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Everything you need before watchingAfter a series of increasingly unsettling courses, Chef Slowik offers his guests tea and a chance to ask questions. The calm invitation quickly becomes a public reckoning: he explains why each diner was chosen, then exposes the vanity, waste, and power behind Hawthorn. As fear finally cracks the room’s polished manners, this scene turns culinary language into a sharp social indictment.
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Chef Slowikhead chef
莉
Lillian Bloomfood critic
玛
Ms Millsinvited guest
理
Mr Leibrandtregular diner
安
Mrs Leibrandtdiner's wife
道
Doug Verrickangel investor
索
Sorentrapped guest
Chapters
13 parts · AI-cut01Boarding Hawthorn初次赴宴的人总会先暴露见识B12'09"02The Chef as Artist崇拜天才的人往往把自己也变成笑话B22'38"03The Island Course越是精致的晚餐越让人不敢轻易下咽C14'48"04No Bread Tonight越有钱的人越想为自己破例B25'04"05Memory on a Plate一顿晚餐揭开每个人不愿面对的过去B23'54"06Evidence on Tortillas有钱人发现秘密也会立刻反咬一口B24'25"07Jeremy's Mess越想成为天才越容易先毁掉自己C12'38"08The Menu Turns Real当玩笑变成真事所有人都开始崩溃B23'31"09A Judgment with Tea有钱人遇到绝境仍想用钱买命C15'30"10Service Workers真正懂服务的人一眼看穿谁在剥削谁B21'54"11The Escape Course人人都想逃走却只有少数人能跑掉B27'26"12The Devoted Fan嘴上崇拜天才的人也可能亲手毁掉他B23'19"13Cooking Under Pressure被迫证明自己的人最怕面对真实结果B24'24"
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00:00
God. SOREN: Fuck.
天啊。索伦：操。
00:02
There s a saying
有句话说
00:03
Sometimes all you need is a good cup of tea
有时候，你需要的不过是一杯好茶。
00:07
I learned that growing up in Bratislava
我在布拉迪斯拉发长大时就懂得了这一点。
00:10
I ve found that not only does tea cleanse the palate
我发现，茶不仅能清洁味蕾，
00:13
but it offers a soothing balm when facing some hard home truths
面对一些难以面对的真相时，它还能提供抚慰。
00:18
But before we continue
不过在我们继续之前，
00:21
are there any questions about me or Hawthorn
大家对我或霍桑还有什么问题吗？
00:24
Any questions
有问题吗？
00:29
Is this bergamot I m getting Chef
主厨，我喝到的是佛手柑吗？
00:31
Yes it is
是的。
00:35
CLEARS THROAT Chef Yes
（清清嗓子）主厨？——是的。
00:37
Uh I think I speak for everybody here when I say that uh
呃，我想我可以代表在座所有人说，呃，
00:39
I wanna know I mean we wanna know
我想知道，我是说，我们都想知道——
00:41
Why the fuck is this happening man
这他妈到底是怎么回事，老兄？
00:43
Well I ll tell you Think of yourselves as ingredients
好，我来告诉你们。把自己想成食材，
00:46
in a degustation concept
在一套品鉴式菜单里。
00:48
What SLOWIK A tasting concept
什么？——斯洛维克：品尝式菜单。
00:51
Figuratively speaking CHUCKLES
打个比方而已。（轻笑）
00:53
I think that is the best way to describe it
我觉得这是最恰当的说法。
00:56
But none of this should be a surprise to most of you
不过，对你们大多数人来说，这一切本不该令人意外。
01:00
Ms Bloom
布卢姆女士。
01:01
Lillian if I may my cherished early advocate
莉莲，如果允许我这么说，我早期最珍视的支持者，
01:05
knows the damage she has done to so many livelihoods
她知道自己毁掉了多少人的生计。
01:09
No no no STUTTERS Hang on Chef
不，不，不……（结巴）等一下，主厨。
01:11
No no no No you don t talk
不，不，不。别说话。
01:13
I m sorry Chef
对不起，主厨。
01:14
You submitted to an interview
你接受过一次采访，
01:16
with Lillian Bloom SLOWIK What What
采访对象就是莉莲·布卢姆。——斯洛维克：什么？什么？
01:18
And that interview created this restaurant
而那次采访造就了这家餐厅。
01:20
You enable her filth You enable her filth
你纵容她的污言秽行，你纵容她的污言秽行。
01:22
You buttress
你给她撑腰。
01:24
You coddle
你对她百般纵容。
01:27
More broken emulsion madam
夫人，再来一份失控的乳化酱。
01:29
You loved that I texted you an invitation for this evening
你很享受我给你发短信，邀请你今晚来这里。
01:32
Me yearning for your attendance SCOFFS
仿佛我多么渴望你光临。（嗤笑）
01:35
Your ego was fed But that is to be expected
你的虚荣心得到了满足，不过这也在意料之中。
01:38
And no you ve fed my ego as well
不，你也满足了我的虚荣心。
01:41
Ten minutes Ms Mills
米尔斯女士，还有十分钟。
01:42
Please My My husband needs to go to the hospital
求你了，我、我丈夫得去医院。
01:46
I m fine Just let my wife go
我没事，让我妻子走就好。
01:48
My loyal regulars
我忠实的老顾客们，
01:50
How many times have you eaten here in the last five years
过去五年里，你们来这里吃过多少次？
01:53
I don t know Six or seven
不知道，六七次吧。
01:55
I think it s more than that Dick Eleven Eleven times
我觉得不止这些，迪克。——十一……十一次。
01:59
Most people consider themselves blessed if they eat here only once.
