! '
「是啊！」
00:35
Yes, your opinion.
对，你的看法。
00:38
I don't want you to get the wrong impression ...
我不想让你留下错误印象……
00:41
...from all these bizarre accusations you must be hearing .
……因为你一定正在听到那些离奇的指控。
00:43
A pack of lies , I guarantee. You've heard the stories?
一派谎言，我保证。那些传闻你听说了？
00:46
Oh.
哦。
00:47
I will tell you God's truth . God's truth about myself.
我要把上帝的真话告诉你。关于我自己的真话。
00:50
I am the son of very wealthy people from the Middle West.
我是中西部一家非常有钱人家的儿子。
00:53
Sadly, all of them are dead.
可惜，他们都不在了。
00:56
I was brought up in America...
我在美国长大……
00:58
...but educated at Oxford...
……却是在牛津受的教育……
00:59
...because all my ancestors...
……因为我所有的祖先……
01:00
...have been educated there for years. It's a family tradition .
……世世代代都在那儿念书。这是家族传统。
01:03
The way he spoke.
他说话的那股味儿。
01:05
No wonder people thought he was lying.
难怪别人觉得他在撒谎。
01:07
After my family died, I ran into a great deal of money.
家人去世后，我得到了一大笔钱。
01:10
After that, I lived like a prince...
那之后，我过得像个王子……
01:12
...in all the capitals of Europe.
……住遍了欧洲各国的首都。
01:14
Oh, Europe.
哦，欧洲。
01:16
Yes, Europe.
对，欧洲。
01:17
Paris, Venice...
巴黎、威尼斯……
01:19
...Rome, Vienna...
……罗马、维也纳……
01:19
...Zurich, Helsinki...
……苏黎世、赫尔辛基……
01:21
...Moscow, Istanbul...
……莫斯科、伊斯坦布尔……
01:22
...collecting jewels...
……收集珠宝……
01:24
...chiefly rubies...
……主要是红宝石……
01:25
...hunting big game...
……猎杀大型野兽……
01:26
...painting a little, things for myself only.
……也画一点画，只给自己看。
01:28
Trying to forget something sad...
想忘掉一件伤心事……
01:30
Just when I thought...
就在我以为……
01:31
...it couldn't be any more fantastical...
……这已经够荒诞了……
01:34
- Then came the war , old sport . - ...he became...
——后来打仗了，老兄。——……他成了……
01:36
...a war hero, single-handedly defeating the German army.
……战争英雄，单枪匹马打败德军。
01:40
In the Argonne Forest, I took two machine gun detachments so far...
在阿贡森林，我带着两支机枪分队推进得太远……
01:43
We were outnumbered 5 to 1.
我们以一敌五。
01:45
There was a half a mile gap...
中间有半英里的缺口……
01:46
There wasn't a single German soldier left standing.
一个德国兵都没剩下。
01:48
We stayed there two days and two nights.
我们在那儿守了两天两夜。
01:50
Saw were piles of dead.
只见尸堆成山。
01:51
One hundred and thirty men with only 16 Lewis guns.
一百三十人，只有十六挺路易斯机枪。
01:54
Every Allied government gave me a medal.
每个协约国政府都给我颁了勋章。
01:56
Even Montenegro.
连黑山都给了。
02:00
Here.
给。
02:01
That's from Montenegro.
这是黑山颁的。
02:02
"Major Jay Gatsby for...
「杰伊·盖茨比少校，因……
02:04
- ...valor extraordinary." - Valor extraordinary. That's right.
——……英勇非凡。」——英勇非凡。没错。
02:07
And this is something I always carry with me, a souvenir of Oxford days.
还有这个，我一直带在身边，牛津岁月的纪念品。
02:11
That was taken in Trinity quad. The man on my left...
那是在三一学院方庭拍的。我左边那个人……
02:14
...is now the Earl of Doncaster. NICK: What could I say?
……现在是唐卡斯特伯爵。尼克：我能说什么？
02:18
The photograph was undoubtedly authentic.
