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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAs the guests wait for the next course, Chef Slowik puts sous chef Jeremy in the spotlight. The dish is called The Mess, and its presentation quickly becomes something far more personal than a culinary introduction. Slowik praises Jeremy's talent, then turns that praise into a ruthless examination of ambition, sacrifice, and the cost of serving people who will never truly know you.
Chapters
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Language points
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Review right after watchingaspire to greatness
追求伟大成就
forsake
放弃，舍弃
the mess
混乱，人生烂摊子
what the hell
到底怎么回事
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“by giving everything you have to pleasing people you will never know 199456”
因为你把拥有的一切，都耗在取悦那些你永远不会认识的人身上。
用 giving...to... 的层层推进，把职业奉献写成了自我消耗。
give everything you have to doing something
描述为事业、家庭或目标投入全部精力时。
devote all your energy to doing something ／ put everything you have into something
literary
everything 和 pleasing 重读，people 后短停，never know 降调。
“He aspires to greatness but he ll never achieve it”
他渴望伟大，却永远无法实现。
aspires 与 achieve 首尾呼应，but 后的断言把希望瞬间压成判决。
aspire to something but never achieve it
评价目标远大却始终未能实现的愿望或计划。
reach for greatness but fall short ／ dream big but never make it
formal
aspire、greatness、achieve 重读，but 后稍停再落下语调。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageJeremy is talented He s good He s very good SNIFFLES But he s not great He ll never be great He desperately wants my prestige my job my talent He aspires to greatness but he ll never achieve it Correct Jeremy Yes Chef Like me at his age Jeremy has forsaken everything to achieve his goals Like mine his life is pressure Pressure to put out the best food in the world And even when all goes right and the food is perfect and the customers are happy and the critics are too there is no way to avoid the mess The mess you make of your life of your body of your sanity
杰里米很有天赋。 他很不错。 他非常出色。（吸鼻子） 但他还算不上伟大。 他永远成不了伟人。 他拼命想要我的声望、我的职位、我的天赋。 他渴望伟大，却永远无法实现。 没错吧，杰里米？ 是的，主厨。 就像我在他这个年纪时一样。 杰里米为了实现目标，已经放弃了一切。 和我一样，他的人生充满压力。 压力来自做出全世界最好的食物。 即使一切顺利，食物也无可挑剔， 顾客满意，评论家也满意， 也没有办法避开这场混乱。 你把自己的人生弄得一团糟， 你的身体，你的理智，