大多数人能在这儿吃一次就觉得自己有福了。
02:05
Mr Leibrandt kindly name one dish you ate
莱布兰特先生，请说出一道你吃过的菜，
02:07
the last time you were here
就是你上次来这里时吃的。
02:14
Eleven times you take the boat out here
你们坐船来这里十一回，
02:17
where we introduce every dish every single time
每一次，我们都会介绍每一道菜，
02:20
We tell you exactly what we re feeding you
会准确告诉你们，我们端上来的到底是什么。
02:23
Please tell me one dish you ate the last time you were here
请告诉我，你们上次来时吃过的一道菜。
02:27
Or the time before
或者再上一次。
02:29
One Please
一道就好，求你了。
02:33
Cod What
鳕鱼。——什么？
02:37
Cod.
鳕鱼。
02:39
Cod.
鳕鱼。
02:40
It wasn t cod you donkey
不是鳕鱼，你这个蠢货。
02:43
It was halibut
是大比目鱼。
02:44
Rare fuck ing spotted halibut
是那条稀有的斑点大比目鱼，妈的。
02:47
What does it matter
这有什么区别？
02:49
It matters to the halibut Mrs Leibrandt
这对那条比目鱼很重要，莱布兰特夫人。
02:51
And to the artist whose work turns to shit inside your gut
也对那位艺术家很重要——他的作品在你们肚子里变成了一坨屎。
02:56
I ve allowed my work to reach the price point
我任由自己的作品被定在这样的价位，
02:59
where only the class of people in this room can access it
只有在座这个阶层的人才消费得起。
03:02
And I ve been fooled into trying to satisfy
而我竟被蒙骗着，试图取悦
03:05
people who could never be satisfied
那些永远不可能满足的人。
03:07
Starting with her
就从她开始。
03:10
But that s our culture isn t it
但这就是我们的文化，不是吗？
03:12
And my restaurant is part of the problem
而我的餐厅也是问题的一部分。
03:15
You say it s your restaurant
你说这是你的餐厅。
03:17
But if we re all just bein honest tonight it s not
但如果今晚大家都坦诚一点，它并不属于你。
03:21
You re right Doug Verrick is my angel investor
你说得对，道格·韦里克是我的天使投资人。
03:24
He owns this island and this restaurant
他拥有这座岛和这家餐厅。
03:26
And since Hawthorn is my entire life
而霍桑就是我的全部人生，
03:30
I would have to say that Doug Verrick owns me
所以我不得不说，道格·韦里克也拥有我。
03:33
Except now things are a little more complicated
不过现在，事情稍微复杂了一点，
03:35
and I own Doug Verrick
而我拥有道格·韦里克。
03:45
Oh Jesus MARGOT Oh my God
我的天，玛戈！天哪！
03:47
Holy shit
我的天啊！
03:49
Hey hey How do we stop this man
嘿，嘿，我们要怎么才能让这一切停下来，老兄？
03:50
No Okay Just please just make it stop
不，好了，求你，求你让它停下来。
03:52
Just fuck in tell us how to stop this We ll stop it okay
你他妈只要告诉我们怎么阻止这一切，我们会停手，好吗？
03:54
You can t stop it Obviously we have money
你们停不下来的。显然，我们有钱。
03:57
Just say how much and we ll give it to you
你只管说要多少，我们给你。
03:59
Just say a fuck ing number man
直接说个数，妈的。
04:01
No I don t need your money
不，我不需要你们的钱。
04:12
He kept you open through COVID you prick
是他让你在新冠疫情期间撑下来的，你这个混蛋。
04:15
Yes he did And he questioned my menu
没错。但他还质疑我的菜单。
04:19
He would even request substitutions despite the fact that
他甚至要求替换菜品，尽管
04:23
there are no substitutions at Hawthorn
霍桑从来不允许替换菜品。
04:30
Fallen angel please
堕落天使，求你了。
04:37
No No no
不，不，不！
04:40
What the hell
搞什么鬼？
04:42
No SLOWIK Listen
不，斯洛维克，听我说。
04:43
This is fuck ing I said Listen
这他妈的——我说，听着！
04:45
No Julian
不，朱利安。
04:47
This is fuck in insane I said Listen
这他妈太疯狂了！我说，听着！
04:49
No
不！
04:52
SHUSHES Listen SOREN No no This is fuck in insane
（示意安静）听着，索伦。不，不，这他妈太疯狂了！
04:54
No I said Listen
不，我说了，听着！
04:56
Just listen GUESTS GASPING
听着就好。（客人倒吸冷气）