那张照片无疑是真的。
02:20
Could it all be true?
这一切会是真的吗？
02:23
Of course, you don't need to take my word for it , old sport .
当然，你不必只信我一句，老兄。
02:26
At lunch, I'm going to introduce you to one of...
午饭时，我会把你介绍给……
02:28
...New York's most distinguished businessmen...
……纽约最有名望的商人之一……
02:30
...a Mr. Meyer Wolfshiem, my good friend.
……一位迈耶·沃尔夫山姆先生，我的好朋友。
02:33
He will confirm all I have told you...
他会证实我跟你说的一切……
02:34
- ...and vouch for my good character. - That's not necessary.
——……并为我的品行担保。——没那个必要。
02:37
Oh, but it is, though.
哦，可还是有必要的。
02:40
I thought you ought to know something...
我觉得你该知道一点……
02:41
...about my life. I didn't want you to think I was...
……关于我的人生。我不想让你以为我是……
02:43
Well...
这个……
02:44
...I didn't want you to think I was some nobody .
……我不想让你把我当成无名之辈。
02:47
You see, old sport , I'm going to make a very big request of you today.
你看，老兄，我今天要对你提一个很大的请求。
02:51
A big request?
一个很大的请求？
02:53
Yes.
是的。
02:54
Miss Baker will explain everything...
贝克小姐会把一切说清楚……
02:56
...when you take her to tea .
……等你带她去喝茶的时候。
02:59
Jordan? What's she got to do with it?
乔丹？这跟她有什么关系？
03:02
Well, I assure you...
我向你保证……
03:03
...it's nothing underhand .
……没有任何见不得人的。
03:04
Miss Baker's an honest sportswoman. She wouldn't do...
贝克小姐是个诚实的女运动员。她不会做……
03:06
...anything that wasn't all right.
……任何不正当的事。
03:08
Pull over !
靠边停！
03:09
- Pull over to the curb ! - All right, old sport . All right.
——靠边停到马路牙子！——好的，老兄。好的。
03:17
Right you are!
您说得对！
03:18
I'll know you next time...
下次我就认得您了……
03:20
...Mr. Gatsby!
……盖茨比先生！
03:21
- Excuse me. - Thank you.
——借过。——谢谢。
03:25
One of your old Oxford pals ?
你牛津的老朋友？
03:26
Well, I was able to do the commissioner a favor once.
我曾经帮过局长一个忙。
03:30
He sends me a Christmas card every year.
他每年都给我寄圣诞卡。
03:33
I imagine he'll be at lunch too. Heh.
我想午饭他也会在。嘿。
03:41
By the time...
等到……
03:41
...we reached the bridge, I was impossibly confused.
……我们到桥上时，我已经糊涂透了。
03:56
I didn't know what to think.
我不知道该信什么。
03:59
But the city seen from the Queensboro Bridge...
可从皇后区大桥望出去的这座城……
04:02
...is always the city seen for the first time...
……永远像第一次看见……
04:07
...in its first wild promise of all the mystery...
……带着最初那份狂野的许诺，所有的神秘……
04:11
...and the beauty...
……和美……
04:12
...in the world.
……世上所有的。
04:14
Anything...
任何事……
04:15
...can happen now that we've slid over ...
……都可能发生，既然我们已经滑过……
04:18
...this bridge, I thought.
……这座桥，我心想。
04:20
Anything at all.
无论什么都行。
04:21
Even Gatsby could happen.
连盖茨比都可能发生。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoGrammarB1↩ 00:02
Haven't you ever seen it before?
否定疑问句：Haven't you 期待对方承认：你以前见过吧？
It's pretty, isn't it , old sport ? Haven't you ever seen it before?
挺漂亮的，对吧，老兄？你以前没见过吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
isn't it
isn't it 的 t 打成弹舌，像 isn-di
It's pretty, isn't it , old sport ? Haven't you ever seen it before?