04:58
Yeah
对。
05:03
Do you hear
你们听见了吗？
05:05
And...
还有……
05:08
And...
还有……
05:12
under he goes and
他沉下去了，然后……
05:15
quiet TIMER TICKING
（安静；计时器滴答作响）
05:17
Do you hear it
听见了吗？
05:19
Do you hear that silence Listen can you hear it
听见这片寂静了吗？听着，你们能听见吗？
05:23
That silence means
这片寂静意味着——
05:26
I m free
我自由了。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:03
need is a
need_is_a连读，三个词粘成一串。
Sometimes all you need is a good cup of tea
有时候，你需要的不过是一杯好茶。
CollocationB2↩ 00:10
cleanse the palate
cleanse the palate
清新味蕾
I ve found that not only does tea cleanse the palate
我发现，茶不仅能清洁味蕾，
GrammarC1↩ 00:10
not only does tea cleanse the palate
部分倒装：not only置于句首，助动词does提前，后接主语tea和动词原形。
I ve found that not only does tea cleanse the palate
我发现，茶不仅能清洁味蕾，
Pronunciation↩ 00:10
not only does
only、does弱读，not与后词连起来。
I ve found that not only does tea cleanse the palate
我发现，茶不仅能清洁味蕾，
CollocationB2↩ 00:13
face hard home truths
face hard home truths
难以面对的真相
but it offers a soothing balm when facing some hard home truths
面对一些难以面对的真相时，它还能提供抚慰。
GrammarB2↩ 00:13
when facing some hard home truths
省略主语：when后省略与主句相同的主语，完整意思是when one is facing。
but it offers a soothing balm when facing some hard home truths
面对一些难以面对的真相时，它还能提供抚慰。
CollocationB1↩ 00:37
speak for everyone
speak for everyone
代表大家发言
Uh I think I speak for everybody here when I say that uh
呃，我想我可以代表在座所有人说，呃，
Pronunciation↩ 00:37
speak for everybody
for弱读，重音落在speak和everybody。
Uh I think I speak for everybody here when I say that uh
呃，我想我可以代表在座所有人说，呃，
Pronunciation↩ 00:41
Why the fuck
Why与fuck强重读，凸显愤怒。
Why the fuck is this happening man
这他妈到底是怎么回事，老兄？
SlangB2↩ 00:41
fuck
加强语气的脏话——愤怒或震惊时使用，正式场合禁用
Why the fuck is this happening man
这他妈到底是怎么回事，老兄？
CollocationB1↩ 00:43
think of someone as something
think of someone as something
把某人看作某物
Well I ll tell you Think of yourselves as ingredients
好，我来告诉你们。把自己想成食材，
CollocationB2↩ 00:51
figuratively speaking
figuratively speaking
打个比方说
Figuratively speaking CHUCKLES
打个比方而已。（轻笑）
GrammarC1↩ 01:05
she has done to so many livelihoods
省略关系词：she has done修饰damage，关系代词that作宾语时可省略。
knows the damage she has done to so many livelihoods
她知道自己毁掉了多少人的生计。
CollocationA2↩ 01:09
hang on
hang on
等等，先别说
No no no STUTTERS Hang on Chef
不，不，不……（结巴）等一下，主厨。
CollocationB2↩ 01:32
yearn for something
yearn for something
渴望某事
Me yearning for your attendance SCOFFS
仿佛我多么渴望你光临。（嗤笑）
Pronunciation↩ 01:35
ego was fed
ego与fed落重音，突出讥讽。
Your ego was fed But that is to be expected
你的虚荣心得到了满足，不过这也在意料之中。
CollocationB2↩ 01:38
feed someone's ego
feed someone's ego
满足我的虚荣心
And no you ve fed my ego as well
不，你也满足了我的虚荣心。
CollocationB2↩ 00:00
consider oneself blessed
consider oneself blessed
觉得自己很有福气
CollocationA2↩ 02:17
every single time
every single time
每一次都
where we introduce every dish every single time
每一次，我们都会介绍每一道菜，
SlangB1↩ 02:40
donkey
蠢货——骂人，熟人玩笑也要谨慎
It wasn t cod you donkey
不是鳕鱼，你这个蠢货。
GrammarB2↩ 02:51
whose work turns to shit inside your gut
定语从句：whose引出所属关系，说明这位艺术家的作品如何被对待。
And to the artist whose work turns to shit inside your gut
也对那位艺术家很重要——他的作品在你们肚子里变成了一坨屎。
CollocationB2↩ 02:56
reach a price point
reach a price point
达到某个价位
I ve allowed my work to reach the price point
我任由自己的作品被定在这样的价位，
GrammarC1↩ 02:59
where only the class of people in this room can access it
关系副词从句：where指前面的price point，相当于at which，说明可进入的价位。
where only the class of people in this room can access it
只有在座这个阶层的人才消费得起。
CollocationB1↩ 03:12
be part of the problem
be part of the problem
是问题的一部分
And my restaurant is part of the problem
而我的餐厅也是问题的一部分。
CollocationB2↩ 03:21
angel investor
angel investor
天使投资人
You re right Doug Verrick is my angel investor
你说得对，道格·韦里克是我的天使投资人。
SlangB1↩ 03:47
shit
天啊，糟了——震惊时脱口而出，语气粗俗
Holy shit
我的天啊！
SlangC1↩ 04:12
prick
讨厌的混蛋——辱骂男性，正式场合禁用
He kept you open through COVID you prick
是他让你在新冠疫情期间撑下来的，你这个混蛋。
CollocationB2↩ 04:19
despite the fact that
despite the fact that
尽管事实是
He would even request substitutions despite the fact that
他甚至要求替换菜品，尽管
GrammarB2↩ 04:19
despite the fact that
同位语从句：that从句补充说明fact的具体内容，despite表示让步。
He would even request substitutions despite the fact that
他甚至要求替换菜品，尽管
SlangB1↩ 04:40
What the hell
搞什么鬼——惊讶或不满时使用，非正式
What the hell
搞什么鬼？
Pronunciation↩ 04:47
This is fuckin insane
fuckin、insane重读，语速急促。
This is fuck in insane I said Listen
这他妈太疯狂了！我说，听着！
Pronunciation↩ 05:19
Do you hear that
do you、that弱读，hear承担重音。
Do you hear that silence Listen can you hear it
听见这片寂静了吗？听着，你们能听见吗？
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:13
hard home truths
难以面对的真相
In the scene斯洛维克借茶暗示众人即将面对自己的罪责。
The audit forced the team to face some hard home truths.这次审计迫使团队面对一些难堪的真相。
In daily life
绩效复盘Our sales report revealed a few hard home truths.我们的销售报告揭开了几条难堪的真相。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:10
cleanse the palate
清新味蕾
In the scene斯洛维克把茶说成能清除前一道菜的余味。
A slice of lemon can cleanse the palate between courses.两道菜之间，一片柠檬可以清新味蕾。
In daily life
品酒Sparkling water helps cleanse the palate between wines.起泡水有助于在两种葡萄酒之间清新味蕾。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:56
price point
价位档
In the scene他承认自己把作品定到只有在座阶层买得起的价位。
This phone hits a price point that students can afford.这款手机的价位是学生负担得起的。
In daily life
买手机We need a lower price point for first-time buyers.我们需要为首次购买者设定更低的价位。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:35
feed someone's ego
满足某人虚荣心
In the scene他讥讽布卢姆因受邀而虚荣心得到满足。
Compliments can feed his ego, but they will not change his mind.夸奖能满足他的虚荣心，却改变不了他的想法。
In daily life
朋友炫耀Posting every compliment online only feeds her ego.把每句夸奖都发到网上只会满足她的虚荣心。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 03:35
own someone
掌控某人
In the scene前面他说投资人拥有自己，此刻反转成自己掌控投资人。
The former assistant now controls the firm that once controlled her life.前助理如今掌控着曾支配她人生的公司。
In daily life
职场翻身The small studio now controls the deal that once controlled its future.这家小工作室如今掌控着曾决定其未来的交易。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 00:41