挺漂亮的，对吧，老兄？你以前没见过吗？
CollocationB1↩ 00:06
a custom job
a custom job
全套定制的活
It's all a custom job .
全是定制的。
CollocationB2↩ 00:30
old sport
old sport
老兄、老朋友
这里不是老运动员，是盖茨比对朋友的亲热称呼
Look here, old sport .
听我说，老兄。
Pronunciation↩ 00:30
old sport
sport 重读上扬，像在叫老朋友
Look here, old sport .
听我说，老兄。
SlangB2↩ 00:30
old sport
老兄、老朋友——盖茨比式亲热称呼，正式场合别用
Look here, old sport .
听我说，老兄。
SlangB1↩ 00:31
anyhow
到底、反正——口语里加强追问，写作用 anyway
What is your opinion of me, anyhow ?
你到底怎么看我？
CollocationB1↩ 00:38
get the wrong impression
get the wrong impression
给人留下错误印象
I don't want you to get the wrong impression ...
我不想让你留下错误印象……
GrammarB1↩ 00:38
you to get the wrong impression
宾补不定式：want + 宾语 + to do：不想让你留下错误印象。
I don't want you to get the wrong impression ...
我不想让你留下错误印象……
Pronunciation↩ 00:38
get the
get the 的 t 弹成 d，听成 ge-dhe
I don't want you to get the wrong impression ...
我不想让你留下错误印象……
GrammarB2↩ 00:41
accusations you must be hearing
省略关系词：accusations 后省 that：你一定正在听到的那些指控。
...from all these bizarre accusations you must be hearing .
……因为你一定正在听到那些离奇的指控。
CollocationB1↩ 00:43
a pack of lies
a pack of lies
一派谎言
A pack of lies , I guarantee. You've heard the stories?
一派谎言，我保证。那些传闻你听说了？
Pronunciation↩ 00:43
pack of lies
of 弱成 /əv/，三词粘成一串
A pack of lies , I guarantee. You've heard the stories?
一派谎言，我保证。那些传闻你听说了？
CollocationB2↩ 00:47
God's truth
God's truth
绝对的真话、千真万确
I will tell you God's truth . God's truth about myself.
我要把上帝的真话告诉你。关于我自己的真话。
CollocationA2↩ 00:56
be brought up
be brought up
被抚养长大
I was brought up in America...
我在美国长大……
CollocationA2↩ 01:00
a family tradition
a family tradition
家族传统
...have been educated there for years. It's a family tradition .
……世世代代都在那儿念书。这是家族传统。
CollocationA2↩ 01:05
no wonder
no wonder
难怪、怪不得
No wonder people thought he was lying.
难怪别人觉得他在撒谎。
CollocationB1↩ 01:07
a great deal of something
a great deal of something
大量的
After my family died, I ran into a great deal of money.
家人去世后，我得到了一大笔钱。
CollocationB1↩ 01:07
run into something
run into something
碰上、得到
这里是继承/得到一大笔钱，不是撞车
After my family died, I ran into a great deal of money.
家人去世后，我得到了一大笔钱。
GrammarB2↩ 01:34
Then came the war
时间倒装：Then came + 主语，把时间提前，战争突然降临。
- Then came the war , old sport . - ...he became...
——后来打仗了，老兄。——……他成了……
CollocationB1↩ 02:23
take someone's word for it
take someone's word for it
相信某人的话、信我一句
Of course, you don't need to take my word for it , old sport .
当然，你不必只信我一句，老兄。
Pronunciation↩ 02:23
word for it
for 弱成 /fər/，别等重读
Of course, you don't need to take my word for it , old sport .
当然，你不必只信我一句，老兄。
CollocationB2↩ 02:34
vouch for someone
vouch for someone
为某人担保
- ...and vouch for my good character. - That's not necessary.
——……并为我的品行担保。——没那个必要。
CollocationB1↩ 02:44
some nobody
some nobody
无名之辈
...I didn't want you to think I was some nobody .
……我不想让你把我当成无名之辈。
CollocationB2↩ 02:47
make a request of someone
make a request of someone
向某人提出请求
You see, old sport , I'm going to make a very big request of you today.
你看，老兄，我今天要对你提一个很大的请求。
CollocationA2↩ 02:56
take someone to tea
take someone to tea
带某人去喝茶
...when you take her to tea .
……等你带她去喝茶的时候。
CollocationB2↩ 03:03
nothing underhand
nothing underhand
没有任何见不得人的
...it's nothing underhand .
……没有任何见不得人的。
CollocationB1↩ 03:09
pull over to the curb
pull over to the curb
把车停到马路边
- Pull over to the curb ! - All right, old sport . All right.
——靠边停到马路牙子！——好的，老兄。好的。
Pronunciation↩ 03:09
Pull over
Pull over 连成 pu-lover
- Pull over to the curb ! - All right, old sport . All right.
——靠边停到马路牙子！——好的，老兄。好的。
SlangA2↩ 03:25
pals
哥们儿、伙伴——口语里的朋友，书面少用
One of your old Oxford pals ?
你牛津的老朋友？
CollocationA2↩ 03:26
do someone a favor
do someone a favor
帮某人一个忙
Well, I was able to do the commissioner a favor once.
我曾经帮过局长一个忙。
GrammarB2↩ 03:59
the city seen from
分词后置：seen from 修饰 city：从桥上望见的那座城。
But the city seen from the Queensboro Bridge...
可从皇后区大桥望出去的这座城……
GrammarB2↩ 04:15
now that we've slid over
原因从句：now that 表示既然：既然已经过桥，任何事都可能。
...can happen now that we've slid over ...
……都可能发生，既然我们已经滑过……
Pronunciation↩ 04:21
Even Gatsby
Even 和 Gatsby 都加重，像点名
Even Gatsby could happen.
连盖茨比都可能发生。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:30
old sport
老兄、老朋友
In the scene盖茨比一路这么叫尼克，把邻居说成自己人。
Come on, old sport, the table still has one chair.来吧，老兄，桌上还空着一把椅子。
In daily life
俱乐部问候Old sport, save me a seat by the window.老兄，帮我留个靠窗的位子。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:47
god's truth
绝对的真话
In the scene盖茨比对尼克发誓，要讲自己的真实身世。
That's God's truth: I never saw the missing file.千真万确：我没见过那份失踪的文件。
In daily life
澄清误会God's truth, I sent the invoice before noon.绝对属实，发票中午前就发出去了。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:43
a pack of lies
一派谎言
In the scene盖茨比把外界传闻说成成包的谎话。
The rumor about the merger is a pack of lies.那条并购传闻纯属一派胡言。
In daily life
辟谣会议Call it a pack of lies and move on to facts.就说这是一派谎言，然后回到事实。
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IdiomB1↩ 02:23
take my word for it
信我一句
In the scene盖茨比说你不必只信我，午餐有人作证。
Don't take my word for it; check the original receipt.别只信我，去核对原始收据。
In daily life
推荐餐厅Take my word for it, that soup is worth the wait.信我一句，那碗汤值得排队。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 03:09
pull over
靠边停车
In the scene警察喝令盖茨比把车停到马路边。
The officer waved, and I pulled over beside the hydrant.警官挥了挥手，我把车停在消防栓旁边。
In daily life
高速被拦Blue lights flashed, so she pulled over to the shoulder.蓝灯一闪，她就把车停到应急车道。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:47
make a request of
向某人提出请求
In the scene盖茨比预告今天要对尼克提一件大事。
May I make a small request of the night manager?我能向夜班经理提一个小小的请求吗？
In daily life
约同事帮忙I need to make a request of you before Friday.周五前我得向你提一个请求。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 03:25
oxford pals
嘲他牛津人脉
In the scene警察放行后，尼克反问这是你牛津老友吗。
One of your old boarding-school pals runs the airport now?机场现在是你寄宿学校的老友在管？
In daily life
吐槽走后门One of your old college pals stamped the visa?签证是你大学老友盖的章？
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:34
vouch for
为某人担保
In the scene盖茨比说沃尔夫山姆会为他的品行担保。
I can vouch for her honesty after three years together.共事三年，我可以为她的诚实担保。
In daily life
写推荐信Two professors will vouch for his research ethics.两位教授会为他的研究操守担保。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I will tell you God's truth. God's truth about myself.”