why the fuck
强烈质问为什么
In the scene客人终于失控，用脏话质问眼前惨剧为何发生。
Why the fuck did the alarm go off again?警报怎么又他妈响了？
In daily life
朋友迟到Why the fuck are you still at home?你怎么还在家里，搞什么鬼？
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 03:21
angel investor
天使投资人
In the scene斯洛维克承认韦里克早期注资并因此拥有餐厅控制权。
An angel investor helped us launch the bakery.一位天使投资人帮助我们开起了面包店。
In daily life
创业融资We are meeting an angel investor after lunch.我们午饭后要见一位天使投资人。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“but it offers a soothing balm when facing some hard home truths”
但面对一些难以面对的真相时，它还能提供抚慰。
Why it's great
把茶写成疗愈剂，再用反复的 hard 加重真相的刺痛感。
Pattern
offer a soothing balm when facing...
When to use
安慰朋友面对失业、分手等难熬事实时。
Similar
offer some comfort when things get hard ／ help someone face an uncomfortable truth
Register
literary
Shadowing tip
soothing balm轻读，hard home truths逐词加重。
Use it yourself
安慰同事A quiet walk can offer a soothing balm when facing a rough week.面对难熬的一周，安静散步能带来抚慰。
“And to the artist whose work turns to shit inside your gut”
也关乎那位艺术家——他的作品在你们肚子里变成了一坨屎。
Why it's great
把食客吞下艺术后的粗鄙结局具象化，讽刺又狠毒。
Pattern
the artist whose work...
When to use
评论作品被误解或被糟蹋时，表达强烈不满。
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the person whose work was ignored ／ a creation that gets ruined by careless use
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informal
Shadowing tip
artist与work清晰落重音，turns to shit突然下坠。
Use it yourself
吐槽改稿She is the designer whose work gets buried under needless edits.她就是那个作品被无谓修改埋没的设计师。
“and I own Doug Verrick”
而我拥有道格·韦里克。
Why it's great
短句完成权力关系的倒转，冷静语气反而更有压迫感。
Pattern
and I own...
When to use
描述自己重新掌控曾经支配你的人或局面。
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now I call the shots ／ the balance of power has changed
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neutral
Shadowing tip
and I短促相连，own与人名重读，收尾下沉。
Use it yourself
职场翻身After years of being managed, I now call the shots.被管理多年后，现在由我说了算。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 厨师的审判宣告
Well I ll tell you Think of yourselves as ingredients in a degustation concept What SLOWIK A tasting concept Figuratively speaking CHUCKLES I think that is the best way to describe it But none of this should be a surprise to most of you
好，我来告诉你们。把自己想成食材， 在一套品鉴式菜单里。 什么？——斯洛维克：品尝式菜单。 打个比方而已。（轻笑） 我觉得这是最恰当的说法。 不过，对你们大多数人来说，这一切本不该令人意外。
把晚餐改写成菜单，把客人降格为食材，平静中透出寒意。
❝ 对评论家的控诉
You submitted to an interview with Lillian Bloom SLOWIK What What And that interview created this restaurant You enable her filth You enable her filth You buttress You coddle More broken emulsion madam You loved that I texted you an invitation for this evening Me yearning for your attendance SCOFFS Your ego was fed But that is to be expected And no you ve fed my ego as well
你接受过一次采访， 采访对象就是莉莲·布卢姆。——斯洛维克：什么？什么？ 而那次采访造就了这家餐厅。 你纵容她的污言秽行，你纵容她的污言秽行。 你给她撑腰。 你对她百般纵容。 夫人，再来一份失控的乳化酱。 你很享受我给你发短信，邀请你今晚来这里。 仿佛我多么渴望你光临。（嗤笑） 你的虚荣心得到了满足，不过这也在意料之中。 不，你也满足了我的虚荣心。
短句反复推进，从感谢旧识转为逐条清算，讥讽层层加深。