我要把上帝的真话告诉你。关于我自己的真话。
Why it's great
重复 God's truth，像发誓又像表演，把身世说成绝对真相。
Pattern
I will tell you God's truth about...
When to use
想强调自己没有掺假、把底交出来时用。
Similar
I'll give you the honest truth. ／ I swear this is the real story.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
两句 God's truth 都要加重，第二句更慢。
Use it yourself
解释迟到I will tell you God's truth about the missed train.我把误火车的实情一五一十告诉你。
“You see, old sport, I'm going to make a very big request of you today.”
你看，老兄，我今天要对你提一个很大的请求。
Why it's great
先套近乎再预告大事，请求还没说出口，压力已经上来。
Pattern
I'm going to make a request of you.
When to use
开口求人前先打招呼，让对方做好心理准备。
Similar
I need to ask a big favor. ／ I have a large request for you.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
old sport 后稍顿，big request 加重。
Use it yourself
求人代班I'm going to make a very big request of you this Friday.这周五我要对你提一个很大的请求。
“Even Gatsby could happen.”
连盖茨比都可能发生。
Why it's great
把一个人说成一座城的可能，短句收束整段过桥旁白。
Pattern
Even + 人名 + could happen.
When to use
觉得眼前荒诞得像梦、什么都可能成真时用。
Similar
Anything feels possible now. ／ Even that miracle could happen.
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literary
Shadowing tip
Even 上扬，happen 放慢收住。
Use it yourself
夜城远望Even that wild plan could happen after midnight.过了午夜，连那个疯狂计划都可能成真。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 盖茨比身世自述
I will tell you God's truth. God's truth about myself. I am the son of very wealthy people from the Middle West. Sadly, all of them are dead. I was brought up in America... ...but educated at Oxford... ...because all my ancestors... ...have been educated there for years. It's a family tradition.
我要把上帝的真话告诉你。关于我自己的真话。 我是中西部一家非常有钱人家的儿子。 可惜，他们都不在了。 我在美国长大…… ……却是在牛津受的教育…… ……因为我所有的祖先…… ……世世代代都在那儿念书。这是家族传统。
一口气把富家、牛津、传统叠上，像背好的履历。
❝ 过桥旁白
But the city seen from the Queensboro Bridge... ...is always the city seen for the first time... ...in its first wild promise of all the mystery... ...and the beauty... ...in the world. Anything... ...can happen now that we've slid over... ...this bridge, I thought. Anything at all. Even Gatsby could happen.
可从皇后区大桥望出去的这座城…… ……永远像第一次看见…… ……带着最初那份狂野的许诺，所有的神秘…… ……和美…… ……世上所有的。 任何事…… ……都可能发生，既然我们已经滑过…… ……这座桥，我心想。 无论什么都行。 连盖茨比都可能发生。
把纽约写成第一次看见，收在盖茨比也可能发生。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use God's truth as a sworn claim
- Hear take my word as trust me
- Catch pull over as a cop order
- Notice Nick's doubt on the bridge
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Questions, then the linesWhat does God's truth mean?
A sworn claim: this is absolutely true. Gatsby uses it to sell Nick his life story.
How do you translate Even Gatsby could happen?
Even a man like Gatsby could come true, Nick thinks on the bridge.
Why does Gatsby show Nick a medal in the car?
He fears rumors, so he offers medals and an Oxford photo as proof.
Is take my word for it polite?
Neutral. The negative form leaves room: don't just trust me, check.
How is old sport used in this scene?
Gatsby keeps calling Nick old sport to warm him up before a big request.